Maureen Stapleton, R.I.P.
by Jackrabbit Slim
Maureen Stapleton passed away at the age of 80 today. She was a terrific character actress, probably because, as someone once said of her, (it might have been herself) that she looked like a cleaning lady that you might see riding the bus.
Probably her most famous film role is the one she won the Oscar for, Emma Goldman in Reds. I haven't seen Reds since it first came out back in '81, and I was underwhelmed. I'd love to get another look at it. Here's hoping the long-awaited DVD version comes out soon.
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1 Comments:
I was just thinking I should watch Dick Tracy again--I haven't seen it since it came out. I think it might age better than some of those other comic-book movies. Ah, yes, it is a 1990 film, and thus may escape the curse of being an '80's film I haven't seen in a long time and now find I can't understand why I ever liked it (Superman II, Ghostbusters, to name two).
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