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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "e_lynskey"
<e_lynskey@...> wrote:
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> One of the old-time, tough guys.
>
> Ed Lynskey
>
Three great Palance noir films:
Sudden Fear Panic in the Streets I Died a Thousand
Times
And I love this story (which I just learned):
Palance was Marlon Brando's understudy for the original Elia
Kazan production of Streetcar Named Desire. One day Brando
and Palance were working out on the heavy bag in the basement
of the theatre. Palance
"accidentally" missed the bag and busts Brando right in the
nose. Brando goes to the hospital for treatment. Palance
takes the stage as Stanley Kowalski.
Now that's a tough guy's way to break into acting: punch the
lead in the face and then take his job. Palance went on to
star in the touring production of Streetcar.
Ed Pettit
The Bibliothecary, a daily blog featuring links to the best
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