The RIP Thread

[robthehand 3]

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/2006021...4040284000.html

Richard Bright, a character actor who appeared in all three "Godfather" movies and more recently on "The Sopranos," was struck and killed by a bus, police said.

Bright, 68, was hit by a private Academy Bus as he crossed the street at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday in his Manhattan neighborhood, police Detective Bernard Gifford said.

There were no arrests as of Sunday but police said the investigation was continuing. The bus driver told police he was not aware that he had hit anyone.

Bright played mob enforcer Al Neri in the "Godfather" movies, a bodyguard to the Corleone family patriarchs played by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino.

He played a con artist hustling Ali McGraw in 1972's "The Getaway" and acted in dozens of other films such as Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in America" and "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" and in TV shows such as "Hill Street Blues."

"He always said it was the work that was the reward," said Brett Smiley, a friend and fellow actor.

Bright was arrested in 1965 on an obscenity charge for language he used in a San Francisco production of poet Michael McClure's two-person play "The Beard," which was shut down.

The American Civil Liberties Union took up the case and the charges against Bright were later dismissed in what was considered a precedent for artistic expression rights.

[King Mark 2,924]

Yay,this need to be a sticky.Oh a picture of the deseased actors should be included with each new announcement.

K.m.Who has no idea who Richard Blight is.

[MAG-SI 10]

A??

Or we can make a simple check list? :roll:

[Quintus 5,391]

Is this thread intended to be ironic or something? Hopefully it is. Coz its pretty laughable if it isn't.

Isn't this forum about celebrating the work of Williams and his peers? Threads like this should be in birthsmarriagesandeaths.com for christ sake!

[Justin 2]

This thread is ridiculous. I refuse to organize peoples lives into relevant and irrelevant.

Justin

[robthehand 3]

This thread is ridiculous. I refuse to organize peoples lives into relevant and irrelevant.

Justin

It's not a case of organising them, it's pretty obvious: John Williams and those closely associated with him a directly relevant to this board (because its a John Williams board), and the others, while no less important as people, are not as relevant to the general discussion, and since some users were annoyed by how many "RIP threads" there were, this is an another option. If you don't like it, don't post in it. :?

[AzOutcast 122]

The majority of the users were not annoyed by the amount of RIP Threads.

And the same could be said for those who were annoyed with the RIP Threads, "If you don't like it, don't post in it."

[robthehand 3]

Indeed. If you are annoyed by so many RIP threads, post here. If you find this thread insulting in any way, ignore it and post a new topic. That way, we're all happy.

[AzOutcast 122]

. . . hmmm, good point. Sounds good to me.

[Mr. Breathmask 480]

If you find this thread insulting in any way, ignore it and post a new topic.

If people are insulted, they should contact me.

If I get multiple complaints, I will lock this thread.

- Marc

[robthehand 3]

I meant if people personally don't approve.

[Mr. Breathmask 480]

To prevent further arguments from escalating, and because of a request I received, this thread is now locked.

- Marc