'Streets of San Francisco' star, Oscar winner Karl Malden dies at 97
LOS ANGELES — Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He served as the Academy's president from 1989-92. While he tackled a variety of characters over the years, he was often seen in working-class garb or...

Karl Malden dies
Legendary actor and Oscar winner Karl Malden is the 5th celebrity to die within a week's time, as he passed on yesterday afternoon at the age of 97. Quite honestly, as bad as this sounds, I think this death was actually the cause of old age, and not a random heart attack or cancer or a Shamwow screwjob. He's an older fella so a lot of this generation may not be sure of who he is (I know I'm not, although he looks familiar), but he starred in A Street Car Named Desire back in the day and a ton...

Karl Malden Has Died
Some of you might remember the 1999 Academy Awards, the year the great Elia Kazan was finally given an honorary Oscar . The decision to honor Kazan was met with controversy and anger, especially among those who pride themselves on their tolerance, open-mindedness, charity and forgiveness . You see, before Kazan knew better he flirted with Communism, but being a true liberal with an open mind, after learning of the horrors of Stalin’s regime he turned against it and then committed a...

Kirk Douglas - Douglas Remembers Malden
Veteran actor Kirk Douglas has paid tribute to his longtime friend Karl Malden, who passed away on Wednesday (01Jul09) - insisting no one knew him as well as the Oscar winner. Douglas and Malden met as youngsters at college and struck up a firm friendship which lasted for over 70 years. The movie legend was delighted when his son Michael was cast alongside Malden in TV cop drama The Streets of San Francisco in the early 1970s, because he felt the youngster's career would benefit greatly from...

Karl Malden - Lights To Dim On Broadway For Malden
The lights of New York's theatre district will be dimmed on Thursday night (02Jul09) to honour Oscar winner Karl Malden, who died on Wednesday (01Jul09). The 97 year old had a long affiliation with the Broadway stage - he made his Big Apple stage debut in 1937 and struck up a theatrical partnership with legendary director Elia Kazan, who cast Malden in a host of successful New York shows. Malden starred in more than 20 productions, including Arthur Miller's All My Sons and Tennessee Williams' A...

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97 - Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES – Karl Malden , the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He served as the academy's president from 1989-92. "Karl lived a rich, full life," Academy president Sid Ganis said. "He has the greatest and most loving...

Academy Award Winning Actor Karl Malden Dies At Age 97 (Photos/Video)
Legendary actor Karl Malden died on Wednesday of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home. Karl Mulden was 97....

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97
LOS ANGELES — Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He served as the academy's president from 1989-92. "Karl lived a rich, full life," Academy president Sid Ganis said. "He has the greatest and most...

U.S. Actor Karl Malden Dies At 97
U.S. actor Karl Malden, winner of both Academy and Emmy Awards, died Wednesday in California at age 97, family members said. Malden's family informed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences of the veteran actor's death, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported. Malden was president of the Academy from 1989 to 1992. Born in Gary, Ind., Malden was probably best known for his work in the 1970s television series "The Streets of San Francisco," where he portrayed Lt. Mike Stone, starring alongside a...

U.S. Actor Karl Malden Dies At 97
U.S. actor Karl Malden, winner of both Academy and Emmy Awards, died Wednesday in California at age 97, family members said. Malden's family informed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences of the veteran actor's death, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported. Malden was president of the Academy from 1989 to 1992. Born in Gary, Ind., Malden was probably best known for his work in the 1970s television series "The Streets of San Francisco," where he portrayed Lt. Mike Stone, starring alongside a...

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97
Veteran actor Karl Malden, who won an Academy Award for his role in "A Streetcar Named Desire," has died at age 97, his manager said Wednesday.

Actor Karl Malden dies at 97
Karl Malden, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning character actor who was best known over his six-decade career as the star of TV series "The Streets of San Francisco" and a series of American Express commercials, died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in Brentwood, Calif. He was 97. Tall and heavyset, Malden was highly regarded for his versatility. He excelled at roles with an Everyman quality such as Mitch, the naive suitor of Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire." He...

Oscar winning actor Karl Malden passes at 97
For all the stories we’ve heard lately about celebrities passing before their time, it’s somewhat comforting but still sad to read about an actor living to nearly 100 years. Oscar and Emmy-winning actor Karl Malden, perhaps best known as the American Express pitchman in the 70s who popularized the slogan “Don’t Leave Home Without It” has passed at 97. Malden won an Academy Award for best supporting actor for 1951’s Streetcar Named Desire with Vivien Leigh and...

Karl Malden dies 97
     BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor, Wednesday died 97 of natural causes at his Brentwood home in Los Angeles.     Malden was born Mladen Sekulovich in Chicago on March 22, 1912. His intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star.     "A Streetcar Named Desire" opened on Broadway in 1947 and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics...

Karl Malden dies at age 97
Author: Reilly Mcshane | Categories: Entertainment | Posted: 2 July, 2009 | Tags: Karl Malden, Streets of San Francisco

Karl Malden Leaves Home Without It For The Last Time
Karl Malden Leaves Home Without It For The Last Time

Karl Malden Passes Away at the Age of 97
It has been a rough two weeks for the entertainment business when it comes to the passing of major Celebrity names as Karl Malden has passed away at the age of 97. Malden died in his sleep about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, his manager Bud Ross tells CNN . Malden won an Oscar for his performance alongside Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and was also nominated for another one of his performances opposite Brando in On the Waterfront in 1955. Only five years ago at the 2004 Screen Actors Guild...

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Legendary Actor Karl Malden Dies at 97
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Actor Karl Malden dies at 97
Karl Malden, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning character actor who was best known over his six-decade career as the star of TV series "The Streets of San Francisco" and a series of American Express commercials, died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in Brentwood, Calif. He was 97. Tall and heavyset, Malden was highly regarded for his versatility. He excelled at roles with an Everyman quality such as Mitch, the naive suitor of Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire." He...

KARL MALDEN 1912-2009 / 'Streetcar' to 'Streets' - actor who could do it all
Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor who played Lt. Mike Stone in the 1970s TV series "The Streets of San Francisco," died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home. He was 97. Images View More Images More News Mr. Malden's acting career spanned more than six decades, during which he won an Oscar as Blanche DuBois' milquetoast suitor in Elia Kazan's "A Streetcar Named Desire." But he was perhaps even better known for his role as the widowed lieutenant of the San Francisco Police Department in...

RIP Karl Malden
Like all character actors, Karl Malden never got quite the same level of attention as costars like Marlon Brando , Vivien Leigh, Steve McQueen, Anthony Perkins, Montgomery Clift, Michael Caine , and George C. Scott. Even the seventies TV series he starred in, “The Streets of San Francisco” found him being overshadowed in the eyes of the teenybopper set by his young punk of a male ingenue costar, Michael Douglas . That was largely because Malden was the kind of performer who...

Karl Malden (RIP)
A Streetcar Named Desire in 1947 [ via ] This past week has been very rough on the entertainment industry and our cultural history. Today, with Karl Malden's death, we've lost the last remaining principal cast member of Tennessee William's legendary play turned movie A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Now, Malden's career was much larger than mama's boy Harold "Mitch" Mitchel but that classic role, which he originated and owned, is a vital part of his legacy. Strangely, Jessica Tandy's TONY honor...