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| John Forsythe dies at 92; Starred as Blake Carrington on 'Dynasty' | |
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| Nubia | Apr 2 2010, 03:40 PM Post #1 |
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John Forsythe dies at 92 Starred as Blake Carrington on 'Dynasty' Posted Image John Forsythe, who starred as the urbane Blake Carrington on the 1980s primetime soap "Dynasty" and provided the unseen voice of Charlie on "Charlie's Angels," has died. He was 92. Forsythe died Thursday in Santa Ynez, Calif., of complications from pneumonia after a yearlong struggle with cancer. He owned a ranch in the area north of Santa Barbara. With his smooth manner and silver mane, Forsythe exuded paternal power and iron-fisted control on ABC's "Dynasty" as a ruthless Denver oil magnate who dealt not only with the high-stakes vagaries of the oil business but with the even more volatile eruptions of his competitive womenfolk, embodied by Linda Evans' good-girl purity and Joan Collins' bad-girl sexuality. For his portrayal of Carrington, Forsythe earned two Golden Globes and three Emmy nominations. So popular was the show that in 1985, Forsythe became the spokesperson for a line of men's cologne called "Carrington." He series ran from 1981-89. Earlier in his career, Forsythe brought his debonair, fatherly manner to the role of a playboy Hollywood lawyer in the 1957-62 sitcom "Bachelor Father," which ran on CBS, NBC and ABC. His character, Bentley Gregg, was raising his orphaned niece Kelly while doing domestic battle with his comic Chinese cook and houseman. Similarly, Forsythe portrayed a widowed American college professor raising three daughters in Italy in the 1969-71 CBS series "To Rome With Love." Forsythe was born John Lincoln Freund on Jan. 29, 1918, in Penn's Grove, N.J. The son of a Wall Street businessman, Forsythe attended and graduated from the University of North Carolina, then defied his family's wishes by moving to New York to become an actor. While making the rounds, Forsythe landed his first paying job as the ballpark announcer at Ebbets Field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. After the Dodgers deserted to Los Angeles, Forsythe lent his distinctively soothing voice to radio soap operas and performed in supporting roles on Broadway. After serving in World War II for the Army Air Corps, Forsythe returned to New York and starred on Broadway in "Mr. Roberts," the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Teahouse of the August Moon" and Gore Vidal's "Weekend." He also helped found the Actors Studio after auditioning for Lee Strasberg. While onstage, he was noticed and, following a screen test, signed by Warner Bros. and cast in his first movie, "Destination Tokyo" (1943), opposite Cary Grant. In the early '50s, Forsythe acted in many of the early live television shows, including "Studio One," "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars," "Philco Playhouse" and several episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." |
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| Mason | Apr 2 2010, 03:45 PM Post #2 |
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I can totally picture Krystle and Alexis getting into a catfight at Blake's funeral, attacking each other with their walkers and falling right into the grave. |
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| Eric83 | Apr 2 2010, 05:04 PM Post #3 |
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"Relax nobody's having sex.... at least not yet"
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| Faye | Apr 2 2010, 05:20 PM Post #4 |
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:frownie: That's so sad.. I really liked him on Dynasty. |
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