Film historian Jay Duncan joins Charles in the studio to talk about the legacy of the actors & filmmakers who died in 2014. Because we don't have enough time in the show to talk about each and every one of them, Jay provided this list for our online visitors:
1. Riz Ortolani (87) Jan. 23 -Italian film composer
2. Maximilian Schell (83) Feb. 1
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman (46) Feb. 2
4. Shirley Temple (85) Feb. 10 -#1 boxoffice star from 1935-38- -Ambassador to Ghana & Czech-
5. Sid Caesar (91) Feb. 12 -American comic, actor & television pioneer-
6. Harold Ramis (69) Feb. 24 -American comedy actor, director & writer-
7. Alain Resnais (91) Mar. 1 -French film director
8. Mickey Rooney (93) April 6 -#1 boxoffice of 1939-
9. H.R. Giger (74) May 12 -Swiss Surrealist painter, sculptor & set designer-
10. Martha Hyer (89) May 31 -American actress- (widow of mega-producer Hal B. Wallis -1966-86)
11. Ruby Dee (91) June 11 -Actress, poet & playwright- (widow of Ossie Davis - 1948-2005)
12. Eli Wallach (98) June 24
13. Paul Mazursky (84) June 30 -American director, screenwriter & actor-
14. James Garner (86) July 19
15. Robin Williams (63) Aug. 11
16. Lauren Bacall (89) Aug. 12
17. Richard Attenborough (90) Aug. 24 -British actor & director-
18. Joan Rivers (81) Sept. 4
19. Richard Kiel (74) Sept. 10
20. Polly Bergen (84) Sept. 20 -American actress (Cape Fear)
21. Mike Nichols (83) Nov. 19 -American film/theater director, actor & comedian-
22. VirnaLisi (78) Dec. 18 -Italian actress- How To Murder YourWife (1964) w/ Jack Lemmon
23. Billie Whitelaw (82) Dec. 21 -British actress- (evil nanny in The Omen - 1976)
24. Joseph Sargeant (89) Dec. 22 -American director-
25. Luise Rainer (104) Dec. 30 -German-born Austrian & American film actress
Aired Jan 17, 2015
