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James Whimore Dies

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... at age 87 of lung cancer.

I'll always remember him as Kinney, the platoon sergeant in "Battleground", from which he won a Golden Globe, Best Supporting Actor.

After graduating from Yale, he enlisted in the Marines and served in the South Pacific in WW2.

S~ James
 
I had the extreme pleasure to meet Mr. Whitmore when he was doing the one-act play on Will Rogers. Like Hal Holbrook when he took on Mark Twain, James Whitmore became Will Rogers. Didn't get to talk long enough to know the man, but I sure enjoyed his acting, in that play and in his movies.

Caz
 
Cazzie said:
I had the extreme pleasure to meet Mr. Whitmore when he was doing the one-act play on Will Rogers. Like Hal Holbrook when he took on Mark Twain, James Whitmore became Will Rogers. Didn't get to talk long enough to know the man, but I sure enjoyed his acting, in that play and in his movies.

Caz
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I too, was lucky enough to see that performance. I can still remember the opening.

He came on stage and talked about Will Rogers. He then turned his back to us, ruffled his hair and, when he turn back around, he had become Will Rogers.
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How about playing a German disguised as a Priest on an episode of the TV series Combat . This wonderful actor falls into the category of a Jimmie Stewart , Henry Fonda as far as the movies are concerned but also such an excellent charactor actor that appeared on hundreds of tv shows . Too many to mention but I always remmembered him on numerous Gunsmoke episodes . RIP and thank you for all the enjoyment you have given the world over the years .

Rich
 
I think I remember him mostly from the Miracle Gro commercials he did.

RIP Mr. Whitmore.
 
I sorry to hear he as passed away. I thought he was a good actor and always enjoyed the movies he was in, Battleground being one of my favorites too.
 
So many actors and actresses of Mr. Whitmore's era were involved in WWII as veterans and many saw combat actions. This is in contrast to many (not all) of the sorry bunch nowadays who bite the hand that feeds them at every turn yet have become rich in lieu of that hand. And of course nowadays the majority all have attitudes from hell. Compared to those names listed below they simply are pathetic IMHO.

Anyway here is a small list of those WWII vets and those in direct help to vets during WWII and (other conflicts). I am sure that I missed many;

James Whitmore (USMC PTO)
Audie Murphy (US Army, MOH, DSC, Silver Star x 2, Bronze Stars X2 "V" Most Dec vet WWII),
Bob Hope (USO and Hon. Vet!),
Ronald Reagan (AAC),
Martha Raye (Actress, Nurse WWII, Korea AND 'Nam!),
Al Jolson (USO),
Jason Robards (USN, Guadalcanal, Tassafaronga, Rabaul, Rendova-New Georgia, Leyte, Bouganville, Saipan, Guam, Marianas, Vila. Navy Cross Extraordinary Heroism),
Gene Autry (ATC pilot C-47),
Tim McCoy (WWI and WWII vet, Bronze Star),
Neville Brand (US Army, Silver Star - Gallantry),
Harold Russell (US Army, disabled, Commander AMVETS
Ed McMahon (USMC pilot WWII and Korea),
James Arness (US Army wounded Anzio, Bronze Star Valor),
Wayne Morris (USN F6F Ace 7 kills, VF-15 USS Essex, DFC x 4),
Robert Montgomery (USN, PT boats, D-Day, Bronze Star),
Jimmy Stewart (AAF, bomber pilot, DFC x 2),
Jeanette MacDonald (AWVS),
Nancy Kulp (USN, WAVE),
Marlene Dietrich (pre USO entertainer, Anti Nazi broadcasts from Germany),
Carole Lombard (War Bonds),
Clark Gable (AAF 351st BG B-17's),
Henry Fonda (USN)
Lee Powell (first Lone Ranger, Tarawa, Saipan, KIA-Tinian)
Charlton Heston (AAC)
Ernest Borgnine (USN gunners mate)
Charles Durning (Big Red 1, Silver Star)
Charles Bronson (AAC tail gunner B-17),
Glenn Ford (USMC and USNR)
George C. Scott (USMC)
Eddie Albert (USN Bronze Star Tarawa),
Brian Kieth (USMC rear gunner Rabaul),
Lee Marvin (USMC Saipan, Marianas),
John Russell (USMC Battlefield Comm, Navy Cross Valor, Guadalcanal)
Douglas Fairbanks (USN, Special Ops, Sicily and Alba invasions),
Rod Serling (US Army Airborne, New Guinea),
John Wayne USO WWII, Korea AND 'Nam!)
Tyrone Power (USMC, pilot Iwo Jima and Okinawa),
James Doohan (D-Day Normandy retrained as pilot RCAF),
Alec Guinness (RN landing craft coxswain Sicily and Elba under Lt. Douglas Fairbanks!),
David Niven (Lt. Colonel British Commandos in Normandy),
Roy Dotrice (RAF tail gunner, German POW),
Donald Pleasance (RAF pilot, German POW)
Sterling Hayden (OSS)
Don Adams (USMC Guadalcanal, USMC Drill Instr.)
Desi Arnez (US Army Special Services)
Bob Barker (USN, F4U pilot),
Richard Boone (USN, TBF crewman)
Mel Brooks (US Army Battle of Bulge combat Engineer)
Red Buttons (USAAF)
Frank Capra (USAAF-FMPU)
Art Carney (US Army Normandy)
Julia Child (OSS)
Gower Champion (USCG)
Lee J Cobb (USAAF-FMPU)
William Conrad (USN F4U pilot)
Jackie Coogan (USAAF pilot CBI)
Jackie Cooper (USN)
Joseph Cotten (USAAF)
Tony Curtis (USN)
Kirk Douglas (USN)
Gene Evans (US Army)
Peter Falk (USMC and Merchant Marine)
Norman Fell (USAAF gunner B-25)
John Ford (USN)
Larry Forrestor (RAF fighter pilot)
George Gobel (USAAF B-26 pilot)
Author Godfrey (USCG)
Peter Graves (USAAF)
Rex Harrison (RAF flight controller)
Van Heflin (USAAF)
George Roy Hill (USMC F4U pilot)
William Holden (USAAF)
Tim Holt (USAAF, B-29 bombardier)
Dennis Hopper (USCG)
Rock Hudson (USN)
George Kennedy (USAAF)
ALan Ladd (USAAF)
Burt Lancaster (US Army)
Karl Malden (USAAF)
Walter Matthau (USAAF, 435th BG)
Victor Mature (USCG)
Ray Milland (USAAF pilot)
Glenn Miller (USAAF Special Services, KIA)
Cameron Mitchell (USAAF bombardier)
Clayton Moore (USAAF)
Paul Newman (USN, TBM crewman)
Edmond O'Brien (USAAF)
Laurence Olivier (RNAS pilot)
Jack Plahnuik (USAAF B-24 pilot)
Sam Peckinpah (USMC)
Tom Poston (USN pilot)
Robert Preston (USAAF Intel Officer)
Carl Reiner USA (Signal Corp, Special Services)
George Reeves (USAAF)
Cliff Robertson (USN)
Dale Robertson (USAF pilot)
Gene Rodenberry (USAAF C-46 pilot)
Andy Rooney (Stars and Stripes)
Mickey Rooney (US Army Special Services)
Peter Sellers (RAF)
Red Skelton (US Army Special Services)
Robert Stack (USN aircraft gunner)
Ralph Story (USAAF P-51 pilot)
Robert Taylor (USAAF pilot and instructor)
Denis Weaver (USN F4U pilot)
Woody Woodbury (USMC fighter pilot)
 
Don Adams (USMC Guadalcanal, USMC Drill Instr.)

NOW, there a perfect example of, "Don't judge a book by its cover"

Here's to ya Agent 99 :ernae:

Errr, I mean 86 :wink:



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...Woody Strode (USArmy) New Guinea, Guam - My Dad was his first sergeant,

That's some list! But then as never since it was a nation at war
 
Cazzie said:
I had the extreme pleasure to meet Mr. Whitmore when he was doing the one-act play on Will Rogers. Like Hal Holbrook when he took on Mark Twain, James Whitmore became Will Rogers. Didn't get to talk long enough to know the man, but I sure enjoyed his acting, in that play and in his movies.

Caz
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Don't forget his portayal of Harry Truman in "Give 'em Hell, Harry!"

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Pauke! Pauke! said:
Don't forget his portayal of Harry Truman in "Give 'em Hell, Harry!"

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I did not catch that live, but I did catch it on PBS. What Harry said in the mid 40s could very well describe the situation we are in today. We need a butt-kicking President now.

Caz
 
It's sad seeing all these great actors and actresses, I watched on tv and in the movies as I grew up, passing away. Especially those that served our nation during WWII.

To you Mr. Whitmore.... RIP... you will be sorely missed by us all.
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What I think is really sad is that too many times they are usually honored, if at all, after their passing. To think of their contributions just to our growing up years and then realizing, now as we are older, what they really did for the US during WWII is why they are called the greatest generation. :kilroy: Kilroy was it?

I salute them all as they are indeed the greatest generation! Just imagine trying to get everyone to pull together like that nowadays...what a sad ending commentary to say the least huh?
 
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