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Mr Moore died from pneumonia, a complication of progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare and incurable brain disorder. During the onset of the disease a few years ago, when he first experienced difficulties in speech and coordination, rumors circulated that he was chronically drunk.
My favorite Dudley Moore work -- and one of my favorite movies of all time -- is Bedazzled. He and Peter Cook were the best comic duo.
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Thanks, Sparteye.
Bastard press.
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Here's an excellent, detailed story from the Newark Star-Ledger, a good New Jersey newspaper that covers Plainfield and other areas of North and Central Jersey. It explains how a couple he befriended in '87 (she a NY Times critic and concert pianist) encouraged him to move in with their family in their Plainfield home when he began showing symptoms of his illness in '97, and how he coped with his final few years (and a good career bio, too): http://www.nj.com/living/ledger/index.ssf?/base/living-0/1017333600159790.xmlMilton Berle (Uncle Miltie) is also a sad loss...a real TV pioneer. But since his career peaked before I was old enough to appreciate it, I'm much more moved by the loss of Dudley.
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"Everything in threes," so they say. Renowned director Billy Wilder has also died...Some Like It Hot is definitely in my top 5 favorite films of all-time, maybe #1! Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, Stalag 17, The Apartment, and many others...need I say more? You can certainly say that they don't make them like that anymore...classics all!
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"Everything in threes," so they say. Renowned director Billy Wilder has also died.
And all three such great talents. I heard recently that at Milton Berle's peak 4 out of 5 televisions in the country were tuned into his show -- an 80 rating! I also didn't realize I was such a Billy Wilder fan! When I heard the list of his film credits I was amazed that one person could be behind so many great, yet very different films. Some Like It Hot and Double Indemnity both make my top ten.
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The thing about Milton Berle was that he had an enormous impact on the televison audiences of the late 40's and 50's, and on that medium's emergence. But since his shows were done live with no taped record whatsoever, he fell out of familiarity with succeeding generations, unlike Jack Benny and others who resonated as icons for decades after their careers peaked, because reruns of their taped shows were replayed for generations of new fans. Same thing happened with Your Show of Shows, with Sid Cesar and Imogene Coca (and written by such future illuminaries in comedy as Woody Allen, Neil Simon, and Mel Brooks)...most of the shows aired live. So all that great work is lost forever. There was also a historic sitcom that predated I Love Lucy, that was lost due to no taped record. (I just read this article recently...this show was BIG, but I'll have to LIU...it's the "short-term" that goes first, you know...  [sigh-e])
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