Henry Gibson was not only a gifted comedian (Laugh-In), but a remarkable character actor with at least three great performances to his credit: Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye and Nashville and, more recently, as big tipper "Thurston Howell" in Magnolia (above) by Altman disciple, P.T. Anderson.
Born as James Bateman, he adopted the name Henry Gibson (according to the L.A. Times obituary) as a tribute to Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen. He made his screen debut as a student named "Gibson" in Jerry Lewis's The Nutty Professor.
[Image via Bill Ryan]
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Henry Gibson 1935-2009
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R.I.P., Henry!
But on the bright side ... happy 92nd birthday, Ib Melchior!
I'm very glad to hear that Ib is still with us.
(I wonder if Ib's son likes Ibsen or Gibson?)
whoa, this columns getting like an obituary, and it's only going to get worse. The grim reaper has caught up to the cinema, via its 80-100 year lag time. RIP Henry, we'll see you soon.
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