Sunday, July 08, 2012


One of the original nice guys in Hollywood is gone. Actor Ernest Borgnine died today at age 95. I had the privilege of meeting him twice.

The first shot is from an appearance in Peoria, Illinois, in 2008 to promote the Hallmark Channel, while the second shot is a year later at a collector's convention in Chicago. Both times he was gracious and took time to visit, take pictures, and sign the items I had brought. At the Chicago event, it was neat to sit a table away and see him have breakfast with another fellow Hollywood star, Mickey Rooney. They reminisced about the "old days" over scrambled eggs, bacon, french toast, OJ, and coffee. Classic.

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