११ जानेवारी, २०१५

If there's a rule of 3 about celebrity deaths, we have a set of 2...

... Anita Ekberg and Taylor Negron.

They seem quite different but both appeared in an iconic movie scene — a scene so utterly memorable that when the death is announced, everyone seems compelled to put that scene first.

Who else can you say that about? I'm not looking for a third person to die. I hope everyone lives a good, long time. But... who among the living could complete this triad?

ADDED: Here's a NYT piece timesplaining that "No, Celebrity Deaths Do Not Come in Threes."

२७ टिप्पण्या:

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Martin Ferrero

Bill Harshaw म्हणाले...

Rod Taylor?

Ron म्हणाले...

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. died...

No?

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Salvatore Corsitto

(but died awhile ago)

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Ok some are playing the "three celebrities" game, I thought you asked about actors defined by a scene

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Here's a stretch but its emphasizing the actor part of the legacy.

Ben Stein

Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...

I find this morbid and in bad taste.

Aim higher, Althouse: Aim Higher.

I am Laslo.

J2 म्हणाले...

The paperback "Three Dog Nightmare" is $59.99 on Amazon.

Robert G. म्हणाले...

Ned Beatty.

bleh म्हणाले...

Not sure either qualifies as a celebrity. I can count on one hand the number of minutes I've known of them.

Diogenes of Sinope म्हणाले...

Rod Taylor, stop counting.

President-Mom-Jeans म्हणाले...

I don't care if there is no connection between them, or if she actually qualifies as a "celebrity" since she is a talentless ugly piece of garbage, but I sure hope it is Lena Dunham.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

I started another thread about Rod Taylor, so please use this thread to identify actors (alive now) who are strongly associated with a single iconic scene.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

Phil 3:14 said..."Ok some are playing the "three celebrities" game, I thought you asked about actors defined by a scene."

Exactly. Thanks. Let's do that.

Obviously, the game of 3 can always be played because so many people die that you can always find 3. It's only interesting if 3 of the same distinctive type die together, and I'm spoofing that by finding a way to link Ekberg and Negron.

So that's the fruitful topic, I think.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

Phil's examples — Martin Ferrero and Ben Stein — are playing the game I'd hoped to start.

Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...

Bronson Pinchot as Serge in the original "Beverly Hills Cop."

There: I have played your dastardly little game.

I am Laslo.

tim maguire म्हणाले...

Of course movie deaths come in threes. If you choose to group them that way. If you want them to come in some other number, then you will have to change the way you group them.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"Of course movie deaths come in threes...."

I think everyone understands that... to the point that it was dopey of the NYT to publish an article puncturing the myth.

Let's talk about the subject of actors known for one iconic scene.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

From timesplaining to timsplaining...

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

"Monk" probably saved Ted Levine from this category

Laslo is clearly NOT a robot.

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Sadly, Edward Furlong

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Professor, I'm sorry that I'm the only one who wanted to play.

I'll sit on my hands now.

Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...

Most any 'Bond Girl.'

Ursula Andress, as a.... robust example.

I am Laslo.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"Professor, I'm sorry that I'm the only one who wanted to play."

Sometimes a post turns out to be only for one person, and this one was for you, Phil 3:14.

All I can say is: I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Thanks for the shout out.

JT म्हणाले...

My nominee, Phoebe Cates. Oddly, another actor with an iconic scene from Fast Times.

Here's a clip (NSFW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8SDm1HfF3Y

tim maguire म्हणाले...

Ann Althouse said...
"Of course movie deaths come in threes...."

I think everyone understands that... to the point that it was dopey of the NYT to publish an article puncturing the myth.

Let's talk about the subject of actors known for one iconic scene.


I doubt very much that that's true. Most people would simply say, "no, celebrity deaths don't come in threes" and leave it at that. I think my observation about language and logic is far more interesting than the game you forced Phil to play.