OT: CT native and Oscar winner ...

[Icebear]

Ermes Efron Borgnino has left the building. He won his Oscar for the title character Marty in a movie based on Paddy Chayefsky's TV play. He killed Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity and was in the classics The Dirty Dozen and The Wild Bunch among others.

Most often playing dark characters his list of films was impressive. He is a personal favorite because my dad bears a resemblance to him. He was born in Hamden in 1917 growing in Milan, Italy from ages 2 to 7 and returning then to CT and school in New Haven.

Peace be with you, Ernie.

 

[UConnChapette]

I can't say I saw all that many of his movies. My biggest memories of his work was "The Poseidon Adventure" and "McHale's Navy", though he had many guest starring roles in televesion series over the years in addition to his movie work. He had a very long successful career right up to the present.

RIP, Mr. Borgnine.

 

[vtcwbuff]

GM1 Borgnine - Fair winds and following seas shipmate.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I didn't realize he was born in Connecticut!

His movie career spanned an amazing 61 years. Impressive!

Peace be with Ernie and his loved ones.