posted on March 27, 2002 04:09:27 PM new
Just a brief homage to Dudley Moore, whom I first encountered as comedy partner to Peter Cook; the two of them were hilariously funny in such memorable skits as: The Frog and Peach, and their send-up -- in full kilts with bagpipes bleating -- of a Sonny and Cher hit, "I Got You, McBabe".
The original version of Bedazzled -- which they made in 1967 -- was panned by critics but became a cult classic amongst those who "got" the humor. If you've never seen it, rent it.
Neither (imo) was ever as funny alone as they were together, but both enjoyed successes after they dissolved their duo in the 1970's.
Now they're both gone.
posted on March 28, 2002 02:51:29 PM new
Looks like Billy Wilder,Pat.
Filmmaker Billy Wilder Dies at Age 95
.c The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (March 28) - Filmmaker Billy Wilder, the Austrian-born cynic whose gifts for writing and directing led to such classics as ''Sunset Boulevard,'' ''Some Like it Hot'' and ''Double Indemnity,'' has died. He was 95.
Wilder died Wednesday night at his home, said George Schlatter, a producer and longtime friend. Schlatter said Wilder's health had been failing in recent months.
