The Discovery Channel is actually airing a "Pitchmen" marathon, today, complete with touching memorial bumpers for the commercial breaks and a "Billy Mays 1958 - 2009" logo in the corner of the screen that includes a picture of him giving his trademark thumbs-up.

Just heard that Karl Malden died today. I liked him as an actor.

Karl Malden is still alive.

Um, well, yeah. No.

--CNN Breaking News

Oh, and I caught "A Streetcar Named Desire" a few months ago on television, and loved seeing it again. I've always been a fan of Vivien Leigh...but that entire cast was STELLLLLAAARRRRRRRR.

RIP Karl

Then someone needs to stop the burial!

http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/ci_12733375

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97
The Associated Press

Updated: 07/01/2009 01:50:59 PM MDT


Click photo to enlargeKarl Malden in 1950. Malden, a former steelworker who won an Oscar for his... (AP Photo / file)«12345»Los Angeles » The family of Karl Malden says the actor who won an Oscar for his role in "A Streetcar Named Desire" has died at age 97.

Malden's family informed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences of his death on Wednesday. Malden served as the academy's president from 1989-92.

He made his screen debut in the 1940 movie "They Knew What They Wanted," and was praised for his role as Mitch in the 1951 classic "A Streetcar Named Desire."

His greatest fame came as Detective Mike Stone in the 1970s TV series "The Streets of San Francisco," in which he co-starred with Michael Douglas.

Malden also was a pitchman for American Express in a series of commercials airing over 21 years.

I always thought he had a funny nose. But I was fine with it.

Funny strange or funny haggis, like a clown?

:::CBOL:::

I guess he finally left home without them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0mEAYOKWo8

I guess you got it on your news feed before I did.

So, does that mean you had a constant news feed telling you that Karl Malden was still alive... or you just immediately contradicted Sheldon for no reason other than you hadn't heard it yet, so it must not be true?

Yeah...I wondered too. :lol:

My news feed was cnn.com.

Mollie Sugden died (Mrs Slocombe in "Are You Being Served?")

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8129617.stm

No!

She didn't even feature on my Death List.
Not being selfish, just expressing surprise.

She outlived Miss Brahms though. Who'da thunk it?

Persistence and I are just trying to work out if there is any of the cast of "Are you being served?" left alive?

Edit:Just checked the article,Frank Thorne is still alive,thought I read he'd died about 4 years ago.