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Glenn Ford - Pa Kent, the man that wrote on the Blackboard Jungle - passes away...

Hey folks, Harry here with the second obit of the night. For most of the current generation - Glenn Ford has been gone for quite some time. We all witnessed his passing on screen when he clutched his hand and said, "Oh no" in SUPERMAN THE MOVIE. It's one of the most memorable deaths in film history - and for geeks - easily one of the most traumatic. Glenn Ford was our Pa Kent - and he did an amazing job. But for cinephiles... We know Glenn as the narrator of GILDA... as the teacher in BLACKBOARD JUNGLE - one of the greatest high school films in history. Or you may remember him as the tough bastard of a Detective in THE BIG HEAT or as the outlaw Ben Wade waiting to be put on the 3:10 TO YUMA. His credits are quite extensive and he just recently turned 90. Glenn led a long and fruitful life. It's sad to see him go, but his passing is yet another good reason to break out the original SUPERMAN - somehow, I think when Pa Kent goes down... there'll be more tears than normal.

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Heh.. rest in peace man!
by Bean_
Aug 30th, 2006
11:01:37 PM
Damn
by BitterMan23
Aug 30th, 2006
11:01:44 PM
he was also in the original Ransom
by chickychow
Aug 30th, 2006
11:02:02 PM
So long Pa Kent
by jakebanzai
Aug 30th, 2006
11:02:55 PM
"when Pa Kent goes down"
by Loosejerk
Aug 30th, 2006
11:10:30 PM
"There's one thing I know for sure, son."
by Monkeybrains
Aug 30th, 2006
11:15:00 PM
Man...
by Darth Thoth
Aug 30th, 2006
11:15:51 PM
He always reminded me of MY grandpa...
by Toby Wan
Aug 30th, 2006
11:27:41 PM
that Bib Fortuna action figure ad
by BadMrWonka
Aug 30th, 2006
11:28:26 PM
Don't turn this into a Pa Kent, white-trash eulogy
by Mister Man
Aug 30th, 2006
11:28:42 PM
Too soon...
by DonliQ
Aug 30th, 2006
11:35:59 PM
Guy always reminded me of Ben Robertson.
by The Pusher
Aug 30th, 2006
11:36:35 PM
Pardon me, CLIFF Robertson
by The Pusher
Aug 30th, 2006
11:37:15 PM
That scene in Superman
by Fuckles
Aug 30th, 2006
11:40:48 PM
Too soon?
by Mister Man
Aug 30th, 2006
11:44:12 PM
He was here for a reason.
by Zarles
Aug 30th, 2006
11:47:19 PM
His death scene in Superman still makes me cry
by GiggityGoo
Aug 30th, 2006
11:49:21 PM
Experiment In Terror/Fate Is the Hunter; two greats
by Uncapie
Aug 30th, 2006
11:54:42 PM
Oh, Gawd
by Mister Man
Aug 30th, 2006
11:57:10 PM
sorry to say this. I thought he was already dead.
by Orionsangels
Aug 31st, 2006
12:05:43 AM
Glenn Ford was also a big star in westerns in the 1950'
by Orbots Commander
Aug 31st, 2006
12:06:10 AM
Rita Hayworth...Damn!
by Darth Fabulous
Aug 31st, 2006
12:07:22 AM
A Legend Has Gone To God
by MetalWater
Aug 31st, 2006
12:11:19 AM
A class act has passed
by Dark Knight Lite
Aug 31st, 2006
12:17:34 AM
I pray to the Lords of Kobol...
by performingmonkey
Aug 31st, 2006
12:39:55 AM
I thought he died years ago
by messi
Aug 31st, 2006
02:45:32 AM
A True Star
by pammybabe
Aug 31st, 2006
02:45:36 AM
All those things I can do...
by Jay Jay
Aug 31st, 2006
02:59:24 AM
Glenn & Rita
by Hal2814
Aug 31st, 2006
03:47:56 AM
Thanks, pammybabe
by Mister Man
Aug 31st, 2006
07:20:31 AM
Wow, I didn't even realize he was still around.
by ExcaliburFfolkes
Aug 31st, 2006
07:23:55 AM
One thing I do know...
by SpyGuy
Aug 31st, 2006
07:37:26 AM
Why do the good always die so young?
by Wolfpack
Aug 31st, 2006
07:42:44 AM
It was a long and fruitful life he lived...
by Childe Roland
Aug 31st, 2006
08:08:10 AM
Yeah, I kind of thought he was already dead...
by ComputerGuy68
Aug 31st, 2006
09:12:45 AM
One of the greatest that ever lived has gone home
by dumbpeoplesuck
Aug 31st, 2006
09:28:34 AM
My great uncle played a cop in Blackboard Jungle
by rev_skarekroe
Aug 31st, 2006
10:29:32 AM
This mkaes my heart ache....
by beefywhore
Aug 31st, 2006
10:38:00 AM
I Just Watched "3:10 To Yuma"...
by Rebeck
Aug 31st, 2006
10:51:55 AM
Wow. The inventor of the Model T is dead.
by BilboRing
Aug 31st, 2006
11:15:06 AM
Pa Kent is 10 times the dad Jor-El is...
by Billyeveryteen
Aug 31st, 2006
12:18:25 PM
Glenn was a giant
by clark_kent
Aug 31st, 2006
12:45:25 PM
A GIANT
by thecheesegrommit
Aug 31st, 2006
01:17:17 PM
He left his legacy. RIP.
by One Voice
Aug 31st, 2006
02:04:17 PM
Sam Cade
by Mr Clarke
Aug 31st, 2006
10:10:49 PM
Ford in Rounders
by travtonia
Sep 1st, 2006
06:34:55 AM
rounders and fate is the hunter!
by davids
Sep 1st, 2006
10:24:31 AM
this is REALLY bizarre
by batzilla
Sep 1st, 2006
03:53:16 PM
Are you all on crack?
by Mister Man
Sep 1st, 2006
06:43:50 PM
Ford was more than a movie actor.
by davids
Sep 1st, 2006
07:37:08 PM
Ford also served in Vietnam
by readingwriter
Sep 1st, 2006
08:31:47 PM

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