Zoneboy
08-13-2017, 10:02 PM
He's survived by his frequent collaborator and wife of 52 years, actress Renee Taylor.
Link (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joe-bologna-dead-my-favorite-year-actor-was-82-1029119)
Joe Bologna, an actor, playwright and screenwriter who appeared in such films as My Favorite Year, Blame It on Rio and Woman in Red, has died. He was 82.
Bologna died Sunday at at City of Hope hospital in Duarte, Calif. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer three years ago, said his wife of 52 years, actress Renee Taylor.
He received an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay, shared with his wife and David Zelag Goodman, for his work on Lovers and Other Strangers (1970). They had first written it for Broadway in a production directed by Charles Grodin.
The couple also penned and starred in the film Made for Each Other (1971), which Newsweek called "the best love story & comedy of the year," and co-wrote and co-directed Love Is All There Is (1996), which marked one of the first feature appearances for actress Angelina Jolie.
Bologna and Taylor won an Emmy for writing the 1973 Marlo Thomas TV special, Acts of Love and Other Comedies. They penned 22 plays, including It Had to Be You, Bermuda Avenue Triangle and If You Ever Leave Me I'm Going With You.
Perhaps Bologna's most memorable onscreen appearance was as King Kaiser, clearly modeled after comedy legend Sid Caesar, in My Favorite Year (1982). He was able to attend a 35th anniversary celebration of the film on July 27.
Link (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joe-bologna-dead-my-favorite-year-actor-was-82-1029119)
Joe Bologna, an actor, playwright and screenwriter who appeared in such films as My Favorite Year, Blame It on Rio and Woman in Red, has died. He was 82.
Bologna died Sunday at at City of Hope hospital in Duarte, Calif. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer three years ago, said his wife of 52 years, actress Renee Taylor.
He received an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay, shared with his wife and David Zelag Goodman, for his work on Lovers and Other Strangers (1970). They had first written it for Broadway in a production directed by Charles Grodin.
The couple also penned and starred in the film Made for Each Other (1971), which Newsweek called "the best love story & comedy of the year," and co-wrote and co-directed Love Is All There Is (1996), which marked one of the first feature appearances for actress Angelina Jolie.
Bologna and Taylor won an Emmy for writing the 1973 Marlo Thomas TV special, Acts of Love and Other Comedies. They penned 22 plays, including It Had to Be You, Bermuda Avenue Triangle and If You Ever Leave Me I'm Going With You.
Perhaps Bologna's most memorable onscreen appearance was as King Kaiser, clearly modeled after comedy legend Sid Caesar, in My Favorite Year (1982). He was able to attend a 35th anniversary celebration of the film on July 27.