In Memoriam: ROBERT BERNARD ALTMAN (1925-2006) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

AaronHandy3 · 11-21-2006, 09:14 PM

The legendary director of the original 1970 movie version of MASH has passed away at the age of 81.

Read more on his life and career in his obituary on Yahoo! News.

To absent friends...

Brian Damage · 11-21-2006, 09:36 PM

tdf4077 · 11-21-2006, 11:26 PM

Though I'm not a huge fan of MASH the movie 'cause I far perfer the show, Robert was exceptionally talented and will be missed.

Scoobiedoo30 · 11-22-2006, 11:55 AM

R.I.P. Robert you will be missed

treky · 11-22-2006, 05:06 PM

R.I.P Robert.

He was an exellent director (anyone ever see any of his other movies?)

Bandersnatch · 12-12-2006, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treky

(anyone ever see any of his other movies?)

Yes. I have most of his films on DVD.

I highly recommend McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Nashville, Short Cuts and The Player.

yeapb · 12-12-2006, 02:14 PM

He was a daring new trendsetter who has left us a wonderful legacy.
(I see you have read AND posted Bandersnatch!)

Bandersnatch · 12-12-2006, 06:15 PM

...AND created my own Avatar.

Amazing what they can do nowadays...

11-21-2006, 09:14 PM	#1
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11-21-2006, 11:26 PM	#3
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11-22-2006, 11:55 AM	#4
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11-22-2006, 05:06 PM	#5
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	R.I.P Robert. He was an exellent director (anyone ever see any of his other movies?)
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12-12-2006, 02:14 PM	#7
yeapb Member First Time Poster Join Date: Dec 12, 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1	He was a daring new trendsetter who has left us a wonderful legacy. (I see you have read AND posted Bandersnatch!)

12-12-2006, 06:15 PM	#8
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