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Zoneboy · 12-09-2013, 07:11 PM

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LOS ANGELES — Actress Eleanor Parker, a three-time Oscar nominee who played the scheming baroness in "The Sound of Music," has died at age 91.

Family friend Richard Gale said Parker died Monday morning due to complications from pneumonia.

Gale told The Associated Press the actress "passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children at a medical facility near her home in Palm Springs."

The red-haired actress had best-actress Oscar nominations in 1951 and 1952 for her roles as a prison inmate in "Caged" and as Kirk Douglas' frustrated wife in "Detective Story."

Her third nomination was for the challenging role of polio-stricken opera singer Marjorie Lawrence in "Interrupted Melody."

The 1965 "Sound of Music," in which her character loses Christopher Plummer to Julie Andrews, was her last major film role.

Penny Lane · 12-09-2013, 08:27 PM

I have 2 of her movies made for tv in the 70's. "Maybe I'll Be Home In The Spring" and "Home For The Holidays" RIP Ms. Parker

80sTrivia · 12-09-2013, 09:23 PM

So sad to hear of her passing...

Steve_uk · 12-10-2013, 05:27 PM

Baroness Schraeder to nun Julie Andrews: "Come my dear,we are women. Let's not pretend we don't know when a man notices us.."http://youtu.be/CRdlx3Ox-LM

JamesG · 12-10-2013, 07:39 PM

Turner Classic Movies’ has planned a retrospective special of Eleanor Parker, the actress who played the Baroness in the Oscar-winning 1965 film The Sound of Music.

The retrospective is set to start at 6am on December 17 and will include:

Caged
Interrupted Melody
The Very Thought of You
Of Human Bondage
The Woman in White
Scaramouche
Home from the Hill

http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/nbc-...ue-to-pour-in/

Marvo301 · 12-11-2013, 02:54 PM

Eleanor Parker

Dianne3 · 12-11-2013, 06:30 PM

TCM had Eleanor Parker as their Star of the Month not long ago.
Maybe in June?

RIP

12-09-2013, 07:11 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,392	Actress Eleanor Parker 1922-2013 Link LOS ANGELES — Actress Eleanor Parker, a three-time Oscar nominee who played the scheming baroness in "The Sound of Music," has died at age 91. Family friend Richard Gale said Parker died Monday morning due to complications from pneumonia. Gale told The Associated Press the actress "passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children at a medical facility near her home in Palm Springs." The red-haired actress had best-actress Oscar nominations in 1951 and 1952 for her roles as a prison inmate in "Caged" and as Kirk Douglas' frustrated wife in "Detective Story." Her third nomination was for the challenging role of polio-stricken opera singer Marjorie Lawrence in "Interrupted Melody." The 1965 "Sound of Music," in which her character loses Christopher Plummer to Julie Andrews, was her last major film role.
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12-09-2013, 09:23 PM	#3
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12-10-2013, 07:39 PM	#5
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	Turner Classic Movies’ has planned a retrospective special of Eleanor Parker, the actress who played the Baroness in the Oscar-winning 1965 film The Sound of Music. The retrospective is set to start at 6am on December 17 and will include: Caged Interrupted Melody The Very Thought of You Of Human Bondage The Woman in White Scaramouche Home from the Hill http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/nbc-...ue-to-pour-in/

12-11-2013, 06:30 PM	#7
Dianne3 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 07, 2002 Posts: 1,057	TCM had Eleanor Parker as their Star of the Month not long ago. Maybe in June? RIP