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Brian · 07-08-2003, 08:14 PM

I know this has been addressed about a gazillion times but I guess we can do this again.

My current one is a screen grab of a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode featuring a movie called "The Brute Man." The actor you see there is Rondo Hatton. Hatton played the title character (who isn't referred to as "The Brute Man" but as The Creeper) who gets revenge on several people whom he holds responsible for his facial disfigurement during his college years. I don't know if you can notice but that is not makeup that he is wearing. You see after he fought in World War I, he developed a disease called Acromegaly. This illness causes bones in the hands, feet, and face to grow and grow substantially larger than normal. (Actor Paul Benedict, who played Bentley on TV's "The Jeffersons" developed this disease but by then there was a cure for it.) Universal Studios noticed Hatton and his disfigured face and signed him to a movie contract. Unfortunately, Universal Pictures took advantage of him and exploited his disease by putting him in monster movies and stuff. Hatton was intensely displeased by this but was under contract and couldn't do anything about it. "The Brute Man" was his last film and he died before it was released.

AKA · 07-08-2003, 08:19 PM

John Lennon, in a photograph taken by Annie Liebovitz on the morning of December 8, 1980.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 07-08-2003, 08:20 PM

Uh.. I have Clay.

I tend to change my sign/avatar quite often but usually its either: Clay, Conan, or Gidget.

Brian · 07-08-2003, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by AKA
John Lennon, in a photograph taken by Annie Liebovitz on the morning of December 8, 1980.

Is that on the cover of "The John Lennon Collection CD?" Also wasn't 12/8/80 the day he was shot?

AKA · 07-08-2003, 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by Brian
Is that on the cover of "The John Lennon Collection CD?" Also wasn't 12/8/80 the day he was shot?

Yes, and yes. Liebovitz was shooting her now infamous Rolling Stone photo session that day, and that was the photo that was chosen for the cover of the currently out-of-print "John Lennon Collection" compilation.

This is probably the most famous shot from the afforementioned photo session. It made the cover of the January 22, 1981 edition of Rolling Stone, with no words. The first (and I believe only) time Rolling Stone has featured a textless cover.

Small Wonderian · 07-08-2003, 08:23 PM

My avatar is just a logo of the Chicago Bulls and a scrolling marquee of "#23 - Michael Jordan." Boy, do I remember the days of the "three-peats": 1991, 1992, and 1993 also 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Georgia's on my Mind · 07-08-2003, 08:25 PM

Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and Olivia De Havilland, at the 1939 Oscars.

consentida · 07-08-2003, 08:26 PM

My avatar is a pic of Bonnie Bedelia, my favorite actress. I lightened and blurred her face a bit. I like it.

Central Perk · 07-08-2003, 08:28 PM

My avatar shows Richard Fish, Nelle Porter, and Coretta Lipp who were all characters from Ally McBeal. I got the picture from a David E. Kelley Shows Fanlisting.

TJL · 07-08-2003, 08:29 PM

My avatar is of course, Hawkeye Pierce having a martini at the Officer's club.
I scanned it from my souvenier program from the M*A*S*H Smithsonian exhibit.

pandora_spocks · 07-08-2003, 08:33 PM

My avatar is a screen capture of Elizabeth Montgomery from the Bewitched episode 'The Girl Reporter.'

fr00ti · 07-08-2003, 08:35 PM

Mine is a pic of Martina from the "Evolution" photoshoot.

Max Whittaker · 07-08-2003, 08:42 PM

The fox Demon Kurama. Reformed theif of the Demon Realm, now a part of the Urameshi team.

DarleneIllyria · 07-08-2003, 08:45 PM

James Marsters from Buffy. Character name = Spike

Tuesday Weld · 07-08-2003, 08:53 PM

Elvis,from '68.

07-08-2003, 08:14 PM	#1
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	What's in YOUR avatar? I know this has been addressed about a gazillion times but I guess we can do this again. My current one is a screen grab of a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode featuring a movie called "The Brute Man." The actor you see there is Rondo Hatton. Hatton played the title character (who isn't referred to as "The Brute Man" but as The Creeper) who gets revenge on several people whom he holds responsible for his facial disfigurement during his college years. I don't know if you can notice but that is not makeup that he is wearing. You see after he fought in World War I, he developed a disease called Acromegaly. This illness causes bones in the hands, feet, and face to grow and grow substantially larger than normal. (Actor Paul Benedict, who played Bentley on TV's "The Jeffersons" developed this disease but by then there was a cure for it.) Universal Studios noticed Hatton and his disfigured face and signed him to a movie contract. Unfortunately, Universal Pictures took advantage of him and exploited his disease by putting him in monster movies and stuff. Hatton was intensely displeased by this but was under contract and couldn't do anything about it. "The Brute Man" was his last film and he died before it was released.

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07-08-2003, 08:35 PM	#12
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07-08-2003, 08:19 PM	#2
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	John Lennon, in a photograph taken by Annie Liebovitz on the morning of December 8, 1980.

07-08-2003, 08:25 PM	#7
Georgia's on my Mind Senior Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Aug 19, 2001 Posts: 25,054	Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and Olivia De Havilland, at the 1939 Oscars.

07-08-2003, 08:26 PM	#8
consentida oh, you pretty things Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 3,841	My avatar is a pic of Bonnie Bedelia, my favorite actress. I lightened and blurred her face a bit. I like it.

07-08-2003, 08:28 PM	#9
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07-08-2003, 08:33 PM	#11
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07-08-2003, 08:42 PM	#13
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07-08-2003, 08:45 PM	#14
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07-08-2003, 08:53 PM	#15
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