55-457: (Redirected from Loved One ) Loved Ones , Loved One , The Loved Ones , or The Loved One may refer to: Films [ edit ] The Loved One (film) , a 1965 American satire based on the Evelyn Waugh novel The Loved Ones (film) , a 2009 Australian horror film by Sean Byrne Literature [ edit ] The Loved One (book) ,
110-517: A 1967 Ferrari 412P sports racer. From 1998 until his death, Coburn did the voiceovers for Chevrolet 's Like a Rock commercials. Coburn was married twice. His first marriage was to Beverly Kelly, in 1959; they had two children together. The couple divorced in 1979 after 20 years of marriage. He later married actress Paula Murad Coburn, on October 22, 1993, in Versailles, France; they remained married until Coburn's death in 2002. The couple set up
165-540: A 1948 short satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh Loved Ones (book) , a 1985 selection of pen portraits by Diana Mitford Music [ edit ] The Loved Ones (Australian band) , a 1960s Melbourne rock band "The Loved One" (song) , a 1966 song by the Australian band The Loved Ones (American band) , a Philadelphia rock band The Loved Ones (EP) , a 2005 EP by the American band Loved Ones (album) ,
220-532: A 1996 album by Ellis Marsalis and Branford Marsalis "The Loved Ones", a 1982 song by Elvis Costello and the Attractions from Imperial Bedroom "Loved Ones", a 2003 song by Starflyer 59 from Old "Loved Ones", an unreleased song by SZA and Kendrick Lamar, 2015 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Loved Ones . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
275-760: A Blu-ray release in May 2017. James Coburn James Harrison Coburn III (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor who was featured in more than 70 films, largely action roles, and made 100 television appearances during a 45-year career. Coburn was a capable, rough-hewn leading man, whose toothy grin and lanky physique made him a perfect tough guy in numerous roles in Westerns and action films. He played supporting roles in The Magnificent Seven , Hell Is for Heroes , The Great Escape , Charade and Hard Times as well as
330-603: A German soldier. He finished directing the film because of Peckinpah's constant drunkenness. This critically acclaimed war epic performed poorly in the United States, but was a huge hit in Europe. Peckinpah and Coburn remained close friends until Peckinpah's death in 1984. Coburn returned to television in 1978 to star in a three-part miniseries version of a Dashiell Hammett detective novel, The Dain Curse , tailoring his character to bear
385-535: A boy genius with an interest in rocketry, and let him set up shop at the pet cemetery. Joyboy brings in his mother's pet myna bird to be buried, but agrees to have the bird shot into orbit on one of Gunther's rockets, instead. Having discovered that Dennis is his rival for Aimee's affections, Joyboy brings Aimee to the ceremony, and she is outraged when she sees Dennis performing the service. Reverend Glenworthy, seeing little profit in Whispering Glades once all of
440-664: A charitable organization, the James and Paula Coburn Foundation. In spite of his severe rheumatoid arthritis, Coburn was a martial arts student and a friend of fellow actor Bruce Lee. Upon Lee's early death, Coburn was one of his pallbearers at the funeral on July 25, 1973. Coburn died from a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills on November 18, 2002, at the age of 74. His wife, Paula, said that he died in her arms when they were listening to music together. Paula Coburn died from cancer less than two years later, on July 30, 2004, at
495-571: A drunken newspaper staff writer, she accepts a dinner invitation from Joyboy, but any thoughts of a relationship with him end when she observes his codependent relationship with his morbidly obese mother. Again taking advice from the Guru, Aimee becomes engaged to Dennis. She invites him to her house, which was condemned before being completed due to the risk of landslides, but he cuts his visit short, alarmed by some ominous tremblings and Aimee's lack of concern for her safety. Dennis and Harry meet Gunther Fry,
550-516: A fantastic effect on women filmgoers and I think it's because ladies go more for masculinity and charm than prettiness in a male star."" The movie was a big success at the box office on its release in 1966 and established Coburn as a star. Coburn followed it with What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966), a wartime comedy from Blake Edwards , which was made for the Mirisches; Coburn was top billed although
605-699: A hitman in Hard Contract (1969) for Fox, another flop. Coburn tried a change of pace, an adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play, Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) directed by Sidney Lumet , but the film was not popular. In July 1970, Richard F Zanuck of Fox dropped the $ 300,000 option it had with Coburn. In 1971, Coburn starred in the Zapata Western Duck, You Sucker! , with Rod Steiger and directed by Sergio Leone , as an Irish explosives expert and revolutionary who has fled to Mexico during
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#1732852015882660-499: A physical resemblance to the author. During that same year as a spokesman for the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company , he was paid $ 500,000 to promote its new product in television advertisements by saying only two words: "Schlitz. Light." In Japan, his masculine appearance was so appealing, he became an icon for its leading cigarette brand. He also supported himself in later years by exporting rare automobiles to Japan. He
715-503: A prominent English expatriate, convinces Dennis to spend most of the money from his uncle's estate on an extravagant burial at Whispering Glades cemetery and mortuary. There, Dennis becomes infatuated with Aimee Thanatogenos, a hopelessly naïve and idealistic cosmetician who says she was named after Aimee Semple McPherson . Mr. Joyboy, Whispering Glade's chief embalmer, is also attracted to her, but, although she respects him professionally, Aimee has no romantic feelings for Joyboy. Aimee's idol
770-454: A speech: "Farewell, Brother. It has been an honor to share this space in time with you. As a friend and a teacher, you have given to me, have brought my physical, spiritual, and psychological selves together. Thank you. May peace be with you." Coburn was one of several stars in the popular The Last of Sheila (1973). He then starred in a series of thrillers: Harry in Your Pocket (1974),
825-495: A sweat," he recalled. Then, in 1996, Coburn tried methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), a sulfur compound available at most health food stores. The result, he said, was nothing short of miraculous. "You take this stuff and it starts right away," said Coburn. "Everyone I've given it to has had a positive response." Though the MSM did not cure Coburn's arthritis, it did relieve his pain, allowing him to move more freely and resume his career. Coburn
880-476: Is the seemingly solemn and pious owner of Whispering Glades, Reverend Wilbur Glenworthy, unaware that, in private, he is a calculating businessman who regards the cemetery as just a business venture. Dennis begins working at Happier Hunting Grounds, a pet cemetery run by the Reverend's twin brother, Harry. He discovers Aimee is fascinated by—but unfamiliar with—poetry, and courts her by reciting famous verses, changing
935-506: Is to be shut down. She flees, but is afraid that what Dennis told her might be true. Aimee seeks out Joyboy for comfort, but he has been called to touch-up the first disinterred body—an ex-astronaut nicknamed "The Condor"—before it is launched into orbit. She tracks down the Guru at a bar, but he drunkenly advises her to jump out a window. Fleeing to the cemetery, Aimee finds Reverend Glenworthy, who confirms Dennis' story and tries to seduce her by promising continued employment with higher pay at
990-539: The La Jolla Playhouse in Herman Melville 's Billy Budd . Coburn's first television appearance was in 1953 on Four Star Playhouse . He was selected for a Remington Products razor commercial, where he was able to shave off 11 days of beard growth in less than 60 seconds while joking that he had more teeth to show on camera than the other 12 candidates for the part. Coburn's film debut came in 1959 as
1045-694: The Mirisch Company . Coburn was hired on the recommendation of his friend Robert Vaughn . During the 1960–61 season, Coburn co-starred with Ralph Taeger and Joi Lansing in the NBC adventure/drama series Klondike , set in the Alaskan gold rush town of Skagway . When Klondike was cancelled, Taeger and Coburn were regrouped as detectives in Mexico in NBC's equally short-lived Acapulco . Coburn also made two guest appearances on CBS 's Perry Mason , both times as
1100-635: The New Hollywood era, he cultivated an image synonymous with "cool". James Harrison Coburn III was born in Laurel, Nebraska , on August 31, 1928, the son of James Harrison Coburn II and Mylet S. Coburn ( née Johnson). His father and namesake was of Scots-Irish ancestry and his mother was an immigrant from Sweden . His father had a garage business in Laurel that was destroyed by the Great Depression . Coburn
1155-433: The 1980s, despite continuing to work during his final years. This disease had left Coburn's body deformed and in pain. He told ABC News in a 1999 interview: "You start to turn to stone. See, my hand is twisted now because tendons have shortened." For 20 years, Coburn tried a host of both conventional and unconventional treatments, but none of them worked. "There was so much pain that...every time I stood up, I would break into
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#17328520158821210-550: The Mirisches, Coburn narrated Kings of the Sun (1963). Coburn was one of the villains in Charade (1963), starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn . He followed that role playing a glib naval officer in Paddy Chayefsky 's The Americanization of Emily , replacing James Garner , who had moved up to the lead role when William Holden withdrew from the production. As a result, Coburn
1265-717: The Spanish surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel and the comic writer/director Elaine May . The film was shot in and around Los Angeles, with Hollywood , the Hollywood Hills , Beverly Hills , Burbank , and Los Angeles International Airport among the locations. "Whispering Glades" was inspired by Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale , with the exterior and interior scenes set at the facility shot mostly at Greystone Mansion . A house under construction at 3847 Oakfield Dr. in Sherman Oaks
1320-549: The age of 48. In The New Biographical Dictionary of Film , critic David Thomson states that "Coburn is a modern rarity: an actor who projects lazy, humorous sexuality . He has made a variety of flawed, pleasurable films, the merits of which invariably depend on his laconic presence. Increasingly, he was the best thing in his movies, smiling privately, seeming to suggest that he was in contact with some profound source of amusement". Film critic Pauline Kael remarked on Coburn's unusual characteristics, stating that "he looked like
1375-480: The casket that is to be placed in the rocket and cremate the Condor. After watching the launch on television, Dennis boards his plane. In 1947, Evelyn Waugh visited Hollywood when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offered him a six-figure sum for the film rights to his novel Brideshead Revisited , despite the fact that none of the studio bosses had read the book. The project was scrapped after Waugh demanded complete veto rights over
1430-476: The child of the liaison between Lt. Pinkerton and Madame Butterfly ". George Hickenlooper, who directed Coburn in The Man from Elysian Fields called him "the masculine male". Andy García called him "the personification of class, the hippest of the hip", and Paul Schrader noted "he was of that 50s generation. He had that part hipster, part cool-cat aura about him. He was one of those kind of men who were formed by
1485-454: The debut acting performance of songwriter Paul Williams . Young Englishman—and aspiring poet—Dennis Barlow wins an airline ticket and decides to visit his uncle, Sir Francis Hinsley, in Los Angeles. Shortly after Dennis's arrival, Sir Francis, who has worked at a major Hollywood studio for more than thirty years, is fired by his employer, D.J. Jr., and hangs himself. Sir Ambrose Abercrombie,
1540-523: The debut feature from Mission Impossible creator Bruce Geller, and The Internecine Project (1975). Neither was widely seen. Coburn began to drop back down the credit list: he was third billed in writer-director Richard Brooks ' film Bite the Bullet (1975) behind Gene Hackman and Candice Bergen . He co-starred with Charles Bronson in Hard Times (1975), the directorial debut of Walter Hill , but it
1595-448: The filming of McQueen's Bullitt . Coburn sold the Spyder in 1987 after 24 years of ownership. The car was restored, had several owners, and was sold in 2008 for $ 10,894,400 to English broadcaster Chris Evans . At that time, it set a new world record for the highest price ever paid for an automobile at auction . Over time, he also owned a Ferrari Daytona , at least one Ferrari 308 , and
1650-407: The finished film, but, during his stay in Los Angeles, he became fascinated by the American obsession with the funeral industry and was inspired to write a lengthy journal article on Forest Lawn cemetery and its founder, Dr. Hubert Eaton , and then the 1948 novel The Loved One . In the following years, numerous people attempted unsuccessfully to produce a filmed version of Waugh's novel, including
1705-736: The funeral business in Los Angeles , it is based on Evelyn Waugh 's 1948 short novel The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy , though the screenplay by noted American satirical novelist Terry Southern and British author Christopher Isherwood also incorporates elements from Jessica Mitford 's 1963 nonfiction book The American Way of Death . The film stars Robert Morse , Jonathan Winters , Anjanette Comer , and Rod Steiger , with Dana Andrews , Milton Berle , James Coburn , John Gielgud , Tab Hunter , Margaret Leighton , Liberace , Roddy McDowall , Robert Morley , Barbara Nichols , and Lionel Stander credited as "cameo guest stars", and features
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1760-450: The hit television series The A-Team , but NBC changed their mind and went with George Peppard . He supported Walter Mondale 's campaign in the 1984 presidential election . Coburn also portrayed Dwight Owen Barnes in the PC video game C.E.O. , developed by Artdink as a spin-off of its A-Train series. Because of his severe rheumatoid arthritis , Coburn appeared in very few films during
1815-564: The lead role in Our Man Flint and its sequel In Like Flint , The President's Analyst , Duck, You Sucker! , Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid , and Cross of Iron . In 1998, Coburn won an Academy Award for his supporting role as Glen Whitehouse in Affliction . In 2002, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries nomination for producing The Mists of Avalon . During
1870-402: The lead was Dick Shaw. It was a commercial disappointment. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) was a crime movie made at Columbia. Back at Fox, Coburn made a second Flint film, In Like Flint (1967), which was popular, but Coburn did not wish to make any more movies in that series. He went over to Paramount for a Western comedy made through Edwards' company, Waterhole No. 3 (1967) and
1925-507: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loved_Ones&oldid=1247582053 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Loved One (film) The Loved One is a 1965 black-and-white black comedy film directed by British filmmaker Tony Richardson . A satirical look at
1980-590: The murder victim, in "The Case of the Envious Editor" and "The Case of the Angry Astronaut". In 1962, he portrayed Col. Briscoe in the "Hostage Child" of CBS's Rawhide . Coburn had a good role in Hell Is for Heroes (1962), a war film with Steve McQueen . He followed it with another war film with McQueen, The Great Escape (1963), directed by Sturges for the Mirisches, where Coburn played an Australian POW. For
2035-501: The new facility. Her faith in everything she once held sacred now shattered, Aimee calmly hooks herself up to an embalming machine. Joyboy finds Aimee's body. Fearing a scandal, he calls Dennis to arrange for her disposal in the pet cemetery's crematorium. In exchange for a first-class ticket back to England and all the money in Joyboy's bank account, Dennis agrees. As he is about to leave Whispering Glades, Dennis decides to put Aimee's body in
2090-423: The plots are filled, decides to convert it into a retirement community, but cannot proceed without a plan for dealing with the interred bodies. When he learns of Harry's idea of launching bodies into space, he proceeds to obtain surplus rockets by hosting an orgy at Whispering Glades with top Air Force brass as the guests of honor. Dennis, in a desperate attempt to reconcile with Aimee, tells her that Whispering Glades
2145-508: The political satire The President's Analyst (1967). Neither performed particularly well commercially, but over the years, The President's Analyst has become a cult film. In 1967, Coburn was voted the 12th-biggest star in Hollywood. Over at Columbia, Coburn was in a Swinging '60s heist film, Duffy (1968), which flopped. He was one of several stars who had cameos in Candy (1968), then played
2200-484: The role of Butch Cassidy ; and The Restless Gun with John Payne in "The Pawn" and "The Way Back", the latter segment alongside Bonanza' s Dan Blocker . "Butch Cassidy" aired in 1958. He played a rustler in The Rifleman - Season 1, Episode 13 - The Young Englishman. Coburn's third film was a major breakthrough for him, as the knife-wielding Britt in The Magnificent Seven (1960), directed by John Sturges for
2255-496: The sidekick of Pernell Roberts in the Randolph Scott Western Ride Lonesome . He soon got a job in another Western, Face of a Fugitive (1959). He also appeared in dozens of television roles, including, with Roberts, several episodes of NBC 's Bonanza . He appeared twice each on three other NBC Westerns: Laramie with Robert Fuller , Tales of Wells Fargo with Dale Robertson , one episode in
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2310-406: The subject when she asks whether he wrote them. As he knows Aimee considers the pet cemetery sacrilegious, he also does not tell her where he works. Aimee is frustrated by Dennis' cynical and disrespectful attitude toward Whispering Glades, and, when she gets a promotion, she is shocked by his suggestion that they marry and live on her income. Acting on advice from the "Guru Brahmin", who is actually
2365-437: The thriller The Carey Treatment (1972). It was badly cut by MGM and was commercially unsuccessful. So, too, was The Honkers (1972), where Coburn played a rodeo rider. Coburn went back to Italy to make another Western, A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1973), or Massacre at Fort Holman . He then reteamed with director Sam Peckinpah for the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid , playing Pat Garrett . In 1973, he
2420-549: The time of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. In 1964, Coburn had said he would do A Fistful of Dollars if they paid him $ 25,000, which was too expensive for the production's tiny budget. Duck You Sucker , also called A Fistful of Dynamite , was not as highly regarded as Leone's four previous Westerns, but was hugely popular in Europe, especially France. Back in the US, Coburn made another film with Blake Edwards,
2475-460: The voice of Henry J. Waternoose III in the Pixar animated film Monsters, Inc. . Coburn's interest in fast cars began with his father's garage business and continued throughout his life, as he exported rare cars to Japan. Coburn was credited with having introduced Steve McQueen to Ferraris , and in the early 1960s, owned a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso and a Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California SWB . His Spyder
2530-527: Was Shirley MacLaine's husband in Loving Couples (1980) and had the lead in a Canadian film, Crossover (1980). In 1981, Coburn moved almost entirely into supporting roles, such as those of the villains in both High Risk (1981) and Looker (1981). He hosted a TV series of the horror-anthology type, Darkroom , in 1981 and 1982. According to Mr. T , Coburn was slated to play the Hannibal character on
2585-493: Was announced Coburn would star in Fox's James Bond parody film Our Man Flint (1966), playing super agent Derek Flint . Producer Saul David commented, Coburn "is undoubtedly one of the most interesting looking actors in the business today. I would describe him as a cross between Humphrey Bogart and Jean Paul Belmondo - a true descendant of that bygone generation of character actors who became leading men by accident... Coburn has
2640-614: Was deeply interested in Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, and collected sacred Buddhist artwork. He narrated a film about the 16th Karmapa called The Lion's Roar . Coburn starred in Firepower (1979) with Sophia Loren , replacing Charles Bronson when the latter pulled out. He had a cameo in The Muppet Movie (1979) and had leading roles in Goldengirl (1980) and The Baltimore Bullet (1980). He
2695-799: Was in a four-year relationship with British singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul from the late 1970s. They co-wrote her songs "Losin' the Blues for You" and "Melancholy Melon" that appeared on her album Tigers and Fireflies . Coburn resumed his film career in the 1990s, where he appeared in supporting roles in Young Guns II , Hudson Hawk , Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit , Maverick , Eraser , The Nutty Professor , Affliction , and Payback . His performance as Glen Whitehouse in Affliction earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He also provided
2750-609: Was raised in Compton, California , where he attended Compton Junior College . In 1950, Coburn was drafted into the U.S. Army , where he served as a truck driver and occasionally a disc jockey on an Army radio station in Texas . He also narrated Army training films in Mainz , West Germany . He attended Los Angeles City College , where he studied acting with fellow actor Jeff Corey under Stella Adler ’s tutelage, and later made his stage debut at
2805-543: Was signed to a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox. Coburn had another excellent supporting role as a one-armed Indian tracker in Major Dundee (1965), directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Charlton Heston . At Fox, he was second-billed in the pirate film A High Wind in Jamaica (1965), supporting Anthony Quinn in the lead role. He had a cameo in the black comedy The Loved One (1965). In December 1964 it
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#17328520158822860-473: Was the 13th of just 56x built. Coburn imported the used car in 1964, shortly after completing The Great Escape. Cal Spyder #2377 was repainted several times during Coburn's ownership; it has been black, silver, and possibly red. He kept the car at his Beverly Hills -area home, where it was often serviced by Max Balchowsky , who also worked on the suspension and frame modifications on the Mustang GTs used in
2915-563: Was used for Aimee's condemned house at the edge of a cliff. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 47% of 19 critics' reviews of the film are positive, with an average score of 6.3/10. For his work in the film, Rod Steiger won the Spanish Sant Jordi Award for Best Actor in a Foreign Film. The Loved One was released on DVD on June 20, 2006. It was re-released by Warner Home Video on August 20, 2013, via their Warner Archive DVD-on-demand service. The film received
2970-579: Was very much Bronson's film. The movie was popular. Coburn played the lead in the action film Sky Riders (1976), then played Charlton Heston's antagonist in The Last Hard Men (1976). He narrated the official documentary film of the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics , White Rock . He was one of the many stars in Midway (1976), then had the star role in Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron (1977) playing
3025-449: Was voted the 23rd-most popular star in Hollywood. In 1973, Coburn was among the featured celebrities dressed in prison gear on the cover of the album Band on the Run made by Paul McCartney and his band Wings . Coburn was one of the pallbearers at the funeral of Bruce Lee along with Steve McQueen, Bruce's brother, Robert Lee, Peter Chin, Danny Inosanto , and Taky Kimura. Coburn gave
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