Film (1958). Vincente Minnelli’s romantic comedy musical won all nine of its Oscar nominations in 1959, including Best ...

LOS ANGELES | Ernest Borgnine, the beefy screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the best-actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butcher in "Marty" in 1955 ...

When Ernest Borgnine auditioned for the title role of Marty, he knew this could be his big break. Typecast as a bit-part thug, Borgnine was nearly 40, losing his hair and putting on weight.

Her husband, the actor Ernest Borgnine, gave it a surprise ... Vegas showgirls in 1971 when she was introduced to Mr. Borgnine by Marty Allen, the bushy-haired comedian, though the much-married ...

It would be hard to argue that Ernest Borgnine wasn’t universally admired ... organized by veteran comedian Marty Allen and his wife at the time, Frenchie. “Neither one of us wanted to go ...

Oscar winner in 1955 for Marty, the battered-looking actor was remembered at the 85th Academy Awards Actor who won an Oscar for his role as Marty in the 1955 film of the same name had a 60-year ...

Consider this: If not for Mussolini, Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012 ... “When you look at his career—Fatso Judson to Marty, that’s about as varied as you get in characters and he handled ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- From his supporting role in "From Here to Eternity" to his Oscar-winning performance in "Marty," from "The Dirty Dozen" to "The Wild Bunch," Ernest Borgnine's film career ...

The beauty of Marty is that Ernest Borgnine made you believe that one man’s impetuous decision to splurge on a taxi cab could be nothing less than a soul reborn.

Ernest Borgnine, who died last Sunday at 95 ... Rod Steiger starred in the original 1953 teleplay “Marty,” but when it came time for the 1955 film version, director Delbert Mann cast about ...

ERNEST Borgnine, who has died aged 95 ... his extraordinarily touching performance as the eponymous gentle giant in Marty (1955). His heyday may be in the past but even today's schoolchildren ...