Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
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Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
He was 95 and had a long good run. I do wonder if John Taffin and some of our other friends welcomed him.
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Re: Robert Duval Crossed The Great Divide
He had a helluva life
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Re: Robert Duval Crossed The Great Divide
A buddy of mine texted me a couple hours ago, said he was listening to an expose' about Mr Duval.
Apparently he was a Navy brat. He joined the Army, barely qualified with a rifle.
I'll always remember him from Apocalypse Now, his line of 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning ' is probably what most folks remember.
Apparently he was a Navy brat. He joined the Army, barely qualified with a rifle.
I'll always remember him from Apocalypse Now, his line of 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning ' is probably what most folks remember.
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Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
Sad to see the last great ones fade out of the public eye. Almost forgotten as the person not the character, remembered perhaps as a legend, while close friends and family are the only ones to also witness the inevitable sunset of greatness
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Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
He can finally go rest in that little stand of trees called Clara's Orchard.
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Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
He'll no longer need that "Therapeutic paper". Probably pure heaven for an old cowboy.
Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
Surely was a great actor , lonesome dove and open range , being two of my favorite westerns .
After reading his filmography , there’s a whole bunch of movies I need to watch .
After reading his filmography , there’s a whole bunch of movies I need to watch .
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Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
loved his acting, especially in westerns. But my all time favorite is and always will be Secondhand Lions. RIP
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Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
I’ll certainly miss him. God speed!
Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
My favorite line from True Grit
Lucky Ned Pepper
" Rooster what's yours intention " Rooster Cogburn I aim to kill you or see you hung at Fort Carson makes no difference .
Lucky Ned Pepper , Thats mighty Big Talk for a one eyed fat man .
Rooster, Fill your hands you ***!!
RIP
Lucky Ned Pepper
" Rooster what's yours intention " Rooster Cogburn I aim to kill you or see you hung at Fort Carson makes no difference .
Lucky Ned Pepper , Thats mighty Big Talk for a one eyed fat man .
Rooster, Fill your hands you ***!!
RIP
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Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
I feel like his best was in "Lonesome Dove", but he really did do a lot of stuff over the years, like "Lucky Ned Pepper" in True Grit and Boo Radley in "To kill a Mockingbird". I loved him in "Apocalypse Now". And he did a bunch more, he will be missed, that's for sure.
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Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
Second Hand Lion was probably my next favorite .
Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
He was definitely my favorite actor! You'll done mentioned bunch of his best. Lonesome Dove & Open Range was his masterpiece IMO of Likes! The part he played as Robert E Lee was outstanding in God's & Generals! And come find out his mother was a blood relative of Lee. I heard him say on an interview that Lonesome Dove was his personal favorite, kinda most proud of it! Second Hand Lions was one most unique movies I ever saw, brilliantly different and interesting! I never saw a part he played i didn't like!
He said way back he only worked in Hollywood, his home was Virginia, at least at that time. Not sure where he lived in recent years.
He said way back he only worked in Hollywood, his home was Virginia, at least at that time. Not sure where he lived in recent years.
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Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
He passed away at his home on Middleburg Virginia.
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Re: Robert Duvall Crossed The Great Divide
His father was an admiral. I have enjoyed so many of his roles over the years, but my favorite is his first: Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird."