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RIP: Karl Malden and Harve Presnell
And the tribute montage gets longer and sadder, now that both Harve Presnell and Karl Malden have left us.
I rather sheepishly admit I cannot write in depth about either man - my best memory of Presnell is his role as the irascible father-in-law in the Coen brothers’ Fargo. I most remember Malden for his roles in Elia Kazan’s A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront - NOT for his American Express commercials, I hasten to add.
Still, if you’re going to be remembered for something, it might as well be those three movies. And if you’re remembered for movies like those, I’d say you’ve done pretty well.
For more on these actors, I direct you to Joe Leydon’s evocative tribute to Presnell and to Glenn Kenny’s brief but punchy summation of Malden.
Both will be missed. TCM will pay tribute to Malden July 10.
In case you’re wondering where my weekly review is, that’s for Public Enemies.
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