joseph stefano Tagged Articles at Cinematical
RIP: Reel Important People -- September 4, 2006
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Ed Benedict (c.1912-2006) - Animator and designer who started out at Walt Disney in 1930, went on to Universal and MGM, and eventually worked for Hanna-Barbera, creating the designs for Ruff and Reddy, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and The Flintstones. In an RIP twist this week, Benedict had worked as a layout artist on the Droopy Dog short Blackboard Jumble, which spoofed Blackboard Jungle, a film starring Glenn Ford.- Claude Blanchard (1932-2006) - Canadian actor who appeared in Jésus de Montréal, Gina and Rafales. He died of a heart attack on August 20th.
- Alexander Buzo (1944-2006) - Australian playwright and humorist who was uncredited for his rewrite work for Ned Kelly (the one with Mick Jagger). He died on August 16th.
- Marion Cajori (c.1950-2006) - Filmmaker who made documentaries about artists. Her most well-known is Joan Mitchell: Portrait of an Abstract Painter. She died of cancer on August 8th, in New York.
- Jude Carabba (c.1959-2006) - Actress who appeared in a bit part in Casino and some TV shows. She was stabbed to death by her boyfriend Wednesday, in Staten Island, New York.
- Nellie Connally (1919-2006) - Wife of former Texas Governor John Connally and passenger in JFK's limo the day the President was assassinated. She can be seen in the famous Zapruder film and a number of documentaries that include footage from that home movie. She died in her sleep on Friday, in Austin, Texas.
- Jon Dough (c.1963-2006) - Adult film star who appeared in over 1000 titles -- including The World's Luckiest Man, in which he has sex with 101 women -- since his debut in 1985 and directed over 70. He took his own life on August 27th, in Chatsworth, California.
RIP: Psycho Screenwriter Joseph Stefano
Filed under: Drama », Horror », Obits »
According to the obituary newsgroup and the Wikipedia, screenwriter Joseph Stefano died Friday after having fallen days earlier. He was 84. I find it surprising that no major media outlets have reported this sad news, since Stefano's script for Psycho remains one of the most original and daring ever written. Perhaps I am only more interested in his death having just read the chapter on Psycho in Peter Bart's new book Boffo. In the book Stefano is said to have come up with the idea of beginning the film's story with Marion Crane and holding off the introduction of Norman Bates until later. Robert Bloch's novel had the plot laid out more conventionally, with Crane being a far less significant character. Without the film structured the way it is, it would not be as great nor would it have been as successful. Part of its popularity came about in the way that Hitchcock marketed it. Theaters showing Psycho were under strict instructions not to allow latecomers, despite the fact that it was previously common for moviegoers to enter a picture halfway in, then stay and watch the beginning afterward. It was a rare film of Hitchcock's to be so contingent on a surprise.
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