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DESCRIPTION :   Up for auction is a RARE , Almost 50 years old original 1973  Hebrew-Israeli ADVERTISING THEATRE POSTER for  PAUL MAZURSKY   film " BLUME IN LOVE " . Starring GEORGE SEGAL , SUSAN ANSPAH , KRIS KRISTOFFERSON , MARSHA MASON  and SHELLEY WINTERS  ORIGINAL beautifuly illustrated   ISRAELI Theatre POSTER .    The theatre   poster depicts  a SCENE  from the  legendary beloved  movie The poster was issued in  1973  by the Israeli distributers of the film for its ISRAELI PREMIERE   RELEASE   Kindly  note : This is an ISRAELI MADE poster   Which  was designed ,   Printed and distributed only in  Israel    ( Not an adapted foreign poster ). Archaic  Hebrew .   The Israeli distributers has provided the film with a brand new Hebrew name : "  I LOVE MY DIVORCEE ".  Size around 27" x 19" .  The   theatre poster is in a very  good used condition. Folded twice. Slight wear of the folding lines.  ( Please watch  the scan for a reliable AS IS scan ) .    Poster will be sent   rolled in a special protective rigid sealed tube.

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  Blume in Love is a 1973 American romantic comedy drama film written, produced and directed by Paul Mazursky. It stars George Segal in the titular role, alongside Susan Anspach and Kris Kristofferson. Others in the cast include Mazursky, Marsha Mason and Shelley Winters. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Critical reception 4 Soundtrack 5 In popular culture 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Plot[edit] Wandering alone around St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, where they first honeymooned, Stephen Blume wonders what possessed him to be unfaithful to his ex-wife Nina, a woman he continues to love in spite of himself. Through a series of extended flashbacks, he reflects on the aftermath of their breakup and divorce. Blume, a successful Beverly Hills divorce lawyer, had been caught by Nina while sleeping with his secretary at the home that he and Nina had shared. Nina promptly leaves him and, though Blume begins to date actively, he is unsatisfied and grows wistful of his married life. Meanwhile, Nina, a social worker, sets about a journey of self-discovery, trying out new experiences like yoga and taking up with a man 12 years her junior, Elmo, a free-spirited unemployed musician. Nevertheless, after their divorce, Blume discovers how much he loved Nina and he goes to great, sometimes humiliating, mostly futile lengths to win her back, complicated by the fact that he finds Elmo to be quite a nice guy. Though Nina remains rightfully skeptical of his motivations, Blume befriends the easygoing Elmo and the three form an unlikely if precarious friend group. One night Blume comes to Nina's house, ostensibly to see Elmo, but he isn't home. He and Nina begin talking, and Blume tells her he still loves her and wants her. She tells him to leave, but he forces himself on her. Elmo walks in on them and Nina tells Elmo that Blume raped her. Blume admits this and Elmo hits him, ending their friendship. Some time later Elmo comes to Blume's office to let him know that Nina is pregnant with Blume's baby. Elmo also tells Blume that he is leaving town because "it's time to go." Blume goes to Nina and says he wants to help support the child, but she is hesitant. They stay in communication and eventually Nina tells Blume she wants him to leave town for two weeks so she can decide what she wants. We again see Blume in Venice, where he has gone for the two weeks. He sees Nina across the square and they go to each other. Cast[edit] George Segal - Stephen Blume Susan Anspach - Nina Blume Kris Kristofferson - Elmo Cole Marsha Mason - Arlene Shelley Winters - Mrs. Cramer Donald F. Muhich - Analyst Paul Mazursky - Hellman Erin O'Reilly - Cindy Annazette Chase - Gloria Shelley Morrison - Mrs. Greco Mary Jackson - Louise Ed Peck - Ed Goober Critical reception[edit] The film was nominated for a Writers Guild of America (WGA) award in the category of Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen. Roger Ebert in his June 18, 1973 review in the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film four stars on a scale of four, proclaiming it to be "what everybody is always hoping for from Neil Simon: a comedy that transcends its funny moments, that realizes we laugh so we may not cry, and that finally is about real people with real desperations."[2] Vincent Canby of The New York Times described it on the same date as "a restless, appealing, sometimes highly comic contemporary memoir."[3] Richard Corliss of Film Comment praised Segal's performance, claiming that "No contemporary actor can touch George Segal for klutzy charm or a seriocomic capacity for suffering (he’s the Tom Ewell of the Seventies), and no film has used his manic copelessness as well as Blume in Love."[4] In an interview with Robert K. Elder for his book The Best Film You've Never Seen, director Neil LaBute explains his feelings on the film: “I was both intrigued and frustrated by what was happening. There’s this fractured telling of the story, several trips to Venice and the rest takes place in Venice, California. So, I think there was attraction to it by the frustration of it—like, ‘What’s happening here? What’s the story?’"[5] In later years, the film has been cited as a seminal social comedy.[6][7][8] On Rotten Tomatoes, Blume in Love holds a rating of 72% from 18 reviews.[9] Soundtrack[edit] "Chester the Goat" - music and lyrics by Kris Kristofferson, performed by Segal, Anspach, and Kristofferson "Settle Down and Get Along" - music and lyrics by Kris Kristofferson "Liebestod" - from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner, performed by Arturo Toscanini and NBC Symphony Orchestra "Mr. Tambourine Man" - music and lyrics by Bob Dylan "Pickpocket" - music by Sammy Creason, music by Michael Utley, music by Terry Paul, music by Turner S. Bruton and Donald R. Fritts "I'm in Love with You" - music and lyrics by Dillard Crume and Rufus E. Crume "I've Been Working" - music and lyrics by Van Morrison "I've Got Dreams to Remember" - music and lyrics by Zelma Redding and Otis Redding "You've Got a Friend" - music and lyrics by Carole King "De Colores" - traditional "Gondoli, Gondola" - music and lyrics by Renato Carosone "Dance of the Hours" - from La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli "Largo al factotum" - from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini "Wien Du Stadt Meiner Traume" - by Rudolf Sieczyński "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by the Cafe Quadri Orchestra In popular culture[edit] The film is featured briefly in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), when Nicole Kidman's character is watching the opening scenes on television.[10] Along with Mazursky's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Blume in Love served as the opening feature for the reopening of Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles in 2014.[11] *****Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards: three times for Best Original Screenplay, once for Best Adapted Screenplay, and once for Best Picture for An Unmarried Woman (1978). His other films include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Blume in Love (1973), Harry and Tonto (1974), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2.1 Acting 2.2 Writing and directing 2.3 Other work 2.4 Accolades 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 As writer and director 4.2 As writer only 4.3 As director only 4.4 Selected acting credits 5 References 6 External links Early life and education[edit] He was born in to a Jewish family[1] in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jean (née Gerson), a piano player for dance classes, and David Mazursky, a laborer.[2][3] Mazursky's grandfather was an immigrant from Ukraine.[4] Mazursky graduated from Brooklyn College in 1951. Career[edit] Acting[edit] Mazursky began his film career as an actor in Stanley Kubrick's first feature, Fear and Desire (1953). Kubrick asked for verification of his name for the credits and at that point he decided on a first-name change to Paul. Two years later he appeared in a featured position as one of a classroom of teenagers with issues towards authority in The Blackboard Jungle (1955). His acting career continued for several decades, starting with parts in episodes of television series such as The Twilight Zone and The Rifleman. Mazursky appeared in supporting roles or cameos in most of his own films. In Moon over Parador (1988), with the Rio Opera House available for only three days of shooting, Mazursky cast himself as a dictator's mother when Judith Malina was unavailable, playing the character in drag. Mazursky also played supporting roles in The Other Side of the Wind (1972; finished 2015), A Star Is Born (1976), History of the World Part I (1981), Into the Night (1985), Punchline (1988), Man Trouble (1992), Carlito's Way (1993), Love Affair (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), Miami Rhapsody (1995), Crazy in Alabama (1999), and I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006). He also performed the voice of the Psychologist in Antz (1998). In later years, Mazursky had a small part as "Sunshine" the poker dealer in The Sopranos. He also appeared in five episodes of season 4 of Curb Your Enthusiasm as Mel Brooks' associate Norm, a role that he later reprised in a season 7 episode. Writing and directing[edit] Soon after starting his acting career, Mazursky became a writer and worked on The Danny Kaye Show in 1963. In 1965, he collaborated with Larry Tucker in crafting the script of the original pilot of The Monkees television series, in which they both also appeared in cameos. Mazursky's debut as a film screenwriter was the Peter Sellers comedy I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968). The following year he directed his first film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (produced and written by Mazursky and Larry Tucker), which proved to be a major critical and commercial success. The film was the fifth highest grossing of the year and earned Mazursky his first Oscar nomination. His career behind the camera continued for the next two decades as he wrote and directed a prolific string of quirky, dramatic and critically popular films. His most successful films were contemporary dramatic comedies and include the Academy Award-winning Harry and Tonto (1974), the Best Picture-nominated An Unmarried Woman (1978), and popular hits such as Moscow on the Hudson (1984) and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). In light of his comedies that tackled a number of modern social subjects, The Hollywood Reporter stated that "from the late '60s through the '80s, [he] seemed to channel the zeitgeist..."[5] and Variety stated that "his oeuvre smacks of cultural significance."[6] Other films made by Mazursky during this time include the Hollywood satire Alex in Wonderland (1970), the cutting Los Angeles relationship comedy Blume in Love (1973), the semi-autobiographical coming of age story Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), the New York City-based Jules and Jim homage Willie & Phil (1980), the contemporary Shakespeare comedy Tempest (1982), the Caribbean-set political farce Moon over Parador (1988), and the acclaimed Isaac Bashevis Singer adaptation Enemies, a Love Story (1989). Film critic Roger Ebert was a particular fan of Mazursky's work, giving six of his films the optimal four stars in his reviews.[7] In 1986, Ebert stated that "Mazursky has a way of making comedies that are more intelligent and relevant than most of the serious films around."[8] Mazursky experienced less success in the 1990s, beginning with Scenes from a Mall (1991), starring Woody Allen and Bette Midler. Following his filmmaking satire The Pickle (1993), which was his last writing credit, Mazursky worked only sporadically as a director on such films as Faithful (1996), Winchell (1998), and Coast to Coast (2003). His final film was the independent documentary Yippee (2006). Every film written and directed by Mazursky used New York City or Los Angeles as one of its settings. In 1991 the Los Angeles Times commented that "No filmmaker has been wiser or funnier about the L.A. cavalcade than Mazursky. It’s not simply a matter of being hip to the scene; what makes such L.A. movies as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and Alex in Wonderland and Blume in Love and Down and Out in Beverly Hills soar is Mazursky’s wide-eyed infatuation with the city’s rampant pop nuttiness."[9] His films received a total of twelve Academy Award nominations, with one win, and nineteen Golden Globe nominations, with two wins. Other work[edit] In his autobiography Show Me the Magic (1999), Mazursky recounts his experiences in filmmaking and with several well-known screen personalities including Peter Sellers. Mazursky appeared as himself in a number of documentaries on film, including A Decade Under the Influence, New York at the Movies, and Screenwriters: Words Into Image. Late in his life, Mazursky was developing a Broadway musical adaptation of his 1988 film Moon Over Parador.[10] From 2011 until his death in 2014, Mazursky served as a film critic for Vanity Fair.[11] Accolades[edit] Mazursky received five Academy Award nominations, four for his screenplay writing on Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Harry and Tonto (1974), An Unmarried Woman (1978) and Enemies, a Love Story (1989), and once as producer of An Unmarried Woman (nominated for Best Picture). He was also twice nominated for a Golden Globe and twice for the Cannes Film Festival's Palm d'Or, among many other awards. In 2000, he was the recipient of the Austin Film Festival's Distinguished Screenwriter Award. In 2000, he was awarded the Amicus Poloniae (Latin: "Friend of Poland"),which is a distinction, established by the Polish ambassador to the United States and conferred annually to the citizens of the United States for merits in the field of Polish-American relations. In 2010, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association honored him with an award for Career Achievement. On December 13, 2013, Mazursky was awarded the 2,515th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in front of Musso & Frank Grill.[12] Friends and collaborators Mel Brooks, Richard Dreyfuss, and Jeff Garlin were all present. On February 1, 2014, at the WGA Awards, Mazursky received the Screen Laurel Award, which is the lifetime achievement award of the Writers Guild of America. Comedian, filmmaker and close friend Mel Brooks presented the award. In May 2014, Mazursky received the Best of Brooklyn Award at his alma mater Brooklyn College's annual gala in New York City.[13] In 2015, Joe Swanberg's film Digging for Fire was dedicated in memory to Mazursky.[14] In 2019, Greg Pritikin dedicated his film The Last Laugh to Mazursky. Personal life[edit] Mazursky was married to librarian and social worker Betsy Mazursky (née Purdy) from 1953 until his death. They had two daughters, Meg and Jill.[15][16] Mazursky was an atheist.[17] Mazursky went into cardiopulmonary arrest and died on June 30, 2014, aged 84, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[18][15] Filmography[edit] As writer and director[edit] Year Film Notes 1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Feature film Co-written with Larry Tucker Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay 1970 Alex in Wonderland Feature film Co-written with Larry Tucker Nominated - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor 1973 Blume in Love Feature film Written by Mazursky Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay 1974 Harry and Tonto Feature film Co-written with Josh Greenfeld Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay 1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village Feature film Written by Mazursky Nominated - Palme d'Or Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay 1978 An Unmarried Woman Feature film Written by Mazursky National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Palme d'Or Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay 1980 Willie & Phil Feature film Written by Mazursky 1982 Tempest Feature film Co-written with Leon Capetanos Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award Nominated - Golden Lion 1984 Moscow on the Hudson Feature film Co-written with Leon Capetanos 1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills Feature film Co-written with Leon Capetanos Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 1988 Moon over Parador Feature film Co-written with Leon Capetanos 1989 Enemies, A Love Story Feature film Co-written with Roger L. Simon New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Nominated- Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 1991 Scenes from a Mall Feature film Co-written with Roger L. Simon 1993 The Pickle Feature film Written by Mazursky As writer only[edit] Year Film Notes 1966 The Monkees TV pilot Co-written with Larry Tucker 1968 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas Feature film Co-written with Larry Tucker Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay As director only[edit] Year Film Notes 1996 Faithful Feature film Written by Chazz Palminteri Nominated- Golden Bear 1998 Winchell Television film Written by Scott Abbott 2003 Coast to Coast Television film Written by Frederic Raphael 2006 Yippee Documentary Selected acting credits[edit] Year Title Role Notes 1953 Fear and Desire Pvt. Sidney 1955 Blackboard Jungle Emmanuel Stoker 1965 Deathwatch Maurice 1968 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas Hippie on Sidewalk Uncredited 1969 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Man Screaming at the Institute Uncredited 1970 Alex in Wonderland Hal Stern 1972 The Other Side of the Wind Paul Unfinished film 1973 Blume in Love Kurt Hellman 1974 Harry and Tonto Prostitute Uncredited 1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village Casting Director Uncredited 1976 A Star Is Born Brian Wexler 1978 An Unmarried Woman Hal 1979 A Man, a Woman, and a Bank Norman Barrie 1979 An Almost Perfect Affair Himself Uncredited 1981 History of the World: Part I Roman Officer (The Roman Empire) 1982 Tempest Terry Bloomfield Producer 1984 Moscow on the Hudson Dave 1985 Into the Night Bud Herman 1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills Sidney Waxman 1988 Moon over Parador Momma Credited as Carlotta Gerson 1988 Punchline Arnold 1989 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills Sidney 1989 Enemies, a Love Story Leon Tortshiner 1991 Scenes from a Mall Dr. Hans Clava 1992 Man Trouble Lee MacGreevy 1993 The Pickle Butch Levine 1993 Carlito's Way Judge Feinstein 1994 Love Affair Herb Stillman 1995 Miami Rhapsody Vic Marcus 1996 Faithful Mr. Susskind 1996 2 Days in the Valley Teddy Peppers 1996 Frasier Vinnie, calling in to show looking for pinky ring Voice, Episode: "The Last Time I Saw Maris" 1997 Touch Artie 1998 Bulworth Himself Uncredited 1998 Why Do Fools Fall in Love Morris Levy 1998 Antz Psychologist Voice 1999 Crazy in Alabama Walter Schwegmann 1999-2002 Once and Again Phil Brooks TV Series 6 episodes 2000-2001 The Sopranos Sunshine TV Series 2 episodes 2001 The Majestic Studio Executive Voice 2001 Big Shot's Funeral Studio Boss 2002 Do It for Uncle Manny Famous Movie Director 2003 Coast to Coast Stanley Tarto TV movie 2004-2009 Curb Your Enthusiasm Norm TV Series 5 episodes 2006 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Charlie Perlman 2006 Cattle Call Judge Mandel 2011 Femme Fatales Warden Jeffries TV Series 2 episodes Kung Fu Panda 2 Musician Bunny Voice 2018 The Other Side of the Wind Himself (final film role)   **** Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.[1] In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing. In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998–2004). Contents 1 Early life and education 1.1 San Mateo, California 1.2 Pomona College 1.3 Oxford University 2 Career 2.1 Military service 2.2 Music 2.3 Film 2.4 Mid-career 2.5 Later work 3 Personal life 4 Awards and nominations 4.1 Grammy Awards 5 Discography 6 Filmography 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links Early life and education[edit] Kristoffer Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas, to Mary Ann (née Ashbrook) and Lars Henry Kristofferson, a U.S. Army Air Corps officer (later a U.S. Air Force major general).[2][3] His paternal grandparents emigrated from Sweden, while his mother had English, Scots-Irish, German, Swiss-German, and Dutch ancestry.[citation needed] Kristofferson's paternal grandfather was an officer in the Swedish Army.[4] While Kristofferson was a child, his father pushed him toward a military career.[4] San Mateo, California[edit] Kristofferson moved around frequently as a youth because of his father's military service, and they settled in San Mateo, California.[5] He graduated from San Mateo High School in 1954. An aspiring writer, Kristofferson immediately enrolled in Pomona College. His early writing included prize-winning essays, and "The Rock" and "Gone Are the Days" were published in The Atlantic Monthly. These early stories reveal the roots of Kristofferson's passions and concerns. "The Rock" is about a geographical feature resembling the form of a woman, while the latter was about a racial incident.[6] At the age of 17, Kristofferson took a summer job with a dredging contractor on Wake Island. He called it "the hardest job I ever had".[7] Pomona College[edit] Kristofferson attended Pomona College, and experienced his first dose of fame in 1958, appearing in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" on March 31 for his achievements in collegiate rugby union, American football, and track and field.[8] He and his classmates revived the Claremont Colleges Rugby Club in 1958, and it remains a Southern California rugby institution. Kristofferson graduated in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in literature. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa his junior year. In a 2004 interview with Pomona College Magazine, Kristofferson mentioned philosophy professor Frederick Sontag as an important influence in his life.[9] Oxford University[edit] Kristofferson earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, studying at Merton College.[10] While at Oxford, he was awarded a Blue for boxing,[10] played rugby for his college, and began writing songs. At Oxford, he became acquainted with fellow Rhodes scholar, art critic, and poet Michael Fried. With the help of his manager, Larry Parnes, Kristofferson recorded for Top Rank Records under the name Kris Carson. Parnes was working to sell Kristofferson as "a Yank at Oxford" to the British public; Kristofferson was willing to accept that promotional approach if it helped his singing career, which he hoped would enable him to progress toward his goal of becoming a novelist.[11] This early phase of his music career was unsuccessful.[12] In 1960, Kristofferson graduated with a B.Phil. degree in English literature.[10][13][14] In 1961, he married his longtime girlfriend, Frances Mavia Beer.[10] In 1973, Kristofferson received an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Pomona College during Alumni Weekend, while accompanied by fellow performers Johnny Cash and Rita Coolidge. His award was presented to him by one of his Pomona mentors, Professor Fred Sontag.[15] Career[edit] Military service[edit] Kristofferson, under pressure from his family, joined the U.S. Army, was commissioned as a second lieutenant and attained the rank of captain. He became a helicopter pilot after receiving flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He also completed Ranger School. During the early 1960s, he was stationed in West Germany as a member of the 8th Infantry Division.[16] During this time, he resumed his music career and formed a band. In 1965, after his tour in Germany ended, Kristofferson was given an assignment to teach English literature at West Point.[17] Instead, he decided to leave the Army and pursue songwriting. His family dis-owned him because of his career decision; sources are unclear on whether they reconciled.[18][19][20] They saw it as a rejection of everything they stood for although Kristofferson says he is proud of his time in the military, and received the Veteran of the Year Award at the 2003 American Veterans Awards ceremony.[21][22] Music[edit] After leaving the army in 1965, Kristofferson moved to Nashville. He worked odd jobs while struggling for success in music while burdened with medical expenses resulting from his son's defective esophagus. He and his wife soon divorced. He got a job sweeping floors at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. He met June Carter there and asked her to give Johnny Cash a tape of his. She did, but Cash put it on a large pile with others. He also worked as a commercial helicopter pilot for south Louisiana firm Petroleum Helicopters International (PHI), based in Lafayette, Louisiana. Kristofferson recalled of his days as a pilot, "That was about the last three years before I started performing, before people started cutting my songs. I would work a week down here [in south Louisiana] for PHI, sitting on an oil platform and flying helicopters. Then I'd go back to Nashville at the end of the week and spend a week up there trying to pitch the songs, then come back down and write songs for another week. I can remember 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' I wrote sitting on top of an oil platform. I wrote 'Bobby McGee' down here, and a lot of them [in south Louisiana]."[23] Weeks after giving Carter his tapes, Kristofferson landed a helicopter in Cash's front yard, gaining his full attention.[24] A story about Kristofferson having a beer in one hand and some songs in the other upon arrival was reputed, but has been disproven, with Kristofferson saying, "It was still kind of an invasion of privacy that I wouldn't recommend. To be honest, I don't think he was there... John had a pretty creative memory."[25] But upon hearing "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down," Cash decided to record it, and that year Kristofferson won Songwriter of the Year at the Country Music Awards. Kristofferson with Rita Coolidge at the 1972 Dripping Springs Reunion In 1966, Dave Dudley released a successful Kristofferson single, "Viet Nam Blues." In 1967, Kristofferson signed to Epic Records and released a single, "Golden Idol/Killing Time," but the song was not successful. Within the next few years, more Kristofferson originals hit the charts, performed by Roy Drusky ("Jody and the Kid"); Billy Walker & the Tennessee Walkers ("From the Bottle to the Bottom"); Ray Stevens ("Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"); Jerry Lee Lewis ("Once More with Feeling"); Faron Young ("Your Time's Comin'"); and Roger Miller ("Me and Bobby McGee", "Best of all Possible Worlds", and "Darby's Castle"). He was successful as a performer following Johnny Cash's introduction of him at the Newport Folk Festival. Kristofferson signed with Monument Records as a recording artist. In addition to running that label, Fred Foster also served as manager of Combine Music, Kristofferson's songwriting label. His debut album for Monument in 1970 -- Kristofferson—included a few new songs as well as many of his previous hits. Sales were poor, although this debut album would become a success the following year after it was re-released under the title Me & Bobby McGee. Kristofferson's compositions were still in demand. Ray Price ("For the Good Times"), Gladys Knight & The Pips ("Help Me Make It Through The Night"), Waylon Jennings ("The Taker"), Bobby Bare ("Come Sundown"), Johnny Cash ("Sunday Morning Coming Down"), and Sammi Smith ("Help Me Make It Through the Night") all recorded successful versions of his songs in the early-1970s. "For the Good Times" (Ray Price) won "Song of the Year" in 1970 from the Academy of Country Music, while "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (Johnny Cash) won the same award from the Academy's rival, the Country Music Association, in the same year. This is the only time an individual received the same award from these two organizations in the same year for different songs. In 1971, Janis Joplin, dating Kristofferson, had a number one hit with "Me and Bobby McGee" from her posthumous album Pearl. It stayed on the number-one spot on the charts for weeks. More hits followed from others: Ray Price ("I'd Rather Be Sorry"); Joe Simon ("Help Me Make It Through the Night"); Bobby Bare ("Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"); O.C. Smith ("Help Me Make It Through the Night"); Jerry Lee Lewis ("Me and Bobby McGee"); Patti Page ("I'd Rather Be Sorry"); and Peggy Little ("I've Got to Have You"). Country music performer Kenny Rogers recorded some of Kristofferson's compositions, including a version of "Me and Bobby McGee" in 1969 with The First Edition for the Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town album. Kristofferson released his second album -- The Silver Tongued Devil and I—in 1971. It included "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)". This success established Kristofferson's career as a recording artist. Soon after, Kristofferson made his acting debut in The Last Movie (directed by Dennis Hopper), and appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival. A portion of his Isle of Wight performance is featured on the three disc compilation, The First Great Rock Festivals of the Seventies. In 1971, he acted in Cisco Pike, and released his third album, Border Lord. The album was all-new material and sales were sluggish. He also swept the Grammy Awards that year with numerous songs nominated, winning country song of the year for "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Kristofferson's 1972 fourth album, Jesus Was a Capricorn, initially had slow sales, but the third single, "Why Me", was a success and significantly increased album sales. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA on November 8, 1973.[26] In 1972, Kristofferson appeared with Rita Coolidge on British TV on BBC's The Old Grey Whistle Test, performing a physically intimate version of "Help Me Make It Through the Night". In 1972, Al Green released his version of "For the Good Times" on the album I'm Still in Love with You. Film[edit] Kristofferson in 1978 For the next several years, Kristofferson focused on acting. He appeared in Blume in Love (1973) directed by Paul Mazursky, and three Sam Peckinpah films: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), and Convoy (1978) and Michael Ritchie's Semi-Tough (1977) with Burt Reynolds. He continued acting in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Vigilante Force (1976), and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976), the romantic drama A Star Is Born (1976) with Barbra Streisand, for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor soon followed. At the peak of his box office power, Kristofferson turned down William Friedkin's Sorcerer (1977) and the romantic war film Hanover Street (1979). Despite his success with Streisand, Kristofferson's solo musical career headed downward with his non-charting ninth album, Shake Hands with the Devil. His next film, the two-part 1979 NBC-TV movie Freedom Road, did not get good ratings. Kristofferson was next cast in the lead role as the enigmatic Sheriff James Averill in Michael Cimino's bleak and sprawling 1980 anti-Western Heaven's Gate. Despite being a scandalous studio-bankrupting and industry-changing failure at the time (it cost Kristofferson his Hollywood A-list status), the film gained critical recognition in subsequent years. In 1986, he starred in The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James with Johnny Cash and Flashpoint in 1984, directed by William Tannen. In 1987, Kristofferson starred in the seven-episode TV series Amerika with Robert Urich and Christine Lahti. In 1989, he was the male lead in the film Millennium with Cheryl Ladd. In 1996, he earned a supporting role as Charlie Wade, a corrupt South Texas sheriff in John Sayles's Lone Star, a film nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay. In 1997, he co-starred in the film Fire Down Below with Steven Seagal. In 1998, he took a role in the film Blade, alongside Wesley Snipes, as Blade's mentor Abraham Whistler. He reprised the role in Blade II (2002) and again in Blade: Trinity (2004). In 1998 he starred in Dance with Me along with Vanessa Williams and Chayanne. In 1999, he co-starred with Mel Gibson in Payback. He was then in the 2001 Tim Burton version of Planet of the Apes. He has also played the title character "Yohan" as an old man in the Norwegian film Yohan—the Children Wanderer. He co-starred in the 2011 film Dolphin Tale and its 2014 sequel, Dolphin Tale 2. In 2012, Kristofferson was in Joyful Noise with longtime friend, Dolly Parton. In 2013, Kristofferson co-starred in The Motel Life, as well as Angels Sing with Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett. In 2006, Kristofferson starred with Geneviève Bujold in the film Disappearances about whiskey running from Quebec to the US during the Great Depression. Mid-career[edit] After his singing success in the early-1970s, Kristofferson met singer Rita Coolidge. They married in 1973 and released an album titled Full Moon, another success buoyed by numerous hit singles and Grammy nominations. However, his fifth album, Spooky Lady's Sideshow, released in 1974, was a commercial failure, setting the trend for most of the rest of his musical career. Artists such as Ronnie Milsap and Johnny Duncan continued to record Kristofferson's material with success, but his distinctively rough voice and anti-pop sound kept his own audience to a minimum. Meanwhile, more artists took his songs to the top of the charts, including Willie Nelson, whose 1979 LP release of (Willie Nelson) Sings Kristofferson reached number five on the U.S. Country Music chart and certified Platinum in the U.S. In 1979, Kris Kristofferson traveled to Havana, Cuba, to participate in the historic Havana Jam festival that took place on March 2–4, alongside Rita Coolidge, Stephen Stills, the CBS Jazz All-Stars, the Trio of Doom, Fania All-Stars, Billy Swan, Bonnie Bramlett, Mike Finnegan, Weather Report, and Billy Joel, plus an array of Cuban artists such as Irakere, Pacho Alonso, Tata Güines, and Orquesta Aragón. His performance is captured on Ernesto Juan Castellanos's documentary Havana Jam '79. On November 18, 1979, Kristofferson and Coolidge appeared on The Muppet Show, where Kristofferson sang "Help Me Make It Through the Night" with Miss Piggy, Coolidge sang "We're All Alone" with forest animals, and the pair sang "Song I'd Like to Sing" with the Muppet monsters. They divorced in 1980. Later work[edit] In 1982, Kristofferson joined Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Brenda Lee on The Winning Hand, a double album consisting of remastered and updated performances of recordings the four artists had made for the Monument label during the mid-1960s; the album reached the top-ten on the U.S. country album charts. He married again, to Lisa Meyers, and concentrated on films for a time, appearing in the 1984 releases The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck, Flashpoint and Songwriter. Nelson and Kristofferson both appeared in Songwriter, and Kristofferson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. The album Music from Songwriter, featuring Nelson-Kristofferson duets, was a massive country success. Nelson and Kristofferson continued their partnership, and added Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash to form the supergroup The Highwaymen. Their first album, Highwayman, was a success, and the supergroup continued working together for a time. The single from the album, also entitled "Highwayman", and especially written for them by Jimmy Webb, was awarded the ACM's single of the year in 1985.[27] In 1985, Kristofferson starred in Trouble in Mind and released Repossessed, a politically aware album that was a country success, particularly "They Killed Him" (also performed by Bob Dylan), a tribute to his heroes, including Martin Luther King Jr., Jesus, and Mahatma Gandhi. Kristofferson also appeared in Amerika at about the same time, a miniseries that attempted to depict life in America under Soviet control. Kristofferson at the 2006 South by Southwest Festival In spite of the success of Highwayman 2 in 1990, Kristofferson's solo recording career slipped significantly in the early-1990s, though he continued to record successfully with the Highwaymen. Lone Star (1996 film by John Sayles) reinvigorated Kristofferson's acting career, and he soon appeared in Blade, Blade II, Blade: Trinity, A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, Fire Down Below, Tim Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes, Chelsea Walls, Payback, The Jacket, and Fast Food Nation. The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted Kristofferson in 1985, as had the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame earlier, in 1977. In 1999, The Austin Sessions, was released, an album on which Kristofferson reworked some of his favorite songs with the help of artists such as Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle, and Jackson Browne. In 2003, Broken Freedom Song was released, a live album recorded in San Francisco. In 2003, he received the "Spirit of Americana" free speech award from The Americana Music Association.[28] In 2004, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2006, he received the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and released his first album full of new material in 11 years; This Old Road. On April 21, 2007, Kristofferson won CMT's Johnny Cash Visionary Award. Rosanne Cash, Cash's daughter, presented the honor during the April 16 awards show in Nashville. Previous recipients include Cash, Hank Williams, Jr., Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire, and the Dixie Chicks. "John was my hero before he was my friend, and anything with his name on it is really an honor in my eyes," Kristofferson said during a phone interview. "I was thinking back to when I first met him, and if I ever thought that I'd be getting an award with his name on it, it would have carried me through a lot of hard times."[29] In July 2007, Kristofferson was featured on CMT's "Studio 330 Sessions" where he played many of his hits. On June 13, 2008, Kristofferson performed an acoustic in the round set with Patty Griffin and Randy Owen (Alabama) for a special taping of a PBS songwriters series aired in December. Each performer played five songs. Kristofferson's set included "The Best of All Possible Worlds", "Darby's Castle", "Casey's Last Ride", "Me and Bobby McGee", and "Here Comes that Rainbow Again". Taping was done in Nashville. Kristofferson released a new album of original songs entitled Closer to the Bone on September 29, 2009. It is produced by Don Was on the New West label. Prior to the release, Kristofferson remarked: "I like the intimacy of the new album. It has a general mood of reflecting on where we all are at this time of life."[30] On November 10, 2009, Kristofferson was honored as a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI Country Awards. Throughout his career, Kristofferson's songwriting has garnered 48 BMI Country and Pop Awards.[31] He later remarked, "The great thing about being a songwriter is you can hear your baby interpreted by so many people that have creative talents vocally that I don't have."[32] Kristofferson had always denied having a good voice, and has said that as he's aged, what quality it might once have had commenced to decay.[33] Kristofferson speaking at the 2014 PEN New England Song Lyrics Award ceremony held in Boston's John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum In December 2009, it was announced that Kristofferson would be portraying Joe in the upcoming album Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a collaboration between rock singer John Mellencamp and novelist Stephen King.[34] On May 11, 2010, Light in the Attic Records released demos that were recorded during Kristofferson's janitorial stint at Columbia. Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos is the first time these recordings have been released and includes material that would later be featured on other Kristofferson recordings and on the recordings of other prominent artists, such as the original recording of "Me and Bobby McGee". On June 4, 2011, Kristofferson performed a solo acoustic show at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, showcasing both some of his original hits made famous by other artists, and newer songs. In early-2013, Kristofferson released a new album of original songs called Feeling Mortal. A live album titled An Evening With Kris Kristofferson was released in September 2014. Kristofferson voiced the character Chief Hanlon of the NCR Rangers in the hit 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas. In an interview for Las Vegas magazine Q&A by Matt Kelemen on October 23, 2015, he revealed that a new album, The Cedar Creek Sessions, recorded in Austin, would include some old and some new songs.[35] In December 2016, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.[36] Kristofferson covered Brandi Carlile's "Turpentine" on the 2017 album Cover Stories.[37] Kristofferson performed, with assistance from Brandi Carlile, the Joni Mitchell composition "A Case of You", from the 1971 Mitchell album Blue, on November 7, 2018 at the Both Sides Now - Joni 75 A Birthday Celebration to celebrate the 75th birthday of Joni Mitchell.[38] In Jun 2019, Kristofferson was announced as being one of the supporting artists, alongside Bryan Ferry, for a Barbra Streisand "exclusive European concert" on July 7 in London's Hyde Park as part of the Barclay's Summertime Concert series.[39] In January 2021, it was announced that Kristofferson had retired. His final performances were on the Outlaw Country Cruise in January 2020.[40] Personal life[edit] In 1961, he married his longtime girlfriend, Frances "Fran" Mavia Beer, eventually divorcing.[10][41] Kristofferson briefly dated Janis Joplin before her death in October 1970.[41] His second marriage was from 1973 until 1976 to singer Rita Coolidge, ending in divorce by 1980.[5][41] Kristofferson married Lisa Meyers in 1983.[41] Kristofferson and Lisa Meyers Kristofferson own a home in Los Flores Canyon in Malibu, California,[42] and maintain a residence in Hana on the island of Maui.[41] Kristofferson has encountered a few serious medical issues in the past few decades. He had successful bypass surgery in 1999, but from 2004 to 2015 suffered from what was finally diagnosed as Lyme disease, although it was initially and incorrectly thought to be early-stage Alzheimer's disease. It is unclear how Kristofferson contracted Lyme disease, but it is suspected that he caught it while filming a movie in the woods of Vermont in 2002. His wife credits the successful diagnosis and recovery to getting second opinions when dealing with auto-immune and Alzheimer-type diagnoses. Kristofferson is currently being treated by a specialist in California "who added antibiotic intramuscular injections to Kris's protocol and is continuing to treat Kris", his wife reported.[42][43] Kristofferson has eight children from his three marriages: from his first marriage to Fran Beer, daughter Tracy (b. 1962) and son Kris (b. 1968); from his second marriage, to Rita Coolidge, daughter Casey (b. 1974); and from his marriage to his current wife, Lisa (Meyers) Kristofferson, Jesse (b. 1983), Jody (b. 1985), Johnny (b. 1988), Kelly Marie (b. 1990), and Blake (b. 1994).[44] Kristofferson has said that he would like the first three lines of Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire" on his tombstone:[45] Like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free Awards and nominations[edit] Year Association Category Nominated work Result 1970 Country Music Association Awards Song of the Year "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" Won 1973 "Why Me" Nominated Single of the Year Nominated Academy of Country Music Awards Song of the Year Nominated BAFTA Awards Best Newcomer Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Nominated 1974 Academy of Country Music Awards Song of the Year "One Day at a Time" Nominated 1976 Golden Globe Awards Best Actor in a Musical A Star Is Born Won 1980 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actor Heaven's Gate Nominated 1981 Rollover Nominated 1984 Academy Awards Best Original Score Songwriter Nominated 1985 Country Music Association Awards Single of the Year "Highwayman" Nominated Video of the Year Nominated Academy of Country Music Awards Single of the Year Won Video of the Year Nominated Album Of The Year Nominated 2003 Americana Music Honors & Awards Free Speech Award Himself Won 2005 Academy of Country Music Awards Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award Won 2013 Poets Award Won 2019 Country Music Association Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Himself Won Grammy Awards[edit] Kristofferson has won three competitive Grammys from thirteen nominations. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.[46] Year Category Nominated work Result 1971 Song of the Year "Me and Bobby McGee" Nominated "Help Me Make It Through the Night" Nominated Best Country Song Won "Me and Bobby McGee" Nominated "For the Good Times" Nominated 1973 "Why Me" Nominated Best Male Country Vocal Performance Nominated Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group "From The Bottle To The Bottom" (with Rita Coolidge) Won 1974 "Loving Arms" (with Rita Coolidge) Nominated 1975 "Lover Please" (with Rita Coolidge) Won 1985 "Highwayman" (with The Highwaymen) Nominated 1990 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Highwayman 2 Nominated 2014 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Himself Won 2016 Best Americana Album The Cedar Creek Sessions Nominated ***** George Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor, comedian and musician. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles.[1] After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as Ship of Fools (1965) and King Rat (1965), he co-starred in the classic drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Through the next decade and a half, Segal consistently starred in notable films across a variety of genres including The Quiller Memorandum (1966), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967), No Way to Treat a Lady (1968), Where's Poppa? (1970), The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), The Hot Rock (1972), Blume in Love (1973), A Touch of Class (1973), California Split (1974), The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976), and Fun with Dick and Jane (1977). He was one of the first American film actors to rise to leading man status with an unchanged Jewish surname, helping pave the way for other major actors of his generation.[2][3][4] Later in his career, he appeared in supporting roles in films such as Look Who's Talking (1989), For the Boys (1991), The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), Flirting with Disaster (1996), and Love & Other Drugs (2010). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and won two Golden Globe Awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in A Touch of Class. On television, he was best known for his regular roles in two popular sitcoms, playing Jack Gallo on Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003) and Albert "Pops" Solomon on The Goldbergs (2013–2021). Segal was also an accomplished banjo player. He released three albums and performed with the instrument in several of his acting roles and on late-night television. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Early roles and success 2.2 Critical acclaim 2.3 Leading man 2.4 Mid-career difficulties 2.5 Later career 3 Personal life and death 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Stage 4.3 Television 5 Discography 6 Awards and nominations 6.1 Other honors 7 Notes and references 8 External links Early life[edit] George Segal Jr. was born in New York City,[5][6][7] the youngest of four children to Fannie Blanche Segal (née Bodkin) and George Segal Sr., a malt and hop agent. He spent much of his childhood in Great Neck, New York.[5][8][9] All four of Segal's grandparents were Russian-Jewish immigrants,[10][11] and his maternal grandparents changed their surname from Slobodkin to Bodkin.[10] A paternal great-grandfather ran for governor of Massachusetts as a socialist.[12] His oldest brother, John, worked in the hops brokerage business and was an innovator in the cultivation of new hop varieties;[13] the middle brother, Fred, was a screenwriter;[8] and his sister Greta died of pneumonia before he was born.[10] Segal's family was Jewish, but he was raised in a secular household. When asked if he had had a bar mitzvah, Segal stated: I'm afraid not. I went to a Passover Seder at Groucho Marx's once and he kept saying, "When do we get to the wine?" So that's my [Jewish] experience. I went to [a friend's] bar mitzvah, and that was the only time I was in Temple Beth Shalom. [Jewish life] wasn't happening that much at the time. People's car tires were slashed in front of the temple. I was once kicked down a flight of stairs by some kids from [the local parochial school].[12] Segal became interested in acting at the age of nine, when he saw Alan Ladd in This Gun for Hire.[9] "I knew the revolver and the trench coat were an illusion and I didn't care," said Segal. "I liked the sense of adventure and control."[14] He also started playing the banjo at a young age, later stating: "I started off with the ukulele when I was a kid in Great Neck. A friend had a red Harold Teen model; it won my heart. When I got to high school, I realized you couldn't play in a band with a ukulele, so I moved on to the four-string banjo."[15] When his father died in 1947, Segal moved to New York City with his mother.[16] He graduated from George School, a Quaker boarding school in Pennsylvania, in 1951 and attended Haverford College.[17] He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts in performing arts and drama.[15][16] He played banjo at Haverford and also at Columbia, where he played with a dixieland jazz band that had several different names. When he booked a gig, he would bill the group as Bruno Lynch and his Imperial Jazz Band. The group, which later settled on the name Red Onion Jazz Band, played at Segal's first wedding.[17][18] Segal served in the United States Army during the Korean War.[5][19] While there, he played in a band called Corporal Bruno's Sad Sack Six.[15] Career[edit] Early roles and success[edit] After college and the army, Segal eventually studied at the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg and Uta Hagen[20] and got a job as an understudy in the 1956 off-Broadway production of The Iceman Cometh starring Jason Robards.[21] He appeared in Antony and Cleopatra for Joseph Papp and joined an improvisational group called The Premise, which performed at a Bleecker Street coffeehouse[22] and whose ranks included Buck Henry and Theodore J. Flicker.[23] Segal continued to perform on Broadway with roles in Gideon (1961–62) by Paddy Chayefsky, which ran for 236 performances,[24][25] as well as Rattle of a Simple Man (1963), an adaptation of a British hit, with Tammy Grimes and Edward Woodward. He was signed to a Columbia Pictures contract in 1961, making his film debut in The Young Doctors.[26] Segal made several television appearances in the early 1960s, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Armstrong Circle Theatre, and Naked City,[26] and appeared in the well-known World War II film The Longest Day (1962).[27] He also had a small role in Act One (1963) and a more prominent part in the western Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) alongside Yul Brynner.[28] Segal in the trailer for Lost Command Segal came to Hollywood from New York City to star in a TV series with Robert Taylor that never aired. Nonetheless, he joined the cast of Columbia Pictures' medical drama The New Interns (1964),[29] and the studio then put him under long-term contract.[30] The role ultimately earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year,[14] alongside Harve Presnell and Chaim Topol.[31] Critical acclaim[edit] In 1965, Segal played an egocentric painter in an ensemble cast led by Vivien Leigh and Lee Marvin in Stanley Kramer's acclaimed drama Ship of Fools, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The same year, he also played the title role as a scheming P.O.W. in the well-regarded war drama King Rat (a role originally meant for Frank Sinatra) and received acclaim for both performances.[32][33] In other notable film appearances, he played the titular role of a secret service agent on assignment in Berlin in The Quiller Memorandum (1966), an Algerian paratrooper who becomes a leader of the FLN in Lost Command (1966), and a Cagney-esque gangster in Roger Corman's The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967).[28] Segal also appeared in several prominent television films, playing Biff in an acclaimed production of Death of a Salesman (1966) next to Lee J. Cobb, a gangster in an adaptation of The Desperate Hours (1967), and George in an adaptation of Of Mice and Men (1968). The latter two films were both directed by Ted Kotcheff,[34] with whom he worked again several times.[28] Segal was loaned to Warner Bros. for Mike Nichols' directorial debut Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), a now-classic adaptation of the Edward Albee play. Nichols had previously directed Segal in a 1964 Off-Broadway play titled The Knack[35] and cast him again in Woolf after Robert Redford had turned down the role.[36] In the four-person ensemble piece, Segal played the young faculty member, Nick, alongside Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and Sandy Dennis. The film, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture and was later selected to the National Film Registry,[37] is arguably Segal's best known and, for his role, he was nominated for an Oscar[38] and a Golden Globe.[39] The same year, Segal released his debut LP, The Yama Yama Man. The title track is a ragtime version of the 1908 tune "The Yama Yama Man" with horns and banjos. Segal released the album at a time when he appeared regularly playing banjo on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.[15] In the same year, Segal played banjo and sang with The Smothers Brothers when they performed Phil Ochs's "Draft Dodger Rag" on their CBS television show.[40][41] Leading man[edit] For over ten years after his success with Woolf, Segal received many notable film roles, often working with major filmmakers and becoming a significant figure in the New Hollywood movement.[42] He starred in Carl Reiner's celebrated[43] dark comedy[44] Where's Poppa? (1970), played the lead role in Sidney Lumet's Bye Bye Braverman (1968), starred with Robert Redford in Peter Yates's diamond heist comedy The Hot Rock (1972), starred as the titular midlife crisis victim in Paul Mazursky's acclaimed romantic comedy Blume in Love (1973),[45] and starred alongside Elliott Gould as a gambling addict in Robert Altman's classic California Split (1974),[46] considered by some to be the greatest gambling film of all time.[47] In one of his most successful roles, Segal played a philandering husband in Melvin Frank's continental romantic comedy A Touch of Class (1973) opposite Glenda Jackson. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Jackson won an Oscar for her performance, and Segal won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, which was the second Golden Globe of his career.[48] During this time, he had many other leading roles in various genres. He played a perplexed police detective in No Way to Treat a Lady (1968), a war-weary platoon commander in The Bridge at Remagen (1969), a man laying waste to his marriage in Loving (1970), and a hairdresser-turned-junkie in Born to Win (1971).[49] The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), a romantic comedy starring Segal and Barbra Streisand and written by his former improv teammate Buck Henry, was particularly popular;[50] and though Segal played against type as a dangerous computer scientist in The Terminal Man (1974), he used his popular appeal as a card shark in The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976), as a suburbanite-turned-bank robber in Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), as a heroic ride inspector in Rollercoaster (1977), and as a wealthy serial restaurant entrepreneur in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978).[51] Other films starring Segal from this time include The Girl Who Couldn't Say No (1968), Russian Roulette (1975), and The Black Bird (1975).[52] During the 1970s and 1980s, Segal appeared frequently on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson both as a guest and occasionally as a guest host. His appearances were marked by eccentric banter with Johnny Carson and were usually punctuated by bursts of banjo playing.[22] In addition to playing banjo while appearing on The Tonight Show, Segal played the instrument in several of his acting roles and sang in others, such as Blume in Love.[53] Segal continued his music career during this time as well. In 1974, Segal's band, The Imperial Jazz Band, released an album called A Touch of Ragtime, in which Segal played the banjo. He made frequent television appearances with the "Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band", whose members included actor Conrad Janis on trombone, and in 1981 they performed live at Carnegie Hall.[54] In 1976, Segal co-hosted the Academy Awards along with Gene Kelly, Goldie Hawn, Walter Matthau, and Robert Shaw.[55] Mid-career difficulties[edit] Segal reunited with his Touch of Class co-star Jackson and director Frank in another European-set romantic comedy, Lost and Found (1979), but the film was not a success. Neither was The Last Married Couple in America (1980) with Natalie Wood. Segal famously pulled out of the lead role in Blake Edwards' hit comedy 10 (1979), resulting in his being replaced by Dudley Moore and sued by Edwards.[22] With a few exceptions, in films such as Denzel Washington's film debut Carbon Copy (1981), Burt Reynolds's crime drama Stick (1985), and the popular family comedy Look Who's Talking (1989), Segal received fewer prominent roles in the 1980s. Instead, he began to star more frequently in television films, such as The Deadly Game (1982) for which he received a CableAce Award nomination for best actor in a theatrical or non-musical production,[56] The Cold Room (1984), and The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984). He also starred in two short-lived television series, the semi-autobiographical sitcom Take Five (1987)[57] and the crime drama Murphy's Law (1988–89). In 1985, he returned to Broadway in a short-lived production of Requiem for a Heavyweight by Rod Serling and in 1990 toured in a play called Double Act.[58] He later reflected on his career trajectory: In the first 10 years, I was playing all different kinds of things. I loved the variety, and never had the sense of being a leading man but a character actor. Then I got frozen into this "urban" character. About the time of "The Last Married Couple in America" (1980) I remember Natalie (Wood) saying to me ... "It's one typed role after another, and pretty soon you forget everything. You forget why you're here, why you're doing it." Then my marriage started to fall apart ... I was disenchanted, I was turning in on myself, I was doing a lot of self-destructive things ... there were drugs ... I'm also sure I was guilty of spoiled behavior. I think it's impossible when that star rush comes not to get a little full of yourself, which is what I was.[59] Segal (left) with The Goldbergs cast, 2014 Later career[edit] Nevertheless, after this relatively dry period, Segal re-established himself as a successful character actor in the 1990s. Though he appeared in some less-acclaimed films, he also worked with directors such as Mark Rydell, Gus Van Sant, Barbra Streisand, David O. Russell, Randal Kleiser, and Ben Stiller, respectively, in well-received films such as For the Boys (1991), To Die For (1995), The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), Flirting with Disaster (1996), It's My Party (1996), and The Cable Guy (1996). Additionally, he had guest appearances on various shows such as Murder She Wrote and The Larry Sanders Show and continued to appear in television films such as Seasons of the Heart (1994), Houdini (1998), and The Linda McCartney Story (2000). In 1999, he briefly performed in Yasmina Reza's Art on Broadway, and in 2001 he reprised his performance in the West End.[60] From 1997 to 2003, Segal had his most prominent role in years when he starred in the NBC workplace sitcom Just Shoot Me! as Jack Gallo, the successful yet often oblivious owner and publisher of a New York City fashion magazine.[22] For this role, he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1999 and 2000[61] as well as a Satellite Award in 2002. The show, which also starred David Spade and Laura San Giacomo, among others, and which once aired between iconic sitcoms Friends and Seinfeld, lasted for seven seasons and 148 episodes. After finishing his run on Just Shoot Me, Segal appeared in supporting roles in films such as Heights (2005), 2012 (2009), and Love & Other Drugs (2010). Additionally, he worked more frequently as a voice actor, including a role in the English-language version of Studio Ghibli's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) and a comedic reprisal of his Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? role in a 2018 episode of The Simpsons.[62][63] His most recent film performance was alongside Christopher Plummer in Elsa & Fred (2014). In other roles, Segal played talent manager Murray Berenson in three episodes of the television series Entourage (2009), guest starred in shows such as Boston Legal, Private Practice, and Pushing Daisies, appeared in comedic short videos such as Chutzpuh, This Is,[64] and starred in the TV Land sitcom Retired at 35 (2011–2012), alongside his Bye Bye Braverman co-star Jessica Walter.[65][66][67] Segal had another success when he starred in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–2021), playing Albert "Pops" Solomon, the eccentric but lovable grandfather of a semi-autobiographical family based on that of series creator Adam F. Goldberg.[68] The long-running series entered its eighth season in 2021,[69][70] and Segal was part of the regular cast up until his death in March of that year. Throughout the show, Segal had appeared in most, though not all, episodes and, as in some of his earlier roles, he played the banjo several times on-screen. In 2017, Segal received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.[71][72] Personal life and death[edit] Segal was married three times. He married film editor Marion Segal Freed in 1956, who would go on to work as an associate producer or editor on three of his films.[73] They had two daughters and were together until their divorce in 1983.[73] From 1983 until her death in 1996, he was married to Linda Rogoff, a one-time manager of The Pointer Sisters whom he met at Carnegie Hall when he played the banjo with his band[74] the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band.[26] He married his former George School boarding school classmate Sonia Schultz Greenbaum in 1998.[9] Later in his life, Segal lived part-time in Sonoma County when he was not filming The Goldbergs in Los Angeles.[75] Segal died of complications from bypass surgery in Santa Rosa, California, on March 23, 2021, at age 87.[76] [77] Filmography[edit] Film[edit] Year Title Role Director Notes 1961 The Young Doctors[28][78] Dr. Howard Phil Karlson 1962 The Longest Day[78][79] U.S. Army Ranger Ken Annakin Andrew Marton Bernhard Wicki 1963 Act One[28][52] Lester Sweyd Dore Schary 1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter[28][52] Matt Weaver Richard Wilson 1964 The New Interns[28][78] Dr. Tony "Shiv" Parelli John Rich 1965 King Rat[28][52] Corporal King Bryan Forbes 1965 Ship of Fools[28][52] David Scott Stanley Kramer 1966 Lost Command[28][52] Lt. Mahidi Mark Robson 1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?[28][52] Nick Mike Nichols Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1966 The Quiller Memorandum[28][52] Quiller Michael Anderson 1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre[28][52] Peter Gusenberg Roger Corman 1968 Bye Bye Braverman[28][52] Morroe Rieff Sidney Lumet 1968 No Way to Treat a Lady[28][52] Morris Brummel Jack Smight 1968 The Girl Who Couldn't Say No[79][52] Franco Franco Brusati 1969 The Bridge at Remagen[28][52] Lieutenant Phil Hartman John Guillermin 1969 The Southern Star[79][52] Dan Rockland Sidney Hayers 1970 Loving[28][52] Brooks Wilson Irvin Kershner 1970 Where's Poppa?[28][52] Gordon Hocheiser Carl Reiner 1970 The Owl and the Pussycat[28][52] Felix Sherman Herbert Ross 1971 Born to Win[28][52] J Ivan Passer 1972 The Hot Rock[28][52] Kelp Peter Yates 1973 Blume in Love[28][52] Stephen Blume Paul Mazursky 1973 A Touch of Class[28][52] Steve Blackburn Melvin Frank 1974 The Terminal Man[28][52] Harry Benson Mike Hodges 1974 California Split[28][52] Bill Denny Robert Altman 1975 Russian Roulette[28][52] Corporal Timothy Shaver Lou Lombardo 1975 The Black Bird[28][52] Sam Spade Jr. David Giler Executive producer 1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox[28][52] Charlie "Dirtwater Fox" Malloy Melvin Frank 1977 Fun with Dick and Jane[28][52] Dick Harper Ted Kotcheff 1977 Rollercoaster[28][52] Harry Calder James Goldstone 1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?[28][52] Robby Ross Ted Kotcheff 1979 Lost and Found[28][52] Adam Watson Melvin Frank 1980 The Last Married Couple in America[28][52] Jeff Thompson Gilbert Cates 1981 Carbon Copy[28][52] Walter Whitney Michael Schultz 1982 Killing 'em Softly[78][52] Jimmy Skinner Max Fischer 1985 Stick[28][52] Barry Braun Burt Reynolds 1988 Run for Your Life[78][52] Alan Morani Terence Young 1989 Look Who's Talking[28][52] Albert Amy Heckerling 1989 All's Fair[28][52] Colonel Rocky Lang 1991 For the Boys[28][52] Art Silver Mark Rydell 1991 Time of Darkness Grigory Vladimir Alenikov 1992 Me Myself & I[78][52] Buddy Arnett Pablo Ferro 1992 Un orso chiamato Arturo[78] Billy Sergio Martino 1993 Joshua Tree[78] Lt. Franklin L. Severence Vic Armstrong 1993 Look Who's Talking Now[28][52] Albert Tom Ropelewski Cameo 1994 Direct Hit[78][52] James Tronson Joseph Merhi Video 1995 To Die For[78][79] Conference Speaker Gus Van Sant Uncredited 1995 The Babysitter[28][52] Bill Holsten Guy Ferland Video 1995 The Feminine Touch[78] Senator "Beau" Ashton Conrad Janis Video 1995 Deep Down[79][52] Gil John Travers Video 1996 It's My Party[78][52] Paul Stark Randal Kleiser 1996 Flirting with Disaster[28][52] Ed Coplin David O. Russell 1996 The Cable Guy[28][52] Earl Kovacs Ben Stiller 1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces[28][52] Henry Fine Barbra Streisand 2005 Heights[78][52] Rabbi Mendel Chris Terrio 2005 Chutzpuh, This Is?[64] Dr. Dreck Rick Kent Short film 2005 Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone[79][52] Albagon Davis Doi Video Voice 2007 Three Days to Vegas[79][52] Dominic Spinuzzi Charlie Picerni 2007 My Wife Is Retarded Julie's father Etan Cohen Short film 2009 2012[78][52] Tony Delgatto Roland Emmerich 2009 Made for Each Other[79][52] Mr. Jacobs Daryl Goldberg 2010 Love & Other Drugs[78][52] Dr. James Randall Edward Zwick 2010 Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis Elliott Klublershturf Skot Bright Short film 2014 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya[78][79] Inbe no Akita Isao Takahata English dub Voice 2014 Elsa & Fred[78][52] John Michael Radford Stage[edit] Year Title Role Notes 1961–1962 Gideon[80][81] Purah Broadway 1963 Rattle of a Simple Man[80][81] Ricard Broadway 1964 The Knack[35] Tolen Off-Broadway 1985 Requiem for a Heavyweight[80][81] Maish Resnick Broadway 1993 The Fourth Wall[15] Roger Chicago 1998–1999 Art[80][81] Serge Broadway 2001 Art[82][83] Serge West End 2007 Heroes[84] Gustave Los Angeles 2007 Prophesy and Honor[85] Col. Sherman Moreland Honolulu 2008 Secret Order[86] Saul Roth Los Angeles Television[edit] Year Title Role Notes 1960 The Play of the Week[87] Don/Innkeeper 2 episodes 1960–1962 Armstrong Circle Theatre Various 2 episodes 1962 The United States Steel Hour Pete 1 episode 1963 Channing Andre 1 episode 1963 Naked City Jerry Costell 1 episode 1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour[79][52] Larry Duke 1 episode 1963–1964 The Doctors and the Nurses Dr. Novak/Dr. Harry Warren 2 episodes 1964 Arrest and Trial[79] Jack Wisner 1 episode 1965-1991 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Himself 47 episodes 1966 Death of a Salesman[79] Biff Loman Television film 1967 The Desperate Hours[87] Glenn Griffin Television film 1968 Of Mice and Men[52] George Television film 1973 The Lie[88] Andrew Television film 1980 My Friend Winnetou Gottlieb Miniseries 1982 The Deadly Game[79][52] Howard Trapp Television film 1983 Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer[79][52] John Grafton Television film 1984 The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood[79][52] Robin Hood Television film 1984 The Cold Room[79][52] Hugh Martin Television film 1985 Not My Kid[79][52] Dr. Frank Bower Television film 1986 Many Happy Returns[79][52] William "Bud" Robinson Television film 1987 Take Five Andy Kooper Series regular 6 episodes 1988–1989 Murphy's Law[79] Daedalus Patrick Murphy Series regular 13 episodes 1989 The Endless Game[79][52] Mr. Miller Miniseries 2 episodes 1993 Murder, She Wrote[79][52] Dave Novaro 1 episode 1993 Taking the Heat[79][52] Kepler Television film 1993–1995 The Larry Sanders Show[79] Himself 2 episodes 1994 Seasons of the Heart[79][52] Ezra Goldstine Television film 1994 Following Her Heart[79][52] Harry Television film 1994 High Tide[79] Gordon 7 episodes 1994 Burke's Law[52] Ben Zima 1 episode 1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters J.B. Voice 1 episode 1995 Picture Windows[52] Ted Varnas Miniseries 1 episode 1995–1997 The Naked Truth[52] Fred Wilde 4 episodes 1996 The Making of a Hollywood Madam Leo Television film 1996 Adventures from the Book of Virtues Eli Voice 1 episode 1996–1997 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Dr. Benton C. Quest Voice 24 episodes 1997 Tracey Takes On...[79] Harry Rosenthal 5 episodes 1997 Caroline in the City[52] Bob Anderson 1 episode 1997–2003 Just Shoot Me![79][52] Jack Gallo Series regular 148 episodes 1998 Houdini[79][52] Martin Beck Television film 2000 The Linda McCartney Story[79][52] Lee Eastman Television film 2001 The Zeta Project Dr. Eli Zelig 1 episode Voice 2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[79][52] Dr. Roger Tate 1 episode 2003 The Electric Piper Mayor Nick Dixon Television film Voice 2005 Fielder's Choice[79][52] JD Television film 2007 Private Practice[79][52] Wendell Parker 1 episode 2007 The War at Home[79][52] Sid 1 episode 2007 Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure[79] Horror Voice Television film 2008 Boston Legal[79][52] Paul Cruickshank 1 episode 2009 Pushing Daisies[79][52] Roy "Buster" Bustamante 1 episode 2009 Entourage[79][52] Murray Berenson 3 episodes 2010 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated[52] Peter Trickell Voice 1 episode 2011–2012 Retired at 35[79][52] Alan Robbins Series regular 20 episodes 2012 American Dad![79][52] Bernie Voice 1 episode 2013–2021 The Goldbergs[79][52] Albert "Pops" Solomon Series regular 185 episodes[a] 2018 The Simpsons Nick Voice Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel" Discography[edit] Year Title Notes 1967 The Yama Yama Man[89] LP 1974 A Touch of Ragtime[90] LP As George Segal and the Imperial Jazzband 1987 Basin Street[91] LP Canadian Brass with George Segal Awards and nominations[edit] Year Award Category Work Result Ref 1966 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Nominated [92] 1968 British Academy Film Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role No Way to Treat a Lady Nominated [93] 1983 CableAce Awards Best Actor in a Theatrical or Non-Musical Program The Deadly Game Nominated 1964 Golden Globe Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Male The New Interns Won[b] [31] 1966 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Nominated [39] 1973 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy A Touch of Class Won [94] 1998 Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Just Shoot Me! Nominated [95] 1999 Nominated [96] 1973 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actor A Touch of Class Won [97] 1965 Laurel Awards Top New Faces – Male 6th Place 1967 Top Male Supporting Performance Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Nominated [98] 2001 Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Just Shoot Me! Nominated [90]  ebay 5627

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