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MguyXXVI 
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 Posted - 04/25/2007 : 01:39:15
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One of the richest voices in show business, Mr. Browne passed away on April 11, 2007 at age 81.
I was very pleased to have met him one night while sitting with some friends in a bar in Burbank, California. He seemed genuinely touched that I remembered him from some of his acting roles. I complemented him on his oratory, which is rich and theatrical, noting that his speaking style inspired me carefully to craft my own (though not nearly so theatrical  ).
He was a gracious man. |
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lemmycaution 
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 04/25/2007 : 03:39:39
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 04/25/2007 : 10:12:14
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Originally posted by MguyX
One of the richest voices in show business, Mr. Browne passed away on April 11, 2007 at age 81.
I was very pleased to have met him one night while sitting with some friends in a bar in Burbank, California. He seemed genuinely touched that I remembered him from some of his acting roles. I complemented him on his oratory, which is rich and theatrical, noting that his speaking style inspired me carefully to craft my own (though not nearly so theatrical ).
He was a gracious man.
Ah, what a sadness! He was more than gracious - intelligent, erudite, extremely witty, generous, and cared with a rare passion about excellence and standards. I never knew him really well, though our paths crossed occasionally in the Village of the mid-1960s. He'd achieved by then a deal of celebrity from his Shakespearean and contemporary performances off-Broadway, and then in the film of The Connection. He and his pals including the late great Raymond St Jacques, Godfrey Cambridge, James Earl Jones and J.D. Cannon were often seen around the Village. I can't remember if I first met him after a performance in Central Park of Joseph Papp's Shakespeare in the Park, or at Atholl Fugard's The Blood Knot where we were both in the audience being spellbound by the acting of Jones and Cannon [the latter went on to feature as Dennis Weaver's boss in McCloud]. What I do remember is that he always had time for a young but serious wannabe such as myself.
Roscoe was one of the champions of establishing a voice and repertory presence for the superb black actors congregating in NYC at the time. I'll really miss him.
Connection terminated.
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 04/25/2007 : 11:58:38
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duh 
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 04/25/2007 : 14:10:42
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It has always been a joy to watch Browne work, whenever he was cast on television. My son and I will miss him very much as Claudette's professor father (who disapproved of her career as a police detective) in The Shield.
I've been searching the web for comments about Browne from people, who like MguyX and Baftababe, met him or knew him personally. After reading those for awhile, I realized, here was a man who immersed his life in his art.
Sometimes I have been rather embarassed to let non-horsemen see glimpses of my life as a horse trainer. I now realize that somewhat like Browne, my life is immersed in my art, and that it is a fine way to live. |
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R.I.P. Roscoe Lee Browne
