Karen Black Dead at 74 - Blu-ray Forum

Arkadin · 08-08-2013, 10:55 PM

sad news today.
she sure was in some amazing counterculture classics.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...ad-74-19910442
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3728463.html
SPOILER alert--montage contains scenes from her many classic performances.

rkolinski · 08-08-2013, 11:09 PM

in "Easy Rider"

in "Trilogy of Terror"

in "Five Easy Pieces"

"It is with great sadness that I have to report that my wife and best friend, Karen Black has just passed away, only a few minutes ago. Thank you all for all your prayers and love, they meant so much to her as they did to me."https://www.facebook.com/stephen.eck...51524884835178

"Karen Black, a versatile actress whose name became virtually synonymous with films that reflected and helped define America in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including “Five Easy Pieces,” died Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 74.

A family spokesperon has confirmed her death.

Diagnosed with ampullary cancer in 2010, Black had sought help from the public earlier this year to cover the cost of her medical treatment. An appeal by her husband, Stephen Eckelberry, on a crowd-sourcing website raised more than $60,000.

Black was born in suburban Park Ridge and went to Northwestern University for two years. She then moved to New York where she first appeared in several off-Broadway productions.

Among her most famous movie roles was the pregnant girlfriend of Jack Nicholson's character in "Five Easy Pieces," for which she would receive an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

She also played an aspiring actress in "Day of the Locusts" (1976), a country singer in "Nashville" (1975), a sexually confidant lover in "Portnoy's Complaint" (1973) and a kidnapper in Alfred Hitchcock's final film, "Family Plot" (1976)."http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...,1998067.story

chris_sc77 · 08-08-2013, 11:13 PM

this is really lame and sad. RIP .

so many classic films.
Five Easy Pieces
Easy Rider
House of 1000 corpses
Drive, He Said
Family Plot
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

PowellPressburger · 08-08-2013, 11:28 PM

So sad to hear of her passing! I just watched Family Plot last week and just loved her in it. Burnt Offerings is a great horror classic. so many films but she was great in every film Id ever seen her in from The Great Gatsby, Nashville, Five Easy Pieces, Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.

The Great Owl · 08-08-2013, 11:43 PM

I recently watched Karen Black in Hitchcock's Family Plot, but I have also been watching the America Lost and Found box set as well, which includes her roles in Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, and Drive, She Said. Such a sad day!

frogmeat69 · 08-09-2013, 12:08 AM

Trilogy of Terror was the first movie I watched as a kid that truly scared the shit out of me, it is a very sad day, R.I.P. great lady.

Belloche · 08-09-2013, 12:45 AM

I loved Karen Black in Nashville and Five Easy Pieces. So why do I feel more inclined to throw Airport 1975 into the player to mark her passing ?

L-Rouge · 08-09-2013, 02:38 AM

I remember Karen from The Invisible Kid and Invaders from Mars, R.I.P Karen.

rrpmpstck · 08-09-2013, 12:18 PM

Very sad news. I met her here in KC one time when she was doing an appearance at a local theater. She was friendly and stopped to talk to me for a few minutes. She will be missed.

hagios · 08-09-2013, 03:38 PM

Loved her in 'Trilogy of Terror'

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In some sad news today, it seems that legendary actress Karen Black has passed away at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer. Horror fans no doubt know her from films like Some Guy Who Kills People, Trilogy of Terror, Soulkeeper, Burnt Offerings, Mirror Mirror, Invaders from Mars and of course House of 1000 Corpses.

A versatile actress, Black also had notable roles in such cinema classics as Bob Rafelson’s Five Easy Pieces and Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider (both films co-starring with Jack Nicholson) as well as Robert Altman’s Nashville.

EricJ · 08-09-2013, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Belloche

I loved Karen Black in Nashville and Five Easy Pieces. So why do I feel more inclined to throw Airport 1975 into the player to mark her passing ?

I'd actually forgotten Family Plot and Trilogy of Terror; I'd just seen Burnt Offerings, but for some reason, I just kept remembering the Airport 1975 joke about "Karen Black can't land the 747, she's too crosseyed!

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JLaw1719 · 08-10-2013, 12:10 AM

Karen Black was an awesome actress and by most accounts, a nice lady. Unfortunately, I knew this news would come any day now.

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08-08-2013, 11:13 PM	#3
chris_sc77 Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Location:OH Blu-ray collection:1345 DVD collection:4285 Digital collection:144 Trading Score:777	this is really lame and sad. RIP . so many classic films. Five Easy Pieces Easy Rider House of 1000 corpses Drive, He Said Family Plot Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

08-08-2013, 11:28 PM	#4
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:1003 Blu-ray collection:3678 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:299	So sad to hear of her passing! I just watched Family Plot last week and just loved her in it. Burnt Offerings is a great horror classic. so many films but she was great in every film Id ever seen her in from The Great Gatsby, Nashville, Five Easy Pieces, Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.

08-08-2013, 11:43 PM	#5
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:924 Blu-ray collection:6033 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	I recently watched Karen Black in Hitchcock's Family Plot, but I have also been watching the America Lost and Found box set as well, which includes her roles in Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, and Drive, She Said. Such a sad day!

08-09-2013, 12:08 AM	#6
frogmeat69 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2012 Location:Western New York, U.S.A. Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:1608 DVD collection:87 MA collection:2 Digital collection:410 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:8	Trilogy of Terror was the first movie I watched as a kid that truly scared the shit out of me, it is a very sad day, R.I.P. great lady.

08-09-2013, 12:45 AM	#7
Belloche Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada Blu-ray collection:403 DVD collection:11 Trading Score:3	I loved Karen Black in Nashville and Five Easy Pieces. So why do I feel more inclined to throw Airport 1975 into the player to mark her passing ?

08-09-2013, 02:38 AM	#8
L-Rouge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2010 Location:south 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:254	I remember Karen from The Invisible Kid and Invaders from Mars, R.I.P Karen.

08-09-2013, 12:18 PM	#9
rrpmpstck Senior Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Kansas City Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:3195 DVD collection:158 Trading Score:14	Very sad news. I met her here in KC one time when she was doing an appearance at a local theater. She was friendly and stopped to talk to me for a few minutes. She will be missed.

08-10-2013, 12:10 AM	#12
JLaw1719 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2012 Blu-ray collection:34 DVD collection:9	Karen Black was an awesome actress and by most accounts, a nice lady. Unfortunately, I knew this news would come any day now.

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