Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The Hand that Grabbed So Much...

Helmer Robert Altman dies

Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind "M-A-S-H," "Nashville" and "The Player" who made a career out of bucking Hollywood management and story conventions, died at a Los Angeles Hospital, his Sandcastle 5 Productions Company said Tuesday. He was 81.

2 comments:

  1. Helmer Robert Altman? That sounds so Variety. Did you mean Helmet Robert Altman? Didn't some of the characters in MASH wear helmets?

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  2. Indeed, the bit was from Variety, though I found the picture elsewhere.

    For a great example of that hand in action, see:
    http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/gossip/lohan-and-altman-finally-bonding-112285.php

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