Oscar-winning actor Borgnine dies
- Published: 9 Jul 2012 at 05.48
- Online news: World
Veteran actor Ernest Borgnine, the star of dozens of films and television shows who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a shy butcher in love in "Marty", has died, his manager said. He was 95.
File photo shows veteran actor Ernest Borgnine at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California, in January 2011. Borgnine died on July 8 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, with his family at his side. He was 95.
"It's a very sad day. The industry has lost someone great, the caliber of which we will never see again. A true icon," the manager, Lynda Bensky, said in an email to AFP.
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