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Ernest Borgnine in `Marty.` (TCM photo)
Ernest Borgnine in "Marty." (TCM photo)

TCM remembers actor Ernest Borgnine with 24-hour marathon

by jmaloni
Mon, Jul 9th 2012 12:25 pm

Tribute includes "From Here to Eternity," "The Dirty Dozen," "The Wild Bunch" and Oscar-Winning performance in "Marty"

Turner Classic Movies will remember the life and career of Academy Award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine with a 24-hour marathon of his films on Thursday, July 26. Borgnine, who passed away Sunday at the age of 95, was a dear friend to the TCM community through his appearances at the TCM Classic Film Festival, on the TCM Classic Cruise and during TCM's annual "Road to Hollywood" tour.

TCM's 10-film memorial tribute is set to begin at 6 a.m. with "The Catered Affair." The daytime lineup will include such films as "Torpedo Run," "Ice Station Zebra" and "The Dirty Dozen." Primetime will kick off with an encore presentation of TCM's 2009 special "Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine," an hour-long, in-depth interview with the actor and TCM host Robert Osborne. It will be followed by Borgnine's Oscar-winning performance in "Marty," as well as memorable roles in films such as "From Here to Eternity," "The Wild Bunch" and "Bad Day at Black Rock."

"Ernest Borgnine was a great friend of ours here at TCM, an actor we all greatly admired because of his talent and ability to play everything from nasty tough guys to likeable fathers to comical sailors," Osborne said. "We saw firsthand how much he loved life, loved being an actor, and enjoyed meeting his fans when he joined us at our TCM Classic Film Festival, TCM Classic Cruise and 'Road to Hollywood' events. He was a joy to be around. Thank heavens for film. Ernie may have left us physically, but we'll have his talent and film image with us forever."

The following is a complete schedule of TCM's tribute to Ernest Borgnine (all times Eastern):

6 a.m. - "The Catered Affair" (1956) - with Bette Davis and Debbie Reynolds.

8 a.m. - "The Legend of Lylah Clare" (1968) - with Kim Novak and Peter Finch.

10:30 a.m. - "Pay or Die" (1960) - with Zohra Lampert and Al Austin.

12:30 p.m. - "Torpedo Run" (1958) - with Glenn Ford and Diane Brewster.

2:30 p.m. - "Ice Station Zebra" (1968) - with Rock Hudson and Patrick McGoohan.

5:15 p.m. - "The Dirty Dozen" (1967) - with Lee Marvin, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Robert Ryan, Charles Bronson, Donald Sutherland, George Kennedy and Telly Savalas.

8 p.m. - "Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine" (2009) - hosted by Robert Osborne.

9 p.m. - "Marty" (1955) - with Betsy Blair and Joe Mantell.

10:45 p.m. - "From Here to Eternity" (1953) - with Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra.

1 a.m. - "The Wild Bunch" (1969) - with William Holden, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates and Ben Johnson.

3:30 a.m. - "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955) - with Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan and Lee Marvin.

5 a.m. - "Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine" (2009) - hosted by Robert Osborne.

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