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Ernest Borgnine
American actor (1917–2012)
"Borgnine" redirects here. For the Norwegian-born American businesswoman, see Tova Borgnine. For the hamlet in Switzerland, see Borgnone.
Ernest Borgnine (BORG-nyne; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows.
Borgnine's film career began in 1951 and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Marty (1955), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Borgnine starred as the title character in the sitcom McHale's Navy (1962–1966) and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series Airwolf (1984–1986).
Borgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ER. He was also known as the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 until his death in 2012.
Early life and education
Borgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino (Italian:[borˈɲiːno]) on January 24, 1917, in Hamden, Connecticut, the son of Italian immigrants. His mother, Anna (née Boselli) hailed from Carpi, near Modena, while his father Camillo Borgnino was a native of Ottiglio near Alessandria. Borgnine's parents separated when he was two years old, and he then lived with his mother in Italy for about four and a half years. By 1923, his parents had reconciled, the family name was changed from Borgnino to Borgnine, and his father changed his first name to Charles. Borgnine had a younger sister, Ev
Ernest Hemingway was an American writer who won the Pulitzer Prize (1953) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954) for his novel The Old Man and the Sea, which was made into a 1958 film The Old Man and the Sea (1958).
He was born into the hands of his physician father. He was the second of six children of Dr. Clarence Hemingway and Grace Hemingway (the daughter of English immigrants). His father's interests in history and literature, as well as his outdoorsy hobbies (fishing and hunting), became a lifestyle for Ernest. His mother was a domineering type who wanted a daughter, not a son, and dressed Ernest as a girl and called him Ernestine. She also had a habit of abusing his quiet father, who suffered from diabetes, and Dr. Hemingway eventually committed suicide. Ernest later described the community in his hometown as one having "wide lawns and narrow minds".
In 1916 Hemingway graduated from high school and began his writing career as a reporter for The Kansas City Star. There he adopted his minimalist style by following the Star's style guide: "Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not negative." Six months later he joined the Ambulance Corps in WWI and worked as an ambulance driver on the Italian front, picking up human remains. In July 1918 he was seriously wounded by a mortar shell, which left shrapnel in both of his legs causing him much pain and requiring several surgeries. He was awarded the Silver Medal. Back in America, he continued his writing career working for Toronto Star . At that time he met Hadley Richardson and the two married in 1921.
In 1921, he became a Toronto Star reporter in Paris. There he published his first books, called "Three Stories and Ten Poems" (1923), and "In Our Time" (1924). In Paris he met Gertrude Stein, who introduced him to the circle that she called the "Lost Generation". F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thornton Wilder, Sherwoo
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J0th, 1994 was a magical day for the good people of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Louisville, Kentucky. No one could have known at the time, other than anyone familiar with the series’ dwindling box-office grosses, that that fateful day would mark the very final time a fella would be able to say to his gal, “What say you and me have a kissing date in the balcony of the theater showing the newest Ernest P. Worrell movie? I’ll buy popcorn and soda and we’ll smooch up a storm!” without coming off like a lunatic.
Do you think the people who attended those magical final showings had any idea how lucky they were? Could they possibly have grasped the historical importance of their actions?
The rest of the world wouldn’t experience Ernest Goes to School until December 14th of the same year, when the Jim Varney vehicle was dumped onto home video.
Ernest Goes to School would be the last Ernest movie to receive even the most modest theatrical release. The last three Ernest movies, Slam Dunk Ernest, Ernest Joins the Army, and Ernest Goes to Africa, would go direct-to-video.
Some say our nation, built as it was upon the wholesome twin pillars of slavery and the genocide of Indigenous people, lost its innocence when JFK was assassinated. Others argue that it happened on 9/11. I would definitively state that our nation lost its innocence when some sick, power-mad fuck decided that Jim Varney portraying the role of good-natured bumpkin Ernest P. Worrell somehow did not merit, at the very least, a robust theatrical release with a healthy advertising campaign and worldwide promotional tour.
Some say Jim Varney died from Lung Cancer after decades as a heavy smoker. I say he died of a broken heart after his beloved public, which he only wanted to entertain, turned their back on him by refusing to support his movies with their money and passion.
Rumor has it Varney’s final words were a heartbroken “Why hath forsaken me?” delivered
Ernest P. Worrell
Fictional character
Fictional character
| Ernest P. Worrell | |
|---|---|
Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell | |
| First appearance | 1980 |
| Last appearance | 1998 |
| Created by | Carden & Cherry Advertising Agency |
| Portrayed by | Jim Varney John C. Hudgens |
| Alias | Ernest Powertools Worrell |
| Gender | Male |
| Family |
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| Relatives | See below |
Ernest P. Worrell is a fictional character that was portrayed by American actor Jim Varney in a series of television commercials and then later in a television series (Hey Vern, It's Ernest!) and a series of feature films.
Ernest—created by Varney with the Nashville advertising agency Carden & Cherry—was used in various local television ad campaigns. The only national products the character promoted were The Coca-Cola Company's sodas,Chex cereals, and Taco John's. The first Ernest commercial, filmed in 1980, advertised an appearance by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders at Beech Bend Park, an amusement park near Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The format of the Ernest commercials seldom varied, most often scripted to be comedic and fast-paced. The rubber-faced, Southern-accented Ernest, almost always dressed in a denim vest and a baseball cap, appeared at the door or window of an unseen, unheard, and seemingly unwilling neighbor named Vernon, or "Vern" for short. The spots were structured in a way to allow the viewer to be "Vern", as Varney looked directly into the camera whenever Ernest addressed Vern. Ernest's seemingly pointless conversations with Vern—which were actually a monologue due to Vern's never responding—inevitably rambled around to a favorable description of the sponsor's product, followed by Ernest's signature close, "KnowhutImean?"
While Vern never has any spoken lines, it is implied that he finds Ernest to be an unwe