Word: mclaglen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. Victor McLaglen, 72, adventurer on and off the movie screen; of congestive heart failure; in Newport Beach, Calif. Born in England, brought up in South Africa, hulking (6 ft. 3 in., more than 200 lbs.) Victor McLaglen fought in the Boer War (1899-1902), dug for gold in Canada, won an Oscar for his lead performance in The Informer...
...position, and every once in a while, "just for the hell of it," he would walk along the outer rail of Pasadena's "suicide bridge" on his hands, apparently indifferent to the 190-ft. drop that awaited the least slip. He longed to be a member of Victor McLaglen's motorcycle corps of trick riders, and when he was 16 his father got him a secondhand cycle. For the next few years Bill rode blissfully about the streets of Pasadena, standing on the seat...
...Page is still circulating, also engineered this movie, and its hectic, rarely subtle humor is their trademark. Except for the absence of a heroine, the nicest thing about Gunga Din is the movie's willingness to take itself with a block of salt. Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Victor McLaglen form a sort of Her Majesty's Three Musketeers in India. After a certain amount of intrigue and a little less suspense Din helps them to conquer a mysterious native tribe. The plot is exactly the same as it was 15 years ago, but more important Gunga Din is still...
...Before that, he was a top West Coast lawyer. Among other things, he successfully defended Cinemactor Victor McLaglen in five suits for assault and battery. Says he: "The fifth time he was sued, I told him it would be tough to prove self-defense...
...were chosen for their resemblance to the comic-strip characters. Robert Wagner, in a pageboy wig and leather buskins, is Prince Val stepping off the page. Janet Leigh, in a palomino peruke, makes a pretty Aleta, James Mason a swart and athletic villain. A couple of vikings, Victor McLaglen and former Heavyweight Champ Primo Camera, with their grunting and spluttering through chin-wigs, give a show that can only be matched by the Wednesday-night wrestling on television...