In the fifth season episode of "The Twilight Zone," called "The Masks", an elderly millionaire named Jason Foster (Robert Keith) has gathered his daughter, her husband, and their two adult children for a Mardi Gras gathering. Jason, attended by his doctor (Willis Bouchey), is dying. He expects he'll be dead by morning. Jason also hates his daughter and her family. He sees Emily (Virginia Gregg) as spineless, her husband Wilfred (Milton Seltzer) as greedy, her son Wilfred, Jr. (Alan Sues) as dumb and oafish, and her daughter Paula (Brooke Hayward) as vain and shallow.
At dinner, the family members all feign politeness, but the audience trusts Jason when he says they are all terrible people who are only interested in inheriting his fortune. After dinner, Jason calls the quartet into the drawing room for a Mardi Gras game. The patriarch has commissioned five expressive, full-face masks that he and his family are to wear.
At dinner, the family members all feign politeness, but the audience trusts Jason when he says they are all terrible people who are only interested in inheriting his fortune. After dinner, Jason calls the quartet into the drawing room for a Mardi Gras game. The patriarch has commissioned five expressive, full-face masks that he and his family are to wear.
- 8/1/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Our latest roundup of recommended reads related to film and pop culture is full of wonderfully outsized personalities like Nicolas Cage, Michael Cimino, and Dennis Hopper; brilliant filmmakers like Sofia Coppola and Sarah Polley; and entertaining figures both real and fictional (James Bond).
Let’s start with Cage, who has more than earned a lengthy career overview.
Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career by Keith Phipps (Henry Holt & Co.)
In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Nicolas Cage brought up Keith Phipps’ Age of Cage, commenting that the author “said some pretty articulate, intelligent things about the transformations the filmmaking industry has gone through in the 40 years” Cage has been working. It is very Nicolas Cage for the actor to not only be aware of Phipps’ stupendous book, but to bring it up himself, unsolicited, in an interview. Indeed, Age of Cage is as astute, entertaining,...
Let’s start with Cage, who has more than earned a lengthy career overview.
Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career by Keith Phipps (Henry Holt & Co.)
In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Nicolas Cage brought up Keith Phipps’ Age of Cage, commenting that the author “said some pretty articulate, intelligent things about the transformations the filmmaking industry has gone through in the 40 years” Cage has been working. It is very Nicolas Cage for the actor to not only be aware of Phipps’ stupendous book, but to bring it up himself, unsolicited, in an interview. Indeed, Age of Cage is as astute, entertaining,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
Even as celebrity brands are starting to flood the emerging Cannabis market, Hopper Reserve stands out. The brand was launched by Marin Hopper, Dennis Hopper’s daughter from his marriage to Brooke Hayward.
Hopper Reserve is a gram of California indoor-grown flower, two packs of rolling papers, a pair of matches and a trading card either featuring Hopper and Andy Warhol or one of him in his trademarked Stetson and bolo tie. The package in an unassuming tin foil pouch with the slogan: “Here’s to the rebel in all of us.”
The brand’s website touts Hopper as “a contradictory mix of Pabst Blue Ribbon and pop art, of rustic Americana and a new generation of restless revolutionaries, of madman machismo and the unmatched allure of a true auteur,” while Marin says of cannabis, “It was something he could unwind with and enjoy in a very peaceful, fun-loving way.
Hopper Reserve is a gram of California indoor-grown flower, two packs of rolling papers, a pair of matches and a trading card either featuring Hopper and Andy Warhol or one of him in his trademarked Stetson and bolo tie. The package in an unassuming tin foil pouch with the slogan: “Here’s to the rebel in all of us.”
The brand’s website touts Hopper as “a contradictory mix of Pabst Blue Ribbon and pop art, of rustic Americana and a new generation of restless revolutionaries, of madman machismo and the unmatched allure of a true auteur,” while Marin says of cannabis, “It was something he could unwind with and enjoy in a very peaceful, fun-loving way.
- 9/18/2019
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
Before founding the profitable audio-book company Dove Books-on-Tape in the mid-’80s,Deborah Raffin was a busy actress. The Los Angeles native landed parts in the 1973 film 40 Carats and in 1975′s Once Is Not Enough adapted from the steamy Jacqueline Susann novel. In the 1980s, she became something of a TV-movie staple appearing in such memorable fare as Mind Over Murder and Noble House.
But it.s her role as the girlfriend of Charles Bronson (an actor 32 years her senior) in Death Wish 3 (1985), one of American cinema.s finest hours, that will forever endear her to this movie geek. Raffin played public defender Kathryn Davis, who tracks down suspected vigilante Paul Kersey (Bronson), invites him to dinner, falls in love with him and, because she.s a love interest in a Death Wish movie, is promptly blown to smithereens. Raffin also had roles in Larry Cohen.s ambitious cult...
But it.s her role as the girlfriend of Charles Bronson (an actor 32 years her senior) in Death Wish 3 (1985), one of American cinema.s finest hours, that will forever endear her to this movie geek. Raffin played public defender Kathryn Davis, who tracks down suspected vigilante Paul Kersey (Bronson), invites him to dinner, falls in love with him and, because she.s a love interest in a Death Wish movie, is promptly blown to smithereens. Raffin also had roles in Larry Cohen.s ambitious cult...
- 11/25/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In his new book, "Dennis Hopper: The Wild Ride of a Hollywood Rebel," author Peter Winkler writes that during his childhood Dennis Hopper's love of the arts stemmed from staring at the flat horizon in Kansas. Hopper's first wife, Brooke Hayward. recalls, "His mother was a nightmare. She talked endlessly. You couldn't stop her." In 2004 CBS reported, "Dennis' mother was wild, very emotional, a screamer and a yeller." "I had total sexual fantasies about my mother," Hopper said. These fantasies remained fantasies. "Hopper viewed anything less than unconditional love and total compliance...
- 7/31/2012
- by Carole Mallory
- The Wrap
Dennis Hopper has been honoured at a memorial service in California. The late actor's family and friends attended the event held on the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, reports the Daily Star. Eulogies were given by art dealer Tony Shafrazi and country star Dwight Yoakam, who also performed. Hopper's first wife Brooke Hayward and daughter Marin also attended the ceremony. The memorial came one day after the opening of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles which showcased a collection of Hopper's (more)...
- 7/14/2010
- by By Jennifer Still
- Digital Spy
Dennis Hopper's family and friends turned out to pay tribute to the actor at a memorial service in California on Monday.
The Easy Rider star's first wife, Brooke Hayward, his daughter Marin, and several of his pals, including director Dwight Yoakam and artist Ed Ruscha, all attended the touching service on the Santa Monica Pier.
Eulogies were read out by Hopper's art dealer friend Tony Shafrazi and Yoakam, who also sang during the memorial.
It was held just a day after the opening of an exhibition of the actor's artwork, entitled Double Standard, at Los Angeles' Geffen Contemporary, which is part of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Moca).
The display, featuring 200 pieces, is described as the "first comprehensive survey of Hopper's prolific work" and showcases his art, film, photography and sculpture works.
During the opening on Sunday, Moca director Jeffrey Deitch praised the late star's talent. He says, "His fusion of artistic media has become an inspiration for the new artistic generation who often draw on performance and film as well as painting, sculpture, and photography in the creation of their work."...
The Easy Rider star's first wife, Brooke Hayward, his daughter Marin, and several of his pals, including director Dwight Yoakam and artist Ed Ruscha, all attended the touching service on the Santa Monica Pier.
Eulogies were read out by Hopper's art dealer friend Tony Shafrazi and Yoakam, who also sang during the memorial.
It was held just a day after the opening of an exhibition of the actor's artwork, entitled Double Standard, at Los Angeles' Geffen Contemporary, which is part of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Moca).
The display, featuring 200 pieces, is described as the "first comprehensive survey of Hopper's prolific work" and showcases his art, film, photography and sculpture works.
During the opening on Sunday, Moca director Jeffrey Deitch praised the late star's talent. He says, "His fusion of artistic media has become an inspiration for the new artistic generation who often draw on performance and film as well as painting, sculpture, and photography in the creation of their work."...
- 7/13/2010
- WENN
A memorial service was held for Dennis Hopper on Monday, July 12. Family and friends of the late "Easy Rider" actor, who lost his battle with cancer in May aged 74, gathered at the Santa Monica Pier, California, to hear tributes to the star, with pals Tony Shafrazi and Dwight Yoakam reading eulogies.
Among those in attendance at the service were Dennis' ex-wife Brooke Hayward, his daughter Marin and friends Eli Broad, Wendy Stark, Michael Chow, Barbara Davis, Peter Brant, Nikki Haskell, Alex Hitz and Ed Ruscha. The service took place just a day after an exhibition of the actor's artwork, entitled, "Double Standard", opened at Los Angeles' Geffen Contemporary, which is part of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Moca).
Comprising over 200 works, the exhibition is described as the "first comprehensive survey of Hopper's prolific work" and features his art, film, photography and sculpture. Moca director Jeffrey Deitch praised the late star's talent,...
Among those in attendance at the service were Dennis' ex-wife Brooke Hayward, his daughter Marin and friends Eli Broad, Wendy Stark, Michael Chow, Barbara Davis, Peter Brant, Nikki Haskell, Alex Hitz and Ed Ruscha. The service took place just a day after an exhibition of the actor's artwork, entitled, "Double Standard", opened at Los Angeles' Geffen Contemporary, which is part of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Moca).
Comprising over 200 works, the exhibition is described as the "first comprehensive survey of Hopper's prolific work" and features his art, film, photography and sculpture. Moca director Jeffrey Deitch praised the late star's talent,...
- 7/13/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Dennis Hopper's first wife Brooke Hayward is furious with the Hollywood legend's estranged spouse Victoria Duffy for increasing his "suffering" during the weeks before his death.
The Easy Rider star passed away at his home in Venice, California on Saturday after a long struggle with prostate cancer.
He had been locked in a bitter legal battle with fifth wife Duffy since filing divorce papers earlier this year, shortly after he went public with his cancer diagnosis.
Now Hayward, who was married to the actor for eight years from 1961, has slammed Duffy for blighting Hopper's final months with "nasty accusations".
She tells British newspaper The Sun, "Dennis was in so much pain because of all the fighting he was going through with Victoria. It's horrible the way he died, but even worse when you think what she put him through. He was suffering so much, but then he had to deal with all these nasty accusations from her."...
The Easy Rider star passed away at his home in Venice, California on Saturday after a long struggle with prostate cancer.
He had been locked in a bitter legal battle with fifth wife Duffy since filing divorce papers earlier this year, shortly after he went public with his cancer diagnosis.
Now Hayward, who was married to the actor for eight years from 1961, has slammed Duffy for blighting Hopper's final months with "nasty accusations".
She tells British newspaper The Sun, "Dennis was in so much pain because of all the fighting he was going through with Victoria. It's horrible the way he died, but even worse when you think what she put him through. He was suffering so much, but then he had to deal with all these nasty accusations from her."...
- 5/31/2010
- WENN
Hell-raising actor and director who created memorable roles in films from Easy Rider to Blue Velvet
Dennis Hopper, who has died of cancer aged 74, was one of Hollywood's great modern outlaws. His persona, on and off the screen, signified the lost idealism of the 1960s. There were stages in Hopper's career when he was deemed unemployable because of his reputation as a hell-raiser and his substance abuse. However, he made spectacular comebacks and managed to kick his dependence on alcohol and cocaine.
Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Hopper, whose father was a post-office manager and mother a lifeguard instructor, expressed an interest in painting and acting at a young age. While still in his teens, he appeared in repertory at Pasadena Playhouse, California, and studied acting with Dorothy McGuire and John Swope at the Old Globe theatre, San Diego.
The year of his 19th birthday, 1955, was extraordinary. Not only did...
Dennis Hopper, who has died of cancer aged 74, was one of Hollywood's great modern outlaws. His persona, on and off the screen, signified the lost idealism of the 1960s. There were stages in Hopper's career when he was deemed unemployable because of his reputation as a hell-raiser and his substance abuse. However, he made spectacular comebacks and managed to kick his dependence on alcohol and cocaine.
Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Hopper, whose father was a post-office manager and mother a lifeguard instructor, expressed an interest in painting and acting at a young age. While still in his teens, he appeared in repertory at Pasadena Playhouse, California, and studied acting with Dorothy McGuire and John Swope at the Old Globe theatre, San Diego.
The year of his 19th birthday, 1955, was extraordinary. Not only did...
- 5/30/2010
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Screen legend Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74.
The Easy Rider star revealed his fight with prostate cancer in October after being hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms", admitting he was first diagnosed with the disease in 2002.
Hopper underwent regular treatment sessions at the University of Southern California, but reports surfaced in early January suggesting he was facing his final days after learning the deadly disease had spread to his bones.
He passed away on Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California with his family and friends at his bedside.
Hopper's manager Sam Maydew confirmed the sad news in a statement to the Afp.
The statement reads, "Dennis Hopper died this morning at 8:15 am (15:15 pm GMT) from complications of metastasized prostate cancer. He died at home in Venice surrounded by family and friends."
Tributes to the actor have been pouring in, with Hopper's Easy Rider co-star Peter Fonda among the first to pay his respects.
He tells TMZ.com, "Dennis introduced me to the world of Pop Art and 'lost' films. We rode the highways of America and changed the way movies were made in Hollywood. I was blessed by his passion and friendship."
A number of stars have taken to Twitter.com to honour Hopper including rocker Slash, who writes, "You take the great ones for granted until they're gone. Rip Dennis Hopper," while British actor Simon Pegg, adds, "Just heard we lost Dennis Hopper at 74. Great actor, sad loss. 'Sometimes he goes too far. He's the first one to admit it. ' Apocalypse Now."
Born in Kansas in 1936, Hopper enjoyed a career as an artist, actor and director spanning 55 years. His family relocated to California when he was a child and, after developing an interest in acting, Hopper made his TV debut with a small role in U.S. series Medic in 1955.
He went on to land two roles alongside his idol James Dean - in 1950s releases Rebel Without a Cause and Giant - but Hopper was left devastated when the movie star was killed in a car accident in 1955, aged just 24.
After moving to the East Coast and completing a training course at New York's famous Actors Studio, Hopper's career began to pick up pace and he became a TV regular on U.S. shows such as The Defenders, Bonanza, The Legend of Jesse James and Combat!
Hopper made brief appearances in Paul Newman's Cool Hand Luke and alongside John Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and True Grit (1969), while his more recognised roles include Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Out of the Blue (1980) and Rumble Fish (1983).
But Hopper will perhaps be best remembered for pulling double duty on 1969's Easy Rider, which he directed and starred in alongside Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson.
The movie earned Hopper critical acclaim, but his screen success was marred by trouble in his personal life - the star's eight-year marriage to first wife Brooke Hayward crumbled and he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse.
A year later, in 1970, Hopper rushed to wed Michelle Phillips - the disastrous union lasted just one week amid allegations of cocaine addiction and spousal abuse.
His private life hit the headlines again in the early 1980s when Hopper had a brush with death in an incident involving 17 sticks of dynamite near Houston, Texas, and it was only after finding himself stranded in a Mexican desert while drunk and on drugs that he checked himself into rehab in 1983.
Hopper kicked his addictions and marked his Hollywood comeback with critically acclaimed performances in 1986's Blue Velvet, with director David Lynch, Hoosiers, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, and 1988's Colors.
He returned to TV on numerous occasions and in 2002 appeared in Kiefer Sutherland's hit show 24, as well as government drama E-Ring in 2005, and Crash in 2008 to 2009, a series based on the Oscar-winning movie of the same name.
Hopper went down in movie history when he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March, but his health had deteriorated so rapidly he was in a wheelchair for his red carpet appearance.
His marriage to fifth wife Victoria Duffy, who he wed in 1996, also deteriorated in his final months - the actor filed for divorce in January, citing irreconcilable differences. He obtained a restraining order against her after his doctor claimed she was "hampering his cancer care" and Hopper's personal assistant, Emily Davis, went on to accuse Duffy of "trying to kill" the ailing star - although no further details were released.
The estranged couple was subsequently ordered to resolve their differences for the sake of their daughter Galen, who was born in 2003, and in April Hopper was forced to pay Duffy $12,000 (£7,500)-a-month in spousal and child support.
Hopper is also survived by his three other children from previous marriages. The actor fathered Marin with first wife Hayward in 1962; Ruthanna with Daria Halprin in the early 1970s, and son Henry, born in 1990, with Katherine Lanasa.
The Easy Rider star revealed his fight with prostate cancer in October after being hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms", admitting he was first diagnosed with the disease in 2002.
Hopper underwent regular treatment sessions at the University of Southern California, but reports surfaced in early January suggesting he was facing his final days after learning the deadly disease had spread to his bones.
He passed away on Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California with his family and friends at his bedside.
Hopper's manager Sam Maydew confirmed the sad news in a statement to the Afp.
The statement reads, "Dennis Hopper died this morning at 8:15 am (15:15 pm GMT) from complications of metastasized prostate cancer. He died at home in Venice surrounded by family and friends."
Tributes to the actor have been pouring in, with Hopper's Easy Rider co-star Peter Fonda among the first to pay his respects.
He tells TMZ.com, "Dennis introduced me to the world of Pop Art and 'lost' films. We rode the highways of America and changed the way movies were made in Hollywood. I was blessed by his passion and friendship."
A number of stars have taken to Twitter.com to honour Hopper including rocker Slash, who writes, "You take the great ones for granted until they're gone. Rip Dennis Hopper," while British actor Simon Pegg, adds, "Just heard we lost Dennis Hopper at 74. Great actor, sad loss. 'Sometimes he goes too far. He's the first one to admit it. ' Apocalypse Now."
Born in Kansas in 1936, Hopper enjoyed a career as an artist, actor and director spanning 55 years. His family relocated to California when he was a child and, after developing an interest in acting, Hopper made his TV debut with a small role in U.S. series Medic in 1955.
He went on to land two roles alongside his idol James Dean - in 1950s releases Rebel Without a Cause and Giant - but Hopper was left devastated when the movie star was killed in a car accident in 1955, aged just 24.
After moving to the East Coast and completing a training course at New York's famous Actors Studio, Hopper's career began to pick up pace and he became a TV regular on U.S. shows such as The Defenders, Bonanza, The Legend of Jesse James and Combat!
Hopper made brief appearances in Paul Newman's Cool Hand Luke and alongside John Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and True Grit (1969), while his more recognised roles include Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Out of the Blue (1980) and Rumble Fish (1983).
But Hopper will perhaps be best remembered for pulling double duty on 1969's Easy Rider, which he directed and starred in alongside Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson.
The movie earned Hopper critical acclaim, but his screen success was marred by trouble in his personal life - the star's eight-year marriage to first wife Brooke Hayward crumbled and he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse.
A year later, in 1970, Hopper rushed to wed Michelle Phillips - the disastrous union lasted just one week amid allegations of cocaine addiction and spousal abuse.
His private life hit the headlines again in the early 1980s when Hopper had a brush with death in an incident involving 17 sticks of dynamite near Houston, Texas, and it was only after finding himself stranded in a Mexican desert while drunk and on drugs that he checked himself into rehab in 1983.
Hopper kicked his addictions and marked his Hollywood comeback with critically acclaimed performances in 1986's Blue Velvet, with director David Lynch, Hoosiers, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, and 1988's Colors.
He returned to TV on numerous occasions and in 2002 appeared in Kiefer Sutherland's hit show 24, as well as government drama E-Ring in 2005, and Crash in 2008 to 2009, a series based on the Oscar-winning movie of the same name.
Hopper went down in movie history when he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March, but his health had deteriorated so rapidly he was in a wheelchair for his red carpet appearance.
His marriage to fifth wife Victoria Duffy, who he wed in 1996, also deteriorated in his final months - the actor filed for divorce in January, citing irreconcilable differences. He obtained a restraining order against her after his doctor claimed she was "hampering his cancer care" and Hopper's personal assistant, Emily Davis, went on to accuse Duffy of "trying to kill" the ailing star - although no further details were released.
The estranged couple was subsequently ordered to resolve their differences for the sake of their daughter Galen, who was born in 2003, and in April Hopper was forced to pay Duffy $12,000 (£7,500)-a-month in spousal and child support.
Hopper is also survived by his three other children from previous marriages. The actor fathered Marin with first wife Hayward in 1962; Ruthanna with Daria Halprin in the early 1970s, and son Henry, born in 1990, with Katherine Lanasa.
- 5/30/2010
- WENN
Screen legend Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74.
The Easy Rider star revealed his fight with prostate cancer in October after being hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms", admitting he was first diagnosed with the illness in 2002.
Hopper underwent regular treatment sessions at the University of Southern California, but reports surfaced in early January suggesting he was facing his final days after learning the deadly disease had spread to his bones.
He passed away on Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California with his family and friends at his bedside.
Hopper's manager Sam Maydew confirmed the sad news in a statement to the Afp.
The statement reads, "Dennis Hopper died this morning at 8:15 am (15:15 pm GMT) from complications of metastasized prostate cancer. He died at home in Venice surrounded by family and friends."
Tributes to the actor have been pouring in, with Hopper's Easy Rider co-star Peter Fonda among the first to pay his respects.
He tells TMZ.com, "Dennis introduced me to the world of Pop Art and 'lost' films. We rode the highways of America and changed the way movies were made in Hollywood. I was blessed by his passion and friendship."
A number of stars have taken to Twitter.com to honour Hopper including rocker Slash, who writes, "You take the great ones for granted until they're gone. Rip Dennis Hopper," while British actor Simon Pegg, adds, "Just heard we lost Dennis Hopper at 74. Great actor, sad loss. 'Sometimes he goes too far. He's the first one to admit it. ' Apocalypse Now."
Born in Kansas in 1936, Hopper enjoyed a career as an artist, actor and director spanning 55 years. His family relocated to California when he was a child and, after developing an interest in acting, Hopper made his TV debut with a small role in U.S. series Medic in 1955.
He went on to land two roles alongside his idol James Dean - in 1950s releases Rebel Without a Cause and Giant - but Hopper was left devastated when the movie star was killed in a car accident in 1955, aged just 24.
After moving to the East Coast and completing a training course at New York's famous Actors Studio, Hopper's career began to pick up pace and he became a TV regular on U.S. shows such as The Defenders, Bonanza, The Legend of Jesse James and Combat!
Hopper made brief appearances in Paul Newman's Cool Hand Luke and alongside John Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and True Grit (1969), while his more recognised roles include Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Out of the Blue (1980) and Rumble Fish (1983).
But Hopper will perhaps be best remembered for pulling double duty on 1969's Easy Rider, which he directed and starred in alongside Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson.
The movie earned Hopper critical acclaim, but his screen success was marred by trouble in his personal life - the star's eight-year marriage to first wife Brooke Hayward crumbled and he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse.
A year later, in 1970, Hopper rushed to wed Michelle Phillips - the disastrous union lasted just one week amid allegations of cocaine addiction and spousal abuse.
His private life hit the headlines again in the early 1980s when Hopper had a brush with death in an incident involving 17 sticks of dynamite near Houston, Texas, and it was only after finding himself stranded in a Mexican desert while drunk and on drugs that he checked himself into rehab in 1983.
Hopper kicked his addictions and marked his Hollywood comeback with critically acclaimed performances in 1986's Blue Velvet, with director David Lynch, Hoosiers, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, and 1988's Colors.
He returned to TV on numerous occasions and in 2002 appeared in Kiefer Sutherland's hit show 24, as well as government drama E-Ring in 2005, and Crash in 2008 to 2009, a series based on the Oscar-winning movie of the same name.
Hopper went down in movie history when he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March, but his health had deteriorated so rapidly he was in a wheelchair for his red carpet appearance.
His marriage to fifth wife Victoria Duffy, who he wed in 1996, also deteriorated in his final months - the actor filed for divorce in January, citing irreconcilable differences. He obtained a restraining order against her after his doctor claimed she was "hampering his cancer care" and Hopper's personal assistant, Emily Davis, went on to accuse Duffy of "trying to kill" the ailing star - although no further details were released.
The estranged couple was subsequently ordered to resolve their differences for the sake of their daughter Galen, who was born in 2003, and in April Hopper was forced to pay Duffy $12,000 (£7,500)-a-month in spousal and child support.
Hopper is also survived by his three other children from previous marriages. The actor fathered Marin with first wife Hayward in 1962; Ruthanna with Daria Halprin in the early 1970s, and son Henry, born in 1990, with Katherine Lanasa.
The Easy Rider star revealed his fight with prostate cancer in October after being hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms", admitting he was first diagnosed with the illness in 2002.
Hopper underwent regular treatment sessions at the University of Southern California, but reports surfaced in early January suggesting he was facing his final days after learning the deadly disease had spread to his bones.
He passed away on Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California with his family and friends at his bedside.
Hopper's manager Sam Maydew confirmed the sad news in a statement to the Afp.
The statement reads, "Dennis Hopper died this morning at 8:15 am (15:15 pm GMT) from complications of metastasized prostate cancer. He died at home in Venice surrounded by family and friends."
Tributes to the actor have been pouring in, with Hopper's Easy Rider co-star Peter Fonda among the first to pay his respects.
He tells TMZ.com, "Dennis introduced me to the world of Pop Art and 'lost' films. We rode the highways of America and changed the way movies were made in Hollywood. I was blessed by his passion and friendship."
A number of stars have taken to Twitter.com to honour Hopper including rocker Slash, who writes, "You take the great ones for granted until they're gone. Rip Dennis Hopper," while British actor Simon Pegg, adds, "Just heard we lost Dennis Hopper at 74. Great actor, sad loss. 'Sometimes he goes too far. He's the first one to admit it. ' Apocalypse Now."
Born in Kansas in 1936, Hopper enjoyed a career as an artist, actor and director spanning 55 years. His family relocated to California when he was a child and, after developing an interest in acting, Hopper made his TV debut with a small role in U.S. series Medic in 1955.
He went on to land two roles alongside his idol James Dean - in 1950s releases Rebel Without a Cause and Giant - but Hopper was left devastated when the movie star was killed in a car accident in 1955, aged just 24.
After moving to the East Coast and completing a training course at New York's famous Actors Studio, Hopper's career began to pick up pace and he became a TV regular on U.S. shows such as The Defenders, Bonanza, The Legend of Jesse James and Combat!
Hopper made brief appearances in Paul Newman's Cool Hand Luke and alongside John Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and True Grit (1969), while his more recognised roles include Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Out of the Blue (1980) and Rumble Fish (1983).
But Hopper will perhaps be best remembered for pulling double duty on 1969's Easy Rider, which he directed and starred in alongside Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson.
The movie earned Hopper critical acclaim, but his screen success was marred by trouble in his personal life - the star's eight-year marriage to first wife Brooke Hayward crumbled and he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse.
A year later, in 1970, Hopper rushed to wed Michelle Phillips - the disastrous union lasted just one week amid allegations of cocaine addiction and spousal abuse.
His private life hit the headlines again in the early 1980s when Hopper had a brush with death in an incident involving 17 sticks of dynamite near Houston, Texas, and it was only after finding himself stranded in a Mexican desert while drunk and on drugs that he checked himself into rehab in 1983.
Hopper kicked his addictions and marked his Hollywood comeback with critically acclaimed performances in 1986's Blue Velvet, with director David Lynch, Hoosiers, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, and 1988's Colors.
He returned to TV on numerous occasions and in 2002 appeared in Kiefer Sutherland's hit show 24, as well as government drama E-Ring in 2005, and Crash in 2008 to 2009, a series based on the Oscar-winning movie of the same name.
Hopper went down in movie history when he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March, but his health had deteriorated so rapidly he was in a wheelchair for his red carpet appearance.
His marriage to fifth wife Victoria Duffy, who he wed in 1996, also deteriorated in his final months - the actor filed for divorce in January, citing irreconcilable differences. He obtained a restraining order against her after his doctor claimed she was "hampering his cancer care" and Hopper's personal assistant, Emily Davis, went on to accuse Duffy of "trying to kill" the ailing star - although no further details were released.
The estranged couple was subsequently ordered to resolve their differences for the sake of their daughter Galen, who was born in 2003, and in April Hopper was forced to pay Duffy $12,000 (£7,500)-a-month in spousal and child support.
Hopper is also survived by his three other children from previous marriages. The actor fathered Marin with first wife Hayward in 1962; Ruthanna with Daria Halprin in the early 1970s, and son Henry, born in 1990, with Katherine Lanasa.
- 5/29/2010
- WENN
Dennis Hopper, the high-flying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an early turn in "Rebel Without a Cause," an improbable smash with "Easy Rider" and a classic character role in "Blue Velvet," has died. He was 74.Hopper died Saturday at his home in the Los Angeles beach community of Venice, surrounded by family and friends, family friend Alex Hitz said. Hopper's manager announced in October 2009 that the actor-director had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.The success of "Easy Rider" and the spectacular failure of his next film, "The Last Movie," fit the pattern for the talented but sometimes uncontrollable Hopper, who also had parts in such favorites as "Apocalypse Now" and "Hoosiers." He was a two-time Academy Award nominee and in March was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.Tributes...
- 5/29/2010
- Filmicafe
Dennis Hopper, whose pot-addled Billy in Easy Rider and psychopathic Frank Booth in Blue Velvet helped put the icon in iconoclastic, has died after a decade-long battle with prostate cancer. He was 74. The legendary actor died about 9 a.m. Saturday surrounded by family in his Los Angeles home. Taken ill with flu-like symptoms last September, Hopper later said he was suffering with prostate cancer. Family members told People that the disease had spread to other organs in his system. Early Rebel RoleBorn in Dodge City, Kansas - his father, Jay Hopper, reputedly was an intelligence officer in the pre-cia Office of Strategic Services,...
- 5/29/2010
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Dennis Hopper, who personified Hollywood rebellion, both on screen and off, died Saturday at his home in Venice, Ca. after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 74.
Having made his big screen debut in 1955's iconic "Rebel Without a Cause," opposite his friend James Dean, Hopper biked to fame as director/co-writer and finger-flashing cyclist, along with Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, in 1969's "Easy Rider." That movie, which was embraced by the burgeoning youth culture, signaled a generational change in Hollywood and also earned Hopper a best original screenplay Oscar nomination, which he shared with Hopper and Terry Southern.
He was also nominated for an Oscar for his performance as an alcoholic high school basketball coach in 1986's "Hoosiers."
Hopper, like many of the characters he played early in his career, was known for his sometimes anarchic off-screen moves and drug use in the first half of his life.
Having made his big screen debut in 1955's iconic "Rebel Without a Cause," opposite his friend James Dean, Hopper biked to fame as director/co-writer and finger-flashing cyclist, along with Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, in 1969's "Easy Rider." That movie, which was embraced by the burgeoning youth culture, signaled a generational change in Hollywood and also earned Hopper a best original screenplay Oscar nomination, which he shared with Hopper and Terry Southern.
He was also nominated for an Oscar for his performance as an alcoholic high school basketball coach in 1986's "Hoosiers."
Hopper, like many of the characters he played early in his career, was known for his sometimes anarchic off-screen moves and drug use in the first half of his life.
- 5/29/2010
- by By Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dennis Hopper, who lit up the silver screen in films such as 'Easy Rider,' 'Blue Velvet' and 'Speed,' has passed away. He was 74. Sam Maydew, a rep for Hopper, tells "The Insider" that the star died of complications from prostate cancer in Venice, Calif. on Saturday morning, at home and surrounded by family and friends. The actor's prostate cancer diagnosis was announced in October 2009, and his condition had been on the decline in recent months. Unable to be treated with chemotherapy, he allowed the disease to run its course. Hopper was born on May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas and took up acting while in high school in San Diego, CA. He made his television debut in 1955 and successfully boasted longevity in the biz. His calendar remained consistently busy until the day of his death, being billed in such films as ‘Rebel Without a Cause...
- 5/29/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Dennis Hopper's personal assistant has accused the actor's estranged wife of trying to kill the cancer-stricken star, according to a new legal document.
The Easy Rider legend, who is fighting prostate cancer, is currently locked in a bitter divorce battle with partner Victoria after filing to end their 13-year marriage in January.
His assistant Emily Davis has added her support to Hopper's fight, making the shocking allegation against Victoria in an official declaration filed in court and obtained by TMZ.com.
Davis claims the 73 year old was "at the mercy of (Victoria's) cruelty" when he was rushed to hospital in December, before adding that Victoria was "trying to kill him".
Davis continues, "(Victoria) is a threat to all in the home and has already looted millions of (dollars in) property that is not hers."
The actor's eldest daughter Marin, from his former marriage to actress Brooke Hayward, also lashed out at Victoria in new legal papers, calling her actions "frightening" and blaming her for spreading "slanderous lies" to the press.
The Easy Rider legend, who is fighting prostate cancer, is currently locked in a bitter divorce battle with partner Victoria after filing to end their 13-year marriage in January.
His assistant Emily Davis has added her support to Hopper's fight, making the shocking allegation against Victoria in an official declaration filed in court and obtained by TMZ.com.
Davis claims the 73 year old was "at the mercy of (Victoria's) cruelty" when he was rushed to hospital in December, before adding that Victoria was "trying to kill him".
Davis continues, "(Victoria) is a threat to all in the home and has already looted millions of (dollars in) property that is not hers."
The actor's eldest daughter Marin, from his former marriage to actress Brooke Hayward, also lashed out at Victoria in new legal papers, calling her actions "frightening" and blaming her for spreading "slanderous lies" to the press.
- 4/1/2010
- WENN
Dennis Hopper's daughter was the driving force behind the cancer-stricken star's recent bid to divorce his wife of 13 years, according to a new report.
The 73-year-old actor filed for divorce from Victoria earlier this month, citing irreconcilable differences, while undergoing rounds of chemotherapy for prostate cancer.
The couple has been married since 1996 and has a six-year-old daughter, Galen, together.
According to the Huffington Post, it was Hopper's eldest daughter Marin, from his former marriage to actress Brooke Hayward, who urged the ailing Easy Rider star to launch legal proceedings to end the union.
A source tells the Huffington Post, "It's so horrible, Dennis is at home, Victoria and Galen are living there as well, and Marin is pulling her father out of his bed and driving him to the divorce lawyers."...
The 73-year-old actor filed for divorce from Victoria earlier this month, citing irreconcilable differences, while undergoing rounds of chemotherapy for prostate cancer.
The couple has been married since 1996 and has a six-year-old daughter, Galen, together.
According to the Huffington Post, it was Hopper's eldest daughter Marin, from his former marriage to actress Brooke Hayward, who urged the ailing Easy Rider star to launch legal proceedings to end the union.
A source tells the Huffington Post, "It's so horrible, Dennis is at home, Victoria and Galen are living there as well, and Marin is pulling her father out of his bed and driving him to the divorce lawyers."...
- 1/20/2010
- WENN
Terminally ill Dennis Hopper doesn't want to die until he gets divorced.
Reportedly, he's angry at his wife, Victoria Duffy, whom he's said to have given a ranch, expensive art works and a wardrobe of couture dresses.
"Dennis told me, 'I've worked so hard to give Victoria everything she wanted, but it only fueled her appetite for more and more luxury,'" a source told the New York Post.
Hopper is currently at an La-area hospital surrounded by his kids and pals and ex-wife Brooke Hayward.
"I wish Victoria the best, but only want to spend these difficult days surrounded by my children and close friends," Hopper said in a statement.
Hopper's rep, Alex Hitz, says, "They've been having trouble and he wants peace and quiet."
It seems the 73-year-old "Easy Rider" star filed for divorce to keep her from contesting his will, which leaves her only one-quarter of his estate....
Reportedly, he's angry at his wife, Victoria Duffy, whom he's said to have given a ranch, expensive art works and a wardrobe of couture dresses.
"Dennis told me, 'I've worked so hard to give Victoria everything she wanted, but it only fueled her appetite for more and more luxury,'" a source told the New York Post.
Hopper is currently at an La-area hospital surrounded by his kids and pals and ex-wife Brooke Hayward.
"I wish Victoria the best, but only want to spend these difficult days surrounded by my children and close friends," Hopper said in a statement.
Hopper's rep, Alex Hitz, says, "They've been having trouble and he wants peace and quiet."
It seems the 73-year-old "Easy Rider" star filed for divorce to keep her from contesting his will, which leaves her only one-quarter of his estate....
- 1/19/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Dominick Dunne. From PatrickMcMullan.com.Dominick Dunne’s son Griffin told a great story at his father’s funeral, in New York City, yesterday. Griffin said he’d been asked at Frank E. Campbell funeral home if he’d like to hire security to keep away the “professional mourners,” strangers who crash the wakes of celebrities. He said he immediately wished he’d been able to tell his father there was a name for this pastime—as Dominick himself had been known to drop in on the funeral home when he and his young family had lived nearby, long before he became a journalist, to see what famous mobster or socialite was lying inside. The crowd—almost 800 people packed inside the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer, on Lexington and 66th Street—roared with laughter. If Dominick was a professional mourner, he was also a professional partygoer, stage manager, and social observer,...
- 9/11/2009
- Vanity Fair
Walter Noel made a lot of enemies when his Fairfield Greenwich hedge fund funneled $7 billion into the Bernie Madoff sinkhole. So now, he and most of his large family have been removed from the Quest 400, the magazine's annual list of high society. Noel's daughter, Marisa, who's married to Matt Brown, is the only Noel who made the list, which actually has about 1,200 names. "You can't punish the child for the sins of the father," explained a Quest insider. Steve Rattner, the investment banker who was President Obama's "car czar" until his name...
- 8/26/2009
- NYPost.com
'We Are seen around New York, El Morocco and The Stork, and the other stay-up-late cafes / I am on the town with you these days / that's the way it stands . . . some cocktails, some orchids, a show or two, a line in a column that links me with you!"
(Oh, what I wouldn't give if only El Morocco and The Stork still existed to stay up late in!) The quoted lyrics, from the song "All in Fun," are by Oscar Hammerstein.
So, Seen around New York is the recently- written-about Peter Duchin, bandleader extraordinaire, who has separated from his wife,...
(Oh, what I wouldn't give if only El Morocco and The Stork still existed to stay up late in!) The quoted lyrics, from the song "All in Fun," are by Oscar Hammerstein.
So, Seen around New York is the recently- written-about Peter Duchin, bandleader extraordinaire, who has separated from his wife,...
- 9/21/2008
- by By LIZ SMITH
- NYPost.com
'We All have the same dreams," wrote the perspicacious Joan Didion.
Not Long ago Brooke Hayward and Peter Duchin were described as "a perfect blend of Broadway, Hollywood and New York society . . . possessing those three glamorous worlds."
Destiny's tots, as Noel Coward would have called them, both inherited fame and individual talent. They have been wed for 23 years, cohabiting together for 27. She was born the daughter of film star Margaret Sullavan and famous agent-producer Leland Hayward, and she is...
Not Long ago Brooke Hayward and Peter Duchin were described as "a perfect blend of Broadway, Hollywood and New York society . . . possessing those three glamorous worlds."
Destiny's tots, as Noel Coward would have called them, both inherited fame and individual talent. They have been wed for 23 years, cohabiting together for 27. She was born the daughter of film star Margaret Sullavan and famous agent-producer Leland Hayward, and she is...
- 9/7/2008
- by By LIZ SMITH
- NYPost.com
Fuming Dennis Hopper has lashed out at his first wife for selling his beloved art collection. The bitter movie veteran, 65, claims the artwork he collected during the eight years he was married to Brooke Hayward - including pieces by Andy Warhol and Roy Liechtenstein, would now be worth in excess of $60 million. He says, "Brooke got everything in the divorce and she sold it all. The paintings are now in a lot of good museums."...
- 12/24/2001
- WENN
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