It's not often I use this blog to commemorate a celebrity but I really feel the need to mention the death of Karl Malden. He was the last tie to the original stage production and film " A Streetcar Named Desire" [written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Elia Kazan] and the incredible "On The Waterfront" [also directed by Kazan] as well as countless other works including "Baby Doll' with the still VERY alive Eli Wallach. With his death yesterday at 97, a golden era of theatre has almost now passed. We, the theatre artists of today that truly believe in our work, and we who believe that the art of theatre should always have something to say and something to stand for, have learned greatly from Karl Malden and the other masters I mentioned above.
In a week of more noted celebrity deaths, this man's passing needs to be remembered and respect and "attention needs to be paid".
Karl Malden was a legend. SCTC exists because of work like his.
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