RIP: John Hurt

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John Hurt, the Oscar-nominated star of "The Elephant Man" has died at age 77 from pancreatic cancer, becoming the first major movie actor - male - to die this year. 2017 is already looking t be another bad year for the entertainment industry: four deaths in just the past few days.

www.yahoo.com/tv/john-hurt-oscar-nominated-star-elephant-man-dies-011931688.html

[erik]

Yes, it is indeed shaping up to be another horrible year for people in the entertainment industry leaving us.

Hurt had so many memorable roles, of course beginning with THE ELEPHANT MAN, and also in films like the 1984 version of George Orwell's 1984; MIDNIGHT EXPRESS; ALIEN; HEAVEN'S GATE; THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND; CONTACT; and INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, to name just a few.