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The life and career of Ernest Borgnine The Oscar-winning actor died in Los Angeles on Sunday. He was 95.
1953
Ernest Borgnine (center) appears in the film "From Here to Eternity."
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1955
Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair appear in the movie "Marty," which was awarded the grand prize at the International Film Festival at Cannes, France. Mr. Borgnine won the best actor Oscar for his portrayal of a lovesick butcher.
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March 21, 1956
Award presenter Grace Kelly poses with Ernest Borgnine at the 28th Academy Awards in Hollywood. Mr. Borgnine won best actor for his role in "Marty."
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March 21, 1956
Ernest Borgnine, a nominee for best actor at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, arrives with his wife, Rhoda, at Pantages Theater in Los Angeles.
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March 24, 1956
Ernest Borgnine and his wife, Rhoda, admire the Oscar he won for his performance as a bashful butcher in "Marty" at their Van Nuys, Calif., home.
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Dec. 9, 1959
Mexican actress Katy Jurado and actor Ernest Borgnine embrace as she joined him at his studio in Hollywood after flying there from her home in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She told reporters she made the trip to find out when she and the Oscar-winning actor were going to marry. Jurado went on to become the second of the actor's five wives.
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Feb. 9, 1961
Katy Jurado and her estranged husband, Ernest Borgnine, smile after the Mexican actress arrived at an airport in Rome, where Mr. Borgnine was making a film.
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1962
Ernest Borgnine appears on the set of "McHale's Navy," an ABC comedy series.
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June 27, 1964
Actor Ernest Borgnine with his third wife, Ethel Merman, at their wedding reception with Gypsy Rose Lee.
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1971
Ernest Borgnine appears in "Hannie Caulder."
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July 1, 1969
Ernest Borgnine is shown at home in California with his wife, Donna, and their children, Sharon, 3, and Cristofer, 3.
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Ernest Borgnine is seen in front of his home in the mountains above Hollywood.
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Oct. 3, 1968
Ernest Borgnine and his wife, Donna, arrive at a downtown Rome theater for a gala performance during which Mr. Borgnine received the Italian "Silver Mask" award.
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Oct. 6, 1976
Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, center, listens to actors Ernest Borgnine, left, and John Marley at the 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach, Fla. Mr. Borgnine appeared in "The Greatest," the story of Ali.
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Oct. 14, 1987
Ernest Borgnine appears with his fifth wife, Tova.
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Jan. 1, 1995
Actor Ernest Borgnine stands in front of the bus that he drove around in during the summer of 1995 for the making of "Ernest Borgnine on the Bus," a film by Jeff Krulik.
Nov. 13, 1995
Ernest Borgnine laughs while sitting for a portrait in his Los Angeles home.
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Dec. 7, 2003
Ernest Borgnine greets a Japanese tourist while he visits the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Mr. Borgnine, a World War II veteran, was the keynote speaker at the 62nd Annual Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration.
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July 11, 1999
Ernest Borgnine bestows his blessings on the crowd gathered to see the Great Circus Parade in downtown Milwaukee.
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Dec. 15, 1998
Actor Tim Conway, left, jokes with Ernest Borgnine during a break in taping guest voice characters for Nickelodeon's animated series "SpongeBob Squarepants," at Nickelodeon Studios in Burbank, Calif. Conway, playing "Barnacle Boy," and Mr. Borgnine, playing "Mermaid Man," collaborated for the first time since their days on "McHale's Navy."
E.J. Flynn
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Jan. 24, 1990
Ernest Borgnine is surrounded by Universal Studios characters as he blows out candles on his birthday cake after being inaugurated as mayor in Universal City, Calif. Partially hidden behind Mr. Borgnine is his wife, Tova. Mr. Borgnine was celebrating his 73rd birthday.
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Oct. 21, 1988
Ernest Borgnine mocks giving a kiss on the cheek to comedian Buddy Hackett in New York. The two were in town for a Friars Club roast for Mr. Borgnine.
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May 15, 2004
Ernest Borgnine, in an emotional and tearful speech, talks during his acceptance of the 2004 Ellis Island Medal of Honor on Ellis Island, N.Y.
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Jan 26, 2006
Ernest Borgnine, left, and Joey Albright act out a scene on a set for a movie being filmed in Houghton Lake, Mich. Titled "Frozen Stupid," the film was about an ice-fishing father and son who get in trouble when they catch a huge pike.
John L. Russell
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Jan. 17, 2007
Ernest Borgnine and his wife, Tova, laugh at their home near Coldwater Canyon in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Jan. 30, 2011
Ernest Borgnine poses backstage after receiving the life achievement award at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.
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2007
Ernest Borgnine appears as Bert O'Riley, a former song-and-dance man who takes in Becca (Juliette Goglia), the 9-year-old granddaughter he never knew, after his estranged daughter is involved in a car accident, in the Hallmark Channel movie, "A Grandpa for Christmas."
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Jan. 24, 2007
Ernest Borgnine, left, laughs as he talks with comedian Don Rickles during Mr. Borgnine's 90th birthday party at a restaurant in Los Angeles.
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Jan. 24, 2007
Ernest Borgnine holds a poster from his 1951 film "China Corsair," which was presented to him during his 90th birthday party at a restaurant in Los Angeles.
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Jan. 30, 2011
Ernest Borgnine and his wife, Tova, arrive at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.
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