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Karl Malden: 1912 - 2009

Academy and Emmy award-winning actor Karl Malden passed away at the age of 97. Malden was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1989-92 and received a Screen Actors Guild award for a lifetime of achievement in 2004.

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Oscar-Winning Actor Had Long, Varied Film and TV Career
Article | Karl Malden, 97, an Academy Award-winning actor who excelled in plainspoken, working-class roles and was memorable as the shy suitor in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and as a brave priest in "On the Waterfront," died July 1 at his home in Los Angeles. No cause of death was reported.
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