Background
BORGNINE, Ernest was born on January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. Son of Charles B. and Anna (nee Baselli) Borgnine.
(We wept at his Oscar-winning role in Marty. . .we gasped ...)
We wept at his Oscar-winning role in Marty. . .we gasped when he took on Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity. . .we were riveted by his compelling performances in The Dirty Dozen, Bad Day at Black Rock, and Ice Station Zebra. . .and we laughed at his television sitcom McHale's Navy. We loved all of Ernest Borgnine's many portrayals, but what did we know about the man behind the famous roles? Now for the first time, he tells us in his own words the fascinating story of his life in this witty, candid, and revealing memoir. For more than fifty years, Ernest--or "Ernie" as he's known to his friends--has been one of the most recognized, celebrated stars in Hollywood as well as a respected, talented actor, and a living legend. Stretching from his childhood as the son of Italian immigrants to a spectacular career that is still thriving in his 91st year, from the early days of live TV to the voiceovers for The Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants, Ernie tells of the trials and tribulations on his road to fame, the friendships he shared with some of the silver screen's biggest stars, and the glamorous leading ladies he loved. Acclaimed for his ability to play sensitive and tough-guy roles equally well, he was also famous for squaring off against some of Hollywood's most formidable actresses--including Bette Davis in A Catered Affair and Joan Crawford in Johnny Guitar. Recalling his experiences starring in classic movies such as The Poseidon Adventure, The Wild Bunch, and Escape from New York, he reveals personal insights and irresistible stories about cinema's greatest icons--including Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Kirk Douglas, Montgomery Clift, Gary Cooper, Janet Leigh, Raquel Welch, Gene Hackman, Rock Hudson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Tony Curtis, Alan Ladd, Glenn Ford, and Burt Lancaster. And with characteristic frankness, he also talks about his off-screen loves and passions. A must for every film buff, Ernie: An Autobiography is a fascinating memoir--filled with secrets, well-remembered details, and never-before-told stories--of a star who has thrived in the changing world of Hollywood for more than half a century, and endeared himself to legions of fans everywhere. "(Borgnine's) anecdotes are gleefully self-deprecating. . .he comes off as the kind of guy you'd like to have a beer with." --NY Post "With astute observations on the Hollywood hierarchy and tales about everyone from Lee Marvin and Steve McQueen to Bette Davis and Kim Novak, (Borgnine) writes with an unassuming, no-nonsense tone. His love of filmmaking and his respect for his fellow actors permeates the pages of this engaging and satisfying memoir." --Publishers Weekly "Modest and sweet. . .nicely boiled. Borgnine neither lashes out nor pulls punches." --Entertainment Weekly "Now for the first time, (Borgnine) tells us in his own words the fascinating story of his life in this witty, candid, and revealing memoir. A must for every film buff. Fascinating. . .filled with secrets, well-remembered details, and never-before-told stories--of a star who has thrived in the changing world of Hollywood for more than half a century, and endeared himself to legions of fans everywhere." --Turner Classic Movies, TCM.com ". . .a satisfying detailed account of a decades-long career that also included memorable roles in durable blockbusters like The Wild Bunch and The Poseidon Adventure. He comes across as an unspoiled, nice guy who enjoyed his success. . .One of the finest unghosted Hollywood autobiographies." --ALA Booklist "A super read. . .Ernie: The Autobiography by Ernest Borgnine is as nifty as he is." --Cindy Adams, NY Post
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( This book features one of America’s best-loved poems, “...)
This book features one of America’s best-loved poems, “Casey at the Bat,” illustrated by legendary sports cartoonist Willard Mullin. In 1953, in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of the World Series, legendary cartoonist Willard Mullin created images illustrating one of America’s best-loved poems: Ernest Thayer’s “Casey at the Bat.” These images were then put on a series of drinking glasses that were given away as premiums at various major and minor league ballparks across America. The first set was issued on April 15, 1954, at the very first home game for the modern day Baltimore Orioles. The illustrations by Mullin were for years thought to have been lost, but were found at an auction in 2002. They have been meticulously reproduced to create this stunning edition of “Casey at the Bat.” This edition will include additional Mullin material like the “Fan’s Alphabet” from 1953 and the poems “Iron Horse Lou” and “O Brooklyn, My Brooklyn” from 1947. With a preface by Yogi Berra and an essay on the history of both “Casey” and Mullin’s images by noted baseball historian Tim Wiles, this edition of “Casey” is the most authentic ever produced. A keepsake for the ages. Two color
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( Real patients, real cases teach you high-risk obstetric...)
Real patients, real cases teach you high-risk obstetrics "This is an excellent handbook on high risk obstetrics. The ideal audience is medical students or residents in the field who like real life scenarios to accentuate their learning. It is best suited for those in a time crunch, and residents and students certainly qualify. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service Case Files: High-Risk Obstetrics uses fifty clinical cases to illustrate evidence-based practice in high-risk obstetrics patients. Each case includes open-ended questions, extended discussion, Practice Pearls, a “Controversy” discussion, comprehension questions, and references to the most current literature with a brief critique of each article. This unique learning system teaches you to be a better clinician by learning in the context of real patients and reinforcing the latest evidence-based medicine. Features • Clear and easy-to-follow case-based format helps residents and fellows develop clinical thinking skills • Based on current journal articles and landmark studies, with an accompanying brief critique • "Practical Pearls" give evidence-based recommendations for patient management • "Controversy" feature discusses current controversies and different views related to each case • Multiple-choice comprehension questions accompany each case • Original line drawings and clinical images • Proven learning system improves exam scores
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BORGNINE, Ernest was born on January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. Son of Charles B. and Anna (nee Baselli) Borgnine.
Student, Randall School Dramatic Arts, Hartford, Connecticut.
From Here to Eternity, Bad Day at Black Rock, Marty, Violent Saturday, Square Jungle, Three Brave Men, Hell Below, The Rabbit Trap, Man on String, Barabbas, Flight of the Phoenix 1966, The Oscar 1966, The Split, Ice Station Zebra, The Dirty Dozen 1968, Willard 1971, The Poseidon Adventure 1972, Emperor of the North 1972, Sunday in the Country 1974, Law and Disorder 1975, Convoy 1978, Goin' South 1979, The Black Hole 1980, All Quiet on the Western Front 1980, Last Days of Pompeii 1984, Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission 1985; Academy Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1935-1945.
( This book features one of America’s best-loved poems, “...)
( Real patients, real cases teach you high-risk obstetric...)
(We wept at his Oscar-winning role in Marty. . .we gasped ...)
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(Asian Military War theme. Fiction. Navy. Hong Kong setting.)
(Asian Military War theme. Fiction. Navy. Hong Kong setting.)
(# 261. Cover art by Norman Saunders.)
(# 261. Cover art by Norman Saunders.)
Actor: (plays) Mistress McThing, Harvey, The Odd Couple, Hamlet, An Offer You Can't Refuse. (films) China Corsair, 1951, The Whistle at Eaton Falls, 1951, The Mob, 1951, From Here to Eternity, 1953, The Stranger Wore a Gun, 1953, Johnny Guitar, 1954, Demetrius and the Gladiators, 1954, The Bounty Hunter, 1954, Vera Cruz, 1954, Bad Day at Black Rock, 1955, Violent Saturday, 1955, Marty, 1955 (Academy award for Best Actor, 1956), Run For Cover, 1955, Violent Saturday, 1955, The Square Jungle, 1955, Last Command, 1955, Jubal, 1956, The Catered Affair, 1956, The Best Things in Life Are Free, 1956, Three Brave Men, 1956, The Vikings, 1958, The Badlanders, 1958, Torpedo Run, 1958, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, 1959, The Rabbit Trap, 1959, Man on a String, 1960, Pay or Die, 1960, Go Naked in the World, 1961, Barabba, 1961, McHale's Navy, 1964, The Flight of the Phoenix, 1966, The Oscar, 1966, Chuka, 1967, The Dirty Dozen, 1967, The Legend of Lylah Clare, 1968, Ice Station Zebra, 1968, The Split, 1968, The Wild Bunch, 1969, The Adventurers, 1970, Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came, 1970, A Bullet for Sandoval, 1970, Rain for a Dusty Summer, 1971, Hannie Caulder, 1971, Bunny O'Hare, 1971, Willard, 1971, The Poseidon Adventure, 1972, The Revengers, 1972, The Emperor of the North, 1973, The Neptune Factor, 1973, Law and Disorder, 1974, Sunday in the Country, 1974, Hustle, 1975, The Devil's Rain, 1975, Shoot, 1976, The Greatest, 1977, Convoy, 1978, Crossed Swords, 1978, The Day the World Ended, 1979, The Black Hole, 1979, Ravagers, 1979, The Double McGuffin, 1979, When Time Ran Out, 1980, Super Fuzz, 1981, High Risk, 1981, Escape from New York, 1981, Deadly Blessing, 1981, Young Warriors, 1983, Cane arrabbiato, 1984, Codename: Wildgeese, 1986, Skeleton Coar, 1987, Spike of Bensonhurst, 1988, The Big Turnaround, 1988, Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears, 1989, The Last Match, 1990, Soldier of Fortune, 1990, Tides of War, 1990, Any Man's Death, 1990, Mortal Passions, 1990, Mistress, 1992, Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart, 1994, Sprit of the Season, 1994, Captiva Island, 1995, Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders, 1996, (voice only) All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, 1996, McHale's Navy, 1997, Gattaca, 1997, 12 Bucks, 1998, (voice only) Small Soldiers, 1998, Me!, 1998, BASEketball, 1998, An All Dogs Christmas Carol, 1998, The Last Great Ride, 1999, Abilene, 1999, The Kiss of Debt, 2000, The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island, 2000, Castle Rock, 2000, Hoover, 2000, Whiplash, 2002, Crimebusters, 2003, The Long Ride Home, 2003, Barn Red, 2004, Blueberry, 2004, That One Summer, 2005, 3 Below, 2005, Rail Kings, 2005, Frozen Stupid, 2006, La Cura del gorilla, 2006, Oliviero Rising, 2007, Chinaman's Chance, 2008, Strange Wilderness, 2008, The Lion of Judah, 2009. (television movies) Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr.Foster?, 1971, The Trackers, 1971, Legend in Granite, 1973, Twice in a LIfetime, 1974, Future Cop, 1976, Holiday Hookers, 1976, Fire!, 1977, The Ghost of Flight 401, 1978, Cops and Robin, 1978, All Quiet on the Western Front, 1979, Blood Feud, 1983, Carpool, 1983, Love Leads the Way: A True Story, 1984, Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission, 1985, Alice in Wonderland, 1985, Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission, 1988, Jake Spanner, Private Eye, 1989, Appearances, 1990, Mountains of Diamonds, 1991, Hunt for the Blue Diamond, 1993, Tierarztin Christine, 1993,Tierarztin Christine II: Die Versuchung, 1995, The Blue Light, 2004, The Trail to Hope Rose, 2004, A Grandpa for Christmas, 2007, Aces 'N' Eights, 2008. (television mini-series) Jesus of Nazareth, 1977, The Last Days of Pompeii, 1984, Treasure Island in Outer Space, 1987, Oceano, 1989. (television series) McHale's Navy, 1962-1966, The Single Guy, 1995-1997, Airwolf, 1984-1986, (voice only) All Dogs Go to Heaven, 1996-1997.(television appearances) Captain Video and His Video Rangers, 1951, Goodyear Television Playhouse, 1951, Short Short Dramas, 1953, The Ford Television Theatre, 1954, Waterfront (2 episodes), 1954, Fireside Theatre, 1955, The O. Henry Playhouse,1957, Make room for Daddy, 1957, Navy Log, 1957, Wagon Train (5 episodes), 1957-1962, Zane Gray Theatre, 1957-1960, ShlitzPlayhouse of Stars, 1958, Frontier Justice, 1959, Laramie, 1959-1960, General Electric Theatre (2 episodes), 1961-1962, Blue Angels, 1961, Alcoa Premiere, 1962, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, 1966, Run For Your Life, 1966, Get Smart, 1968, Little House on The Prarie (2 episodes), 1974, Future Cop (5 episodes), 1977 Love Boat (2 episodes), 1982, Magnum, P.I., 1982, Matt Houston, 1983, Masquerade, 1983, Highway To Heaven, 1986, Murder, She Wrote, 1987, Jake and the Fat Man, 1989, Home Improvement, 1992, The Commish (2 episodes), 1993-1994, (voice only) The Simpsons, 1993, Pinky and the Brain, 1996, Judge Advocate General, 1998 (voice only) SpongeBob SquarePants, 1999, Early Edition, 1999, Chicken Soup for the Soul, 2000, Walker, Texas Ramger, 2000, Touched By an Angel, 2002, 7th Heaven, 2002, Family Law, 2002, The District, 2003, Emergency (2 episodes), 2009. Author: Ernie: the Autobiography, 2008.
Playing golf.
Married Rhoda Kemins, September 2, 1949 (divorced August 29, 1958). Married Katy Jurado, December 31, 1959 (divorced June 3, 1963). Married Ethel Merman, June 27, 1964 (divorced May 25, 1965).
Married Donna Rancourt, June 30, 1965 (divorced January 1, 1972). Married Tova Traesner, February 24, 1973. 2 children.