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| pongespob... |
 Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:59 pm |
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Take a look at these video clips - filmed approximately 11 years apart
1974 - from his short-lived series "Kodiak", he'd recovered from a
skiing accident where he'd been impaled by his pole and his heart had
been punctured, but still looked like his old burly self.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfiHjQeqVc4
But now see him in 1985, looks completely different - looks like the
collagen in his face has collapsed, his hair doesn't even look right
on his head. He sounds different too, speech sounds slurred.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0sxpqOhlXo
What do you think caused this profound and rapid change in his
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| Debbie C... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:05 pm |
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On Oct 20, 8:59 pm, pongespob <pongespob_paresqua... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
[quote]Take a look at these video clips - filmed approximately 11 years apart
1974 - from his short-lived series "Kodiak", he'd recovered from a
skiing accident where he'd been impaled by his pole and his heart had
been punctured, but still looked like his old burly self.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfiHjQeqVc4
But now see him in 1985, looks completely different - looks like the
collagen in his face has collapsed, his hair doesn't even look right
on his head. He sounds different too, speech sounds slurred.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0sxpqOhlXo
What do you think caused this profound and rapid change in his
appearance?
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Clint was born in 1927 so he close to 60 in 1985. I saw him recently
in person and for 82, he's looking pretty good. I'd still leave my
husband for him in a heartbeat.  |
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| pongespob... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:48 pm |
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On Oct 22, 9:05 pm, Debbie C <cdebb... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
[quote]What do you thinkcausedthis profound and rapid change in his
appearance?
Clintwas born in 1927 so he close to 60 in 1985.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Clint - I've always thought he was a
naturally gifted, powerful actor but he was looking pretty rough for
57 particularly in light of how he looked just 10 years previously.
There must have been a reason his physical vitality took a serious and
obvious nosedive. I've never heard of him having a drinking problem,
wondering what it was.
[quote] I saw him recently
in person and for 82, he's looking pretty good. I'd still leave my
husband for him in a heartbeat.
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The most recent video I've seen of him he actually looks healthier
than I've seen him looking in a while - certainly better than he did
when he did his "Gambler Returns" cameo where he looked really rough. |
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| Debbie C... |
| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:39 pm |
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On Oct 23, 7:48 pm, pongespob <pongespob_paresqua... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
[quote]On Oct 22, 9:05 pm, Debbie C <cdebb... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
What do you thinkcausedthis profound and rapid change in his
appearance?
Clintwas born in 1927 so he close to 60 in 1985.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Clint - I've always thought he was a
naturally gifted, powerful actor but he was looking pretty rough for
57 particularly in light of how he looked just 10 years previously.
There must have been a reason his physical vitality took a serious and
obvious nosedive. I've never heard of him having a drinking problem,
wondering what it was.
I saw him recently
in person and for 82, he's looking pretty good. I'd still leave my
husband for him in a heartbeat. :)
The most recent video I've seen of him he actually looks healthier
than I've seen him looking in a while - certainly better than he did
when he did his "Gambler Returns" cameo where he looked really rough.
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He suffered from pituitary cancer (not sure of the year exactly) which
is what caused his one eye to go a little wonky. He lost a lot of
weight because of it and was very gaunt for a bit. He appears to be
doing fine now.
Clint is not and never has been a drinker. |
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