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Monday, February 11, 2008

Obituary First Lines: Roy Scheider

A smattering of obituary openings for actor Roy Scheider, who has died at age 75:

- "Thanks to Roy Scheider, it was okay for the good people of Amity Island to go back in the water again." -E! Online

- "Hollywood star Roy Scheider -- best known as the cop who battled and blew up the killer great white shark in Jaws..." -- The Sun (UK)

- "Roy Scheider, a one-time boxer whose broken nose and pugnacious acting style made him a star in The French Connection and who later uttered one of cinematic history's most memorable lines in Jaws..." -The Associated Press

- "Roy Scheider, the jagged-nosed actor who brought complexity to tough-guy roles in such films as The French Connection, Jaws and All That Jazz, and was also known for political activism off the set..." -The Los Angeles Times

- "There is a line in All That Jazz where Roy Scheider goes to meet the Angel of Death and the music is playing 'Bye, bye love/Bye, bye happiness/I think I’m gonna die.'" -Hollywood Today

Our earlier appreciation of Scheider is found here.

Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 7:29 PM