Remembering Omar Sharif, A Star In Two Skies : The Two-Way : NPR

I heard that earlier. What a terrific actor. We've lost many recently.

I had not heard before that he was suffering with Alzheimer's; I suppose the heart attack was a kind of blessing.

I never met him but I did know one of his Valets pretty well.

That guy described Omar as a very old school Gentleman in every sense of the word. Always classy, always going first class. Think James Bond levels of sophistication and that pretty much sums him up.

My friend described him as a world class Bridge player with one weakness and that was cheesecake. He knew it was not good for him but every now and then he would have my friend whip him one up, like when guests were coming over.

Gentlemen are rare in show-biz and now, sadly, there is one less.

Dr. Zhivago, great flick and one of the most photographically perfect films ever made.

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1985 300D 198K sold
1982 300D 202K
1989 300E 125K
1992 940T

"If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it"

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

Lawrence of Arabia.

he was loved in the Arabic world too.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Car fans should watch "The Yellow Rolls Royce" where Sharif and Ingrid Bergman are in the third chapter of the movie.

I,for one, was font of him.

GdrrRRRRRrrrr,
break me off a piece o dat!

perhaps the heart attack was because he was dieing ReaL happy!

Dr. Zhivago was a great one.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Is this his wife?

I submit he died happy!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.