Oscar winner Borgnine dies

Ernest Borgnine, the beefy screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the best-actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butcher in Marty in 1955, died yesterday.

Mon, 09 Jul, 2012 - 01:00

He was 95.

Hi longtime spokesman Harry Flynn told The Associated Press that Borgnine died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre with his family by his side.

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