In the 2008 TCM Remembers clip above, you'll find a collection of film personalities, from Ingmar Bergman star Eva Dahlbeck to Jaws' Roy Scheider, from Rear Window screenwriter John Michael Hayes to Il Sorpasso director Dino Risi, from silent film actress Anita Page (seen with Joan Crawford) to Black Orpheus' Breno Mello and Marpessa Dawn, from Oscar winner Paul Scofield to schlock goddess Vampira. I dare you not to get choked up even if you don't recognize most of them.
TCM Remembers 2008, or How the Oscars Should Learn to Do an “In Memoriam” Segment
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TCM Remembers 2008, or How the Oscars Should Learn to Do an "In Memoriam" Segment
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I certainly agree with you. Great tribute.