Obits: Karl Malden, Jay Bennett

A few obits... R.I.P.

Karl Malden. July 1. at the age of 97. Malden is well known for his movie career. He won a supporting actor Oscar in 1951 for his role as Blanche DuBois' naive suitor Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire" — a role he also played on Broadway. He was nominated again as best supporting actor in 1954 for his performance as Father Corrigan, a friend-of-the-workingman priest in "On the Waterfront." In both movies, he co-starred with Marlon Brando.

"When you worked with him, he was the character," said Eva Marie Saint, who won a supporting actress Oscar for her role in "Waterfront." "He was the consummate actor and he loved acting. He was dear and smart. Whatever he did he enjoyed life."

Among Malden's more than 50 film credits were: "Patton," in which he played Gen. Omar Bradley, "Pollyanna," "Fear Strikes Out," "The Sting II," "Bombers B-52," "Cheyenne Autumn," and "All Fall Down."

For me, though, he will always be Lt. Mike Stone in the TV show "The Streets of San Francisco." He earned five Emmy nominations in that role.
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Jay Bennett, 96, two-time Edgar Winner, died at home in Cherry Hill on June 27 of complications of Parkinson's disease.

Jay Bennett wrote scripts for radio and TV shows for I Spy and Alfred Hitchcock Presents and wrote more than 25 novels. Among his books were many for young adults, including Deathman and Do Not Follow Me. His first novel, Catacombs, was made into the 1965 movie The Woman Who Wouldn't Die.

He won Edgar Awards for best juvenile novel for The Long Black Coat (1974) and The Dangling Witness (1975). A third, The Skeleton Man, was nominated in 1987.