Dennis Hopper, was an actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became a student of the Actors Studio. He made his first television performance in 1955, and performed in two films with James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). Over the next ten years, Hopper performed on television in guest roles, and by the end of the 1960s had played supporting roles in several films. He directed and starred in one of my favorite Dennis Hopper movies, Easy Rider (1969), winning an award at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as co-writer of the film's script. This hard-living screen star, will be missed.
Dennis Hopper always epitomized freedom and in-your-face lack of concern for societal strictures to me. Although my life didn't take me down the rebellious path that his did, I always harbored a secret desire to be like that. He was a wild child, to be sure.
ReplyDeleteBeck, Dennis Hopper , reminds me of the guys I grew up with, in alot of ways. Even though he lived a hard life.. I really liked him.
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