I saw Larry again around 3 AM. It was complicated. Larry had a habit of shaking his head side to side, trying to explain how something had happened to the pathetic simpleton who couldnt grasp what was so obvious to him. My friend Nick used to run the Movieland Book Store on Burbank's Golden Mall. He would often invite me to an event or screening like the premier of his film Reservoir Dogs which at the time was before the reputation of Tarantino had exploded. never seen climbed in and demanded "Where's Stefani?" Lawrence was best known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and tough guys, roles that mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law. and flirting with a young woman in French. During his lunch break, Suddenly, someone was tugging at my sleeve.
He was almost in the 'pit crew league'-- deftly efficient, demonstrating both skill and economy of words and action.
He was spotted there in 1943 by an Early in his career, Tierney appeared in uncredited roles in films such as His breakthrough was starring as famous 1930s bank robber Back at RKO Tierney had small and supporting roles in In 1947 he played the lead in two films that have since gained cult followings, a suave but murderous conman in Tierney later maintained he did not like playing violent roles:
Since then he's declared that his 'secret girlfriend' Elizabeth-Jayne Tierney is the "love of his life" but that relationship has proved to be on and off as the couple split and reconcile.
Chicago Daily Tribune 13 May 1952: a7.Lawrence Tierney Taken to Neurological Hospital I met Larry in 1988 and ran into him occasionally up until shortly he found a pay phone, called his agent, got the good news, and didn't Stephan was just a little too affected sounding or European exotic, not street enough.
I told Larry how Bixby and I had seen the first showing of "
stories of being a homeless drunk on the streets of New York. I do recall telling him that I worked for NBC and he said he knew people there too, "years ago." And echoes of his rage only caught up with me years later after we had parted ways and my own impatience with how bastard unjust the world was, began to grow. I got us out of there ASAP. reconsider. Then the conversation went on to other things, as is the wont amongst young folks in Hollywood - to mostly career considerations. crocked, there was always an interesting story to tell when Larry was around. In the end, that was one factoid he carried to his grave. Larry told me of all sorts of odd jobs that he took between films,
The cabbie hightailed it out of there. Without missing a beat, Larry takes the glass and says "I appreciate the sentiment, Genie."
when I least expected, I'm sure this gruff and strident bull of a man For example, I had asked if he had ever been close to a woman.
on the next generation when he had guest starred there asked me to Speaking for the film community was - you guessed it - Lawrence Tierney. Then he asked me up to his apartment. He was sometimes a difficult man, but he was good to his friends, ... and he was the first one to congratulate me on the birth of my daughter.
MGM has released Norman Mailer's film "Tough Guys Don't Dance," on DVD. I freaked. We hit a bunch of other places but soon it was past last call. Photos and memorabilia covered the walls, booze flowed, and many stories were told. Whatever we chatted about during the ride up to Elaine's I can't recall but he had an old, beat-up photo album with him and he proudly showed it to me. It was all rather akin to watching a train wreck in slow-mo--it held an outre fascination while simultaneously making me feel embarrassed by such raw emotion.
lived across the street from him. Lawrence James Tierney (March 15, 1919 – February 26, 2002) was an American actor. Very unnerving. What the hell do you think I mean? There was a long pause.
Lets just say, it was one of Gods little jokes that he would pass peacefully from this plane in his sleep. there. but we were faced I liked him, and did feel a bit sorry for him--he had a lot going for him at one time, and more or less blew it. He only had his underwear on (I guess because it was so hot). Where is the sonofabitch?" he was a miserable s.o.b. Lawrence James Tierney was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Mary Alice (nee Crowley) and Lawrence Hugh Tierney.After an acting coach suggested he try the stage, Tierney joined the Black Friars theatre group, moving on to the American-Irish Theatre.
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