Oscar-Winning Actor Karl Malden Dies
Posted July 1, 2009 12:00 pm.
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Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden has died. He was 97.
Malden won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ in 1951.
His film debut came much earlier, in the 1940 movie ‘They Knew What They Wanted.’
In his long career, he appeared in ‘On The Waterfront’ and ‘Patton,’ but his biggest success was on the small screen: Malden starred as Detective Mike Stone in the 1970s TV series ‘The Streets of San Francisco.’
He was honoured by the Screen Actors Guild in 2004 with a Life Achievement Award, for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.
He was born Mladen Sekulovich on March 22, 1912 in Gary, Indiana.
He later changed his name, moved to New York and then Hollywood to pursue an acting career.
Malden married Mona Greenberg on December 18, 1938 and they remained together until his death on July 1, 2009.
Malden leaves behind Mona, their two daughters, Mila and Carla, his sons-in-law, three granddaughters, and four great grandchildren.
Malden accepts Screen Actors Guild award at the Shrine Auditorium on February 22, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.
