THE PRINCESS BRIDE

PETER FALK - "GRANDFATHER"

"The Princess Bride" 1987 US fantasy movie. The movie tells the tale of while a young boy (Fred Savage) is at home sick in bed, his grandfather (Peter Falk) arrives to read him a story - "The Princess Bride" - a fantasy tale, full of adventure, action, horror, magic, mystery and suspense; as well as some romance.

Peter Falk was born on 16 September 1927 in New York City, New York, USA and passaway on 23 June 2011 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. From IMDB: At the age of 3, his right eye was surgically removed due to cancer. He graduated from Ossining High School, where he was president of his class. His early career choices involved becoming a certified public accountant, and he worked as an efficiency expert for the Budget Bureau of the state of Connecticut before becoming an actor. On choosing to change careers, he studied the acting art with Eva Le Gallienne and Sanford Meisner. His most famous role is that of the detective Columbo in the television series "Columbo" (1971); however, this was not his first foray into acting the role of a detective. During a high school play, he stood in for such a role when the original student actor fell sick. He has been married twice, and is the father of two children: Catherine, a private detective, and Jackie. He was diagnosed with dementia in 2008. The following is a trailer for the movie: "The Princess Bride" trailer from The Professor on Vimeo.

LINKS

Internet Movie Data Base "The Princess Bride"

Wikipedia "The Princess Bride"

Internet Movie Data Base "Peter Falk"

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