CHARACTER, WESTERN ACTOR SOBLE, 74.Byline: Holly Andres Staff Writer MISSION HILLS - A memorial service was held Sunday for character actor and longtime resident Ron Soble, who died Thursday after a long battle with lung and brain cancer. He was 74. Often cast in tough guy roles, Soble's screen credits include ``Chisum,'' ``True Grit,'' ``The Cincinnati Kid Cincinnati Kid, the “one of the shrewdist gamblers east of the Mississippi.” [Cinema: Halliwell, 462] See : Gambling ,'' ``Papillon papillon (păp`əlŏn'), breed of toy dog whose origins are obscure but whose widespread existence in Europe is attested to as early as the 17th cent. It stands from 8 to 11 in. (20.3–27. ,'' ``Joe Kidd'' and ``Al Capone.'' One of his last roles was a judge in ``Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'' in 1999. His TV credits include ``The Monroes,'' ``Gunsmoke,'' ``The Virginian,'' ``Mission Impossible,'' ``Charlie's Angels,'' ``Streets of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden ,'' ``Harry O'' and ``The Rockford Files.'' Soble was awarded the Golden Boot Golden Boot An inducement, using maximum incentives and financial benefits, for an older worker to take "voluntary" early retirement. Notes: A golden boot is usually offered by companies planning on downsizing or hiring new employees. Award this year for his numerous roles in Westerns. He was a Screen Actors Guild union activist, elected to the SAG National Board of Directors for 10 years and twice elected national third vice president. He was a member of contract negotiating teams and served as a pension and health plan trustee. He received the Ralph Morgan This article is about the actor. For the basketball administrator, see Ralph Morgan (basketball). Ralph Morgan (July 6, 1883 in New York City, New York - June 11, 1956 in New York City, New York) was a Hollywood character actor and brother of Frank Morgan Award for Distinguished Service to the Hollywood Branch of the SAG in 1998. Soble was born on March 28, 1928, in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. , where he had played football, in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army. Soble is survived by his wife of 49 years, Elynor Soble; daughters Laura Soble and Nancy Soble Juetten; and grandsons, Nathan and Zachary Hansen and Kyle Juetten. Donations in his memory may be made to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90036. |
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