Dennis Hopper,actor, photographer and icon, dies at 74
Paul Newman by Dennis Hopper
That rogue talent Dennis Hopper has died aged 74. Famous for Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet, but I'll remember him fondly as a thoughtful photographer.
So I just had to read up on him a bit, and so sorry to learn he had such rough years and such suffering at the end. I didn't know he was also a photographer. By the time I started paying close attention to films, Dennis Hopper was pretty much out of the limelight in my little world (though I did know his name). I only just watched Easy Rider less than two years ago. I can see why it was ground breaking for the times, but. . . not for me. I knew nothing about the story, so the ending was quite a shocker, very disturbing. Still I'm glad to have seen it because Jack Nicholson's performance was awesome. Just awesome.
Paul Newman by Dennis Hopper
So I just had to read up on him a bit, and so sorry to learn he had such rough years and such suffering at the end. I didn't know he was also a photographer. By the time I started paying close attention to films, Dennis Hopper was pretty much out of the limelight in my little world (though I did know his name). I only just watched Easy Rider less than two years ago. I can see why it was ground breaking for the times, but. . . not for me. I knew nothing about the story, so the ending was quite a shocker, very disturbing. Still I'm glad to have seen it because Jack Nicholson's performance was awesome. Just awesome.
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