Robert Mitchum

       One of my favorite actors is Robert Mitchum. He was one of Hollywood's bad boys back in the day. He was big, tough and smart. 
     His films seemed to have started in the 1940s. A star signed to RKO studios and a major player in those great black and white detective and intrigue films. 
     Last night he was featured on Turner Classic Movies. In between movies they showed a Dick Cavet show from 1970 in which Robert Mitchum was the one and only guest. It was very good. Mitchum was 53 years old at the time and walked onto the stage with a cup and cigarette. Which was full of Scotch. He started to openly drink Scotch for the rest of the show. He was sharp and modern for the time. Dressed nicely and spoke well. He could obviously handle his booze. And continued to smoke incessantly through out the rest of the show. 
     He was only married once and remained married till his death. He apparently done his job without sucking up. He moved well to war movies. He played good detectives. He played wealthy playboys. He was all that. 
     Robert Michum died in 1997 at 79 years old. I hope that I have such a good life. He seemed like the best!