Charles Bronson is dead. After I linked to an article that mentioned his loved ones were called to his deathbed to say their final goodbyes, my mother jokingly said…”Did they contact you?” It is true, I am a huge Charles Bronson fan. I just really, really liked his craggy face and the characters he played… especially the characters prior to the Death Wish series. One of my favorite movies back when I was a teenager was Lola. Charlie starred as a 38-year-old writer who falls in love with and marries a 15- year-old English girl portrayed by Susan George. (Get it… Lola!) Watching Lola at 15, it seemed so desirable… watching it now, I can’t shake the feeling of pedophilia. The role I fell head over heels in love with him was not Lola but The Sandpiper. He wasn’t the lead, that went to Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Charlie portrayed a beatnik artist. My favorite scene was when Richard Burton, playing a priest, stumbles upon Elizabeth Taylor posing nude for Charlie as he carves her likeness in wood. I haven’t seen the movie since the mid-eighties; I wonder if I would still like it? It is funny how one’s taste changes through the years. Well, at least one thing stayed constant– my liking of Charles Bronson. RIP