PhotoRobert Osborne, a film historian who shared his deep knowledge and abiding love of movies as the marquee host for the Turner Classic Movies channel, died on Monday. His death was announced by Turner Classic on Twitter. As the congenial prime time host of the movie channel, Mr. Osborne reached more than 82 million homes from its inception in 1994, the channel said. He was known to cram delectable tidbits about movies and their stars into his brief introductions of classic films and in postscript comments about them. In longer segments, he would dissect films with guests and conduct intimate interviews with stars.

Source: New York Times March 06, 2017 20:37 UTC