Robert OsbornePrincipal host of Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne, author of “80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards,” is shown in 2009. Read the obituary: Robert Osborne, Turner Classic Movies host and film historian, dies at 84 Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Buy Photo Wait 1 second to continue. Erudite without being snobbish, Mr. Osborne conveyed a seemingly limitless ardor for the job. But Mr. Osborne remained the network’s clear star, a matinee idol in his own right when he sat down to interview celebrities. “Oh, I’ll bet I know a movie you’ve never heard of,” the person said, “ ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends.’ ”“Well,” Mr. Osborne responded.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2017 19:52 UTC