"Doc Holliday Died a Catholic"
Be sure to read Henry Karlson's excellent review of the 1993 movie "Tombstone" over at Vox Nova.
"Tombstone" is clearly one of the better more recent films in the Western genre, and Val Kilmer's outstanding performance as Doc Holliday is definitely the primary reason to watch this flick.
(NB: I'm not necessarily a fan of Mr. Kilmer, but I also believe he was the best Batman of the bunch.)
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UPDATE
Henry Karlson writes in the comments to this post:
There is some debate as to whether or not he became a Catholic; there are reports which indicate a priest converted him near the time of his death (and this was used for Tombstone). I believe it, and I would not be surprised this was in part due to the influence of his cousin: according to Wikipedia (but probably true):Very interesting stuff. Thanks for contributing that information, Henry.
Doc's cousin Melanie Holliday, who remained in correspondence with him after he moved west, became a nun as a young woman. In old age she was a revered figure among Georgia Catholics, and Margaret Mitchell acknowledged that she was the inspiration for the saintly wife Melanie Wilkes in "Gone With the Wind."
posted by Pro Ecclesia 10:02 AM
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No way, Christian Bale did the best Batman in the most recent Batman Begins! Ha ha
Val Kilmer was excellent as Doc Holliday, but couldn't hold a candle to Michael Keaton -- or Christian Bale -- as Batman.
He was better than George Clooney, though.
Isn't Keaton the guy who need a chin prosthetic in order to fill out the costume?
And Christian Bale? C'mon! Next you'll be talking about what a great actor Mark Harmon is.
;-)
Val Kilmer got the darkness and broodiness of the role exactly right. Of course, the fact that he's supposedly not the most pleasant of people in real life probably stood him in good stead in that regard.
There is some debate as to whether or not he became a Catholic; there are reports which indicate a priest converted him near the time of his death (and this was used for Tombstone). I believe it, and I would not be surprised this was in part due to the influence of his cousin: according to Wikipedia (but probably true):
Doc's cousin Melanie Holliday, who remained in correspondence with him after he moved west, became a nun as a young woman. In old age she was a revered figure among Georgia Catholics, and Margaret Mitchell acknowledged that she was the inspiration for the saintly wife Melanie Wilkes in "Gone With the Wind."
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