Actor James Coburn died last week. We will not again hear his magnificent voice assure us, “Like a rock!” I had wondered last month why James Garner was doing the voice-overs for Chevy trucks. Now I know. One by one, the magnificent seven are dying. Cancer claimed Steve McQueen in 1980 and Yul Brynner in 1985. Bad scripts claimed Charles Bronson, whose 5-part series, “Death Wish,” pretty well describes his later career. Urban vigilante roles are scarce for guys over 80. Doing one at age 73 was his last attempt. Horst Buchholz, not surprisingly, never found steady work playing hot-shot … Continue reading The Movie Star and Mrs. North