RIP KARL MALDEN

OSCAR winning star Karl Malden has died today. He was 97.

Like the late Michael Jackson, Karl Malden was raised in Gary, Indiana - but managed to live for almost twice as long.

In 1952, he won the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for A Streetcar Named Desire, winning a second nomination three years later for On The Waterfront.

In the 1970s, he reinvented himself as Det Lt Mike Stone in more than 100 episodes of The Streets of San Francisco.

It's worth noting that Malden began working on this series when he was 60, which illustrates just what older stars can achieve - and what has been lost with Michael Jackson's premature death.

Rest in peace, Karl. And thanks for the memories.