Posted by
RepublicanEvangelist on Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:39:51 AM
We haven't heard from him in years but he just died at 88. Everyone my age remembers him from Fantasy Island as Mr. Rourke (sp?) the host. He was also the pitchman for Chrysler for many years. It was said that they invented the term "Corinthian Leather" because it sounded so cool with Montalban's accent. He wasn't an actor in the modern sense, he was a star in classic sense. Today star means DUI or DWI (driving w/o underwear). Star meant something different in an earlier day. R.I.P.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/15/news/obits.1-407992.php