Ernest Borgnine

[JIM CHALOUPKA]

Joe, I remember it well, slapping that little guy on the but.

He was born January 24, 1917. That makes him 92.

JIM

[michaeldterry]

Here's a link to the entire documentary (50 minutes, 28 seconds):
http://vimeo.com/3894936

It's very entertaining and worth the time to watch! Enjoy!

[Jeff Bayley]

well if anybody runs across old Earnest bus and decides to buy it make sure you disinfect it real good. I was watching a program called Talk Soup. It's a show where they show clips from various talk shows and embarrassing moments. This is just a couple of months ago, and Earnest was on some morning show. The guy interviewing them asking what the secret was to looking so young as age. He leaned over into his ear and said "I masturbate a lot". I guess he didn't realize that the microphone clipped to his shirt were just as good when he leaned over even though the audience could not hear him.

Maybe somebody posted it on YouTube.

Anyway, that's what I know about Earnest besides remembering him from The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen and of course I'm certain there's dozens if not hundreds of other credits to his name. But now we know what Earnest does in his spare time.

[Jeff Bayley]

Ha ! I found it. That was easy. I just put his name in You Tube and it was the very first link that came up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNYrkvYHCbU

[gmcbuffalo]

A fellow from Woodland, WA posting on PS has Enrie's old Beaver and yes it has 4 skylites in the roof, the same shower door as in the video. They say Enrie spent a lot of time in Bend with the build of the coach and spent millions on it at the time and that was in 1991. Ralph has owned it since 1993. I plan on visiting the guy early next month. I read were Ernie gave up driving his bus when he was 88 y/o. Figured he'd get sued big time if he had an accident at that age.
GregM

[mike kerley]

But, it was not a Beaver, it was a Country Coach! At least that's what the name plate on the rear stated. Same dash and over dash layout as our 93 CC.

[GDeen]

But, it was not a Beaver, it was a Country Coach! At least that's what the name plate on the rear stated. Same dash and over dash layout as our 93 CC.

Definitely a CC - several shots made that apparent.....

Ok, I admit, I am a nerd and watched most of the 50 min vid. Talk about a guy with a great attitude and a real people person, Borgnine is just that. He clearly loved the bus and touring the country in it.

Ted is correct as is my wife, I am "ate up" with the bus stuff.....

[Jamie Bradford]

I was searching for something else and came across this- this is good..............

[gmcbuffalo]

Ray the story is as I remember that coach in the video is a Country Coach, but he had a 1990 XL converted by Beaver before that. The owner of CC talked him out of the Beaver and he stay with them after that. His 1990 Beaver had the Skylite windows.

[Coloradobus]

The Borgnines owned Beaver Bus #10. It currently resides in Washington State. It is one of four coaches we have identified that have the Astral windows or two pair of windows in the salon ceiling