Ben Mankiewicz remembers Ernest Borgnine. An excerpt:
Each time I introduced Ernie, the crowd erupted viscerally. This wasn't cavalier Hollywood fandom. It was like some combination of George Clooney and Katy Perry. More like if George Clooney and Katy Perry had pulled your kids from a burning building. Sure, his fans loved him the way we all love certain stars. But with Ernie, the connection was much more substantial, so much more emotional. He meant something to them. His characters -- Marty Piletti, Quinton McHale -- affected how they felt about themselves. Ernest Borgnine mattered to their lives, and they wanted to show him. They wanted him to know.
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