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   On 2023-12-24 20:02:41 +0000, Bill Anderson said:   
      
   > Mack A. Damia  wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 24 Dec 2023 05:42:47 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>> Mack A. Damia  wrote:   
   >>>> Sun, 24 Dec 2023 01:30:32 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman :   
   >>>>> Mack A. Damia  wrote:   
   >>>>>>> . . .   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> "12 Angry Men"   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> The one guy I don't like in that movie is Lee J. Cobb.  Not certain   
   >>>>>> why, maybe his acting is a little too phony, too much of an   
   >>>>>> affectation.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> He and Biff weren't on speaking terms.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Is it common knowledge who "Biff" is?   
   >>>   
   >>> Sigh   
   >>   
   >> Just answer the question, fool.   
   >   
   > Lee J. Cobb is noted for playing Willy Loman in Arthur Miller‘s Death of a   
   > Salesman. Willy’s oldest son, with whom he did not see eye to eye, was   
   > named Biff.   
   >   
   > I actually remembered the name, but I would not consider it “common   
   > knowledge.”  Biff in Back to the Future might qualify, especially here in a   
   > movie discussion group, but answering the question rather than showing off   
   > would have been a more reasonable response I think. Merry Christmas.   
      
   According to Bob Gale (one of the creators of "Back to the Future"),   
   the character of Biff Tannen was partly based on / inspired by Donald   
   Trump ... a brainless bully with delusions of grandeur and an   
   over-bloated ego ... it certainly does fit.   
      
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