Prayers for Morgan Freeman! Wow!
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He's one of my FAV actors!!! I truly hope he comes out of this ok!! 
Morgan Freeman in serious condition after car crash
Aug. 4, 2008, 12:40 PM EST
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was injured in a car accident late Sunday night and is in a hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Kathy Stringer said Freeman, 71, is in serious condition. The hospital is about 90 miles north of the accident scene in rural Tallahatchie County in the Mississippi Delta.
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Ben Williams confirmed Freeman was in a wreck shortly before midnight Sunday, but said he was still gathering information and had few details Monday.
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Clay McFerrin, editor of Sun Sentinel in Charleston, said he arrived at the accident scene on Mississippi Highway 32 soon after it happened about 4 miles west of Charleston, not far from where Freeman owns a home with his wife.
McFerrin said it appeared that Freeman's car was airborne when it left the highway and landed in a ditch.
"They had to use the jaws of life to extract him from the vehicle," McFerrin said. "He was lucid, conscious. He was talking, joking with some of the rescue workers at one point."
McFerrin said bystanders converged on the scene trying to get a glimpse of the actor.
When one person tried to snap a photo with a cell phone camera, Freeman joked, "no freebies, no freebies," McFerrin said.
The hospital where Freeman is being treated is commonly known as The Med, and is an acute-care teaching facility that serves patients within 150 miles of Memphis
Morgan Freeman in serious condition after car crash
Aug. 4, 2008, 12:40 PM EST
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was injured in a car accident late Sunday night and is in a hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Kathy Stringer said Freeman, 71, is in serious condition. The hospital is about 90 miles north of the accident scene in rural Tallahatchie County in the Mississippi Delta.
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Ben Williams confirmed Freeman was in a wreck shortly before midnight Sunday, but said he was still gathering information and had few details Monday.
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Clay McFerrin, editor of Sun Sentinel in Charleston, said he arrived at the accident scene on Mississippi Highway 32 soon after it happened about 4 miles west of Charleston, not far from where Freeman owns a home with his wife.
McFerrin said it appeared that Freeman's car was airborne when it left the highway and landed in a ditch.
"They had to use the jaws of life to extract him from the vehicle," McFerrin said. "He was lucid, conscious. He was talking, joking with some of the rescue workers at one point."
McFerrin said bystanders converged on the scene trying to get a glimpse of the actor.
When one person tried to snap a photo with a cell phone camera, Freeman joked, "no freebies, no freebies," McFerrin said.
The hospital where Freeman is being treated is commonly known as The Med, and is an acute-care teaching facility that serves patients within 150 miles of Memphis
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He's one of my FAV actors!!! I truly hope he comes out of this ok!!
Morgan Freeman in serious condition after car crash
Aug. 4, 2008, 12:40 PM EST
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was injured in a car accident late Sunday night and is in a hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Kathy Stringer said Freeman, 71, is in serious condition. The hospital is about 90 miles north of the accident scene in rural Tallahatchie County in the Mississippi Delta.
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Ben Williams confirmed Freeman was in a wreck shortly before midnight Sunday, but said he was still gathering information and had few details Monday.
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Clay McFerrin, editor of Sun Sentinel in Charleston, said he arrived at the accident scene on Mississippi Highway 32 soon after it happened about 4 miles west of Charleston, not far from where Freeman owns a home with his wife.
McFerrin said it appeared that Freeman's car was airborne when it left the highway and landed in a ditch.
"They had to use the jaws of life to extract him from the vehicle," McFerrin said. "He was lucid, conscious. He was talking, joking with some of the rescue workers at one point."
McFerrin said bystanders converged on the scene trying to get a glimpse of the actor.
When one person tried to snap a photo with a cell phone camera, Freeman joked, "no freebies, no freebies," McFerrin said.
The hospital where Freeman is being treated is commonly known as The Med, and is an acute-care teaching facility that serves patients within 150 miles of Memphis0 -
Oh my! He's one of my favorite actors too.
I hope he pulls through!0 -
Yeh, I read that this morning. I told my ma to pray for him! That's crazy and sad. He's 71 to young to past cause of this!
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Anyone remember him from "The Electric Company?" A children's program from the '70s on PBS-- co-starring Rita Moreno. I loved it. He has always been the Electric Company guy every time I see him in the movies.0
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oh nosss!!!
this is sad...i will pray for him!!0 -
Anyone remember him from "The Electric Company?" A children's program from the '70s on PBS-- co-starring Rita Moreno. I loved it. He has always been the Electric Company guy every time I see him in the movies.
Absolutely!! That is where I first remember seeing him too!!!
And Shawshank Redemption is one of my all time fav movies.0 -
Oh no! I love him!!!! He's one of the last true greats!0
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I had not read the news yet. Wow! He is a great actor. I will pray too.0
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I always loved the Phonics lessons with he and Rita Moreno in silhouette--
SH-- IP-- "Ship."
SH-- OP-- "Shop."
Compare that to the stupid kids programs today-- Backyardigans, and the like-- puhleeeeze.0 -
and Seven!
that movie 0 -
PRAYERS OUT TO HIM!!!0
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Oh no!!! He's a wonderful actor and seems like an all around great guy. I have to say I have never seen a movie that he's been in and not like it. Every movie he's in has been excellent.:flowerforyou:0
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I just saw the bucket list with him in it...how sad0
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If he's in "The Med' he REALLY needs your prayers. That place is horrible. I spent a couple of days in there when I lived in Memphis. They really shoulda found a better place for Morgan. I Morgan Freeman and hope he recovers completely and quickly!! 0
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Oh no! I will definitely keep him in my prayers. He is a wonderful actor.0
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He's one of me and my bf's fav too!! I couldn't believe it when I heard it. If he only had the batmobile hehe
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He's in my prayers too. I'm also a longtime fan of Morgan Freeman. He's a very good actor. I hope he pulls through this okay.0
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That is so sad, I would feel awful if he doesn't pull through okay.0
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I wish he were my grandpa or neighbor. He just looks like an altogether wonderful person. I hope he recovers quickly.0
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My husband told me this morning. He is also one of my favorite actors.
My thoughts are with him and his family!0
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