'Fantasy Island' star Ricardo Montalban dies at 88
14-Jan-2009
LOS ANGELES - Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died Wednesday morning at his home, a city councilman said. He was 88.
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Is his coffin going to be lined in lush Corinthian leather?
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Originally Posted by emshighway
BTW what the hell is Corinthian Leather?
I was wondering the same thing. The answer is pretty funny...
From wikipedia:
Corinthian leather was a phrase invented for marketing use to describe the leather used in certain Chrysler luxury cars in the 1970s. In this case, "Corinthian" does not actually indicate any relationship with Corinth, nor any specific type of leather and was added simply as a linguistic cachet.
The first use of this term was to describe the leather in the 1974 Chrysler Imperial, but the best known use of this term is from the advertising campaign for the 1976 Chrysler Cordoba, featuring celebrity spokesman Ricardo Montalbán.[1]
According to one reference[who?], Chrysler's "Corinthian" leather was mass produced in a plant in Newark, New Jersey.
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