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RIP Patrice O'Neal

An outstanding comedian

Again, sorry. I know Monster created a thread for public deaths that didn't score you points or bum you out but were worth a mention. I still haven't found it (see #1001 above).

Ken Russell died.
My interest in him was sparked by his association with Derek Jarman. But I accept he was probably a genius. Many people I admire with more knowledge of film have said so.

I wasn't really attracted to his films - it's not a medium which excites me and I admit my ignorance. I watched The Devils purely for Jarman's sets.

Heard Glenda Jackson on the Radio speaking very passionately about him. It moved me.

nah it was just to get them (i.e. huge long obits to people no-one had) out of the deathpool. This one doesn't bother me :lol:

It was a useful thread.
Do you remember what it was called?!

Russell's death didn't bum me out (oo-er matron) but he had enough influence on those who influenced me, for me to want to mark his passing.

If I get tired looking for threads I can be a bit "Oh fuckit", but generally I'll try to put posts in the most sensible place possible.

RIP celebrity? I dunno, never really took off

It will now.
I presume you are familiar with the word spree...?

of course....

....did big sarge send you a gun?

:eek:

Not enough funny in the world, bummer.

Harry Morgan of Dragnet and MASH fame died yesterday.

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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato (Post 778771)

Harry Morgan of Dragnet and MASH fame died yesterday.

I liked his movies and TV shows but I lost all respect for him after he was arrested for beating his wife.

:(

RIP Colonel Potter

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs (Post 778772)

I liked his movies and TV shows but I lost all respect for him after he was arrested for beating his wife.

I hadn't heard that. A good reminder that actors are not their roles.

I found reports of that, but not a lot of other information. He was 82 at the time. I'm not finding much, but this comment on a news board.

I hate domestic violence, and I rail against it all the time, as you should know. But I also don't care for peasants with pitchforks, who hear news blurbs and label the world and everyone in it as the evil devil.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertai...-on-mash-dies/

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Posted by: XXXXXXXX | December 8, 2011, 12:24 am 12:24 am

Comment to the people who bring up Harry Morgan’s domestic violence case: he was 82 at the time. I don’t know if he had any problems with dementia or Alzheimer’s or issues with depression, all of which are possibilities in a man his age. He was married for 45 years to his first wife, who passed away in 1985; he remained married to his second wife at the time of his death. To me this certainly argues that whatever the situation was at the time of the event, it was resolved in a way that kept him and his wife together. It is worth noting that the charges were dropped when he completed a counseling program, and there were no other occasions involving violence in the relationship.

Having cared for an elderly parent, and observed the elderly parents of my friends and relatives, I have to say that it isn’t that unusual for changes in personality to take place in someone as old as Harry Morgan was. Excluding outright dementia and Alzheimer’s, there are a lot of elderly people who develop depression and experience anger and frustration at the onset of aging-related problems: memory issues, physical disabilities, sometimes pain from physical problems like arthritis. This can really be a problem, especially where the person who is experiencing the problems wants to deny that they exist or are affecting him/her.

I think that it’s very unfair to brand Harry Morgan as a “wife-beater” on the basis of a single incident that happened when he was 82 years old, especially without knowing any details of the situation. And especially when he and his wife remained married 15 years later.

It's very unusual for the comments section of a news story to contain such a thoughtful comment.