I Got Sick of It and I Just Stopped: Tommy Kirk, 1941-2021
I’ve always liked Tommy Kirk. I grew up, as I’ve mentioned before, on an era…
I’ve been lucky: Norm Macdonald, 1959-2021
First, I wanted to start this off with this lovely excerpt from Norm’s Based on a…
I Never Even Liked to Fight: Michael K. Williams, 1966-2021
He is on the list of actors we are lucky to have had at all.…
Take a Microphone Out of My Hands, and I’m Just Plain Folks: Willard Scott, 1934-2021
It’s a little sad that he didn’t live to be a hundred. I’m sure I’m…
I Decided to Be Bad: Markie Post, 1950-2021
When Charles Robinson died last month, I considered doing a Night Court month. There is…
It Won’t Be the Same Without Him: Charles Robinson, 1945-2021
I’ll be honest—I haven’t really had the capacity for obituaries much lately. There are several…
We’re an Escape: Gavin MacLeod, 1931-2021
When Georgia Engel died, one of her obituaries presented the news that Gavin MacLeod was,…
It’s Pure and Simple: Charles Grodin, 1935-2021
It is really a pity that those of us Of A Certain Age encountered Charles…
I’m Determined to Keep Crackin’: Christopher Plummer, 1929-2021
You may have noticed that three very notable elderly performers died in the last couple…
The Drama of Ordinary Life: Michael Apted, 1941-2021
There are some people whose IMDb pages are all over the place. It’s a little…