There Might Be Something Funnier on the Way: Jerry Stiller, 1927-2020
Not liking either Seinfeld or King of Queens cuts you off from a lot of…
I Feel I Have So Many Projects and I Haven’t Completed Them Yet: Roy Horn, 1944-2020–an obituary by Persia
I grew up in the waning days of the variety show, and of big, flashy…
If You Can Read, You Can Learn Anything About Everything and Everything About Anything: Tomie dePaola, 1934-2020
There are a handful of authors who should have longer IMDb pages. In this case,…
It’s Just Good Fun: Kenny Rogers, 1938-2020
I don’t really listen to country music. I do listen to Kenny Rogers. Not often,…
Maybe There Is Something More There: Max von Sydow, 1929-2020
One of the things that has long fascinated me about David Lynch’s Dune is the…
If Heaven Exists, What Would You Like to Hear God Say When You Arrive at the Pearly Gates?: James Lipton, 1926-2020
He wasn’t on the list, I suppose because I was pretty unfamiliar with his pre-Inside…
Personally, I’d Rather Be Back In Hobbitton: Orson Bean, 1928-2020
My first thought was that 91 is a pretty interesting age to die in a…
Making Movies Is a Form of Narcissism: Kirk Douglas, 1919-2020
Kirk Douglas was the fifth person I wrote about for Celebrating the Living, because I…
Courage Is Something You Can’t Be Afraid to Have: Gene Reynolds, 1923-2020
It’s interesting, I think, how obituaries tend to focus on a single thing that people…
I Thought It Was in Terribly Bad Taste For Him to Die When He Did: Terry Jones, 1942-2020
Sometimes, the reaction to a death is, “Yeah, we knew that was coming.” He’s been…