Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or ‘woke.’ And by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people.
Jane Fonda
Tag Archives: actors
Lots Of Notable Passings Lately
There have been a lot of celebrities and people of note who have passed away recently. People who were the faces of generations created memories that will last a lifetime. These individuals are human beings and like all other humans, they will one day leave us for eternity and find communion with the afterlife.
Here’s a short list of people who have passed in the past few weeks. More passed away earlier in the year.
- Bob Newhart
- Richard Simmons
- Shannen Doherty
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer
- Martin Mull
- Donald Sutherland
- Willie Mays
- Shelley Duvall
- Jacoby Jones
- James Sikking
- Naomi Pomeroy
- Benji Gregory
- Joe Bonsall
- Sika Anoa’i
- Bill Cobbs
We aren’t even done with the year and this list will grow longer. Please someone protect Dick Van Dyke.
Quote Of The Day
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.
Harvey Fierstein
Farewell Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman who was good at playing bad guys has left this world. He is best known for Severus Snape from the Harry Potter movies and the Sheriff of Notingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. He was memorable for his roles in movies like Sense and Sensibility and Galaxy Quest. Rickman was also great in Love Actually.
Thank you Alan for sharing your talents with the world. You will be missed by geeks and nerds everywhere.
For more on this story http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35313604
The Story of My Life
I saw this on Facebook. The lead actor is weird but weird is good.
Remembering Marilyn Monroe
On this day in 1962, Marilyn Monroe, one of the most famous Hollywood stars, died at 36. http://t.co/Xua8IuuJMA pic.twitter.com/TJyzeuXWnj
— NYT Obituaries (@NYTObits) August 5, 2015
She remains a legend even in 2015. Her short life and career still inspire today.
The Tony Burgess Blog 