I Am This Woman

Yahoo story here.

I am saddened to hear of the passing of this wonderful actor. I admired her work, esp. her sense of humor and grace in a crazy business. The “extras” interview on “An Affair To Remember” on DVD depicts her as a working actor who appreciated the fun of what she got to do, as well as the craft. The scene of her at the piano with the old French grandmama makes me cry each and every time.

Saddened is rather a strange word to use when someone you don’t know passes away… she was ill from Parkinson’s and I admire the fact that she lived to 86. That’s an achievement with that disease. I know my father was ready and willing to go at 85.5. But why am I saddened? perhaps it’s the frisson one feels when reminded that we are all inexorably marching, slinking, tiptoeing, padding or tripping towards our own obituary some day.

As West says (previous entry), forget the epic - there’s only time to explode.

Thanks, Deborah, for livening up my romantic life as a movie fan. (I think I’ll watch that movie later today.)