Monday, March 16, 2009

Ron Silver Dead at 62


He had throat cancer and I didn't even realize that he was sick! 62 is way too young. It's strange too, one of his roles (and my favorite) was lawyer Alan Dershowitz in that Claus von Bulow/Sunny von Bulow murder/courtroom drama "Reversal of Fortune," and Sunny just died less than 6 months ago after being in a coma for two decades.

He won a Tony for his role in "Speed the Plow" which he appeared in on Broadway with Madonna and was on "The West Wing" for years. One other thing that I did not know was that he switched from being a life-long liberal to a Bush supporting Independent after 9/11. He even stumped for the Iraq war and was very vocal about his dislike and contempt for Michael Moore.

He leaves behind a son, Adam and a Daughter, Alexandra.
One more thing; we all know that these things come in threes. My money is on Ed McMahon and Partick Swayze tying for third, Jade Goody for second. If you have a choice, leave it below. I'm allowing annonymous comments now, if the idea of leaving your name with a death guess makes you squeamish.

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