Celebrity death that bummed you out the most...

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

I liked a lot of his work but my favorite was as Sam Diamond in "Murder By Death" with Truman Capote.

I adored Murder by Death.
Had no idea Truman Capote was in it!
But then when I first watched it I had no idea who he was (forgive me, a provincial teen) and after that I just accepted the performances for what they were.

In fact despite reading his books, I had no idea what he looked or sounded like until reading an article which included his disparaging review of Audrey Hepburn singing Moon River. The journalist let fly about Truman's own shortcomings.

Back to Peter Falk - the part was well written and he embodied it perfectly.
He was one of my secret heroes because he appeared to have ptosis (in fact it was a glass eye). I could not watch Columbo with anyone else in the room in case they made a comparison.

It's sad when anyone dies, but when people have dementia their passing must be slightly easier for their loved ones; the person has already slipped beyond their reach.