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We have to go back, Kate!
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Maybe at his funeral the lid of the coffin will open and he'll sit up and say 'Just one more thing....'
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I liked a lot of his work but my favorite was as Sam Diamond in "Murder By Death" with Truman Capote.
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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.
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We were just doing this bit. My brother told us that he wasn't thinking and opened an upsrairs window and his a/c fell to its death. I was kidding that I was going to come by and do a crime scene investigation thing (putting on sunglasses, saying it was pushed...'looks like we have a cold case' yeahhhhhhhhh) and brother did the columbo bit as he was leaving. It was spot on, and we laughed and laughed. Rip Mr Falk. 
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06-24-2011, 07:59 PM
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This was a show I watched with my nan.
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06-25-2011, 08:19 AM
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My favorite Peter Falk scene
Serpentine, Sheldon, serpentine!
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I was just remembering Falk as Joy Boy in A Pocketful of Miracles. Funny stuff.
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06-25-2011, 12:57 PM
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We have to go back, Kate!
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Was in the car with ma today, and mentioned his passing. She said 'Oh, I know. I was going to call you about it. You used to love him!'
I adored Columbo. Whenever it was on I'd watch. Watched with Mum a few times. I especially remember that one with the theatre actors. Can't recall the title. Brilliant, brilliant show. I always liked how apparently unheroic he was. With his shambolic appearance and broken down car. I liked that it was never about guns and might, but rather intelligence and guile. And that often he had sympathy for the villain. It was rarely as black and white as other detective shows.
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06-29-2011, 09:36 AM
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Did he pass on the left?
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I think the British and Americans have always danced around the subject of death. Our old graveyards have: "Taken from us..." "Fell asleep..." "Left us..."
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..."If you feel a bit guilty about it afterward we can dig a grave and you can throw up into it."
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10-29-2011, 03:29 PM
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Can't find the thread that lies in between this one and the Celeb Death thread.
Just to say that Jimmy Saville is dead. I met him. He was odd. And misogynistic. But he raised a lot of money for charity.
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