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Film, Television, Theater, Vespers

Cliff Robertson 1923-2011

No, he wasn’t a big star.  He was, however, a dependable leading man with a solid career in TV and films, nabbing an Oscar for his title portrayal in 1968’s Charly.  The momentum from that win was hampered when he publicly took David Begelman to task, exposing the former head of MGM as an embezzler…

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Film, Television, Theater, Vespers

Anna Massey 1937-2011

One of the best British actresses ever, she could go from light comedy to period drama without breaking a sweat.  Retrospect: catch her in anything, but especially Hitchcock’s Frenzy, Another Country and the Powell/Pressburger masterwork (her second film) Peeping Tom.  RIP.

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Music, Vespers

Clarence Clemons, Star Tenor Saxophonist 1942-2011

What makes a great album?  It’s a delicate balance of artists, songs and those happy accidents of musicianship.  Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run is a textbook example of how the stars aligned to bring us a once-in-a-lifetime work of art. If soul can be defined as an instrument, then pay attention to the work of…

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