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 Wed, Jul 20 2016, 10:12 am
Garry Marshall, the writer/producer/director of a number of sitcoms and films, died at the age of 81.
I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Marshall on a couple of occasions while I was in college, and he really set the bar for humility and trying to do solid work that people would enjoy. He was a huge presence in Northwestern University's School of Speech. It was well known that an alumnus/a with a little moxie and the ability to write a line of dialogue could show up at his office, and Mr. Marshall would make phone call after phone call on his/her behalf to secure a few interviews.
A lot of people up and down the entertainment food chain owe him their careers, and he always acted as if he were the one benefiting from the relationship.
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PinkFridge
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 10:25 am
Not BDE? Either way, yes, from the bottom of the entertainment food chain, I benefited (maybe?  ) from hours of fairly clean entertainment. I heard that Richard Gere said something like he had a heart full of gold and a soul full of mischief.
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Fox
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 10:27 am
| PinkFridge wrote: | | Not BDE? |
Nope -- he wasn't Jewish, though a lot of people assumed he was.
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singleagain
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 11:09 am
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Just bc a man isn't Jewish doesn't mean we shouldn't bless the true judge fit deciding to take him from our world And being him to His
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Fox
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 11:22 am
| singleagain wrote: | | Just bc a man isn't Jewish doesn't mean we shouldn't bless the true judge fit deciding to take him from our world And being him to His |
You know, I thought of that when I wrote the above post. I agree 100 percent with you. My first impulse had been "BDE," but when I did a search, it seemed like the Imamother minhag is to use "RIP" when the person isn't Jewish.
If I followed my gut, I'd use "BDE" per your comment. On the other hand, I'm such a troublemaker already. Do I want to take on a helige Imamother minhag? Maybe I'll save it for a day when I'm spoiling for a fight but no one wants to discuss Regents or whether "Mrs." should be combined with a woman's first name.
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greenfire
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 11:27 am
I don't know who he is - but from your description a lot of people could stand to emulate his way of doing chasadim - as if he's the one benefiting
rest in peace
I guess I benefited from many a show/movie
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pointyshoes
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 11:30 am
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RIP for a wonderful man who lived a wonderful, full life.
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MrsDash
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 12:22 pm
| Fox wrote: | | Nope -- he wasn't Jewish, though a lot of people assumed he was. |
Penny Marshall mentioned that she went to a Jewish summer camp. I always thought they were Jewish until I saw an interview with her saying they weren't but many people thought they were.
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PinkFridge
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 2:46 pm
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IMO a well-intentioned RIP is as meaningful. Possibly even more so to the departed or the loved ones in such a case.
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greenfire
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 2:50 pm
now we know why adam sandler wrote his song ...
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penguin
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 5:58 pm
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Forward calls him "The Jewiest non-Jew in Hollywood"
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