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Robin Williams, deceased

August 11, 2014 By HeartlandDem

Actor and comedian Robin Williams has been reported dead.

Legendary actor and comedian Robin Williams died on Monday, a suspected suicide. He was 63.
“Robin Williams passed away this morning. He has been battling severe depression of late,” said spokeswoman Mara Buxbaum. “This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.”

 

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  1. Peter Porcupine says

    August 11, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    Williams always cited Jonathan Winters as a mentor and model, and suicide was something he struggled with as well, even institutionalized briefly.

    That wonderful mania Williams had was the brilliant flashes of burning out.

  2. sabutai says

    August 11, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    Not just because Williams is a great comedian. He was in a tough battle, and I was rooting for him. My wishes for his family.

  3. striker57 says

    August 11, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    A bit of my youth was lost with the news. RIP Robin.

  4. hoyapaul says

    August 11, 2014 at 11:26 pm

    Especially since this is a MA blog, I think this would be an appropriate place to post my favorite scene from one of my favorite movies.

    “Sorry guys, I gotta go see about a girl…”

    • hoyapaul says

      August 11, 2014 at 11:28 pm

      Embedding didn’t work, so here’s the link: When Did You Know?

  5. methuenprogressive says

    August 12, 2014 at 12:20 am

    “Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien — but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most — from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalized on our own streets. The Obama family offers our condolences to Robin’s family, his friends, and everyone who found their voice and their verse thanks to Robin Williams.”

  6. jconway says

    August 12, 2014 at 12:26 am

    His joint appearances with Winters, a hero of my dad’s as well, were must see tv , as were any appearances of his on a talk show. Those highs must have been met with a lot if lows. He struggled with substance abuse, fidelity, and finding steady work that fit his wide range.

    He was excellent in Good Will Hunting, and he is the rare actor who could understate the Boston accent in a brilliant way. Seemed like he had finally settled down into his recent marriage, had successfully rehabilitated himself from alcohol and pills, and was often playing video games with his kids whom he doted on. A light extinguished, and I can’t help but be reminded of the ‘too soon’ end for another versatile actor, his Patch Adams co-star Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

  7. SomervilleTom says

    August 12, 2014 at 8:40 am


    The world meets Robin Williams

    So many images flit by, over so many years. Sitting in my living room as half of a young married couple, watching this ridiculously hilarious guy on “Happy Days”. Laughing at “Mork & Mindy” (while trying to hide the crush I had on Pam Dawber). Re-reading “The World According to Garp” because I enjoyed the character he played so much. On and on.

    Sad news. Sad, sad news.

  8. jbrach2014 says

    August 12, 2014 at 11:27 am

    The bit where he talks about his character’s wife was ad-libbed and took everyone, including Damon, by surprise. The cameraman laughed so hard that you can actually see the camera moving up and down.

    http://youtu.be/z8mn3nLPSMY

    Rest in peace.

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