Remembrance 2011

  Every year those who make us laugh and have been there when we cried have passed on but are not to be forgotten.  Here are some of the greats that left us wanting more. (Next to the person's name will be just a brief titled of something they have appeared in but is not limited to their entire body of work.)

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan-M*A*S*H
Patrice Oneal-Comedian
Ken Russell-Director
Anne McCaffrey-Author
Bill Keane-Comic "Family Circus"
Heavy D- Rapper
Andy Rooney- 60 Minutes
Charles Napier- Rambo, The Blues Brothers
Frances Bay-Happy Gilmore, Seinfeld
Andy Whitfield-Spartacus: Blood and Sand

Cliff Robertson-Spider-Man

Bubba Smith-Police Academy
Peter Falk-Columbo
Ryan Dunn- Jackass

Andy Whitfield

Jeff Conaway-Grease
Mia Amber Davis-Road Trip
Arthur Laurents-Playwright, Screen Writer and Director
Dana Wynter-Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Jackie Cooper-Superman
Yvette Vickers-Attack of the 50-Foot Woman
Sidney Lumet-Director
Elizabeth Taylor-Cleopatra
Michael Gough-Batman
Jane Russell-Gentleman Prefer Blondes
Peter Yates-Director
Pete Postlethwaite-James and the Giant Peach
Anne Francis-Forbidden Planet
Dolores Fuller-Glen or Glenda

Elizabeth Taylor

                                    

     Clip from Cleopatra

The Help

The 1960's brought forth some grand moment in our history as Americans.  Some of them brought us joy and others help bring the end to horrible times.  Mississippi was a hot bed of racial tension and the civil right movements were boiling all over the United States.  The Help sets to drive us straight into it all as we follow Skeeter as she comes to find herself and the voice she thought she would never have.
  In order to find herself, she decides to write The Help after becoming disgusted with the racial issues in her hometown.  Befriended the local African American maids, Aibileen and Mini, she begins to tell their tales and horrors of all the comedic and tragedies that their White employer have stumbled through with them.
  Powered by an amazing cast and spellbinding script, you'll fall in love with the characters and feel as they feel.  Laughing and shedding a few tears along the way, this is one you shouldn't pass up.  It deserves its praise and will be seen for many years to come.

Directed by Tate Taylor

Written by Tate Taylor and Kathryn Stockett (Novel)

Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer