Thankfully still among us, Mr. Grodin
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Bill Macy
barneyo — 18 years ago(December 03, 2007 07:12 AM)
Within the past couple of weeks (November 2007), Charles Grodin was the Turner Classic Movies guest programmer for the night, and selected as one of the four films to air that night the 1985 film "Movers & Shakers." He said his own wife was appalled at his choosing one of his own films, but he wanted it to get another chance with audiences, especially2000 considering the amazing cast some of whom were no longer with us, including Walter Matthau, Gilda Radner and Bill Macy, the last of which especially upset me since I thought he was still living, and I'm glad to learn today from imdb that I was right. I'm sure that Mr. Grodin meant well, and kinda feel sorry for him, but by now he must be glad after all that Bill isn't quite ready to go.
The occurrence reminds me of a video that I purchased well over a decade ago called "Chaplin's Goliath." It was a truly amazing biography of Charlie Chaplin's comic foil in his early films, the great Eric Campbell, who died in 1917 in a traffic accident the same year as most of his best Chaplin films. When the caretaker of the cemetery where Campbell is buried mentions the other famous people interred there, she mentions among them science-fiction author Ray Bradbury, whom I am also delighted to still have among us in the land of the living.
Mark Twain's quote comes to mind about reports of his own death having been exaggerated. Glad you're still among us, Bill. You're one of my favorite character actors, and I look forward to more great work from you in the years to come.