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princessofcairo

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R.I.P. August Wilson
« on: October 06, 2005, 10:48:57 AM »
I just heard about that one on Tuesday. Not sure when it happened, though.

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Re: R.I.P. August Wilson
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2005, 10:52:22 AM »
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I just heard about that one on Tuesday. Not sure when it happened, though.


apparently he died Sunday, liver cancer -- but this was the first I heard, so thanks. At least he completed all 10 plays in his cycle.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/10/02/wilson.obit.ap/
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Re: R.I.P. August Wilson
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2005, 03:51:59 PM »
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I just heard about that one on Tuesday. Not sure when it happened, though.


apparently he died Sunday, liver cancer -- but this was the first I heard, so thanks. At least he completed all 10 plays in his cycle.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/10/02/wilson.obit.ap/


No mention of Paul "Jet Airliner" Pena yet?  I remember there being collective surprise that he lived long enough to see the release of the Tuvan throat-singing docu ...

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Re: R.I.P. August Wilson
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2005, 04:01:31 PM »
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I just heard about that one on Tuesday. Not sure when it happened, though.


apparently he died Sunday, liver cancer -- but this was the first I heard, so thanks. At least he completed all 10 plays in his cycle.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/10/02/wilson.obit.ap/


No mention of Paul "Jet Airliner" Pena yet?  I remember there being collective surprise that he lived long enough to see the release of the Tuvan throat-singing docu ...


Well it's not like we're sitting here waiting for folks to croak...

You can move this to a separate thread if you'd like:

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