Oh, I'm sad to hear that. I kind of hoped he'd live forever.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
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I did too, juliana.
93 is a good run though, especially since he was working almost until the end.
One of Lee's ancestors on that side was the Papal Secretary of State who refused to attend the coronation of Napoleon and is buried in the Pantheon in Rome next to Raphael (the painter not the ninja turtle), which seems like kind of a big deal.
Heh.
From Peter Jackson’s DVD commentary: “When I was shooting the stabbing shot with Christopher, as a director would, I was explaining to him what he should do… And he says, ‘Peter, have you ever heard the sound a man makes when he’s stabbed in the back?’ And I said, 'Um, no.’ And he says 'Well, I have, and I know what to do.’”
Aw, so sad to hear that. But he was vital and kept on doing what he loved right up to the end, so a pretty good run overall.
Amazing man. Amazing life.
RIP Christopher Lee. The first movie I remember seeing him in was Dracula: Prince of Darkness. It was a double feature with The Plague of the Zombies (both Hammer Films.) I remember watching them from the balcony of the Oriental Theater in Milwaukee. That was 1966 and I was 8 years old. Ah, the old days: two movies with cartoons between them. ::nostalgic::
He was one of those people I really thought would live forever.