First: a big entertainment news story this weekend was the death of Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney. Although many tributes have been paid him by people in the business, he had the unfortunate distinction of outliving many who would have been fans. So he is perhaps not as appreciated by people today as he could be. For me the only thing I can think of that I know him from - other than cameo appearances and voice work - would be his role in Breakfast at Tiffany's. And the less said about that performance, the better.
Since celebrity deaths seems to be the theme of this post, you may have guessed that is the answer to the above question. Huxley and Lewis both died on the same day. Unfortunately for them, that day was November 22, 1963, which you may recognize as the day of a much more famous death, that of JFK. Because of that, hardly anyone even noticed, never mind celebrated their lives.
And that was kind of unfortunate yesterday. I'm sure Rooney touched many more lives in the world, but for me, I had more of a connection with comedian John Pinette. His death was reported about an hour earlier, and so it was missed by many. So why not have a salad in his memory.
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