No, I didn't forget the death of longtime actor Donald Sutherland, who died yesterday at the age of 88. He had a very long, very distinguished career mostly on the big screen. I was reading a number of articles about him and his life and career, and what struck me is how much he was widely liked and respected by all who knew him and worked with him.
That is a measure of a person's character, as far as I am concerned.
Canadian born, Sutherland started working at a very young age.
Here is a snip from the AP article about the late actor:
Born in St. John, New Brunswick, Donald McNichol Sutherland was the son of a salesman and a mathematics teacher. Raised in Nova Scotia, he was a disc jockey with his own radio station at age 14.
“When I was 13 or 14, I really thought everything I felt was wrong and dangerous, and that God was going to kill me for it,” Sutherland told The New York Times in 1981. “My father always said, ‘Keep your mouth shut, Donnie, and maybe people will think you have character.’”
Sutherland began as an engineering student at the University of Toronto but switched to English and started acting in school theatrical productions. While studying, he met Lois Hardwick, an aspiring actress. They married in 1959 but divorced seven years later.
After graduating in 1956, Sutherland attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art to study acting. He began appearing in West End plays and British television. After a move to Los Angeles, a series of war films changed his trajectory.
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The USSC did throw a bone to (mostly) women today when it upheld a law that prevented domestic abusers from owning guns.
No surprise the lone dissenter was Clarence Thomas.
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Speaking of the USSC, one "justice" has been MIA for the past two days.
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A notorious double murder cold case in Shenandoah National Park has finally been solved.
The perp died in prison in 2018. He was a known serial rapist.
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