"So Long, Farewell," To Christopher Plummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                     Yet another nail in the coffin of Baby Boomers. For those of us old enough--or young,  as  the  case may be--to have  seen  "The Sound Of  Music"  in its  first year of  release, Christopher Plummer will  always be Captain Von  Trapp.   I  saw  if  for  the first time, on November 26, 1965, and while  Julie and The Children rule, each viewing made me  appreciate how astute his performance was.

                                     But  he was more  than  Captain  Von  Trapp.   He won an  Oscar  as Best Supporting  Actor Of 2011, for his role as an  elderly man who comes out Gay in  "Beginners." (Or was it  2010?). He was a  fabulous stage actor--winning a TONY Award, in 1974,  as Best Actor  In  A Musical,  for his role  in "Cyrano," no less.  In 1997, he won a Best Actor  In A Play TONY Award for  his one-man  show,  "Barrymore."  In 2004, he appeared at  the  Vivian  Beaumont Theatre,  next door  to where I worked, then,in  "King  Lear."  Three times  I tried to get myself  a  ticket--a single--for ANY night!  But  it was always sold  out!

                                      And so  I  say farewell to one  whom  I  thought  would never die.  As long  as "Sound Of Music" is screened,  Christopher  Plummer will live.  Yet die he did, of a fall suffered at his home, in Weston, Connecticut.  He was 91.  And  as long as  generations  of  theatergoers remain  alive,  Christopher Plummer will  be  remembered.

                                        Leaving us  his  brilliant  daughter,  Amanda.

                                         Rest  In Peace,  Christopher  Plummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!