I finally understand why my grandfather always read the obituaries
There are two publications whose obituaries I always read. The Economist, which does a single obituary as a full page item to close each issue, always provides interesting facts about important, though sometimes little-known, people of our time.
And then, there's the Telegraph, which does the same, but with taglines such as this:
William DonaldsonWykehamist pimp, crack fiend and adulterer who created Henry Root and produced Beyond the Fringe.
27 Jun 2005
How, I ask myself, could I not read such a death notice?
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...he bought a theatrical
...he bought a theatrical company - "in order to audition actresses" - and became an impresario.
Nice.
effing brilliant! Thanks for
effing brilliant! Thanks for posting that!
It seems appropriate to point
It seems appropriate to point out that this is not the same William Donaldson who will soon be the former SEC chairman. That Mr. Donaldson, it seems, is both older and not known to be a crack fiend, in addition to still being alive, and all.
Apologies for the imprecision.