Actor Spalding Gray found dead

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Missing Actor Spalding Gray Found Dead
(AP)

Missing Actor Spalding Gray Found Dead
(AP) 03/08/2004 11:10 PM
AP - Actor-writer Spalding Gray, who laid bare his life and mingled performance art with comedy in acclaimed monologues like "Swimming to Cambodia," was found dead over the weekend, two months after he walked out of his Manhattan apartment and disappeared. He was 62.

Spalding Gray, 62, Actor and
Monologuist, Is Confirmed Dead

Spalding Gray, 62, Actor and
Monologuist, Is Confirmed Dead 03/08/2004 11:12 PM
Mr. Gray's body was pulled from the East River near Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on Sunday and was identified by the city medical examiner on Monday.

Spalding Gray, remembered in comments

Spalding Gray, remembered in comments 02/13/2004 01:12 PM
It's one of those little mysteries of the Web, but a one-line blog entry of mine that does nothing but point to John Perry Barlow's moving memory of Spalding Gray has accreted a set of stories and tributes on my comment board that is quite remarkable....

Is Spalding Gray Finally Swimming to
Cambodia?

Is Spalding Gray Finally Swimming to
Cambodia? 01/17/2004 10:47 PM
I'm in New York, where it was zero degrees last night with a wind that seemed to be hauling some large chunk of the Hudson River with it as it clawed its way down Grand Street. Somewhere out there in that grim dark is whatever remains of my old pal Spalding Gray. Both seriously and humorously, more often both, he's been threatening for years to do himself in. Indeed, his jokes about suicide preserved him and certainly entertained me. But now that it's starting to look like he's actually gone and done it, suicide is not so amusing. I try to imagine him actually attempting a swim to Cambodia. I see him swan-diving from the rail of the Staten Island Ferry late Saturday night when he disappeared, rounding Sandy Hook by dawn, and turning south for Cape Horn. He'd be well past the mouth of the Delaware by now, strong swimmer that he is. What a great monologue this is going to make. Or not. Spalding inhabits a magical reality where such feats might actually be possible, but there is something about the current state of New York Harbor that seems adamantly unfit for human survival. In my less magical reality, it's easier to see him beneath all that black water. Still, it seems premature to write one of those eulogies that I all too often compose for my closest friends. Part of me thinks I should be out there looking for him rather than writing this. Perhaps, I think, he just went out on one of his famous walks, walks that I shared for many droll miles. Perhaps he was hit by a cab and is lying comatose and unidentified in one of this perilous island's anonymous hospitals. He left his wallet and ID at his loft and would thus have been taken for another homeless drifter, as he frequently was. He could be holed up somewhere, waiting for his mood to pass. But he hates (or hated) to be alone. Neither seems likely, but where there's no proof, there remains hope, however unrealistic. What is grief without finality? A terrible confusion and an opportunity to celebrate what one might still have....

John Perry Barlow on Spalding Gray

John Perry Barlow on Spalding Gray 01/17/2004 10:43 PM
A sad, funny, beautiful response to Spalding Gray's absence....

Spalding Gray Memorial at Lincoln Center
on April 13

Spalding Gray Memorial at Lincoln Center
on April 13 04/09/2004 04:01 PM
I was not surprised to learn last Sunday that the castaway husk of Spalding Gray had surfaced in the East River. We had been told by the NYPD that those who sink in New York Harbor during wintertime will rise again come spring. While I felt certain that Spalding had gone for his last swim on January 10, some others regarded my efforts to eulogize him as cruelly premature and tasteless. Their remonstrances, posted here and in personal messages to me, were often pretty cruel themselves. It's been hard. But it was also true that, in the absence of undeniable evidence, his widow Kathie couldn't guarantee his young sons Theo and Forrest that their dad would never, ever come moping back up the driveway. Indeed, given the dogged nature of hope, she couldn't utterly extinguish that vision from her own heart. As long as it flickered there, we had to await the opportunity to gather in our grief and celebrate him. Now we can. Of course, you've already begun that process virtually. Since Sunday, there has been an extraordinary stream of memorial comments posted to this blog. I have received as many more e-mails filled with the spreading contagion of his honesty and raconteur's genius for investing ordinary details with more universal magic. Having him watched him button-hole strangers for years, I'm not quite surprised by how many of you have turned up with vividly personal memories of Spalding. That he was able to weave his quirky voice and viewpoint so discernibly into your own during those encounters seems proof that the soul is not so easily contained by its original bottle of flesh. Though widely distributed, it almost feels as if there's more of Spalding in the world now than there was when he was still walking around muttering to himself. But funerals need bodies, the living as much as the dead. It's important to embrace those who share our loss with actual arms, to shed real tears on real shoulders, to praise the departed with audible voices. To that end, there will be a memorial celebration for Spalding at Lincoln Center on April 13. It will be open to the public and will feature performances and reminiscences by many of his friends, including Philip Glass and Lou Reed. I'll let you know more about this event as plans develop. Meanwhile, I am still collecting your postings and e-mails into a book I will give his family. It already provides beautiful evidence that Spalding was himself the source of many Perfect Moments and that, however grim the end of his life, he leaves a legacy of joyous truth to his sons. In one of the comments to my original post regarding his regarding his disappearance, one of you quoted some lines from the Dylan Thomas poem, "And Death Shall Have No Dominion." It felt so uncannily appropriate that I want to post it here in its entirety. Death doesn't have Spalding Gray. We do. And death shall have no dominion. Dead men naked they shall be one With the man in the wind and the west moon; When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone, They shall have stars at elbow and foot; Though they go mad they shall be sane, Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again; Though lovers be lost love shall not; And death shall have no dominion. And death shall have no dominion. Under the windings of the sea They lying long shall not die windily; Twisting on racks when sinews give way, Strapped to a wheel, yet they shall not break; Faith in their hands shall snap in two, And the unicorn evils run them through; Split all ends up they shan't crack; And death shall have no dominion. And death shall have no dominion. No more may gulls cry at their ears Or waves break loud on the seashores; Where blew a flower may a flower no more Lift its head to the blows of the rain; Though they be mad and dead as nails, Heads of the characters hammer through daisies; Break in the sun till the sun breaks down, And death shall have no dominion....

Barlow on Spalding Gray: "Is he finally
swimming to Cambodia?"

Barlow on Spalding Gray: "Is he finally
swimming to Cambodia?" 01/17/2004 10:57 PM
John Perry Barlow, a friend of missing monologist Spalding Gray, writes:

I try to imagine him actually attempting a swim to Cambodia. I see him swan-diving from the rail of the Staten Island Ferry late Saturday night when he disappeared, rounding Sandy Hook by dawn, and turning south for Cape Horn. He'd be well past the mouth of the Delaware by now, strong swimmer that he is. What a great monologue this is going to make. Or not. Spalding inhabits a magical reality where such feats might actually be possible, but there is something about the current state of New York Harbor that seems adamantly unfit for human survival. In my less magical reality, it's easier to see him beneath all that black water.

Still, it seems premature to write one of those eulogies that I all too often compose for my closest friends. Part of me thinks I should be out there looking for him rather than writing this. Perhaps, I think, he just went out on one of his famous walks, walks that I shared for many droll miles. Perhaps he was hit by a cab and is lying comatose and unidentified in one of this perilous island's anonymous hospitals. He left his wallet and ID at his loft and would thus have been taken for another homeless drifter, as he frequently was. He could be holed up somewhere, waiting for his mood to pass. But he hates (or hated) to be alone. Neither seems likely, but where there's no proof, there remains hope, however unrealistic. What is grief without finality? A terrible confusion and an opportunity to celebrate what one might still have.

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'The Godfather' Actor Brando Dead at 80
(AP)

'The Godfather' Actor Brando Dead at 80
(AP) 07/02/2004 11:25 AM
AP - Marlon Brando, who revolutionized American acting with his Method performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and went on to create the iconic character of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather," has died. He was 80.

Marlon Brando, Oscar-Winning Actor, Is
Dead at 80

Marlon Brando, Oscar-Winning Actor, Is
Dead at 80 07/02/2004 11:08 PM
The rebellious prodigy, who electrified a generation and forever transformed the art of screen acting, died in Los Angeles.

Marlon Brando, Oscar Winning Actor, Is
Dead at 80

Marlon Brando, Oscar Winning Actor, Is
Dead at 80 07/02/2004 11:25 AM
Marlon Brando, who revolutionized American acting with his Method performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and went on to create the iconic characterization of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather," has died.

In Gray Matter's Gray Zone: Mutations
Show Brain's Growth

In Gray Matter's Gray Zone: Mutations
Show Brain's Growth 04/19/2004 05:41 PM
Scientists studying brains with congenital malformations say they provide important clues to how the human brain evolved.

Seven found dead in US mudslides

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Eight Found Dead Day After Ill. Twisters
(AP)

Eight Found Dead Day After Ill. Twisters
(AP) 04/21/2004 07:40 PM
AP - Searchers with shovels and buckets pulled eight bodies Wednesday from the rubble of a tavern where residents had gathered to seek shelter from a twister that flattened the century-old building.

Dead man not found for six years

Dead man not found for six years 04/05/2005 09:14 AM
A 63-year-old man's body lay undiscovered in his flat for nearly six years, an inquest hears.

Policeman's killer found dead

Policeman's killer found dead 09/22/2004 12:12 PM
A life sentence prisoner who murdered a former police officer in Armagh six years ago is found dead.

Pensioner found dead at home

Pensioner found dead at home 02/15/2004 09:18 AM
A 17-year-old teenager is being questioned by police after a pensioner is found dead at her south Wales home.

Three Florida children found dead under
bed

Three Florida children found dead under
bed 05/11/2004 04:41 PM

Two Foreigners Found Dead in Afghanistan
(AP)

Two Foreigners Found Dead in Afghanistan
(AP) 05/09/2004 01:02 PM
AP - Two foreigners, one carrying a Swiss passport, were found dead in the Afghan capital Sunday after being hit over the head with stones or bricks, police said.

Two inmates found dead at prison

Two inmates found dead at prison 09/04/2004 06:30 AM
Police are treating the deaths of two prisoners at Manchester Prison as suspicious.

Man Found Dead in Wheel Well of Airplane

Man Found Dead in Wheel Well of Airplane 12/25/2003 11:41 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 25 2003 9:41AM ET

4 Found Dead of Knife, Gun Wounds in N.C

4 Found Dead of Knife, Gun Wounds in N.C 12/20/2003 02:30 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 20 2003 12:35PM ET

Eight found dead after Illinois
tornadoes

Eight found dead after Illinois
tornadoes 04/22/2004 07:52 AM

British man found dead in Angola

British man found dead in Angola 02/14/2004 10:38 AM
British teacher Mark Hamilton is found stabbed to death in his hotel room in Angola.

Stowaway found dead in NY jet (Reuters)

Stowaway found dead in NY jet (Reuters) 12/29/2003 11:37 PM
Reuters - Maintenance crews have found the body of a man believed to be a stowaway inside an American Airlines jet at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, a spokesman for the airport says.

Five sharks found dead on coast

Five sharks found dead on coast 06/18/2004 08:12 AM
The bodies of five basking sharks are discovered in one week washed up on the South West coast.

Man in Bulldozer Rampage Found Dead (AP)

Man in Bulldozer Rampage Found Dead (AP) 06/05/2004 07:18 AM
AP - A muffler shop owner who plowed his makeshift armored bulldozer into several buildings over a dispute with city officials was found dead in the machine after a SWAT team gained access with explosives early Saturday, authorities said.

Missing man found dead by brother

Missing man found dead by brother 12/31/2004 12:17 PM
A family waiting for news of a man missing in Thailand in the wake of the tsunami are told his body has been found.

Four Found Dead in Rural N.C. Include
Boy

Four Found Dead in Rural N.C. Include
Boy 12/07/2003 07:38 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 7 2003 6:33PM ET

Dead frog found in salad

Dead frog found in salad 06/24/2005 06:20 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Karpar says she found a small frog in her salad on Wednesday.

[T]oday, I found a frog in my salad from the company cafeteria.  Rest assured, I did not eat any of the frog, but it certainly was...erm- startling to say the least.  I returned the lunch to the cafeteria and got a refund.   The general manager will be contacting me later (he was not there when I returned the lunch).  My co-workers have reminded me that I have totally blown it since I could have sold it for big bucks on eBay to some casino.  Anyway, beware of the "organic" salad greens from Bon Appetit! 

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Five found dead in Brazil prison

Five found dead in Brazil prison 04/24/2004 02:26 PM
Police find five more bodies inside a Brazilian prison where a bloody uprising ended on Thursday.

Woman found dead in flat

Woman found dead in flat 05/15/2004 07:04 AM
An investigation is launched following the discovery of a woman's body at a flat in Rhyl, north Wales.

UK soldier is found dead in Iraq

UK soldier is found dead in Iraq 12/28/2004 05:28 PM
A British soldier, Sergeant Paul Connolly, is found dead with a gunshot wound in Iraq, south west of Basra.

Two Found Dead in Southern California
Mudslides

Two Found Dead in Southern California
Mudslides 12/26/2003 04:18 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 26 2003 3:30PM ET

Parents of 'Weird Al' Found Dead at Home
(AP)

Parents of 'Weird Al' Found Dead at Home
(AP) 04/10/2004 09:43 PM
AP - The elderly parents of Grammy-winning recording artist "Weird Al" Yankovic were found dead in their home, apparently victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said.

Man in Colo. Bulldozer Rampage Found
Dead (AP)

Man in Colo. Bulldozer Rampage Found
Dead (AP) 06/05/2004 10:50 PM
AP - Crews using a crane Saturday removed the body of local man who tore up a good part of this mountain resort town with an improvised tank.

"Dead" girl found years later (Reuters)

"Dead" girl found years later (Reuters) 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
Reuters - A six-year-old girl thought to have died in a fire as an infant has been found alive after being raised by a woman who may have set the blaze and abducted the baby, authorities say.

5,000 Eels Found Dead In Aussie Lake

5,000 Eels Found Dead In Aussie Lake 02/06/2005 01:11 AM
Free Internet Press Feb 6 2005 3:09AM GMT

Girl found dead at friend's grave

Girl found dead at friend's grave 08/02/2004 03:17 AM
A priest appeals to young people to talk about their distress as a girl is found dead at her boyfriend's grave.
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