Christopher Lee was 93. He won the lifespan lottery. Unless you're related to him, I don't see why you're busting up salad bowls in the kitchen, Mrs. Evans.
Reeve? Blasphemy! Christopher Lee. Whether as Hammer Films' Dracula, Count Dooku, Saruman, or your many other roles, you left an indelible mark and will be greatly missed. I was terrified of those old Hammer films. R.I.P.
Christopher Lee. He was an actor who cast a very large shadow. He was perfectly cast as Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the Mummy, Fu Manchu and others. In the film The Hound Of The Baskervilles(with his lifelong friend Peter Cushing), the was a scene where he had a large spider crawling on him. He revealed that he was aracnophobic. And then there was the role of Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man With The Golden Gun(Lee was Ian Fleming's cousin). And then the film where he dressed in drag(for a moment) in The Wicker Man, with Edward Woodward(The Equalizer), Ingrid Pitt and Britt Ekland(Mary Goodnight from The Man With The Golden Gun) and appeared in its sequel(I forgot the title). I had watched this man for years growing up and he never ceased to amaze me. He even played in the films Sleepy Hollow and Dark Shadows with Johnny Depp. But when he played Count Dooku in the second chapter of the Star Wars saga(a film that was saved by Master Yoda), I knew he had a stand-in during those fight scenes. He even did a few British gangster films. When he spoke of his portrayal of Count Dracula, he said he was playing a man who had the command of men and the sexual power over women. He had fun with the role until after The Satanic Rites Of Dracula, a sequel to Dracula, A.D. 1972. May he Rest In Peace.
I'm saddened by Sir Christopher Lee's death. RIP. No more Saruman. :smt009 On the flipside, he lived a very long and prosperous life. I can't believe he was 93 and still acting. I will have to watch the LOTR marathon now. I noticed that a few other people on my Facebook feed said the same thing - about watching LOTR in tribute. It got me thinking about when celebrities die and how people watch their favorite movies/TV shows or listen to their favorite songs/albums in tribute. Why do us fans do that? We didn't personally know these celebrities, but we still feel the need to be "closer" to them when they die. It makes you realize how much art impacts our lives, even if we don't realize it.
Being a fan or admirer of someone means that that person brought something into their lives. The performer wants to achieve this goal. This is what they do. They may not know everyone but if they are recognized and appreciated for what they do, they will know it. This encourages the performer to continue on doing what they do.
