This is so very sad. I was in Brooklyn last summer for the Dark Shadows convention and Mr. Frid was there. The room was packed to capacity and he was charming and funny. Fortunately, I was able to attend quite a few of these DS festivals when they were on the East Coast and he was often in attendance so I am glad to have those memories. Many years ago, I did meet him and he signed my program. Jonathan Frid was, indeed, gracious and a true gentleman.
It is a huge loss. Nathalie On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 10:53 PM, MnTwister <[email protected]> wrote: > I was lucky to attend a Dark Shadows convention in NYC in the World > Trade Center Marriott where the entire cast (except Frid) was there. There > were several thousand people and it still goes on every year. I am planning > to attend this year, sad because Jonathan Frid was to be there. But I did > get to see him, I drove from Minnesota to Kentucky where he was doing an > Edgar Allen Poe meeting and was lucky to get time with him backstage (after > writing ahead about it). He was a kind man and signed 3 or 4 pieces of > memorabilia and gave me a signed (to my name) 22 x 38" poster (duplicate of > course) of the painting near the Collinwood front doors. It hangs proudly > in my home theater. > > > > Ditto!!! I was one of those kids also? School was out at 3:00 pm. and I > ran home to prepare for the next episode at 4! > irv > > ------------------------------ > > > I am deeply saddened by this news. I was one of those fans who ran home > from school to watch Dark Shadows. I owned the entire 200 VHS collection, > and then purchased the entire collection on DVD and have watched it through > 3 times now, all 1225 episodes. Thank goodness his fantastic work is > available for everyone to see. What a strange coincidence that this happens > when the new film comes out, at least he was offered a cameo. > Jonathanfrid.com <http://jonathanfrid.com/> has alot of great photos and > was run by him until his death, for those who enjoyed his work. I have a > feeling he was not happy with the trailer for the new film, as most fans > are not. Rest in peace Jonathan! > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
