On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 12:43 AM, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote:
> My best guess is that the obit writer didn't feel it was germane to the > biography. I wouldn't expect the obit for Kirk Douglas to read "Douglas was > an avowed heterosexual," any more than I would expect David Hyde Pierce's > obit to read "Pierce was a homosexual who kept his private life private." > Unless it had some effect on his public life or work, why include it? > You probably do expect Michael Douglas' obit to read that "Douglas leaves behind a very hot wife" (or something like that), which basically reports his heterosexuality*. I suspect the only reason DHP's obit may not include any explicit reference to his homosexuality is that, god willing, he will live long enough that by then it really won't be of much relevance. Sherman Hemsley, on the other hand, lived through a time when it was very relevant. Again, I am not arguing that the papers should have included this information; I do not know the rules guiding such things, and if Hemsley had left word that he wanted it left out, and if it is typical for obit writers to follow such requests, then so be it. But I do think (for reasons I mentioned in my initial post) that it is a relevant part of his life, and would be part of any, even brief, summary of it. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
