From:    Albertus Magnus                        Area: Metaphysical
To:      All                                    13 Sep 94 22:05:22
Subject: The Week in Death: August 26 - September 1UpdReq 

 QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
 "I am a woman without fear.  I'm not even afraid of death."
      -- Susana Higuchi, after her husband, Peruvian President
         Alberto Fujimori, fired her from her honorary position of
         First Lady, then cut off electricity, water, and phones in
         the presidential palace, where she still lives.  Fujimori is
         upset about Higuchi's constant criticism of his government.
 THE WEEK IN DEATH (August 26-September 1)
 Lindsay Anderson (71), director.  Burst onto the scene with "This
 Sporting Life,"  and followed with "If..."  and "O Lucky Man."  His
 "Whales of August" was the last film of both Bette Davis and
 Lillian Gish.  He also did a fairly amusing turn as a schoolmaster
 in "Chariots of Fire." Britain considered him one of its Angry
 Young Men, which we are beginning to realize means little,
 considering that seemingly every Brit 20- and 30-year-old in the
 1950s was described as "angry" and "young."  Maybe the problem
 was that the previous generation was prematurely old and placid.
 Robert Bennett (75), one of the small group of Americans (New
 Yorkers all) who in WWII accompanied the Free French Forces in
 the liberation of Paris.  He died just before he was to deliver
 NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani's regards to Paris on the 50th
 anniversary of the event.
 Thomas Chastain (73), author.  A mystery writer best known for
 "Who Killed the Robbins Family?," a gimmick novel that asked
 readers to determine the solution for a $10,000 prize.  Other
 books included "The Prosecutor" and "Where the Truth Lies,"
 the latter co-written with Helen Hayes.
 Campbell Theron Montgomery (33), stagehand.  Shot outside of the
 new "Today Show" studios by William Tager, a guy who thought all
 three major networks -- no particular person there, just the
 networks in general -- were trying to "get him."  No word yet on
 how or where Tager, with whom the police say they have found it
 impossible to have a conversation, got his Chinese assault rifle.
 Michael Peters (46), choreographer.  Peters shared a Tony with
 Michael Bennett in 1981 for the B'way show "Dreamgirls."  He also
 choreographed the films "Sister Act 2," "What's Love Got to Do
 With It?", "Sarafina!", and "The Mambo Kings," as well as Michael
 Jackson's videos for the tunes "Beat It" and "Thriller."
 Walter Raines (54), dancer/choreographer.  A charter member of the
 Dance Theatre of Harlem.
 Harry Rosenblatt (101), one of the last surviving members of the
 Jewish Legion, which in WWI fought with Britain against the Turks
 in Palestine.
 Rev. Jean-Marie Vincent (49).  A friend and supporter of deposed
 Haitian president Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide.  Murdered outside
 his mother's house.
 (The Week in Death is by Brian Santo, [B.SANTO@genie.geis.com].)


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