We really have lost a lot of great people this year.
by Rudi Kinsella
2016 has seen some of our favourite celebrities tragically taken. From David Bowie to Prince to Muhammad Ali, it seems like only ridiculously talented and beloved celebrities have passed away. Among those who have died this year was legendary actor Alan Rickman.
Rickman starred in a number of movies, including Love Actually, Michael Collins and Die Hard but perhaps his most memorable role is as Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies.
Kate Winslet, who worked with Rickman in 1995 for the movie Sense and Sensibility, has penned a beautiful tribute to the actor who passed away in January of this year.
In Entertainment Weekly, Winslet wrote:
“But really, he was always a great big softy. If there was one word I could use to really describe Al, it would be kind. He was so kind.”
“At Al’s memorial, Juliet Stevenson told the story of how whenever Al would go out to supper and anyone else would try and pay, he would somehow have phoned ahead or slipped his credit card ahead of the meal so no one even got a look at the check. He’d just say, ‘I’ve got two words for you: ‘Harry Potter.'”
“And he became known for doing that. What can you say but thank you?”
A great story in memory of a great actor.
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