Ron Silver ע״ה, July 2, 1946 - March 15, 2009

Sad news: Ron Silver died of esophageal cancer yesterday morning, March 15, 2009. I'll remember Ron Silver for his powerful acting, wide-ranging activism, and intellect. My condolences to his parents, brothers, children and friends. As we all know, he has left an enormous legacy through his acting and social activism. He lives on through this legacy.

Thank you for the outpouring of condolences, support and remembrance in the Guestbook. I hope that Ron Silver's friends and family draw some comfort from them.

Several people have sent messages of support and condolence to my email and asked me to forward them to the family. I do not have contact information for his family (nor would press for this from them at such a time), so please use the Guestbook (link at left) to convey your support, as this is more likely to be viewed by them at some point when they are able.

My personal memory of Ron Silver: In the summer of 1997, I was looking to set up a webpage just for fun (my others were quite serious), and found that my favorite actor, Ron Silver, had no fansite. So I set one up for him. I contacted him at Actors Equity, where he was president at the time, informing him of the website as a courtesy and seeking any feedback. He replied, was quite supportive, and gave me a couple of minor edits for the site. I was privileged to meet him years later at the Hollywood premiere of "Festival in Cannes," and he could not have been warmer or friendlier. He took me by the arm and introduced me round to others at the post-viewing reception, and we chatted for a while. It was one of the more memorable evenings of my life! A fansite maker could not have asked for a finer subject, nor a more gracious one.
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