R.I.P. Orson Bean

[Sabin]

I honestly thought he was older than 91.

[dws1982]

Several other people have shared stories on Twitter similar to yours, Tee. He seems to have always been very open and warm with fans.

[Mister Tee]

Not everybody gets to be in indelible movies 40 years apart -- Anatomy of a Murder to Being John Malkovich is quite the journey.

I actually have a (small) personal connection with Orson Bean. As noted in the obit, he wrote a book in the 70s called Me and the Orgone, about his experiences with Wilhelm Reichian therapy. I read the book and was interested in the subject, so I wrote him a letter. He responded with a lengthy, handwritten letter which not only addressed all my questions; it also set it up for me to visit the Summerhill-model school he established in the Village. So, I have very warm feelings about the guy.

Unhappily, he seemed to tip over into deep-right-winger territory in later years, perhaps influenced by his son-in-law Andrew Breitbart. I do my best to ignore all that today, and remember the amiable guy he seemed for much of my life.

[Big Magilla]

Helluva way to go but at 91 you gotta know your time is almost up anyway.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertai ... 699953002/