George Plimpton - RIP (1 Viewer)

[Patrick Sun]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/book....ap/index.html

 

[Lew Crippen]

Thanks for this Patrick. I remember reading that Sports Illustrated story and I did not figure out until I was almost finished with the story that is was an April Fools joke. :b

RIP George.

 

[Gary->dee]

Oh man, rest in peace, George. To be honest I don't think I've read any of his writings. The way I'm familiar with George Plimpton is that he used to sell Intellivisions back in the day. He was their spokesman.

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[David Williams]

My experience with George Plimpton, was that he was the host of Mouseterpiece Theater when I was kid in the infancy of the Disney Channel. It was a great program that showed all of the classic Disney cartoons... the sole reason I now am purchasing the great Walt Disney Treasures sets. It was a great primer long before the days of the Ink and Paint Club.

Lately, he was plying his great talents in several of the great Nero Wolfe episodes on A&E. I've never read any of his writings, but on his acting merits alone, he will be missed.

 

[Jed M]

Now no more shenanigans, no more tomfoolery, no more ballyhoo.

He will be missed.

 

[MarkHastings]

The way I'm familiar with George Plimpton is that he used to sell Intellivisions back in the day.

Wan't he also the spokesman for Schweppes?

 

[Gary->dee]

It's possible. Back in the late 70's and early 80's Plimpton was all over the TV either pitching products or on talk shows. He was much more of a celebrity back then.

 

[MarkHastings]

This Schweppes thing was more recently...well more recently meaning early 90's. I remember one commercial where he had a neon sign of the Schweppes logo behind him and had problems turning it on

And who could forget his appearance on the Simpsons as the Spelling Bee judge.