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Yeah; I think once you hit 70, you're too old to die "tragically young."
RIP.
I admired her acceptance of her larger body as she aged.
I don't think of 70 as "old", and yes; she did die tragically young. I think that contributing to her early death. was her weight. She could not have been a healthy eater. She had to have eaten high caloric, high fat foods.
The "Fat Acceptance" movement did her no favors. There are no healthy, obese people. They are being sold a bill of goods that leads to premature death - usually cardiac, or
She was a good actress and I enjoyed her in "Cheers" and another movie "Look Who's Talking" - with John Travolta. I wonder if he introduced her to Scientology. Or the other way around?
She also appeared as a sadistic foster mother on a Lifetime network movie. (I'll try to find the name of it) It really shows her range as an actress. I'd never seen her play a cruel and manipulative person before. She played in well.
I looked forward to seeing her in other projects.
Prayers to her family, especially to her children, were robbed of years with their mother.
I was a college student working at a restaurant in Los Angeles in the late 80's. I recall one day when Kirstie Alley and Parker Stevenson came in for a meal. Later that same year (1989) I attended a taping of Cheers at Paramount Studios.
I enjoyed watching Kirstie in the Blue & the Grey series, about the North & the South, in the war. Starring Patrick Swayze, Stacy Keach, John Hammond, Julia Duffy, etc https://www.bing.com/search?q=Kirsti...&wsso=Moderate
My fave films of hers are Summer School, Madhouse, and Look Who's Talking.
She is right around my parent's age, so this is like losing a 'tv aunt'. Cheers, to Ms. Howe.
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I just watched 'Fat Actress', and that turned out to be pretty darn funny. It aired on Showtime, so there is language and a definite R rating! But I'm glad I watched it. What a crazy ride, lol..
I found all 7 episodes free on youtube. (It got cancelled after the first season, though it did end on a high note)
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