Sunday, February 26, 2017

Bill Paxton, R.I.P.

On the eve of the Oscars, actor Bill Paxton has passed away after suffering a stroke following heart surgery. Paxton was 61.

Over the past three decades, Paxton has been a fixture in both movies and TV. Paxton appeared in films like The Terminator, Weird Science, Commando, Aliens, Navy SEALs, Boxing Helena, True Lies, Apollo 13, Twister, Titanic, A Simple Plan and Million Dollar Arm. In recent years, Paxton has appeared on TV starring in HBO's Big Love, The Hatfields and McCoys mini-series on The History Channel and in CBS' relaunch of Training Day earlier this year. Paxton received three Golden Glob nominations for Big Love and an Emmy nomination for The Hatfields and McCoys. His final film The Circle with Emma Stone and Tom Hanks is to be released in April. 

I did not know that at the age of 8 Paxton had watched President Kennedy speak in Dallas hours before he was assassinated. R.I.P.

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