| Tony and Emmy nominee and Obie winner Earle Hyman dies, and news of his Norwegian partner of 50 years | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 12:22 pm EST 11/20/17 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 12:20 pm EST 11/20/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Tony and Emmy nominee and Lifetime Achievement Obie Award winner Earle Hyman dies at 91; best known as Bill Cosby's dad on 'Cosby Show' - Billhaven 11:17 am EST 11/20/17 | |
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| Billhaven, thanks for supplying another piece of the puzzle. I had read various bios and interviews where Hyman said that he grew up loving Ibsen, and how he spent so much time in Norway and how beloved he was there. But none of those pieces ever mentioned anything about his personal life, other than he wasn't married. A Google search brought up this rare reference from a site called Corey @ I'll Keep You Posted: ''Not many of us would have known that Earle Hyman was also fascinated with the culture of Norway, spoke the language fluently, owned property there and actually spent much of his time in parts of the country. He first appeared there on stage in the 1950's, and in the 90's, he starred in a Norwegian television sitcom. Somewhere in between that time, he encountered "the most wonderful man that I'd ever met" - his "partner" of 50 years, Rolf. And if worldwide fame came late, so did grief, or sorg as they say in Norwegian. ''In a two-part video spot, Earl Hyman gives a heartbreaking account of loss, the struggle to survive, and finding Hospice, the comforting end of life care organization for terminally ill patients. "When it happens to you - you're going to need somebody!" says Hyman.'' (This story includes a link to that video, but it didn't work for me.) |
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| Link | I'll Keep You Posted: Earle Hyman - The Face of Grief (2012) |
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