Michael Gambon, who replaced Richard Harris as Dumbledore, died 1 year to the day before Maggie Smith.
@Agatha maggie smith died?!?!?! when did that happen.
goes off to google...
Dame Maggie Smith, James Earl Jones... These people were figures in my life due to cinema. Their effect via the iconic roles they portrayed cannot be fully calculated, and now they have crossed the far horizon.
IN a moment the present becomes a fond memory.
I know every generation goes through this. I saw my mom remark on the deaths of actors and musicians she admired.
Gen X and Millennial were hit particularly hard, because thanks to heroin we lost so many very young.