nPostednon February 21, 2016
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nWhethernyou most know him as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films, ornas Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility, or as AlexandernDane in Galaxy Quest, most of us knew and loved actor AlannRickman. He died of pancreatic cancer way too young, at age 69, justnlast month.
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nEvennthough we cannot celebrate his 70th birthday withnhim, we can still celebrate him today. n
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nRickmannwas born in London, England, on this date in 1946. He was born into anworking class family, but I imagine that the family finances took anhit when his dad died, when Rickman was just 8 years old; Rickman’snmom had to raise him and his three siblings mostly on her own.
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nRickmannwas really good at visual art – calligraphy and watercolornpainting, especially. And, although he became interested in dramanwhile in high school, he stuck with graphic design and visual art inncollege because it was more practical. Upon graduation, Rickmannhelped found a graphic design studio – which was quite successful.nStill, after three years of success in design, Rickman decided thatnit was a now-or-never moment for acting. n
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Sonhe requested an audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, andnhe was accepted. While attending drama school, he supported himself bynworking as a dresser for actors. (Theatrical dressers are stagehandsnthat manage costumes backstage. They have to keep all the variousncostume pieces organized and help with quick changes.)
Sonhe requested an audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, andnhe was accepted. While attending drama school, he supported himself bynworking as a dresser for actors. (Theatrical dressers are stagehandsnthat manage costumes backstage. They have to keep all the variousncostume pieces organized and help with quick changes.)n
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nRickmannworked with repertory and experimental theatre groups, and it wasn’tnlong before he was cast in important roles in live theatre, movies,nand even TV (HBO).
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nIn his career, Rickman played a lot of villains – HansnGruber in Die Hard, the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Princenof Thieves, Snape (whose character was not a simple villain, ofncourse…). He didn’t want to be typecast as a villain, and hentook parts in comedies (Galaxy Quest, Dogma) and romantic comediesn(Love Actually) and historical romantic dramas (Sense andnSensibility) to offset the typecasting.
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nOthernactors and people in show biz have confirmed that Alan Rickman, the person, was the opposite of villainous. He was generous and warm and kind andnsupportive.
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nAnd wise! Here are some quotes:
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nAlsonon this date:
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nPhotogrammetrynfounder Edouard-Gaston Deville’s birthday
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nInternationalnMother Language Day
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nAnniversarynof the first woman to receive a doctorate in dentistry
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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