SCIFIHISTORY.NET
  • MAINPAGE
  • About
  • Reviews
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January

Stardate 04.04.2022.A: In Memoriam - Estelle Harris

4/4/2022

0 Comments

 
Picture
Yes, yes, and yes, folks: there is life outside Science Fiction and Fantasy, but those who know me know that I'm no fan of traditional sitcoms.  There have been a few exceptions plucked from the history of television, and one of those I loved was NBC's long-running Seinfeld.

Now, I probably didn't go gaga over it the way so many did.  I've always been a character person: you can take any greatly-designed character and plunk him or her down in damn near any situation, and I'm inclined to watch it.  And while the four leads of this particular sitcom certainly had the strength to carry their respective weight, I just so damn loved the secondary characters ... such as George Constanza's mom and pop.  Their manic, on-again-off-again intensity made for some comic delight, and I do so love characters nearly always screaming their lines at one another.  It's just sheer genius when done well.

Estelle Harris certainly carried her own on the show.

As an actress, she leaves behind a legacy of over one hundred different screen roles, and quite a few of them in her later years were reserved for voiceover work in animation.  She even found a bit of silver screen glory in the guise of Mrs. Potato Head aboard the Walt Disney / Pixar world of Toy Story, for which a whole new generation of fans got to know her talent, insuring that her work will definitely live on for awhile longer.

Plus, any person big or small who gets to play in the world of Star Trek deserves a bit of extra love, don't you think?

Prayers go out to her legion of fans around the world; and well wishes to her dearest family and friends.  May she rest in peace.

​-- EZ
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Reviews
    ​Archive
    ​

    Reviews

    birthdays
    Archive
    ​

    January
    February
    March
    April
    May
    June
    July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    December

    mainpage
    ​ posts

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly