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Digest - 14 Apr 2013 to 15 Apr 2013 (#2013-45)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013

There are 3 messages totalling 72 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. Sad news of Greg Kramer
  2. charity for Greg?
  3. Agent's release on Greg's death

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Date:    Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:52:58 -0700
From:    Stephanie Babbitt <sbabbitt@b.......>
Subject: Re: Sad news of Greg Kramer

I was terribly saddened to hear this news, though I appreciate Greer passing it
along. I read the Globe & Mail obit that was linked and learned many things I
hadn't known. How incredible to have had a lung removed and still have enough
vocal projection to work the stage! He must have had to train for months and
work through incredible pain. I absolutely delight in the thought of him as
Gollum, and wish I could have seen it! I also admire his work in FK the more
now, especially in Screed's final episode; it must have been very personally
difficult for him to portray Screed's death from a disease that could be cured
in vampires by injecting them with HIV, given his own stake in that particular
struggle. He always seemed so patient with fans and tolerant of the more bizarre
aspects of fandom. We were privileged to have enjoyed the benefits of his
performances, and I'm just sorry there won't be any more.

I know I would be pleased and honored to join with the fandom in making a
contribution to whichever cause might be most appropriate. I could make
suggestions, but perhaps Libby knows what causes were dearest to his heart?

Stephanie Babbitt
(Ordinarily a Vaq, but a RatPacker today)

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Date:    Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:04:31 -0700
From:    "Libby A. Smith" <libratsie@s.......>
Subject: charity for Greg?

Several people have asked me about charities to donate to in Greg's memory.
I honestly don't know. Perhaps the theater he was set to perform,  Segal
Centre. Or an AIDs foundation in the same area.

If anyone in Canada sees an article or obituary with actual charities listed,
let us know.

Neither of us had mailed something to the other in several years, so I don't
even have an address for him.

(I'm still in quite a bit of shock - I was ready for this when he initially
had cancer, but this came suddenly. It is the ... I think fifth death of
someone I knew this year, and the second "theater" one.)

--Libs

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Date:    Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:25:55 -0700
From:    "Libby A. Smith" <libratsie@s.......>
Subject: Agent's release on Greg's death

I found this online - Libs (who feels like she's been kick in the stomach -
Greg would tell me to take an antiacid and get on with it.)
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Greg Kramer, actor/ writer/ director, passed away unexpectedly at the age of
51. He was pronounced dead Monday April 8th, in his Montreal apartment.
Greg Kramer was a highly respected member of Canada's theatre community and
one of Montreal's top actors. Primarily known for his work as an actor,
director, playwright and novelist, he was also a talented magician, singer,
pianist and visual artist. There was seemingly nothing he couldn't do and do
well.
Greg was to play the role of Inspector Lestrade in his newest adapted play
Sherlock Holmes this May at The Segal Centre. But, he never made it to the
first day of rehearsals. He was also in the midst of recording voices on a new
video game at Ubisoft.
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Greg had a lot yet to accomplish. Recently, he appeared in SideMart’s The
Haunted Hillbilly, for which he was nominated for a Best Actor MECCA award.
As a director his production of Sade was nominated for Toronto’s Dora award
(Outstanding Production) in 1991. As a novelist, his first novel, The
pursemonger of fugu, was shortlisted for the City of Toronto Book Award.
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Greg was also an accomplished musician and singer. While playing the role of
Mississippi Gene in the adaptation of Kerouac's On the Road, Greg made up a
song as he shot his scenes. Director Walter Sales and producer Francis Ford
Coppola liked so much they kept it in the film. His rendition of Sweet Sixteen
can be heard on the films' original soundtrack.
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His agent and long time friend for Mollye Reisler was deeply affected by his
passing: ''Greg was an extraordinary talent with a far reach, a man of the
theatre. This is a tragic loss to the community. He was too young to go, though
he struggled with health issues in the past. He was a bright star that will
continue to shine on all of us. ''

Greg Kramer was a two time cancer survivor and had been living with HIV for
years. Despite his multiple health battles, no one expected his passing as he
seemed to be doing well.

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