Bill Paxton died on Saturday, February 25, 2017, a day before the Academy Awards were to be handed out on Sunday.
William "Bill" Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and director. Paxton was born in Fort Worth, Texas.
The films in which he appeared include The Terminator (1984), Weird Science (1985), Aliens - see above - (1986), Predator 2 (1990), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), and Titanic (1997). Paxton also starred in the HBO series Big Love (2006–2011) and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys.
On the film front, Paxton's final (known) film role is playing the father of Emma Watson's character in The Circle, co-starring Tom Hanks, which will be released on April 28, 2017.
On the film front, Paxton's final (known) film role is playing the father of Emma Watson's character in The Circle, co-starring Tom Hanks, which will be released on April 28, 2017.
Fifty years later, in 2013, Bill Paxton served as the narrator for the documentary, JFK: The Day That Changed Everything.
The historical drama film Parkland (2013) recounts the chaotic events that occurred following John F. Kennedy's assassination and was produced by Bill Paxton with Exclusive Media's Nigel and Matt Sinclair and by Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. (Thanks, KT, for mentioning this.)
This is another angle of Paxton (being held up, in the pink shirt).
Paxton died suddenly at the age of 61, apparently in California, after he underwent heart surgery and had complications post-op when he suffered a fatal stroke.
Paxton
English surname derived from the names of several locations in Britain. Of Old English origin, and the meaning of Paxton is "Poecc's settlement". Poecc was an Old English name whose meaning has been lost.
May also be derived from the Latin pax, meaning "peace" + ton meaning "town."
By extension, the word "cross" is associated with the name.
Highway 61 Revisited
Miguel Jos̩ Ferrer (February 7, 1955 РJanuary 19, 2017) was an American actor. His breakthrough role was the OCP Vice-president Bob Morton in the 1987 film RoboCop. He is the main character in Toto's music video for the song "I Will Remember" (1995). He also voiced the antagonistic Hun leader Shan Yu in Mulan (1998) and Big Boss in Rio 2. Ferrer's other notable roles include Dr. Garret Macy on Crossing Jordan, NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles, Vice President Rodriguez in Iron Man 3, and FBI forensic pathologist Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks(above) and, reportedly, in the new reboot.
Ferrer's cousin, George Clooney, on the left.
Ferrer was born in Santa Monica, California, and died at age 61 of throat cancer, in his Los Angeles home, on January 19, 2017.
Highway 61 Revisited
by Bob Dylan
Oh, God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son"Rest of the lyrics, here.
Abe said, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"
God said, "No" Abe say, "What?"
God say, "You can do what you want, Abe, but
The next time you see me comin', you better run"
Well, Abe said, "Where d'you want this killin' done?"
God said, "Out on Highway 61"
Watson
Cryptologic or coincidence? Jim Brandon should be credited with calling attention to the name Watts/Watkins/Watson, and its entanglement with inexplicable things.
Thanks to SL for some hints.
5 comments:
RIP, Bill Paxton.
61 is a prime number just loaded with sync-y significance.
Of course, Highway 61 is THE BLUES HIGHWAY, actually exists.
The JFK overlap has political undertones, more than disturbing Paxton as a child raised above the crowd, even if he didn't see the hit.
There is a lot here.
Recently, the name Wade has had coincidental significance for me and in a quick search found the name connected to an ancient Germanic/Norse sea giant who fisherman were known to sacrifice to. Wade was both a ferryman and protector.
Wade = Watts = Watson
Thanks for the Johnny Cash vid. Awesome.
Remarkable how much Johnny Cash has been coming up lately. And being in Oklahoma, we love Bill Paxton because of his lead role in "Twister."
I wrote a piece in 2013 linking/syncing "Twister" and "The Shining." Interesting stuff in retrospect.
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Bonjour.
Neil Fingleton, the "UK giant", died on the same date. Heart failure.
MIGUEL JOSE' FERRER (may he also RIP): His ongoing performance in "CROSSING JORDAN" is sync-y. The gimmick of the show was for Jordan, a forensic pathologist, to PLAY the role of victim or killer to REVEAL the truth.Her ACTING, a RE-PRESENTATION of the death, is itself an inception of a ritual. (Re-presentation r/t the RCC Mass).
The title is a reference to CROSSING OVER the River Jordan to get to THE OTHER SIDE. There is a connection here between the X-ian St. Christopher and the Germanic Wade.
Actor Ferrer's association with the show title makes a connection to Paxton's X in PEACE-TOWN. Ferrer is visually very close to ferry, (to carry).
NEIL FINGLETON, (may he too, RIP), played a villain named "The Fisher King", in the Dr. Who series. Again, we have a 'giant' r/t a river.
It's like a legend is being re-told, without the presence of a storyteller. (Hey Mr. Tambourine Man?).
Miguel Ferrer's TV drama 'Crossing Jordan' was originally scheduled to premiere on September 11, 2001. In the wake of the tragedy and the news coverage of it, the premiere was pushed back to September 24th.
A young actor who also appeared as a recurring character on that drama was Mahershala Ali, the same actor who took home a Best Supporting Actor Oscar last night.
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