Actor Ed Asner, TV’s Blustery Lou Grant, Dies at 91

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Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, has died at 91

He became a star in middle age as the gruff newsman in the comedy ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ and later in the drama ‘Lou Grant’

Mr. Asner’s representative confirmed the actor’s death in an email to the Associated Press. Mr. Asner’s official Twitter account included a note from his children: “We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully. Words cannot express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on your head- Goodnight dad. We love you.”

 

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'[T]he liberal,' the obit calls him. Understatement. He was a full-fledged communist. An apologist for Stalin. Literally. And no, I'm not denigrating a man on the day of his death. I'm sure he'd want his true self to be described, rather than downplayed.

RIP, legend

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