Skip to content
Andrew Tobias
Andrew Tobias

Money and Other Subjects

  • Home
  • Books
  • Videos
  • Bio
  • Archives
  • Links
  • Me-Mail
Andrew Tobias
Andrew Tobias

Money and Other Subjects

Obits

October 28, 2020October 29, 2020

Even as we celebrated Roger Angell’s 100th birthday last month (if you love Maine or baseball or the New Yorker, click that) . . .

, , , and even as I got to attend a Zoom last week with sharp-as-a-teen Norman Lear (who turned 98 in July) . . .

. . . it’s undeniable:  Not all of us will live forever.

(Which may not be so bad, if you’ve read Harvard brain surgeon Eben Alexander’s Proof of Heaven, skeptic though I am.)

So this morning, while we await the fate of mankind, I offer two obits:



MARCEL MARCEAU

I’m 13 years late with this, but though like anyone my age I certainly knew who he was — I had no idea!

So, better late than never.

And just 90 seconds.

Wow.

(Thanks, Mel.)

https://andrewtobias.com/wp-content/uploads/Marcel-Marceau.mp4


THE AMAZING RANDI

He died last week at 92.

What an obit.

Randi visited me in 1973 after Uri Geller had driven me blind-folded through Central Park.

(What was remarkable was that it was Geller, not I, who was blindfolded.)

After Randi helped me expose Geller, we stayed a little in touch.

It was an honor to know him.



BONUS

An obit for Jared Kushner’s real estate.



MUST-READ BONUS

An obit for hundreds of thousands of South Americans lost to COVID.   It seems Trump had a lot to do with that, too.


 


Vote!

 

Post navigation

← Black-Eyed Peas, Soy Sauce, Oreos — And A Scam Alert
Five More Days →

Quote of the Day

"That I'm their competition."

Famed hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, when asked the most important thing an investor could learn from him.

Subscribe

 Advice

The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

"So full of tips and angles that only a booby or a billionaire could not benefit." -- The New York Times

Help

MYM Emergency?

Too Much Junk?

Tax Questions?

Ask Less

Recent Posts

  • The DNC Autopsy

    May 23, 2026
  • Seven Days In June

    May 22, 2026
  • Barney Frank, Water Volleyball Player -- and More

    May 21, 2026
  • Quick Takes . . .

    May 20, 2026
  • Teaching Civics, Not Dogma -- Some Actual GOOD News

    May 18, 2026
  • That China Trip -- How Many Stars Would You Give It Out of 10?

    May 17, 2026
  • The Democratic Autopsy

    May 16, 2026
  • Trump In China II

    May 15, 2026
  • Your Health and Lungs; China and Jobs

    May 13, 2026
  • Us Vs. Them

    May 13, 2026
Andrew Tobias Books
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
©2026 Andrew Tobias - All Rights Reserved | Website: Whirled Pixels | Author Photo: Tony Adams