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01-28-2021 08:25 PM
just a fyi......her book was JUST released two days ago.
“Just As I Am,” by Cicely Tyson
gayle king recently interviewed her about it.
how wonderful she looked at 96!
oh the stories and history she could tell......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6US9geaSmA
01-28-2021 08:32 PM
Excerpt from The New York Times, January 10 2021: Cicely Tyson Has a Secret About Living Life to the Fullest by David Marchese
...
"I’m not scared of death. I don’t know what it is. How could I be afraid of something I don’t know anything about?
It’s something a lot of people are scared of.
They just think they know death because other people say it is something to be scared of, but they don’t know that it is a frightening thing. Do you?
Nope.
No, you don’t know what it is. People say it is this and it is that. But they don’t know. They’ve not been there. I’ve not been there. I’m not in a hurry to go either! I take it a day at a time, David, and I’m grateful for every day that God gives me.
...
Can we go back to the cliffhanger?
I can tell you now: To thine own self be true.
That’s what you left me hanging for? I mean, it’s good advice but —
Yes, that’s what it is. Do that, and you’ll have no regrets.
Have you ever not been true to yourself?
I have tried not to. [Laughs.]
I think I’m confused by the double negative. Does that mean —
You didn’t get that did you?
I don’t think I did.
[Laughs.] I know it is confusing. Follow me, David.
You’re just playing with me now. Help me out.
It’s simple. I try always to be true to myself. I learned from my mom: ‘‘Don’t lie ever, no matter how bad it is. Don’t lie to me ever, OK? You will be happier that you told the truth.’’ That has stayed with me, and it will stay with me for as long as I’m lucky enough to be here.
01-28-2021 08:33 PM
Oh no.....always loved her....she had such a gentle, sweet way about her in the rolls she played. Enjoyed watching her. RIP lovely lady.
01-28-2021 08:41 PM
She was one of the finest actresses of all time. Such a beautiful human, inside and out! So prolific. Large role, small role, if she liked the character...she took it. I admired her dedication, perserverance. Although I was aware of her age, (97 is no spring chicken) . I just thought of her as a spring chicken!!!! Her death came as a bit of a shock, and really moved me. I was just reading an article in the NYT the other day. She will be missed
01-28-2021 08:56 PM
A wonderful actress, a person of dignity and grace, Cicely Tyson was a lovely woman and role model. May she be with God and at peace, her legacy lives on.
01-28-2021 09:00 PM
Oh, wow, @IamMrsG , how lucky for all concerned that that first 'take' turned out after all!
01-28-2021 09:05 PM
My favorite role of hers was Sipsey in Fried Green Tomatoes. "The secret's in the sauce." And her key role in the film, shown near the end.
01-28-2021 09:39 PM
May she RIP 🌹
01-28-2021 09:39 PM
@sunshine45 wrote:just a fyi......her book was JUST released two days ago.
“Just As I Am,” by Cicely Tyson
gayle king recently interviewed her about it.
how wonderful she looked at 96!
oh the stories and history she could tell......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6US9geaSmA
@sunshine45 It seems she was on a virtual book tour- I've seen her name in the upcoming lineup of many talk shows.
What a good long life ! May she RIP.
01-29-2021 05:48 AM
She's been in a lot of good movies. Saw her again in a movie I'd watched before, yesterday. She was also in The Help.
Do you realize all those in their 90's lately?
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