'Truman Capote' Philip Seymour Hoffman, Oscar Winner,Dies At 46

Manhattan, New York : Philip Seymour Hoffman,a famous American actor and director, who won  the best actor Oscar for film "Capote",2005 , 3 best supporting actor Oscar nominations and 3 Tony Award nominations , died on Feb. 2,2014 in his bathroom at West Village,Manhattan office apartment,due to drug overdose. He was 46.It is mentioned that Hoffman was found dead by playwright David Bar Katz.

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Name              : Philip Seymour Hoffman (菲力普‧西蒙‧霍夫曼)

Age                 : 46 (Jul.23,1967 - Feb. 2, 2014)

Family            : Mimi O'Donnell/咪咪·奧唐納爾 (1999–2014; his death);
                         3 children;
                         Gordy Hoffman (brother)

Achievement  :Capote-The Academy Award for Best Actor (2005) ,
                        3 Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor;
                        3 Tony Award nominations ;
                        51 feature film releases (1991-2014);
                        29 dramas,21 comedies, 1 animation
                        3 real life characters played : Lester Bangs, Truman Capote, Art Howe

                    

Film , Television And Theater.....

(1991)Law & Order, 

          Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole

(1992)Szuler

           My New Gun

           Leap of Faith

           Scent of a Woman

(1993)Joey Breaker

          My Boyfriend's Back

          Money for Nothing

(1994)The Getaway 

          The Yearling  

          When a Man Loves a Woman  

           Nobody's Fool

(1995)The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

(1996)Hard Eight 

          Twister 

          The Skriker

(1997)Boogie Nights 

           Liberty! The American Revolution 

           Defying Gravity

(1998)Culture 

           Montana 

           Next Stop Wonderland 

           The Big Lebowski 

           Happiness 

           Patch Adams 

           Shopping and Fucking

(1999)Flawless 

           Magnolia 

           The Talented Mr. Ripley 

           The Author's Voice & Imagining Brad

(2000)Titanic 2000 

           State and Main 

           Almost Famous 

           True West 

           Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train

(2001)The Party's Over 

           The Seagull 

           The Glory of Living

(2002)Love Liza 

          Punch-Drunk Love 

          Red Dragon 

          25th Hour

(2003)Owning Mahowny 

           Cold Mountain 

           Our Lady of 121st Street 

           Long Day's Journey into Night 

           Dutch Heart of Man

(2004)Along Came Polly 

          Guinea Pig Solo 

          Sailor's Song

(2005)Strangers with Candy

          Empire Falls 

          Capote 

          The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

(2006)Mission: Impossible III 

          School of the Americas 

          A Small, Melodramatic Story

(2007)Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 

          The Savages 

          Charlie Wilson's War 

          Jack Goes Boating 

          A View From 151st Street

(2008)Synecdoche, New York

          Doubt 

          Unconditional 

          The Little Flower of East Orange

(2009)Mary and Max 

          The Boat That Rocked

          The Invention of Lying 

          Arthur 

          Othello

(2010)Jack Goes Boating 

          The Long Red Road

(2011)Moneyball 

          The Ides of March

(2012)The Master 

          A Late Quartet 

          Death of a Salesman

(2013)The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

(2014)A Most Wanted Man 

          God's Pocket 

          The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 

(2015)The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

Reactions to Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death.....

 ""We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil
  and appreciate the outpouring of love and support.
This is a tragic and sudden loss and
we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving.". 

—Statement Released By Hoffman Family

"Hoffman perhaps is the most ambitious and
widely admired American actor of his generation."

—The New York Times 

Toshi Aline Seeger, Late Pete Seeger Wife, Dies At 91

Beacon, New York  : Toshi Aline Seeger, an american folk singer Pete Seeger's wife,who was also a filmmaker, producer and  environmental activist, died on Jul. 9,2013 at her home. Toshi Seeger passed away 9 days before her 70th wedding anniversary.She was 91.

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Name              : Toshi Aline Ohta Seeger

Age                 : 91 (Jul.1,1922 - Jul. 9, 2013)

Family            : Husband
                        Pete Seeger (May.3,1919 - Jan. 27,2014, his death)
                        Children
                        Peter Ōta Seeger (born in 1944 and died at six months),
                        Daniel (an accomplished photographer and filmmaker),
                        Mika (a potter and muralist) &
                        Tinya (a potter)
                        Grandchildren
                        Tao (a musician),
                        Cassie (an artist),
                        Kitama Cahill-Jackson (a filmmaker),                            
                        Moraya (a graduate student married to the NFL player Chris DeGeare),
                        Penny, & Isabelle
                     

Achievement  : Film "Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison " ( 1966)
                         Emmy Award - Pete Seeger ' The Power Of Song" (2007)
                         Clearwater Festival / " The Great Hudson River Revival" ( co-founded by Seegers)

             

    

Other Opinions Toward Toshi Aline Seeger .....

 "She was the foundation of Seeger's personal and professional success."
—unknown,quoted from Wikipedia

US Folk Singer Pete Seeger, Dies At 94

New York, US  : Peter "Pete " Seeger, an american folk singer & activist, died on Jan. 27,2014 at a New York hospital ,due to natural causes. He was 94.

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Name              : Peter Seeger

Age                 : 94 (May.3,1919 - Jan. 27, 2014)

Family            : Wife
                        Toshi Aline Ohta Seeger (Jul.1,1922 - Jul. 9,2013, her death)
                        Children
                        Peter Ōta Seeger (born in 1944 and died at six months),
                        Daniel (an accomplished photographer and filmmaker),
                        Mika (a potter and muralist) &
                        Tinya (a potter)
                        Grandchildren
                        Tao (a musician),
                        Cassie (an artist),
                        Kitama Cahill-Jackson (a filmmaker),                            
                        Moraya (a graduate student married to the NFL player Chris DeGeare),
                        Penny, & Isabelle
                     

Achievement  :

1. The Eugene V. Debs Award (1979) ;
2. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1993);
3. The National Medal of Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts (1994) ;
4. A Kennedy Center Honor (1994) ;
5. The Harvard Arts Medal (1996) ;
6.  "The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal" (1996) ;
7.  Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996) ;
8. Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album of 1996 for his record "Pete" (1997) ;
9. The Felix Varela Medal, Cuba's highest honor for "his humanistic and artistic work in defense of the environment and against racism" (1999) ;
10. The Schneider Family Book Award for his children's picture book "The Deaf Musicians." (2007);
11. The Mid-Hudson Civic Center Hall of Fame (2008) ;
12. Grammy Award for best traditional album of 2008 for his record "At 89" (2008) ;
13. A proposal to name the Walkway Over the Hudson in his honor ;
14. The Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for his commitment to peace and social justice as a musician, songwriter, activist, and environmentalist that spans over sixty years. (2008) ;
15. The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize (2009) ;
16. Grammy Award for best children's album of 2010 for his record "Tomorrow's Children,Pete Seeger and the Rivertown Kids and Friends" (2010) ;
17. George Peabody Medal (2013) ;
18. "Pete Seeger: The Storm King; Stories, Narratives, Poems." has been nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award for best audio book.

             

     "Technology will save us if it doesn't wipe us out first"

                                                                    —Peter Seeger

Other Opinions Toward Pete Seeger .....

 "He was one of the few people who invoked the First Amendment in front of
the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA). "

—Jim Musselman,founder of Appleseed Recordings 

      ' The song  " May There Always Be Sunshine" by Pete Seeger tells me that it was
                written by a four-year-old boy in Russia. And it's just got four lines
        and it's been translated into a number of languages.'

—Raffi, " Raffi on Broadway"