In Memoriam

Sad and sudden news this week as we mourn the loss of two great actors: Tim Douglas Jensen and John Spencer.

Tim had been living in New York having graduated from my alma mater fifteen years before me... I was lucky enough to have studied with him for a semester and learned quite a lot about the business. He was a gifted director, teacher, actor and writer, his one-man show SHOES had been performed across the city and state. Another director I've worked with posted this memorial to Tim, who passed away last weekend from bronchitis complications.



Spencer died today in LA from a heart attack, four days before his 59th birthday. Most widely recognized for his role on The West Wing, "his work on the show was rewarded with an Emmy Award win for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series both in 2002 and five consecutive nominations, including last year’s." He appeared on Broadway in Execution of Justice (1986) and Boom Boom Room (1973).