On Sunday, on a weather map used by storm chasers and spotters to track tornadoes through the American Midwest, giant initials appeared. Dot by dot, spilling from Kansas south to Texas, the markers formed the letters B and P. It was a unique tribute to the actor Bill Paxton, a star of the most popular tornado film of all time, "Twister."
Bill Paxton, who died on Saturday at the age of 61, will probably be memorialized in some way at the Academy Awards on Sunday night. But it's a stretch to think that he'll appear in the show's In Memoriam segment, which in a typical year would have been completed weeks ago.
Los Angeles: Indian actor Om Puri, whose repertoire as an actor reflected a rare realism and was popular for films like "East Is East", "Gandhi", "City of Joy" and "Wolf", was honoured at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony here in the "In Memoriam" montage. Om Puri, who died after a heart attack in Mumbai, India in January earlier this year, got a musical tribute by Grammy and Tony-nominated singer and songwriter Sara Bareilles.
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Reaction to the death of film and TV actor Bill Paxton, of "Titanic," ''Aliens," ''The Terminator," ''Apollo 13" and the HBO series "Big Love" fame: "Nooooo. Bill Paxton is gone.
Actor Peter Mayhew, who plays Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies, said Paxton was a "kind man and true gentleman". Jamie Lee Curtis, who performed with Paxton in True Lies in 1994, wrote on Twitter: "Nooooo.
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"A loving husband and father, Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved and prolific actor and filmmaker. "Bill's passion for the arts was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth and tireless energy were undeniable."