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Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and celebrity death
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Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon die in a one devastating week
The deaths of three entertainment icons in one week (two in one day) brings to mind a few thoughts on celebrity and what it means -- and what it doesn't.
Michael Jackson was, of course, the biggest name of the the three yet, to the extent we can know such things, he seemed the unhappiest.
Farrah Fawcett who died only hours earlier was the subject of a recent documentary that seemed to set the stage for her passing being a major media event. It was -- but, ironically, eclipsed by Michael Jackson's untimely death.
Michael Jackson, despite at one time being the hottest media star in the world, apparently died in debt.
Ed McMahon, who was a TV icon for decades -- primarily known as Johnny Carson's second banana on The Tonight Show for thirty years, he was also top banana on Star Search and numerous other shows. To say he did well financially was probably an understatement. Yet, he too was reportedly pretty much broke when he died at the age of 86.
He lived a long life. Farrah and Michael died relatively young. But death came to them all.
And, in time, their memories will fade. What will really matter is not the flashing fame and fortune they achieved but the enduring love they left behind.
That's true about any life.
