Good night, sweet Prince!

...and you missed his best movie in my opinion, The World According To Garp. More to come tomorrow.

I loved Garp also. And I agree, he was at his best when he was just riffing You never knew what he would say but you knew it would be hysterical. May he rest in peace.

Robin Williams found a way to make us all sad with his passing. What a genius, what a gift, what fun, what memories, and what a tragedy that he was such a tortured sole. RIP Mork from Ork.

He was a comedic genius; but also able to touch us in serious roles. One of my favorites is "What Dreams May Come".

I think that was his favorite time when he riffed spontaneously. I loved his open, put it out there humor and yet, the way he could soar in drama. He taught us so much about our foibles and humanity. Garp was terrific (and a wickedly good John Lithgow). I never tired of Mrs. Doubtfire. A great comedian teaches us much about ourselves, but with a loving jab and reminder of what goodness resides in us, no matter if we screw it up. It breaks my heart to know he was in such a deep, dark place and in such pain as to exit as he did. His daughter (Zelda) quote from the Little Prince is sweetly inspiring. RIP sweet Robin. I'm so grateful your gifts touched so many.

He was a genius...as was George Carlin

A favorite person for me. So hard to understand that the person we saw lived with so much pain

I think he was the best natural comedian of our generation. His gifts to drama were extraordinary. He will be missed in so many ways ...

I was always a big fan of the creative comments for the purposes of humor, and I know it's usually not on purpose (I have done it myself), but if 80% of the comments end up being anonymous, it kind of fails as a functioning feature of our social group. Just saying :)

Erik has an interesting observation. Any theories as to why so many comments are anonymous?

I was one of the culprits. I forgot to login! I rarely post so you will all forgive me if I didn't follow the proper protocol! I was the one who spoke of seeing Robin live at the Bridge Concert in the Bay Area. Let me also add that with all the wonderfully deserved accolades Robin Williams is getting here and in other places, he was a giver...both in time and in funding many charitable organizations. In the end, isn't that the more lasting part of his influence?

I think it's always that people forget to log in. As I said I've done it myself a lot, usually I try to copy, delete and re-post. No harm, but it's a pleasure to converse with you Alan :)

I saw him perform live many many years ago in Manhattan. What a treat! He was hilarious! So talented, so funny, so many great movies, so many wonderful things he did - entertained the military, charity etc.. Now, so very tragic that his life had to end this way. Couldn't anyone have saved him from the depths of depression? Such a dark place to be. Sorry we lost him!

A great loss. A greater talent.