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Apparently, Ron Silver has been ill for quite some time... with cancer of the esophagus.
He lost his battle today... and he will be greatly missed.
Formerly a major left-wing whacko, he was transformed, like all left-wing nut jobs SHOULD have been transformed on September 11, 2001.
Ron Silver was an actor. To be anything but a fringe nutjob and still find work in Hollywood is an amazing achievement.
While he was never someone to cast aside his principles for political expediency, his views were strongly held, strongly communicated, and proudly presented.
We will be worse off without him.
I never met you, Ron... but I will miss you.
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By DAVID K. LI
Last updated: 10:10 pm
March 15, 2009
Posted: 7:50 pm
March 15, 2009
Actor and longtime political activist Ron Silver died this morning, succumbing to a long battle with cancer, friends of the liberal Democrat-turned-GOP stalwart told The Post.
"Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him this morning," said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped create.
"He had been fighting esophageal cancer for two years and his family is making arrangements for a private service."
Friends of Silver first told Post columnist Cindy Adams of the native New Yorker's death.
The steely-eyed blunt-talking Silver, 62, enjoyed a long career on the stage, TV and in movies, and most recently hosted a public affairs talk show on Sirius satellite radio.
Once a self-identified lifelong Democrat, Silver was a founding member of the liberal-leaning Creative Coalition in 1989. But he made a breathtaking political transformation, going from far left to radical right after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
He spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York, enthusiastically backing a second term for President Bush.
"Twelve years ago I was here for the Democratic convention. I was on the platform committee. Zell Miller was the keynote speaker. A lot's changed since then, I can tell you," a chuckling Silver told The Washington Post.
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Cool tribute. God bless Ron Silver, he was a 'Liberal' who came to his senses about Jihadis and brutal Dictators. He knew they would destroy America, and Hollywood if they could. He realized that if America goes down the tubes, then the whole planet is doomed.
You were great Ron! Time Cop, Arrival, Wiseguy, and The West Wing among many were particularly good. Thank you for everything, especially your courage, RIP.
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