Squib
2005-09-22 08:18:02 UTC
How many examples can you think of where a death of a notable person
was totally overshadowed by another?
Ayn Rand, died one day after John Belushi in March 1982.
Stanley Kubrick died the same weekend as Joe DiMaggio in March 1999.
I remember little coverage of Kubrick's death, and lots of coverage
and news specials about DiMaggio.
Groucho Marx had the misfortune of dying within a couple days of
Elvis Presley in August 1977. Very little coverage in the media at
the time of his death.
Mother Teresa died a few days after Princess Diana in Sept. 1997.
Barry Goldwater, died one day after Phil Hartman was killed in May 1998.
Very little if any coverage as I recall.
Almost everyone knows about writers Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis dying
the same day that JFK was shot. In fact many did not know they had even
died until long afterward.
Here's a strange one:
Audrey Hepburn died the same day that Bill Clinton was inaugurated president
on January 20, 1993. She got a lot of press, but not *nearly* as much as she
would have had she not died on inauguration day.
was totally overshadowed by another?
Ayn Rand, died one day after John Belushi in March 1982.
Stanley Kubrick died the same weekend as Joe DiMaggio in March 1999.
I remember little coverage of Kubrick's death, and lots of coverage
and news specials about DiMaggio.
Groucho Marx had the misfortune of dying within a couple days of
Elvis Presley in August 1977. Very little coverage in the media at
the time of his death.
Mother Teresa died a few days after Princess Diana in Sept. 1997.
Barry Goldwater, died one day after Phil Hartman was killed in May 1998.
Very little if any coverage as I recall.
Almost everyone knows about writers Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis dying
the same day that JFK was shot. In fact many did not know they had even
died until long afterward.
Here's a strange one:
Audrey Hepburn died the same day that Bill Clinton was inaugurated president
on January 20, 1993. She got a lot of press, but not *nearly* as much as she
would have had she not died on inauguration day.