#he deserved so much more...

[shriikey]

"You asked me if drawing was fun the other day. How was it for you? Was it fun?" "No. It was just like you said. I finally felt like… I could breathe."

[juhotonin]

[alvadee]

me, crying about how Peggy Juliet Kellner, Vic’s best friend talked about him shortly after he died? quite possible...

“Mr. Buono returned to the Globe often, officially and otherwise. In 1966, he presented his framed Oscar nomination to the theater, where it hangs on Noel’s wall, and he rarely made a television appearance without plugging the theater. “He was extremely kind and loyal,” said Noel, who refused credit for “discovering” Mr. Buono. “I provided him training at a time when he needed it,” Noel said, “but I can take no credit for his God-given talent.” One of Buono’s best friends was Peggy Kellner, the longtime Globe set and costume designer now working in Arizona. During her time there, Buono had a habit of dropping by the Globe and pitching in, sewing costumes or whatever. “He was a tireless worker,” Kellner said yesterday. “Few people knew how many hours he put in. He’d come to the theater at 1 or 2 in the morning and work by himself for hours, perfecting movement. He loved to write, especially poetry, and he had this terrific sense of humor - bright and caustic.” The actor continually was concerned about his weight, Kellner said. “He accepted it, although he was forever dieting in some way,” she said. “I used to kid him about it because I’m heavy myself. But her worried about it, too. His knees hurt and he had arthritis in his spine. I’ve seen him bounce around a stage like a rubber ball, then come off unable to stand.” “Because of his weight,” said Noel, “he was a born character actor. But there was pain under the humor, and a great deal of personal suffering.”