I have known actress Betsy Palmer since I was 15 years old.
That’s a lot of years. I have been her manager since the mid-1980’s. That’s
also a lot of years. I’m so sad to have to report that Betsy died last Friday
(5/29/15), at age 88, of natural causes, in a hospice care center near her
Connecticut home. She was one of the most gracious, kind, generous and loving
people I have ever known. No holiday, no birthday, no personal event ever went
unacknowledged or celebrated. Today I celebrate Betsy and the wonderful life
she led. While she achieved fame and success for the work she did, she earned
admiration and respect for the person she was.
There are many, many happy memories for me. One of them
happened on April 1991, when Betsy and I met for a chat on the live coffee shopchat series my crew and I were doing from Beverly Hills. I have just uploaded
that episode onto my YouTube page. If you’re interested in a stroll down memory
lane – and some great stories, I hope you will watch it.
Sending love and light to Betsy – and to her daughter
Melissa, who survives her. XX
BL
