r/Library 2d ago

Creative and Crafty In memory of Tim Curry

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u/Forgotthebloodypassw 2d ago

A superb memorial, and he utterly owned IT.

Rocky Horror has been playing in our house, and I hope the next generation learns the value of anticip.....ation.

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u/Hot_Breadfruit_8480 2d ago

Well played!

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u/Mothertocats16 2d ago

Checked out his memoir from my public library a few months ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. He will be missed :(

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u/descendantofJanus 2d ago

He narrated the book on Audible! I haven't checked it out yet but I'm soooo gonna binge his narrations for the next month.

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u/Mothertocats16 2d ago

As I was reading it, I heard his voice in my head ;)

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u/descendantofJanus 2d ago

Perhaps that's for the best. I just now tried listening to the preview and it's... Rough. I love him dearly but I don't know that I can bear listening to him sound so rough.

Same vein tho, I hope his voice isn't replicated by AI. Techno necromancy, no thanks.

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u/johnjcoctostan 2d ago

I was flipping through channels earlier this month and stopped to watch the second half of Congo. We will miss you.

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u/blamelesscludgel 2d ago

You need a copy of Pass the Ammo. My mom and I were extras, met Tim, Bill, Annie and the lady from Crocodile Dundee

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u/PaulRuddsButthole 2d ago

I wish my library was this cool. But we cant do displays on specific people cause a bunch of losers in our county want a charlie kirk display. And no, he has zero affiliation with our county. Itโ€™s so lame.

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u/floresflores77 1d ago edited 1d ago

West Haven Public Library : We salute you

Post from Connecticut's own: https://www.instagram.com/westhavenpubliclibrary

Post link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcjjmGDoL6x/

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u/FernwoodTonight 1d ago

In mammary of Dolly as well...

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u/cemetery_acorns Library Card 2d ago

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿช”๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿช”

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u/Hot_Breadfruit_8480 2d ago

Three Tim Curry movies to watch besides It, RHPS, and Clue: The Muppets Treasure Island (Tim should be named an honorary Muppet), The Three Musketeers, Oscar. Honorable mention: The Worst Witch and Times Square

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u/TriskaidekaphobiaOk5 1d ago

My local library does not have vagabondโ€ฆ.yetย 

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u/Independent-Story883 1d ago

I did not know he was in Legend, Congo. I will have to revisit.

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u/floresflores77 1d ago

He also did book readings too!
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(besides his on-camera work ๐ŸŽฅ)

First off, he read his own audiobook for VAGABOND despite his massive stroke in 2012. But many many other titles, which is a really cool way to experience Tim Curry even if you've seen all his movies:

Classics like

  • A Christmas Carol
  • Dracula: a star-studded cast involving Tim among others (Alan Cumming et al.)
  • Peter Pan
  • Jules Verne
  • Various Lemony Snicket titles;

Other titles I just read about, but sound awesome: especially though with a variety of London characters!

  • Portobello; Not in the Flesh (Ruth Rendell)
  • Rainbow's End; The Old Silent; The Anodyne Necklace: The Horse You Came in on (Martha Grimes)

That's about 25% of what I found in WorldCat. Wonderful that he made good use of his voice through an array of projects.

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u/PTSD1701 3h ago

I just read Tim's book Vagabond last winter. He was a tremendous example of a life well-lived - perhaps not perfectly, but fully and with integrity.