Word: berte
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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More than most other naturalists, Fossey bonded with the subjects of her inquiry. When poachers killed the animals she had named Digit, Uncle Bert and Macho, she turned into a Rambo of animal rights. She beat captured poachers and terrified others with sham witchcraft. She shot at cattle that got too close to her "family's" territory...
...personal, somewhat awkward but elucidating note: in 1984 Fossey wrote me that she had read my review of Gorillas in the Mist over the graves of Digit, Uncle Bert and Macho. "I could finally comprehend," she said, "that the gorilla individuals I had known and named over the years since 1967 might well become public figures, not on a rock-star scale, but renowned for their own worth, lamented for their loss." Postscript: Fossey is buried next to them...
...this, and Bert Parks in a sombrero, warbling Tequila. Pretty rich. And though it's hard to say if old Bert knows he's being funny, the other actors do know, and joyously strut their best comic stuff. As Carmine's nephew, who arranges his meeting with Clark, Bruno Kirby redefines the combined bluster, sleaze and obsequiousness of the typical New York City fringe dweller. Maximilian Schell is in high, black humor as a madly galloping gourmet chef (you don't want to think too hard about his plans for that dragon). And Paul Benedict's pomposity, pretentiousness and venality...
...Bert and Ernie: Who could ask for a more fitting pair of roommates? They are a paragon of Harvard middle-class diversity--short, tall, red, yellow, round head, pointy head, etc. Despite their profound differences, they lived together in perfect harmony...
Well, sort of. I remember a few problems with a rubber ducky. But other than that, Bert and Ernie truly cared about each other. Bert never borrowed Ernie's clothes without asking. Ernie never blasted AC-DC's "Back in Black" while Bert was cramming for a final. These two muppets ought to be a model for all those who share rooms...