Edward's Ashes
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Greensleeves — 18 years ago(January 17, 2008 03:01 AM)
I was hoping this was not true but Edward's daughter has not responded to refute it. Her MySpace profile is here:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=1343303
Perhaps someone else can send her a message? I would have thought this was a serious enough issue for her to respond.
"Where does imagination end and reality begin?"
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Greensleeves — 18 years ago(January 18, 2008 09:21 AM)
I really don't see what the original poster would have to gain by making this up. If it is a lie then why doesn't Edwards's daughter take him to task over it?
"Where does imagination end and reality begin?"
(Night Of The Demon 1957) -
bluwings — 17 years ago(January 29, 2009 07:47 AM)
Whether the story is true or not, I think that it is very mean-spirited and sad that you would bother his daughter about it and encourage others to do the same.
Imagine that you were his child and someone hit you with this???
Please just let this whole topic 'rest in peace' and give the family their privacy. -
Greensleeves — 17 years ago(January 29, 2009 11:34 AM)
If this had happened to the remains of my Father I would certainly want to know about it!
Edward's daughter did eventually respond to my message. She neither denied or confirmed this report and she said she could't access this board.
That is where I have left it - I thought those involved should know, what they choose to do now is up to them.
"Where does imagination end and reality begin?"
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sdc100 — 15 years ago(April 08, 2011 04:03 AM)
Greensleeves wrote:
If this had happened to the remains of my Father I would certainly
want to know about it!
I completely agree and couldn't understand bluwing's holier-than-thou reaction. As a loving child, I'd certainly want to know the whereabouts and condition of my father's remains and if there are rumors circulating about him.
Please see my reply to bluwing.
In case you don't know, the daughter replied here on imdb with a very detailed post. She was gracious and appreciative of your attempts to contact her. -
sdc100 — 15 years ago(April 08, 2011 03:50 AM)
bluwings wrote:
Whether the story is true or not, I think that it is very mean-spirited
and sad that you would bother his daughter about it and encourage
others to do the same.
Mean-spirited? What are you talking about? That implies an intention to hurt. Are the police "mean-spirited" when they bring bad news? How about a neighbor who saw your card being vandalized? How is reporting potentially important news "mean-spirited"?
Imagine that you were his child and someone hit you with this???
If it was true, I'd certainly want to know about it. Wouldn't any loving child? I'd certainly want to know the whereabouts of my parent's remains, and it condition. And if there are untrue rumors circulating about, I'd also want to know so that I can decide if further action is needed. Eddie Albert, after all, was a public figure, and as such, has a reputation to maintain, even after death.
Think about this: If a biography was written about your father, would you want to know? Well, what is so different about this rumor? Would you rather have it spin out of control and then somehow reach your children, before you find out about it? Furthermore, the rumor was more about the daughter than the deceased. It implied that the family was negligent with his remains. I'd certainly want to know if people were saying that about me.
Read Greensleeve's post again. Where is the meanness? Nowhere does s/he badger the daughter, or express any agenda other than simply to let her know that this may have happened.
Please just let this whole topic 'rest in peace' and give the
family their privacy.
To me, a large part of privacy is being able to control what information is leaked. Apparently, your concept involves burying one's head in the sand, and simply not knowing what's out there. -
sdc100 — 15 years ago(April 08, 2011 06:27 AM)
You are wrong on virtually every point, as evidenced by the daughter's very detailed reply here on imdb.
- You said that Greensleeves was "mean-spirited," yet the daughter thanked him/her (and others) and very much appreciated being alerted to this rumor. She didn't consider it a "bother" at all.
- You thought that it was "sad" that Greensleeves "encouraged others" to contact the daughter, but in reality, it was a good thing. She wrote that she must have missed the initial emails. Had others not also tried, she may never have known about this rumor that the family neglected Edward's ashes.
- You asked that we let the topic "rest in peace" ignoring the fact that it would only "die" when the truth is revealed. And that was indeed the case when the daughter provided the facts and disproved the story. And she couldn't have done so had people n5b4ot alerted her to the story.
As the daughter pointed out, few things are worse than implying that the family was somehow negligent with the ashes. Greensleeves helped set the facts straight.
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bluwings wrote:
Whether the story is true or not, I think that it is very mean-spirited
and sad that you would bother his daughter about it and encourage
others to do the same.Imagine that you were his child and someone hit you with this???
Please just let this whole topic 'rest in peace' and give the family
their privacy. -
sdc100 — 15 years ago(April 08, 2011 04:27 AM)
Greensleeves wrote:
I was hoping this was not true but Edward's daughter has not responded
I would have thought this was a serious enough issue for her to respond.
In case you don't know, the daughter replied here on imdb with a very detailed post. She was gracious and appreciative of your attempts to contact her. The story is UNTRUE, but much to her credit, she admitted that the thrift shop may indeed have found the Death Certificate. But she is appalled that false rumors are circulating that the family might have been so negligent with the ashes.