Farewell Wendie Jo Sperber
(1958 - 2005)
Gosh darn it. This is getting tragic. How many more lives does the year 2005 wish to claim? Another fatality is among us, my friends. And such a youthless soul has been taken.
On the 29th of November, Wendie Jo Sperber lost her long battle with breast cancer. She is survived by two children. She was 47 years old.
I for one will remember Miss Sperber as the pretty young sister of Marty McFly, Linda, in Back to the Future and Back to the Future: Part III. That rebellious and honest young go-getter, snapping and scoffing around the dinner-table. And isn't that just how we should remember her? She wouldn't lay down and take what was given to her if she didn't like it, be it the lame McFly parents reminiscing over the 'Enchanted Under The Sea Dance', or the cancer that took her life. She'd put her foot down and fight it till the end. All with the attitude and energy she so persistantly put on screen.
While she was mostly famous for her days in the sitcom "Bossom Buddies" with Tom Hanks, Wendie Jo continued her comedic talents into a defined film career, working with directors such a Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis. However, what truly makes her remarkable is that she managed to do this whilst fighting her illness, supporting breast cancer fundraising events, and founding the weSpark Cancer Support Centre.
For her contributions to the world of film and its audiences, as well countless cancer sufferers and their families, I bid you a heartfelt farewell, Wendie Jo Sperber.
Rest In Peace
On the 29th of November, Wendie Jo Sperber lost her long battle with breast cancer. She is survived by two children. She was 47 years old.
I for one will remember Miss Sperber as the pretty young sister of Marty McFly, Linda, in Back to the Future and Back to the Future: Part III. That rebellious and honest young go-getter, snapping and scoffing around the dinner-table. And isn't that just how we should remember her? She wouldn't lay down and take what was given to her if she didn't like it, be it the lame McFly parents reminiscing over the 'Enchanted Under The Sea Dance', or the cancer that took her life. She'd put her foot down and fight it till the end. All with the attitude and energy she so persistantly put on screen.
While she was mostly famous for her days in the sitcom "Bossom Buddies" with Tom Hanks, Wendie Jo continued her comedic talents into a defined film career, working with directors such a Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis. However, what truly makes her remarkable is that she managed to do this whilst fighting her illness, supporting breast cancer fundraising events, and founding the weSpark Cancer Support Centre.
For her contributions to the world of film and its audiences, as well countless cancer sufferers and their families, I bid you a heartfelt farewell, Wendie Jo Sperber.
Rest In Peace
posted by Ryan at 4:10 pm
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