Today the world reflects on the epidemic of AIDS and the people we have tragically lost as a result. I'd like to use today's posting as I did last year to honor the life of someone who touched our lives and died way to soon at the hands of this disease.
Howard E. Rollins Jr, actor, was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1950 where he studied theater at Towson State College. In 1981 Rollins received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor for his excellent performance in Ragtime (one of my all time favorite movies). He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1983 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role on Another World. He later went onto star in the motion picture A Solider Story and in the television series In The Heat Of The Night. Legal difficulties coupled with reported problems with drugs and alcohol unfortunately characterized the latter part of his career. Rollins died in 1996 after complications from AIDS-related lymphoma. He had been diagnosed with the condition approximately six weeks earlier. Rollins was laid to rest in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Baltimore. He was 46 years old.
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Wow. I had no idea Howard Rollins died of AIDS related complications. It's cool that you honored him on World Aids Day.
Howard Rollins was a truly gifted actor and a quite handsome man, who's star shined brightly but unfortunately all too briefly.
I feel sooo out of it. I too loved Howard's acting abilities as back in the day "In the Heat of the Night" was one of my favorite shows. I had no clue that he had passed 11 years ago and let alone to aids. Disturbing.
i am in the closet i wonder was he?
He was one of the best actors of his generation.
thanks for stopping by..
and thanks for educating me.. I did not know he passed of aids related complications.. I alsodidn't know he was a local..
thanks for the info!!!
His last couple of months were overshadowed by his offscreen antics, moreso than his acting. Showing his tail, getting arrested in drag, getting fired off of his show. He was a tormented soul. I hope he's found peace at last.
@Whoz-Ivent from You Better Recognize! just wanted to show you some love since you've shown me some!! I had forgotten all about Howard Rollins, bless his heart. thanks for the reminder ^5
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But i just an article about AIDS and i had to come back to say who would be dumb enough to have unprotected sex for just ONE nite of passion...that won't keep u warm when u are basically dying in ur hospital bed...that article really touched me and shit
WHO WOULD BE SUMB ENOUGH HONESTLY...I'VE FANTASIZED ABOUT DOING IT RAW BUT MY FATASS WOULD NEVER...EVER ...EVER ACT ON IT
I would cut it off before u put that in me unwrapped
So sad about Rollins. That flick Ragtime was tight!
Mountii, I practice safe sex but about six months ago at a party I ran into a guy I had been hot for for months but thought I didn't have a chance. He was drinking and smoking, I was drinking. He came onto me, we went home. He passionately attacked my body as soon as we closed the apartment door. Both of us high, in the middle of foreplay he poked as if to go in, it went in, no rubber, neither of us stopped. I was scarred up until I redid my HIV test and the results were negative.
Sometimes when you're high, it just happens. I'll try not to let it happen in the future but sometimes it just happens.
Now tell me, how did he benefit my life?
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