Note: This is my second post for the day.
The world is coming to an end. From the Associated Press:
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Isabel Sanford, best known as ``Weezie'' or Louise Jefferson on the sitcom ``The Jeffersons,'' has died of natural causes, her publicist said Monday. She was 86.
Sanford had been hospitalized since July 4 and died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with her daughter Pamela Ruff at her side, longtime friend, publicist and manager Brad Lemack said.
Her health waned after she underwent preventive surgery on a neck artery 10 months ago, Lemack said. He did not release a specific cause of death.
Sanford made her feature film debut in the classic ``Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,'' before co-starring with Sherman Hemsley for more than 10 years in CBS's ``The Jeffersons,'' a spin-off of the popular series ``All in the Family,'' in which she also appeared.
In 1981, Sanford became the first black woman to receive an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
She had recently appeared on ``The Simpsons'' and in commercial campaigns for Denny's restaurants and retailer Old Navy.
In addition to her daughter, Sanford is survived by two sons, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be private but a public memorial service is planned, Lemack said.
So . . . Ronald Reagan gets endless television tributes, a state funeral, and every flag in the country at half mast. Isabel Sanford, who surely affected more lifes positively, gets a ten-sentence press release.
There is no justice.
