Looks like the Swimming to Cambodia guy is missing presumed dead. Shame.
And if you've not seen Swimming to Cambodia... well it's a great, if odd, movie. Some of his later work is not so good but Swimming is a cracker. And it's all true (well except for the banana obviously)
GW: any details how he went??
"The 62-year-old artist was reported missing by his wife Kathy Russo, reports the New York Post. Russo reported Gray's disappearance to the police Sunday, Jan. 11 at 10 AM, explaining that the writer disappeared after he returned home from the movies with their two young children.
Gray, who was been depressed since he suffered head injuries in a car accident in Ireland in 2001, has attempted suicide on two occasions. In October 2002 the entire run of his solo piece, Black Spot, at P.S. 122 was canceled when Gray checked into a mental hospital. At that time, Gray had been found near his Long Island home contemplating a jump from a local bridge. The police and his wife talked him down. "
sad news indeed.
hhmm head injuries can have all sorts of wierd effects, people assume that if the victim survive & can still walk & talk then everythings okay, but the mental & emotional effects can be devestating , whole personality changes, violent outbursts for years after, etc. bummer for families.
Fuckin loved Spalding Grey, didn't know he had such problems, very sad, for him and his family.
Swimming to Cambodia is a rare gem of a movie experience, gonna try and track that down on DVD/Video.
(checks play.com and blackstar.co.uk)
Swimming to Cambodia is deleted but here's some info.
Starring: Spalding Gray, Sam Waterston
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Well-known writer, raconteur and actor Spalding Gray, relates to an appreciative audience his own experiences of acting a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. His observations are very funny but often disturbing. Filmed at the Performing Garage in New York's Soho.
Didn't know he visited Ireland, did he do any shows?
Hope this turns out with a happy ending, but I think we've seen the last of Spalding Grey.
Just read they found his body a few days ago
Ah bugger, Bill Hicks was right.
The hacks thrive while the talanted few drop like flies.
Sorry to hear this.