Monday, March 18, 2024

RIP Real Life Anti-Vietnam War Activist, Rennie Davis, Featured in “Trial of Chicago 7”

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Rennie Davis has died at age 80. His wife Kirsten announced his passing on Facebook. A tumor was discovered just weeks ago.

Kristen wrote:

“The Passing of a Legend:
This is Kirsten, Rennie’s wife. I know many of you feel very connected to and inspired by Rennie. He has touched lives in ways that no one can truly comprehend, from his 60s leadership in the antiwar movement to today’s trail-blazing of a new humanity.
This morning, Feb. 2, around 2 am Rennie took his last breath peacefully at home in my arms. His body succumbed to a large lymphoma tumor of which we only learned 2 weeks ago.
He will be missed beyond words, but I know he has other grand things to do. His beingness will always be a trail-blazer and visionary forging the path for humanity’s evolution to fully wake up and enter a new paradigm of existence.

Go fly my beloved one and leave your beautiful mark once again!”

Davis was a member of the Chicago 7, an anti-Vietnam war activist who was integral to the movement to stop the war. In Aaron Sorkin’s movie “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” he is played by tony winner Alex Sharp.

Rennie’s full Wikipedia entry tells the whole story. What a shame he was taken so abruptly, but at least he got to see the  movie’s success and a whole new generation learn about his commitment to change.

Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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