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Whos Afraid of Peter Boyle?

By Rick Perlstein

Peter Boyle died in December. His wacky turn as Frankenstein’s tap-dancing monster in a Mel Brooks movie led the obituaries, along with his role as the curmudgeonly father on a hideously popular sitcom. When I heard the news, however, I pulled out one of my old issues of Life magazine. “Agnew on the Warpath” was the lead story. The cover also… return to article

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    Sorry, Rick, you struck out on this one, no one cares about Petah.

    United States Posted by blondemike on Feb 16, 2007 at 10:33 PM

    I personally was saddened by the passing of Peter Boyle.

    United States Posted by kimberlyausten on Feb 20, 2007 at 7:50 PM

    Wow.  Excellent piece.  Somehow not nearly enough of us in this country are willing to take a very long and serious look at ourselves and see what the hell we have become.  It’s not a pretty sight.

    United States Posted by tem2007 on Mar 22, 2007 at 5:51 PM
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