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January 11, 2008
Dusty Cohl: In Memory
Dusty Cohl: In Memory
By Roger Ebert
Nobody ever seemed to know what Dusty Cohl did for a living. He was a lawyer, and it was said he was "in real estate," but in over 30 years I never heard him say one word about business. His full-time occupation was being a friend, and he was one of the best I've ever made.
Yes, he was "co-founder of the Toronto Film Festival." That's how he was always identified in the Toronto newspapers. And he founded and ran the Floating Film Festival, one of the great boondoggles, on which Dusty and 250 friends cruised for 10 days while premiering films and paying tributes to actors and directors. There was no reason for the floater except that if you were Dusty's friend, you floated.
Posted by poland at January 11, 2008 07:15 PM
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Oh, god, no.
I met Dusty at Roger's festival when I was a guest a few years back. He and his lovely wife took me under their wing for the week, and at the end of the fest, Dusty gave me a "friends of Dusty" pin to wear at festivals in the future.
I'm gutted. He was a great, charming, generous guy... the sort you pray you meet along the way. Man, this is a kick to the skull.
Thanks for posting it, David. I'll go read the rest of what Roger wrote now.
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at January 12, 2008 12:38 AM
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