Great Obituaries, Part 2

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Sid Frohlich has passed at the age of 97. Among other things, he was the Flying Monkey who snatched Toto. Read this delightful account of his career. Can't help but laugh at this:
Frohlich, the last surviving monkey, found himself constantly questioned about the film, which enjoys such iconic status in the United States that flying monkeys are periodically referred to in The Simpsons.

Ooh! The Simpsons! Which has apparently reached iconic status in Britain such that a mention on that show proves iconic status elsewhere.

Via Zadok the Roman, who is back and also has fun posts on Umberto Eco re-enacting Foucault's Pendulum and bishop-spotting during the Synod on the Eucharist.