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MarianJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 12:44 AM
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13. A Hoffman Story From My Uncle.
Back in the early 80s, my young cousin was being treated for cancer at Sloan-Kettering in NYC. My Uncle was taking the elevator and, since he was alone, let down his John Wayneish facade and started crying with his face in his hands. Someone else got on the elevator and put his arm around my uncle's shoulder and hugged him when they got oit in the lobby.

My uncle looked up and it was Dustin Hoffman. He wished my uncle well and went on his way.

BTW, my cousin made a full recovery.

PEACE!
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  -Is anyone else watching Letterman with Dustin Hoffman? BrklynLiberal  Dec-22-08 11:22 PM   #0 
  - I just tuned in and caught the Jose Ferrar story.  Greybnk48   Dec-22-08 11:23 PM   #1 
  - Earlier he was telling stories of his start in NYC. First he roomed with  BrklynLiberal   Dec-22-08 11:28 PM   #4 
     - What a bunch of characters. I love all three of them.  Greybnk48   Dec-22-08 11:50 PM   #7 
        - That was a funny movie. I saw an interview and it turns out that way  BrklynLiberal   Dec-23-08 12:27 AM   #10 
        - You are absolutely right...  BrklynLiberal   Dec-23-08 12:33 AM   #12 
  - Well, shoot. What am I going to watch. Leno with Williams or Letterman with Hoffman?  gristy   Dec-22-08 11:23 PM   #2 
  - That is a tough choice.  BrklynLiberal   Dec-22-08 11:24 PM   #3 
  - Mrs. Robinson, what would your husband think if he walked in right now?  Gregorian   Dec-22-08 11:37 PM   #5 
  - Have you ever been stopped and asked for an autograph?  BrklynLiberal   Dec-22-08 11:48 PM   #6 
  - "Not right now."  Lex   Dec-22-08 11:50 PM   #8 
  - "Who was that scumbag of a woman?"  ellie   Dec-23-08 01:06 PM   #15 
     - It's was double funny that Paul Schaeffer played "It's Beginning  Lex   Dec-23-08 01:40 PM   #16 
  - Yup. Great segments with Hoffman ... he's a brilliant actor. Totally.  TahitiNut   Dec-22-08 11:59 PM   #9 
  - Absolutely. I recall readng that the temperamental actor he played in Tootsie was  BrklynLiberal   Dec-23-08 12:28 AM   #11 
  - A Hoffman Story From My Uncle.  MarianJack   Dec-23-08 12:44 AM   #13 
     - Hoffman is truly a good man. He must have had someone there as well.  BrklynLiberal   Dec-23-08 12:48 PM   #14 
 

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