America had its beginning with Charlie Chaplin, 3 stoogies, Bill Cosby... We had Dolphy. The one, the only.
He wasn't much a slapstick comedian but was the artist that could make you laugh with a twitch of an eyebrow, a one liner or a song. Such witt and depth of humor! He is one of the main pillars of Philippine entertainment. No other king of comedy than Dolphy.
My childhood is blended with his old black and white movies, John & Marsha and Home Along Da Riles.
Its one thing to make people cry in movies, but its mych harder to make them laugh --- so they say. But for Dolphy, it was a gift he lived out all the years of his life. What a gift!
At 83, he passed away at 8:40 pm. The country mourns now. Emptier with the loss.
He should have been awarded as a national artist. Pathetic how low politics has gotten in the way.
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