Hole in the Wall
'Aortic,' Not 'Brain'
RECEIVED Wed., Dec. 7, 2005
Dear Editor,
Just FYI, Marc Savlov wrote, in his review of Rent [Film Listings, Nov. 25], that Jonathan Larson died in the following manner: "brain aneurysm felled the 35-year-old writer a brief four months before the play's debut."
In fact, Larson died of an aortic aneurysm three months before the debut – according to a recent interview with his father on TV.
I am a huge fan of Marc's reviews and just wanted to help out.
Just FYI, Marc Savlov wrote, in his review of Rent [Film Listings, Nov. 25], that Jonathan Larson died in the following manner: "brain aneurysm felled the 35-year-old writer a brief four months before the play's debut."
In fact, Larson died of an aortic aneurysm three months before the debut – according to a recent interview with his father on TV.
I am a huge fan of Marc's reviews and just wanted to help out.
Thanks,
Ryan Locker
Ryan Locker
[Editor's note: We stand corrected on the cause of death. And more specifically, Larson died on the night of the last dress rehearsal, right before the play premiered at the New York Theatre Workshop, and three months before the play opened on Broadway.]