Made famous by her portrayal of Southern psychic dwarf Tangina Barrons in Steven Spielberg's POLTERGEIST, Zelda haunted many a healthy boy's nightmares, and many a sick boy's fantasies. She passed away in a Los Angeles hospital, after a heart attack and apparent organ failure. She was seventy-six. I've had a morbid fascination with Zelda Rubinstein since, heck, most of my life. When I was a child, it was easy to imitate her iconic voice, since I hadn't gone through puberty yet. Nowadays it's harder, since puberty went so very wrong, but I've been pretty proud of that impression.
I never met Ms. Rubinstein, and I have to admit that I made fun of her as much as I revered her, but now that she's gone, I wonder if I'll feel guilty doing my Tangina Barrons voice since she--
Ah, screw it, as Bones McCoy said, she's not really dead, as long as we remember her.
I miss her already. Rish Outfield
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