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Sad news from Hollywood just landed like a seagull on a picnic — veteran screenwriter and Oscar winner Jeremy Larner has passed away at the age of 88. While fans globally mourn, we’ve uncovered hilarious and bizarre tidbits about this silver-screen wordsmith’s life that’ll make you chuckle through the tears.
The Real Scoop (Seriously)
Jeremy Larner, known for penning the witty and powerful screenplay for “The Candidate” (1972), passed away peacefully, reportedly surrounded by a fortress of his famous scripts, and possibly enough coffee cups to single-handedly fund a Starbucks expansion. Larner’s life was a kaleidoscope of storytelling brilliance, political chatter, and what insiders now call “an extraordinary tendency to name his typewriter Betsy.”
Internet Meltdown & Meme-Quake
News of Larner’s passing sent the internet into an ironic meltdown — 98% of fans surveyed (a sample size of three but statistically significant if you squint) expressed confusion between Larner and that one friend who keeps accidentally winning Oscars. Hashtags like #BetsyTheTypewriter and #LegacyOfWords trended briefly before being replaced by someone’s cat video.
Meanwhile, a mysterious anonymous source, who claims to be Jeremy’s lighting assistant’s cousin’s barber, whispered that Larner once tried to write a screenplay on a napkin during a coffee spill — and finished the draft before his coffee cooled.
Conspiracy Corner
In typical Hollywood fashion, conspiracy theories bubbled up faster than popcorn in a microwave. Could Larner have written secret screenplays feeding Oscar-winning roles to hidden talents? Did his famed typewriter Betsy possess magical powers enabling him to write scripts in 17 minutes flat? And most scandalous – was he in fact a time traveler sent to change Hollywood history? Nobody knows for sure, although a fan petition demanding the discovery of Larner’s “lost screenplay about a talking llama” is gaining surprisingly serious traction.
If Producers Went Full Banana
If Hollywood producers took a leaf out of Larner’s script-book, expect upcoming biopics with titles like “Betsy the Typewriter: The Untold Story,” starring animated coffee cups and cameo appearances by Larner’s lifelong muse — his pet parakeet named Script. Rumor has it, the producers already booked a three-hour IMAX re-enactment of Larner’s legendary coffee spill — slated to win Cannes next year (or at least a very caffeinated audience award).
Roll Credits… Or Do They?
In a fitting tribute, Hollywood is reportedly considering reviving the theatrical tradition of rolling credits before the main feature, just to remind viewers of the unsung heroes like Larner. Sadly, the only credit Larner ever seemed to want was the one on his countless discarded scripts, scribbled in his famously illegible handwriting.
Rest in peace, Jeremy Larner — may your typewriter Betsy eternally clack in the great writers’ lounge in the sky.
We’ll keep live-tweeting this chaos so you don’t have to. Stay tuned to FAKY SHAKY News for more industry chuckles!
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