Offscreen Notes
David Bowie: 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016
David Robert Jones, better known as David Bowie, died at age of 69 of cancer. Bowie is of course rightly feted for his groundbreaking work in music, blending rock, pop, avant-garde and electronica with verve and style. Bowie managed to transform himself continuously like a chameleon, shedding one layer after another with a persona that ranged from operatic to minimalist. Bowie’s musical work always had a visual quality to it so it is not surprising that he also left his mark in cinema, both as an actor (best works being The Hunger, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence) and composer. A true one of a kind who brought class and rebelliousness to whatever he touched.
