ben woolf
actor ben woolf from ‘american horror story’ reportedly died monday. (tommaso boddi / wireimage )
so upset over the loss of ben woolf. so talented and beyond loved. # ripmeep
rip ben woolf. one of the most inspirational people i' ve ever met. urltoken
ben woolf' s passing is a major loss for the show, and television in general .
“ we’re all freaks in our own way, ” ben woolf says in the video below .
ben woolf has passed away aged 34 after suffering a stroke following a collision with a car .
ben woolf was born on september 15, 1980 in fort collins, colorado, usa as benjamin eric woolf. he was an actor, known for
ben woolf as meep on ‘american horror story: freak show. ’ (michele k. short / fx )
' american horror story' star ben woolf - - struck by car mirror... condition critical | urltoken
so sadden to hear of ben woolf' s passing. such an honor to have worked with you on insidious, ben. may you rip. will miss you dearly .
ben woolf,' american horror story' actor, passed away monday. (tonya wise / invision / ap )
rip ben woolf. you are one of the nicest people i' ve ever met. you will be missed .
ben woolf attends the
american horror story: freak show
premiere on october 5, 2014 in hollywood, california .
american horror story: freak show
star ben woolf died on monday at the age of 34, reports tmz .
ben woolf, an actor who appeared in five episodes of “ american horror story, ” has died. he was 34 .
' american horror story' star ben woolf - - in stable condition... but not out of the woods | urltoken
ben woolf, much loved actor and pre - school teacher, passed away on february 23, 2015 at the age of 34 after being hit by a car near his home in hollywood. ben is survived by his father nicholas woolf, his mother marcy luikart, his sister kathryn woolf, his stepmother sarajane woolf, his stepfather ralph luikart, and stepsister heather luikart .
“american horror story” actor ben woolf died on monday after suffering serious injuries when he was struck by a car in hollywood last week .
ben woolf arrives at the premiere screening of
american horror story: freak show
at tcl chinese theatre, in los angeles .
ben woolf in 2014. an actor on “american horror story, ” woolf died monday afternoon in los angeles after being hit by a car last week. (kevin winter / getty images )
ben woolf, the american horror story: freak show actor who was severely injured in a hollywood traffic accident, died today. he was 34. woolf’s agency confirmed his death to deadline .
woolf died monday at cedars - sinai medical center, publicist zack teperman said. woolf' s family was at his side .
rip ben woolf, ” tweeted ryan murphy, the creator of “american horror story. ” “one of the most inspirational people i’ve ever met. ”
american horror story: freak show actor ben woolf died at age 34 on monday afternoon after being hit in the head by a car last week .
just heard the awful news. rip ben woolf. such a sweet man and far too young to leave this world. @ ahsfx: . (
all are welcome to a celebration of ben’s life on march 21 at 1pm at tucker’s grove park (area # 5, kiwanis meadows). if ben touched your heart as it did for so many, we will welcome your story of knowing ben .
in a statement, ben' s family said :
we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben .
our thoughts and prayers go out to ben’s loved ones during this very difficult time .
contributions to the ben woolf fund will be used for memorial benches in his honor and four charities that reflect his values and ideals. more information at urltoken
his publicist, zack teperman, said that mr. woolf was survived by his father, nicholas woolf; his mother, marcy luikart; his stepmother, sarajane woolf; his stepfather, ralph luikart; his sister, kathryn woolf; and his stepsister, heather luikart .
los angeles police are continuing to investigate the death of
american horror story
actor ben woolf, who was struck by a car in hollywood last week .
rip ben woolf. you were one of the first people i met when i moved to la and went to @ cirqueschool. forever an inspiration # ripbenwoolf 💔
ben woolf, an actor on
american horror story ,
has died after being injured in a street accident, a spokesman said. he was 34 .
los angeles — ben woolf, an actor on american horror story, has died after being injured in a street accident, a spokesman said. he was 34 .
we' re told ben' s organs are being donated and will help about 50 people .
according to his imdb page, ben was actually a preschool teacher who considered acting a hobby .
rest in peace ben woolf, ” finn whitrock, who also appeared on the show, wrote. “there never was a sweeter guy. you will be missed. ”
ahs showrunner ryan murphy paid tribute to the star, writing on twitter :
rip ben woolf. one of the most inspirational people i' ve ever met .
ben woolf ,
american horror story
actor, passed away monday after being in critical condition since thursday, when he was hit by a car in los angeles .
ben woolf, a former teacher who took up acting and found success on the television show “american horror story, ” died on monday in los angeles. he was 34 .
rip to my american horror story co - star, ben woolf. he was a hell of a talented individual and such a kind man. gone too soon ...
ben woolf arrives at the premiere screening of
american horror story: freak show
at tcl chinese theatre, in los angeles. (tonya wise / invision / ap )
ben woolf from
american horror story: freak show
has died in an l. a. hospital from injuries suffered last week when he was hit by a passing car .
ben woolf, shown at the oct. 5 premiere of
american horror story: freak show ,
died monday. (tonya wise / tonya wise / invision / ap )
thank you everyone for your love ,
woolf' s family added .
woolf is survived by his father and stepmother, nicholas and sarajane woolf; his mother and stepfather, marcy and ralph luikart; his sister kathryn woolf and stepsister heather luikart. the family has set up a fund in his name to benefit charities in issues that woolf felt strongly about, such as animals and children .
just 4 feet 4 inches tall, woolf suffered from pituitary dwarfism. woolf said he received chemotherapy as a child for the condition that resulted in his stunted growth .
ben woolf, who played meep in “ american horror story: freak show, ” died monday from a head injury he sustained last week, his rep has confirmed. he was 34 .
actor ben woolf, who gained fame as meep on the television show
american horror story ,
died monday after being struck by a car in hollywood last week. he was 34 .
ben woolf, who played meep on
american horror story ,
died in a los angeles hospital after being hit by a passing car last week, his rep first confirmed on twitter monday .
“ben was one - of - a - kind, and will never be forgotten, ” said a statement from woolf’s agency, ztpr. “the time we all shared together will be remembered forever. ”
“even though he doesn’t say a lot, he’s saying a lot, ” woolf said .
ben woolf, an actor who got noticed for his role in the hit series “american horror story”, died last feb. 23 from injuries he got last week from a car’s sideview mirror while crossing a street .
“we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben, ” woolf’s family said in a statement. “he touched so many hearts in his 34 years. ”
woolf' s family told tmz ,
we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben. he touched so many hearts in his 34 years .
dear ben, yours was a sweet and gentle soul .
may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest .
woolf' s family tells us - -
we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben. he touched so many hearts in his 34 years .
ben woolf, best known to tv audiences for playing meep on american horror story: freak show, died on monday from injuries he had sustained after being hit by a car, tmz reports. he was 34 .
family, fans and friends are mourning the death of ben woolf, an actor from the most recent season of “american horror story, ” who died on monday in los angeles. woolf played the character of meep, a dwarf who only spoke with one word, on “american horror story: freak show. ”
the investigation into the collision that led to woolf' s death is ongoing. police said woolf was jaywalking. the driver stopped and was interviewed by officers, but no citations were issued .
ben woolf was born on september 15, 1980 in fort collins, colorado, usa as benjamin eric woolf. he was an actor, known for american horror story (2011), woggie (2012) and dexter (2006). he died on february 23, 2015 in los angeles, california, usa .
“ben was one - of - a - kind, and will never be forgotten, ” said a statement from woolf’s agency, ztpr, as variety reported. “the time we all shared together will be remembered forever. ”
ben was one - of - a - kind, and will never be forgotten ,
said a statement from woolf' s agency, ztpr .
the time we all shared together will be remembered forever .
kendall jenner boats in sheer dress... after snuggling up to her nba beau ben simmons at khloe kardashian' s party
police reportedly didn' t ticket the driver of the vehicle in question because ben was
jaywalking
at the point of collision .
ben woolf, who played meep in
american horror story: freak show ,
died monday, four days after he was struck in the head by a car mirror as he crossed a street in hollywood, according to entertainment weekly .
this is so heartbreaking. actor ben woolf, who was known for playing meep on ‘american horror story: freak show’, has died from head injuries he sustained when he was hit by a car in los angeles on feb. 19 .
near these grand men is cameron’s far more delicate photograph of woolf’s mother, and george charles beresford’s less dramatic but hugely famous images of woolf herself, emphasising how she inherited her mother’s handsome, elegant features .
the investigation into the collision that led to woolf' s death is ongoing. police said woolf was jaywalking. the motorist, who stopped at the scene thursday night, wasn' t cited or arrested .
woolf' s condition was upgraded to critical but stable over the weekend, but he never regained consciousness .
virginia woolf’s life and work have been pored over in countless biographies and other media, not least stephen daldry’s 2002 part - biopic the hours, featuring nicole kidman as woolf, with that rather unfortunate prosthetic conk .
ben was diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism when he was a small child. the condition does not allow is glands to make the growth hormone necessary for his bones to grow as a person ages. before acting, ben was a pre - school teacher who considered acting just a side job .
police said woolf was jaywalking. the driver stopped and was interviewed by officers, but no citations were issued .
mr. woolf had been a preschool teacher before deciding to pursue acting full time, mr. teperman said .
ben will be known to fans of american horror story, having most recently and famously appeared in the fourth season of the series entitled freak show .
woolf was best known for his latest role on the tv show ,
american horror story: freak show .
his american horror story co - star kathy bates, 66, took to twitter on monday in tribute to woolf .
woolf in a promotional video for ahs: freak show said he was a pre - school teacher when not acting .
woolf was not married and did not have children. his dog, lisa, will be adopted by his mother .
national research council (us); institute of medicine (us); woolf sh, aron l, editors .
with a (ba) in business administration at leeds business university, ben has previously pitched and created a position within alpha epsilon pi & moved to the usa to pursue international expansion. ben brings with him extensive knowledge & experience in strategic planning & action, international operations, events, and relationship building .
on “american horror story, ” woolf — a preschool teacher by day — was most familiar as meep, a character with a one - word vocabulary: “meep. ” woolf used that one word to convey a wide range of emotions .
tmz broke the story... woolf - - who played meep on the hit show - - got clipped in the head by the side view mirror of an suv as he was crossing a street in hollywood. the driver was not arrested or ticketed because ben was jaywalking .
“we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben, ” woolf’s family said in a statement. “he touched so many hearts in his 34 years. his memory will live on within each of us and within his work. ”
we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben ,
woolf' s family said in a statement .
he touched so many hearts in his 34 years. his memory will live on within each of us and within his work .
woolf appeared in ryan murphy' s ahs miniseries, first as infantata and most recently as meep. murphy and more of woolf' s colleagues shared remembrances via social media following news of the actor' s death monday night :
so sad. ben woolf has died at age 34. the beloved actor passed away in a los angeles hospital on feb. 23, four days after he was struck in the head by a car’s side - view mirror when he was crossing the street in hollywood on feb. 19 .
teperman, his publicist, called woolf “one - of - a - kind, ” a caring and hard - working man .
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“we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben. he touched so many hearts in his 34 years. ”
ben woolf, the four - foot - four actor who played meep on american horror story: freak show, died monday from a head injury, according to variety. an suv driver reportedly struck woolf, 34, in the head with the car' s mirror last week while the actor was crossing a hollywood street. the ap reported that the driver stopped at the scene of the collision but was not arrested or cited .
it is, an actress playing woolf says here, “a great delight to put the severed parts together. ” with wit, elegance and a probing empathy, “waves” turns us all into everyday artists, accompanying woolf as she puts the pieces together once again .
teperman, his publicist, called woolf
one - of - a - kind ,
a caring and hard - working man .
ben starred as meep in american horror story last year as the fourth season told the story of one of the last freak shows in the us as they struggled to survive .
his publicists at ztpr added, “ben was one - of - a - kind, and will never be forgotten… the time we all shared together will be remembered forever. ”
after his death, woolf' s family issued a statement :
we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben. he touched so many hearts in his 34 years. his memory will live on within each of us and within his work .
following his death, woolf' s family issued a statement :
we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben. he touched so many hearts in his 34 years. his memory will live on within each of us and within his work .
members of woolf' s family said in a statement that they were overwhelmed by the love and support they' ve received for him .
american horror story
creator ryan muphy tweeted that woolf was
one of the most inspirational people i' ve ever met .
so rest in peace, ben woolf - - and until we all hopefully meet again, here are two of my favorite moments of you making your damn mark on my beloved horror genre. you really did go balls to the wall, and we, the
ahs
thankful, will always love you for that :
decades later, who & apos; s afraid of virginia woolf? is considered a modern theater classic. various award - winning broadway revivals have been staged including a 1976 production starring colleen dewhurst and ben gazarra; a 2005 production starring kathleen turner and bill irwin; and a 2010 production starring amy morton and tracy letts .
woolf was hit by a car last week in los angeles. sideswiped, he was hit in the head by the car’s side mirror. though the accident was not immediately fatal, woolf died after suffering a stroke monday, as tmz reported. the driver was not cited or arrested .
woolf is credited in five episodes of the series, including three in “freak show. ” the most recent season aired its finale last month .
woolf, who was diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism, has previously starred in television movies such as haunting charles manson, dead in kansas and unlucky charms .
according to a story from variety, woolf was transported to the hospital in critical condition thursday, seemed to be getting better, but died monday .
“we are saddened to learn the tragic news about ben woolf, ” ahs ‘ producers, fx and 20th century fox television said in a joint statement tonight. “he was a tremendous professional and an incredibly kind person, beloved by the american horror story family. our thoughts are with his family, friends and fans during this difficult time. ”
american horror story has been renewed for a fifth season although - with casting typically changing for each series - it isn' t know if ben was in line for a return before his death .
ben woolf, who played meep in “american horror story: freak show, ” died monday from a head injury he sustained last week, his rep has confirmed. he was 34. the 4’4″ actor was struck in the head by the car mirror of a suv while he was crossing a street in hollywood last thursday night. he [ … ]
strachey suggested to leonard woolf that he should marry virginia, and their joint letter to strachey on their engagement acknowledged his role in their union, simply reading: “ha! ha! ”. her later affair with vita sackville - west is acknowledged in a section on woolf’s embrace of fashion as her fame grew .
in this oct. 5, 2014 file photo, ben woolf arrives at the premiere screening of
american horror story: freak show
at tcl chinese theatre, in los angeles, calif. woolf, an actor on
american horror story ,
died monday afternoon, feb. 23, 2015, at cedars - sinai medical center in los angeles, publicist zack teperman said. woolf' s family was at his side. the 4 - foot - 4 actor was hospitalized in critical condition after he was hit by the side mirror of a passing vehicle last thursday night on a street in los angeles. (photo by tonya wise / invision / ap, file )
' dear ben, yours was a sweet and gentle soul .
may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest,''' she tweeted to her more than 135, 000 followers on twitter .
ben had been heavily sedated at cedars sinai hospital in los angeles since the car accident, according to a new report from tmz. the actor reportedly died from a stroke monday afternoon, feb. 23 .
woolf, 34, first appeared in
freak show
during the first season. he played infantata. he appeared in this season as the character meep .
paul ready in waves,  a multimedia show inspired by a virginia woolf novel, produced by the national theater and playing at the duke on 42nd street .
when
american horror story: freak show
killed off meep
the geek
( ben woolf) last october, fans of the beloved series completely lost their chill .
meep
and
ripmeep
trended throughout the entire night as fans expressed their love for the character on twitter, which was a pretty impressive feat considering he only appeared in two episodes .
after news broke, “ american horror story ” creator ryan murphy tweeted a tribute to woolf, calling him “one of the most inspirational people i’ve ever met. ”
woolf played meep in three episodes of fx’s american horror story this past season. he appeared in indie horror features haunting charles manson, dead kansas and unlucky charms .
woolf, best known for playing meep on ahs, was allegedly struck by the side - view mirror of a passing suv as he attempted to cross the street .
this is such a tragic turn of events, especially since ben’s health seemed to be improving over the weekend, with doctors reportedly upgrading him to “critical but stable condition, ” according to the new york daily news .
ben woolf, who played the infantata on the first season of american horror story and meep on freak show, died this week at 34 years old. he had suffered a head injury due to being hit by a car last week. the large cast of american horror story has been active on social media, tweeting about how woolf was an inspiration who will never be forgotten. creator ryan murphy has expressed his thoughts, as has kathy bates, denis o' hare, naomi grossman, and others. here' s how the cast has reacted .
ben’s courage, kindness, humor, talent, and determination in the face of challenges inspired everyone he met. he never doubted that he would make his dreams come true. ben is best known for his two parts in the hit tv show “american horror story, ” in which he played “infantada” and “meep. ” two weeks before he died he was honored in moscow for his contributions to the horror genre at the russian horror film awards .
woolf' s rep told the daily news over the weekend that he was in
critical but stable condition ,
but it appears things took a turn for the worse .
a source close to woolf tells us he died from a stroke on monday afternoon. he had been heavily sedated at cedars - sinai medical center since the accident last week .
woolf' s good friend and co - star naomi grossman told e! news on saturday that it was' awful' to hear about him being involved in the accident .
woolf’s progressive ideals are also reflected — her feminism, as expressed in the great a room of one’s own and, perhaps less well known, her dismay at the spanish civil war — a conviction bolstered by the death of vanessa’s son and virginia’s nephew, julian, in the conflict. woolf supported the appearance of picasso’s anti - fascist painting guernica (1937) in london, and picasso’s weeping woman drawing, donated for a fundraising event for basque refugees at which woolf appeared, gives an unexpected jolt of dramatic modernist form .
ben was one - of - a - kind, and will never be forgotten. the time we all shared together will be remembered forever. we are still all in shock by the tragic news ,
his rep said .
' we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben. he touched so many hearts in his 34 year,' a family representative for the 4ft 4in actor told tmz .
while american horror story fans will recognize ben as infantata from the show’s first season, and meep from freak show, he was also featured in several other films and television series, most notably dead kansas, woggie and tv face .
though he was praised by woolf as having “more knowledge and experience than the rest of us put together”, fry’s own painting is wretched — his portrait of woolf is clearly deliberately reductive and naive, yet it’s hopelessly weak. bell’s portrait of her at the same time is far better — more delicate in its handling, crisper in line and cleaner in colour .
in the video interview, mr. woolf said he had loved teaching “because when you’re with children, you kind of live in a different world that doesn’t have any rules. ”
a rep for the actor confirmed his death and told e! news in statement ,
ben was one - of - a - kind, and will never be forgotten. the time we all shared together will be remembered forever .
woolf, who was 4 feet 4, was diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism when he was young. he also worked as a preschool teacher in addition to appearing on the hit fx show .
now it’s the turn of an exhibition. the national portrait gallery’s show features 100 works, including family photographs, letters and diaries as well as paintings and sculpture by woolf’s bloomsbury peers .
woolf, who was 4 foot 4, was diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism when he was young. he also worked as a preschool teacher in addition to working on the hit fx show .
his publicists ztpr added :
ben was one - of - a - kind, and will never be forgotten... the time we all shared together will be remembered forever. we are still all shocked by this tragic news .
we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben. he touched so many hearts in his 34 years. his memory will live on within each of us and within his work .
american horror story creator ryan murphy, who also created glee and nip / tuck, took to twitter and said woolf was one of' the most inspirational people i' ve ever met.'
“we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben. he touched so many hearts in his 34 years, ” the family told tmz. they are planning a memorial service in santa barbara next week .
overseen by the inspiring british director katie mitchell, “waves, ” which runs only through saturday as part of lincoln center’s great performers season, comes closer to capturing woolf’s throbbing love for — and fear of — the paradoxes of human existence than any play, movie or novelistic homage i’ve ever come upon. readers who are not admirers of woolf’s rarefied prose are unlikely to be won over by this production .
ben faced many challenges due to his short stature of 4’ 4’’ and the continuing health challenges of a serious childhood illness, but not once in his life did he complain. he remained unassumedly confident in himself regardless of whether his talents were recognized or appreciated. ben showed the world what a person of integrity, kindness and gentleness can accomplish no matter what obstacles appear to be in the way. the world has responded since his untimely death with an outpouring of love, affection and admiration that has brought comfort and pride to his family .
in a twitter post as news of the death spread, ryan murphy, a co - creator of “american horror story, ” called mr. woolf “one of the most inspirational people i’ve ever met. ”
we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all of the world for our beloved ben ,
the family said .
he touched so many hearts in his 34 years. his memory will live on within each of us and within his work .
we' re so glad that murphy and co. gave actors like woolf (and mat fraser, who was born with phocomelia of both arms) a chance to be seen and heard on a national scale with
freak show ,
we just wish woolf had been given enough time to go beyond meep, and play an everyday person who lived - - and, mostly, thrived - - with a handicap. these are the people we need to see more of onscreen, and to say that woolf' s death will be felt through the
ahs
community, the handicapped community, and beyond is probably a massive understatement .
a great photo taken by leonard captures a sun - hatted woolf with t s eliot and his wife in the garden of monk’s house, the sussex home where woolf spent many of their later years. this was also the house from which woolf took her final walk before drowning herself in the river ouse. the walking stick she left on the bank, which spelt out to leonard that she had drowned, sits in a vitrine nearby — a banal object suddenly imbued with terrible significance. and the heartbreaking letters she wrote to leonard and to vanessa, both of which speak of the depression that so regularly engulfed her, are also on display .
cnn obtained a family statement which said, “we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben. he touched so many hearts in his 34 years. his memory will live on within each of us and within his work. ”
woolf was a cast member on the fx show in its first season, in 2011, when he played a character called the infantata. in the latest installment, american horror story: freak show, he appeared as meep .
ben was born in fort collins, colorado, and grew up in fairfield, iowa. he moved with his family to santa barbara in 1999 where he was an active league pool player, improv theater performer, and karaoke enthusiast. ben was a gentle, indomitable spirit, a well - known figure for walking everywhere around town and relaxing with the latest harlan coben thriller in local coffee shops. he earned a degree in early childhood education at city college, teaching in the head start program in goleta until 2010 when he moved to hollywood to pursue his lifelong dream of making it as an actor .
aside from being an actor, woolf also worked as a preschool teacher, which was something he had loved “because when you’re with children, you kind of live in a different world that doesn’t have any rules. it’s more imagination. ”
when the “freak show” season began, the fx network put together several short videos about the actors on the show, including one on woolf, who talked about his condition, how people responded to him and about his love of teaching .
woolf was a cast member on the fx show in its first season, in 2011, when he played a character called the infantata. in the latest installment ,
american horror story: freak show ,
he appeared as meep .
the actor appeared in the most recent season of fx’s anthology series, in which his character had a penchant for biting the heads off small animals. woolf also had small roles in other projects, including the recent psychological thriller haunting charles manson .
“we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all over the world for our beloved ben, ” his family said in a statement, as the new york times reported. “he touched so many hearts in his 34 years. his memory will live on within each of us and within his work. ”
virginia woolf: art, vision and life is at the national portrait gallery, wc2 (020 7306 0055, urltoken) until oct 26. daily 10am - 6pm, thurs - fri 10am - 8pm. admission £6. 30, concessions available .
woolf had been in critical condition since he was struck by an suv last week. though his status was upgraded to stable over the weekend, he had suffered significant head injuries, and passed away from a stroke at cedars - sinai medical center .
pulitzer prize–winning playwright edward albee was considered one of the greatest american playwrights of his generation for his plays including' the zoo story,'' who' s afraid of virginia woolf? ,'' a delicate balance' and' three tall women.'
woolf, 34, died of a stroke at cedars - sinai medical center on monday, said his publicist, zack teperman. the actor had been hospitalized in critical condition since thursday, when he was struck by a car mirror near hollywood boulevard, police said .
national research council (us); institute of medicine (us); woolf sh, aron l, editors. u. s. health in international perspective: shorter lives, poorer health. washington (dc): national academies press (us); 2013 .
the new york times critic ben brantley once wrote about albee & apos; s contribution to the theater world: “mr. albee has unsparingly considered subjects outside the average theatergoer’s comfort zone: the capacity for sadism and violence within american society; the fluidness of human identity; the dangerous irrationality of sexual attraction and, always, the irrefutable presence of death. ”
i say curious because woolf is so much more accomplished a modernist in words than any of the bloomsbury artists were in paint. in the prose poetry of the waves and to the lighthouse she powerfully achieved the kind of effects fry described, where emotion and impression supersede precise description .
of course, these letters are among the few snatches of writing that the show can reflect; it can only go so far in illustrating what makes woolf so enduringly significant a figure. but you leave with a thirst for her writing and, in that sense, it’s invigorating .
benjamin eric woolf was born on sept. 15, 1980, in fort collins, colo. , and grew up in fairfield, iowa. his family learned he had pituitary dwarfism when he was a child. he moved to california in 2010 to pursue a career in entertainment .
woolf died of a stroke at cedars - sinai medical center about 3: 20 p. m. , said his publicist, zack teperman. the actor had been hospitalized in critical condition since thursday, when he was struck by a car mirror while jaywalking near hollywood boulevard, police said .
in a video interview last january, woolf—who stood at four feet and four inches—shared his difficulties with dwarfism. he shared that people sometimes “don’t give me the value that i deserve”. nevertheless, he had soon learned to “ignore it and do what i can do to the best of my ability. ”
national research council (us); institute of medicine (us); woolf sh, aron l, editors. u. s. health in international perspective: shorter lives, poorer health. washington (dc): national academies press (us); 2013. 3, framing the question .
in the first season mr. woolf played the infantata, the murderous ghost of a baby - turned - frankenstein monster by his grieving parents. in the recently concluded fourth season he played meep, a sideshow performer with a one - word vocabulary and a penchant for biting the heads off live animals .
woolf first appeared in the hit fx anthology series in its first season, playing infantata and donning heavy makeup to transform into the memorable character. he returned for the show’s most recent season, “freak show, ” in a small but beloved role as meep, who could only say one word: “meep! ”
a source close to the actor, who played meep on the f / x series, told the website that woolf suffered a stroke at cedars - sinai medical center in los angeles after he was hit in the head by a passing car' s mirror while he was crossing a street in hollywood last week .
but bell is still hugely inconsistent: her portrait of woolf in an armchair, in which the details of the face are all but obliterated, seems to follow fry’s idea that “the emotional elements of design” are more important in painting than the likeness of the sitter, but the paint seems heavy and aimless. it’s curious that woolf, after revisiting in 1928 another bell painting, three women (1913 - 16), which rather lumpily and clumsily channels matisse and picasso, wrote of bell’s ability to “bring off a situation in a way that arouses my envy”, before adding: “i wonder if i could write three women in prose? ”
mr. woolf reflected on the difficulties of life with dwarfism in a video interview released by “american horror story” in january. in it, he said that people sometimes “don’t give me the value that i deserve, ” but that he had learned to “ignore it and do what i can do to the best of my ability. ”
but that was just the kind of response that meep inspired in people. his childlike innocence (minus the biting off animal heads thing) and love for his fellow freaks made his early onscreen death feel like a travesty, but all tv plot - related feelings obviously pale in comparison to what the
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family - - cast, crew, and fans - - are feeling today (february 24), due to the news that woolf died last night at the age of 34. the 4' 4'' woolf, who had pituitary dwarfism, was hit in the head by the side mirror of an suv while crossing the street last week, and never recovered from his injuries .
mr. woolf worked for two seasons on “american horror story. ” an emmy - nominated series on fx, it features an ensemble cast and new characters and a new story line each season. settings have included a haunted house, a 1960s mental hospital plagued by demons and extraterrestrials, a coven of witches, and a 1950s carnival freak show .
woolf wrote later that “great men stood in the background” of their lives. “greatness still seems to me a positive possession; booming; eccentric; set apart; something to which i am led up dutifully by my parents, ” she added. “it is a bodily presence; it has nothing to do with anything said. ” she had much to live up to .
tangled love lives inevitably feature. woolf’s single - day engagement to strachey, who was gay, is marked by his embarrassed letter to her, in which he writes that “the future is blank to me”, that “whatever happens, as you said, the important thing is that we should like each other”, before closing with: “this world is difficult to manage. ”
woolf’s appearance is the result of a diagnosis of pituitary dwarfism as well as some chemotherapy he underwent in his youth, according to the video above. he’s capitalized on this and made a successful career out of acting, with roles in two seasons of “american horror story. ” in addition to this season, he played “infantata” in the show’s first season, “murder house. ”
mr. woolf, who was 4 feet 4 inches tall, was hit in the head by a side - view mirror of a passing car around 9 p. m. on thursday, said sara faden, a spokeswoman for the los angeles police department. the driver remained at the scene, and the police were treating the incident as “a tragic accident, ” she said .
life unfolds in a series of exquisite contradictions in “waves, ” a remarkable, genre - defying work from the national theater of great britain that raises the bar for literary adaptations. the world that is so magically summoned in this improbable page - to - stage translation of “the waves, ” virginia woolf’s most challenging novel, is one of fragmentation and flux, of impenetrable solidity and ghostly transparency, of simultaneous bloom and decay .
each character could be said to embody a different aspect of woolf, who herself shows up in the production, chain smoking and reading from the omniscient narrative sections of “the waves” and from personal diary entries in a flutelike upper - middle - class voice. it is clearly the voice that gives shape to all the other voices we hear, and the tone is sustained beautifully. (only a recurring sexual joke, involving a banana, seems out of place. )
this sense of magicians showing their hands, of letting us in on the secret of their tricks, in no way diminishes our appreciation of their art. “the waves” is partly about forms of storytelling, of the ways different minds turn life into narrative. and woolf was always painfully aware of the inexactness and artificiality of art: that her words, however fine - spun, could only approximate what she really wanted to say. it seems appropriate to anatomize the tale as it is being told .
but they’ll be hard pressed to deny the insightful, meticulous craftsmanship of ms. mitchell, her eight performers and a media - mixing design team that plies sophisticated video and audio tools that the technology - challenged woolf could never have dreamed of. it is yet another of the show’s happier paradoxes that in evoking the “moments of being” that make up the novel, this band of artists using 21st - century tools parallel the process of an early - 20th - century novelist heroically trying to pin down the ephemeral with only pen and ink .
it was in golden square after 1904 that woolf made the first steps to her own greatness. she, vanessa and their brothers, thoby and adrian, began holding their thursday - evening “at homes”, discussion soirées that marked the beginning of the bloomsbury group. enter the familiar bloomsbury characters: duncan grant, lytton strachey, simon bussy, lady ottoline morrell, roger fry and so on. fry’s presence was crucial in providing the group with an artistic identity, formed out of his evangelical passion for the french post - impressionism of cézanne, gauguin and their followers .
albee made his broadway debut in 1962 with who’s afraid of virginia woolf? , an over three - hour long play about the existentially fraught relationship between a middle - aged professor george and his wife martha, who pull a couple of invited guests into their dysfunction in a night of alcohol - fueled confrontations. some critics were horrified by the raw emotions on stage, others found it revelatory. the production was a major hit, winning the tony award for best play. a jury also awarded it the pulitzer prize, but the pulitzer advisory board rejected their recommendation .
of all woolf’s novels, which include syllabus staples like “mrs. dalloway” and “to the lighthouse, ” none is more adventurous or, on the surface, more baffling than “the waves, ” published in 1931. she wrote in her diary that she was striving for the “abstract poetic. ” and the book is shaped as a musical counterpoint of subjective points of view, rendered in lyrical stream - of - consciousness monologues. the obvious course for bringing it to the stage would be to allow six performers to recite those monologues in rotation, perhaps with moody musical interludes .
playwright edward albee & apos; s early popular one - acts plays, including the zoo story (1959), established him as a critic of american values. he was best known for his first full - length play who & apos; s afraid of virginia woolf? (1962), a tony award - winning production which also became a 1966 film starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton. albee received pulitzer prizes for a delicate balance (1966), seascape (1972) and three tall women (1994), among a host of other accolades. albee died on september 16, 2016 at the age of 88 .
devised by katie mitchell and the company from the text of virginia woolf’s novel “the waves”; directed by ms. mitchell; video design by leo warner for fifty - nine productions; design by vicki mortimer; lighting by paule constable; music by paul clark; music director and arranger, simon allen; sound by gareth fry; company voice work by kate godfrey. produced by the national theater of great britain, presented by lincoln center’s great performers new visions series. at the duke on 42nd street, 229 west 42nd street, manhattan; (212) 721 - 6500. through nov. 22. running time: 2 hours 30 minutes .
first, much of the association between early and adult health conditions results from the persistence of material, social, and cultural conditions over time. children who grow up in poverty not only endure immediate health risks such as poor nutrition and exposure to lead, allergens, and other pollutants, but they are also more likely to face poverty and its consequences as adults (case and paxson, 2010, 2011; case et al. , 2005; currie and widom, 2010; delaney and smith, 2012; isaacs et al. , 2008). to the extent that such exposures remain stable across the life course, disadvantages during childhood and adolescence will persist later in life. accordingly, poor health status early in life is associated with poor health status during adulthood (kuh and ben - shlomo, 2004; power et al. , 1991; wadsworth, 1991) .
this continuum of influences offers a potentially important systemic explanation for the higher prevalence of disorders (e. g. , obesity, cardiovascular disease), violence (e. g. , homicide), and risk factors documented in part i. over the past several decades, a great deal of social and biomedical sciences research has been devoted to looking across individuals’ life spans in an effort to better understand developmental and health trajectories over time and, more specifically, how characteristics and experiences early in life may influence health and biobehavioral pathways much later in life (billari, 2009; braveman and barclay, 2009; braveman et al. , 2011b; gluckman and hanson, 2006; halfon and hochstein, 2002; keating and hertzman, 1999; kuh and ben - shlomo, 2004; lynch and davey smith, 2005; mayer, 2009; palloni et al. , 2009; pollitt et al. , 2005; power and hertzman, 1997). the life - course framework casts health as a developmental process influenced by multiple nested social, environmental, and biological spheres that continually interact over the course of one’s life and shape the quality and nature of each person’s growth, health, and development (halfon and hochstein, 2002).
benjamin eric " ben " woolf ( september 15 , 1980 – february 23 , 2015 ) was an american film and television actor . he is known for his double roles in american horror story where he played " meep " and " infantata " . he was also a pre-school teacher . 
benjamin eric " ben " woolf (september 15, 1980 – february 23, 2015) was an american film and television actor. he is known for his double roles in american horror story where he played " meep " and " infantata ". he was also a pre-school teacher.
benjamin eric " ben " woolf (september 15, 1980 – february 23, 2015) was an american film and television actor. he is known for his double roles in american horror story where he played " meep " and " infantata ". he was also a pre-school teacher.