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Local actor and director Albert Brownlee explains the themes behind “American Son,” a play that ran Tuesday to commemorate the death of George Floyd. Journal Gazette Jamie Duffy
Donna Z. Chambers brought her grandsons, Tristan Chambers (left) and Tysen Chambers to witness the Emmy-award winning play, American Son. Previous Next
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Play commemorates Floyd s death
Embassy holds special presentation
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
A year ago, George Floyd died at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis.
A video of him lying handcuffed on the ground as Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck went viral, inciting protests around the U.S. and the world.
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Tuesday, 25th May 2021 at 9:45 am
Actor Mark York, who played property manager Billy Merchant in The Office US, has died following a “brief and unexpected illness”, his family confirmed.
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The obituary released by York’s family continued: “Even though he has been paraplegic since 1988, he had such an outgoing, uplifting, positive attitude and personality. He always tried to look at what he could accomplish and do, not what he couldn’t do. He had experienced many travel opportunities and many dreams for the future.”
York first played Billy Merchant in The Office season two episode 12, The Injury. The episode saw Dunder Mifflin boss Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell) bring Merchant in for a Disability Awareness meeting which, unsurprisingly, goes off the rails. The fan favourite episode revolves around Michael burning his foot with a George Foreman grill and comparing the injury to a disability.