Professor Snape died at the battle of hogwarts in 1998. Alan Rickman died today, a great actor who played many amazing roles and should be honored in his own name, not in his characters’.
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A List Of Alan Rickman Things That Have Nothing to Do With Severus Snape
I had a sneaking suspicion that the Snape apologists would be out in full force today, and that all of Rickman’s tributes would be Snape-centric. My first reaction was that I should spend the day adding the critical whale to those sorts of posts, but then I figured that this list would be more productive.
- He was briefly the copy editor of the RCA journal ARK
- Graphic designer for the Notting Hill Herald
- Member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
- Active patron of the charity Saving Faces
- Watercolour painting and calligraphy
- Won a BAFTA in 1991 for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Among the top 100 on Empire’s Sexiest Stars in 1995, 2009, 2010, and 2015
- Won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in 1996 for Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny
- Honorary president of the International Performers Aid Trust
- Won the Theatre Goers’ Choice Awards for Best Director in April 2005 for My Name Is Rachel Corrie
Waiting for Winter 