I knew this day would come but didn't think it'd be today. From THE VIPS to HARRY POTTER, from Miss Jean Brodie to Gunilla Garson Goldberg, Dame Maggie Smith made us laugh, made us cry, made us respect her. We won't get another of her ilk again. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/a...

Maggie Smith, Grande Dame of Stage and Screen, Dies at 89

She earned an extraordinary array of awards, from Oscars to Emmys to a Tony. But she could still go almost everywhere unrecognized. Then came “Downton Abbey.”