Cory Doctorow:
Al Lewis, the actor who played Grandpa Munster and later became a political campaigner, TV host, and restauranteur, has died at 95.
Just two years short of his 90th birthday, a ponytailed Lewis ran as the Green Party candidate against incumbent Gov. George Pataki. Lewis campaigned against draconian drug laws and the death penalty, while going to court in a losing battle to have his name appear on the ballot as "Grandpa Al Lewis."
He didn't defeat Pataki, but managed to collect more 52,000 votes.
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(Thanks, Tavie!)
Not so long ago I saw a doco featuring Al Lewis, in particular focussing on his, often funny, grassroots campaigning for the Green Party. He was a cool guy.
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