Tributes to René

Obituaries and articles about René’s life and career began appearing soon after the news of his death (on December 8, 2019) was announced. Many were simple summaries of his acting credits, but others were lovely tributes from people who knew him, or contained quotes and anecdotes of interest. We’ve included links to a few of the more notable articles below, and will periodically update this page.

• Remembrance by Nana
• Remembrance by long-time helper (Minion) Talia (Dec. 8, 2019 post)
• Remembrance by U.K. Minion Bunny
• Reminiscences from Carolyn Fulton, creator of René’s Page
• New York Times obituary (don’t miss the video at the bottom, of René talking about Bill Shatner)
• Vanity Fair (written by a journalist who is also a Trek fan)
• London Times obituary, touching on all facets of René’s career
• Heartfelt tribute from Trek Geeks (podcast 203, date January 21, 2020)
• A video tribute from Nova Frota in Sao Paulo, Brazil (filmed in 2018)
• The USA Today obituary (includes some nice quotes)
• American Theatre recalls René’s induction into the Theatre Hall of Fame
• Obituary from The Guardian touches on René’s stage, film, and TV work