True

Evidently she’s also brilliant.

They were together for over 50 years

Unfortunately she didn't love him as much . Didn't want to have his children,never wore the wedding ring he bought her, didn't take his name. If Alan was in her place he would have done all of the above for her . But the greatest disrespect to his memory was publishing his private diaries. There have been unfounded rumors about his sexual orientation that arose from a specific entry about his movie "Dark Harbor". Nobody had noticed the kissing scene between Alan and Norman Reedus until they read that specific entry in the diaries and started to talk about a man with a double life, when there is no evidence of that. All because of the diaries. Even if Alan intended to have them published,it should have been his decision when to do it and what to put in it,not someone else's.

​@@labratambercertainly not,they were apart in the 90s not counting when he was sharing a flat with Ruby Wax and her boyfriend.

so nothing happened. what a useless story. embarrassed for you

Boy Hannah, you’re terribly rude. Alan would Not approve.

@@marshaneumann5017 Wow you knew him ?

@@Hannah-pk6iq I knew from every report that the man had class, compassion and an exteme desire to help and encourage others. Just his presence made that airmans day. So cruel you-even Alan Richman would have given you the time of day and appreciated that man’s story.

@@marshaneumann5017 I am currently reading his diaries. I made no mention of AR himself.Give your head a wobble love.

Where did he write it, can't find it on the audio book

​@user-pg7bl8bv1j Sorry, I just found your question. You need to know one thing so you can understand why I know this. I was born legally blind. Totally blind in my right eye. Without my contact in my good eye. I can only see clearly an inch from my nose. This eye does aches. I am registered with the blind association of America. Thus, I am aloud to get talking books from the Library for the blind. Years ago my mum purchased from a books some audio books. Funnily enough, I was listening to one of the books already. I thought I would listen to the audio. That way I could return the blind book to the library. I started the audio from the beginning. It didn't take long for me to notice that something was wrong. The whole book was not being read. Chucks were missing. I looked at the package and there was a number to call. Besides being very rude and down right nasty. I was told that they cut out things they deem unimportant in the book. I refuse to buy audio books. This may or may not be the reason you can't find it. It is merely my experience. I wish I could be of more help.

She proved that she didn't love him at all . Denied him kids and a dog. Never wore his wedding ring or took his name. They could have adopted a child if she wasn't able to carry one but she didn't want to share him with anyone,not even with a dog. He would have been happier and healthier if he had a family to come home to,but he continued to work on project after project until his death . The biggest insult to his memory was publishing his private diaries without his consent. The editor confirms that in the foreword. Plus his godson Tom Burke states in the Guardian's interview that Alan wouldn't write a memoir because as he said "I know myself and I 'm not interested". That book caused a lot of his fans to make false assumptions about Alan's character and his life, for which he can't defend himself. Alan ALWAYS put his wife's wishes first at the expense of his own and she tarnished his memory. Poor man he got short-handed and he deserved the world.

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19:07 His "anchor" betrayed him. Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed.

@@Petrosartavanis73 You believe everything put on here because it's true. Alan had no problem telling people to go feck themselves. His best best Emma and Ruby. Have vouched for Rima. I'm also been with the same man for 37 years. Your jealously shows at this very sad.

That’s a beautiful story & tribute. ♥️

No Rima didn't keep his dream home, where his precious ashes are buried! She didn't want it. He willed it to his niece Sarah, his brother David's daughter.

Troll@@barbarazirger7732

@@barbarazirger7732 untrue , Rima still have the italian house ....

When Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson sing THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE it is so perfect...so unforgettable.

Vous avez trouvez tous les mots juste ❣

Amen. And if you haven't already seen Galaxy Quest, you should absolutely do so. He is dryly hilarious but also touching as the frustrated Shakespearean actor turned pigeonholed Star-Trek-type TV star.

I concur with your sentiment 100%♡ You expressed the Heart of Mr. Rickman. God was showing off when Mr. Allan Rickman was made. Never forgotten and always remembered. If someone speaks your name you are truly not dead. Australia.

That are my thoughts completely. I first saw him in HP and since then followed him more avid than a drug dog! No, I didn't trespass his privacy, but I went to Dublin for Borkman and watched the play he directed in London and so on. And in one direction or another he WAS the love of my life, because I never had the same crush on anybody else. And my husband knew, of course. Alan was the very best and the epitome of intelligence, wit, earnestness and warmth.

@@serendipityshopnyc in one of the tributes Patrick Breen (played Quellek) told that Allan Rickman was visiting him 6 weeks before his death when Breen had a premiere. He looked ill but told that he is fine and nobody should worry. Such a thoughtful person who took care of his collegues.

no kidding.. She's the one that really knew him

@@jandunlap7618 that's why what she did was despicable. Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19:07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed after death. Not only did she betray him and ignore his dying wish she published his private diaries and relinquished all rights to Canongate. Apparently she never knew him or didn't care.

@@Petrosartavanis73 you’re the despicable one here.

@@janz1352 I know you looked at the mirror before saying that and saw yourself 🤡🤡🤡🤡

@carolyn ellis Wiki has some interesting details about this 1991 Robin Hood film. That Alan kept knocking back the role until they agreed to let him do whatever he wanted with the Sheriff part. And that Kevin Costner, playing Robin, may not have appreciated being acted off the screen by one A. Rickman. I think he may have received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for this role. His acceptance speech mentioned not to underestimate the value in over exaggerating and over-playing your character !😃

@@comealongcomealong4480 Yes his speech, Alan, was just subtle and funny I imagine Kevin Costner was seething quietly. Alan was a one off

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19:07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

You are so lucky!

I like her, too. And I think she might be a good rolemodel for women, because: I don't have any children either, and she is one of those women who prove that a woman doesn't necessarily need to be a mother in order to be balanced, passionate, caring, calm (in a healthy way) and content. There's a cliche that I'm sometimes told by mothers, that I (39) will someday become bitter and unbalanced if I won't become a mother. They don't even care that it's partly also health problems that caused me to decide not to be a mother. I sometimes think it's rather the continuing derisive words of people like that who might MAKE women like me bitter someday if they are treated like this for long enough 🤷‍♀️

@@oOBubbleStreamOo Don't let family or strangers derail your happiness, having a child doesn't define someone's value and the joys they have in their daily life. Hugs

​@@oOBubbleStreamOo Well put. It's how family and people treat us in the long run what makes unmarried/childless women turn bitter. You can be a good sport and bear the jokes and derisive comments only for so long.

I watched this as an adolescent ,I knew then as well ,he was destined for greatness.

Yes. His Slope was brilliant. Such an amazing actor. 💕

Barchester Towers YT channel. The whole thing! I watch it through again and again, and not just for Alan but Nigel Hawthorne, Geraldine McEwan, Donald Pleasance, etc.

@@heatherjones6647 thanks for the tip, I must look for it. And the lovely Susan Hampshire.

What's name of book?

@@marinakokina8917 Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries

This book is written in such a way that caused a lot of fans to believe he was gay or bi when there is no scandal on him and no evidence that he was . They could have done a kind of documentary about his life instead of publishing his private diaries and exposing him to false assumptions. He should have been the only one to decide whether he wanted his diary published and when and what to include in it, not someone else's decision. It's a disrespect to his memory.

Alan and his wife, Rima, were together for over 40 years. She knew what his wishes were regarding his diaries.

@@nickieh6034 how do you know? Were you there? The publisher writes in the foreword that it's not clear whether Alan wanted to publish the diaries. What's your proof that Rima knew what his wish was?

Just a friendly reminder: It's Rima - not Rita ☺

His wife had no right to publish his private diaries just because he's gone That book has led a lot of his fans to believe and spread ridiculous unfounded allegations about him which tarnish his memory. He left her millions and she could have donated that money to fund pancreatic cancer research instead of publishing what was meant to be private

Keep your poisonous comments to yourself. You have your own twisted agenda against Rima and it’s not welcome here or anywhere@@Petrosartavanis73

@@janz1352 who are you to say that???? I assure you there's too many on the same boat who could see through her! You have no right to tell me or others what to say !

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19:07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19:07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19: 07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19:07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19: 07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

@Linda King I don't want to spoil the impact of that distinct and captivating voice for you! Wiki has a surprising paragraph detailing that Alan had some kind of locked jaw when young, producing his slowed pace of speech. And something about a "spastic palate" - that from one of his drama teachers! I knew nothing about Alan's years before the Die Hard film (1988), released when he was already 42. First studying graphic design, then running a business with fellow graduates for a couple of years. Applying to RADA at the age of 24. Supporting himself as a student by working as a theatre dresser for Ralph Richardson and Nigel Hawthorne (names from memory). Now those would have been amazing experiences. I imagine Alan learned alot about clothing, costume and the wearing of it. He definitely had his own stylish personal look. Then Alan joining the board of RADA some twenty five years later, serving as Vice Chair and on various committees. So he definitely believed in giving back to support the next generations. Anyway ... an interesting read.

@@comealongcomealong4480 yes,I know that,thank you,regardless his voice was memorable

@@lindaking9222 I agree. Alan's voice was a wonderful gift for an actor (in spite of any physical oddities). And a gift for his many audiences over the years.

I saw him in Seminar. There were so many people getting autographs after the show! He was so patient, signed everyone 's programs, posed for pictures. He didn't do a lot of talking but he did make sure to make some type of contact with everyone there --and he was there a long time. He showed great respect for his audience.

judging by the comments , Alan had a massive army of fervent fans !

I understand. I keep telling myself "it's impossible to be in love w someone you've never met, never will meet" and then I think of him, or see his face, or hear someone talking about him, and... I glow.

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19: 07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

@Mel You likely know some of their story together. I read Wiki today. Alan and Rima met at school (I think) when he was 16 and she 15. He received a state grant to attend a select grammar. Such a thing to have known each other as teenagers. And then get together some ten years later 👫

They actually met in 1965 when he was 19 and she was 18

And in Sense and Sensibility

Absolutely! ❤❤❤❤😊😊

True, but Alan was uncomfortable with that title and description. He was just the opposite of that in his personal life. He even said in an interview when asked if he was never tempted to take up with some young actressand he say a resounding NO! He later stated in an interview and I quote "I have never been remotely sexually voracious. This is the real Alan. The Alan we know and love. So different than other celebrities, especially handsome desirable men

​@@barbarazirger7732a man like no other

What was he like? I never met him 😭

He was charming with a wonderful sense of humor and very kind. He talked with everyone at the table as if each one was important. A gentle soul.

@@barbaramelzer8760 Thank you so much 😭♥️

@Barbara MELZER. “…dinner with you and Alan…”. Who is “you”? Emma Thompson, Rima, or the journalist?

@@leamaka2082 Rima his wife and Eve his drama teacher from RADA.

She published his private diaries without his consent and tarnished his memory by giving rise to false assumptions about Alan's double life as gay or bi, because of the entries she included in the book. None of those would have happened if she hadn't published them. The fact that he's gone does not justify what she did . Even if Alan wanted to publish them at some point,he should have been the one to decide when to publish them and what to include ,not somebody else . Who does that to a loved one?

Got his book. The only part I read was the foreword. Publisher Alan Taylor says they don't know whether Alan wanted his diaries published or not. At that moment I knew I had to put the book back in its case. He was a private man he wouldn't want it and his wife shouldn't have disrespected him . He honored her his entire life and was always committed to her.

@@Michael-om7pfif Alan really wanted to keep his diaries private after his death, he would have destroyed them or asked openly for them to be destroyed. People who write diaries and don’t destroy them want them to be their legacy. His wife Rima told Neil Pearson who found a publisher for the diaries that ‘Alan would have wanted them published’. His family and close friends supported the publication of the diaries and no one has spoken out against the publication. His wife knew him better than anyone and loved him deeply. If you personally don’t support the diaries then don’t read them but it’s wrong to blame Rima for this. She hasn’t disrespected him at all. There’s absolutely nothing in those diaries that harms Alan’s character or reputation.

@@janz1352 what you're saying is not what Alan Taylor says in the diaries foreword. I believe him. If Alan wanted his diaries published he wouldn't have waited till the last moment to give his permission. He would have published the book long before that because nobody knows the time of their death. Agree to disagree thanks for your comment and have a nice day

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19:07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19:07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

She tarnished his memory by publishing his private diaries without his consent. His publisher Alan Taylor wrote in the diaries foreword that it's not clear whether he wanted them published. Diaries she never read as she said because they're private,but still published for the whole world to see, leaving him open to false assumptions about his supposedly double life as gay or bi,which arose from a "Dark " Harbor" entry. He was faithful to her all his life and she repayed that with disrespect after he was gone.

Anybody making stupid, false assumptions from the diaries are just looking for any excuse to say Rima wasn’t good enough for him and are dishonoring Alan’s memory in doing so@@Petrosartavanis73

@@janz1352 the one who is dishonoring his memory is YOU by fervently supporting Rima's decision to publish the diaries! She never said that it was Alan's wish for the diaries to be published! And you indirectly call Alan Taylor a liar! He had no reason to write in the foreword that it's not clear whether Alan wanted them published,if that was not true. What a DESPICABLE individual you are !😡you are reported ofc for the things you called me Next time you open that big mouth of yours be sure you have a WRITTEN proof of what you say I have Alan Taylor's WRITTEN proof in the diaries when you have NOTHING!

@@janz1352 FYI Rima said she couldn't have thought of a finest editor than Alan Taylor for the diaries publication. Alan Taylor wrote that it's not clear whether Alan wanted his private diaries to be published or not So....if there's a few brain cells left in you it's easy to conclude that Rima approved of EVERYTHING the editor did in that book, including his foreword statement. No matter how many unfounded arguments you present,you can never debunk mine,so pipe down will you

Ooooohhhh ok🤪 I’m not discounting what Alan Taylor said but I’m also not discounting what Neil Pearson said who was the first person Rima approached about getting the diary published. I think we both know that you would still hate Rima even if the diaries hadn’t been published anyway. If you were a true ‘fan’ of Alan’s then you would not be acting like a toxic bully towards his wife and those who support their relationship @@Petrosartavanis73

Oh my! Imagine the conversation! ❤

@@joankney8484 Yes I know 💜

Would have been worried if you'd left Bowie off the list, with a deep-cut reference username like that 🙂

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 ☺️ well spotted . .

DVD on Amazon.

I also just found it on Amazon. I ordered it and can't wait to watch it.

@@ritawhitney441 THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE Juliet Stevenson and AR

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If you ever need a good cry, watch this film

Smart enough to get the opportunity to draw attention on herself by publishing Alan's diaries without his consent. That is stated in the diaries foreword. Moreover, Alan's godson Tom Burke affirms that Alan would never write a memoir. That's in his interview for the Guardian. The book did more damage to his reputation than good. A lot of his fans made false assumptions about Alan's character and sexuality, for which he can't defend himself .

@@Petrosartavanis73 I don't wish to argue with you, but she doesn't appear to 'draw' attention to herself, she's published them and gone back to living her life quietly. And both she and Emma Thompson appeared to state that Alan knew and approved of the diaries being published (though, they could indeed be lying through their teeth, I have no way to know). Do you have a link to the interview in the Guardian?

@@Walls2008 just Google "Tom Burke the Guardian interview" or "Tom Burke on Alan Rickman". Alan never approved of the diaries being published . If you have the book there's a note by publisher Alan Taylor in the foreword. He says that it's not clear whether Alan wanted his diaries published or not. Rima herself said that she wouldn't have thought of a finest editor than him,and by the way,she sold the rights of that book to the publishing house. That means they could collect the rest of the entries and publish another book in the future,in which they can add or remove anything they like,even fabricate spicy stories to attract new readers. As for Tom Burke's interview,he wrote that his mother asked Alan if he intended to write a book in the future and he said "No, I know myself and I am not interested". There's also another book by Maureen Paton, Alan's unauthorized biography, which Alan did not collaborate on. The author collected sources from people who either knew Alan in person or worked with him, including Alan's close friend and director Peter Barnes. Another proof that Alan didn't want his diaries published, if he didn't collaborate on Maureen Paton 's book why would he write his own? Alan should have been the only one to decide when to publish his diaries and what to include in them,not someone else. Rima knew him for 50 years she knew how private man he was to do such a thing to him just because he's gone. He left her millions. She should have donated some of that money to fund pancreatic cancer research, plus the money she got from selling his property. If she only asked for people's financial support for that cause everyone would have offered money without her publishing Alan's private diaries. How can you do that to a loved one without their consent?

emma has a great way with words !

It’s pigness. She was piglet

@@francescaruby1150 I appreciate she was Piglet. I just listened to it again at 5:57 and I still hear pinkness 💗

His private diaries that she published without his consent. What a disrespectful act to the man who honored her until his last moment when he dedicated a song for her to be played at his memorial service.

​​@@Petrosartavanis73Yes you're right! She had no business publishing his private diaries when she herself said they were private and she hadn't even read them! They could have made like a biography of him and his life and things and talked to people who knew him. Not publish his own private diary for the world to see ! Not expose him to speculations and assumptions about his private life! Who does that to a loved one! Even if he had told her on the day he died that he was going to publish his diaries he would be doing it not her not Alan Taylor not Emma Thompson not anybody but him he would pick out what he wanted not somebody else that never even read themd before. You think they discussed what he would want in it, when he only had. Few months to live? They even change what was in it they were only going to do have from 91 til 2016. They added and appendix that contains some things from the 70s and early 80s. Anyway you look at it you don't publish someone's private diary of someone that's well-known and loved like Alan....not when he's not there to oversee it.

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19:07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19: 07 Alan wanted his diaries to be destroyed

He told her he wanted them published.

​​@@winterguest2003that's a complete lie!!!! You should read what the publisher Alan Taylor wrote in the diaries foreword . He wrote that it's not clear whether Alan wanted them published or not! Besides,Alan didn't cooperate on the writing of his unauthorised biography by Maureen Paton. Why do you think he would approve of that one? How ungrateful and disrespectful she was to do such a thing. There are entries in the book that have caused a lot of his fans to falsely assume he was gay or bi , because of the way that book was written. Thanks Rima! 😡

That's not true at all! Why would you want someone to publish your diary when you wouldn't be there to tell him what to put in it? I can't think anyone who would publish their loved ones diary specially famous person. She had no business doing that. And it has made people speculate and make false assumptions about things because of the way it's written mostly bits and pieces and very ambiguous in places. Even though I enjoyed the book, I would rather it not have been published

The Maureen Paton book was a hatchet job, poorly edited, full of errors and very badly written. It’s no wonder Alan hated it. At least the diaries are Alan’s own words. I don’t know why or how anybody would make any assumptions about his sexuality - I certainly didn’t and it looks like the majority of commenters on here didn’t either. Or why you would make negative accusations or assumptions about his relationship with Rima either unless you had a jealous agenda against her. The diaries really don’t reveal that much and they would have been heavily edited so the really private stuff would of course, not be included. There is no way Rima would have gone ahead with having them published if Alan hadn’t approved of it in some way (or his brothers and sister for that matter). Neal Pearson the book dealer (and actor) who found a publisher for the diaries in response to being asked whether Alan would have wanted them published said : “I’m certain that he would because Rima is certain that he would…and I was very happy to go along with her on that basis.” Rima was his soulmate and most of the sensible, mature comments on here support and recognise that. Stop dishonoring Alan’s memory by spreading misinformation because of your completely irrational hatred of his widow. @@Petrosartavanis73

@@janz1352 so you call Alan Taylor a liar????????? Why would he write that it's not clear whether Alan wanted his diaries published or not????? You're IGNORANT about Maureen Paton 's book because I can tell you have not read it ,you just reproduce what people have said about it And because you're IGNORANT I inform you that Alan's close friend and director Peter Barnes collaborated on that book. Do some research before you spread LIES !!!!! People who knew Alan personally have collaborated on that book,which makes it no less credible than his diaries. Rima had no business publishing the diaries. You know NOTHING about Alan, which gives you no right to say anything on the matter A man so private, that he never mentioned he had cancer in any of his entries, because he was afraid that the diary could fall into the wrong hands if it was ever stolen. He had absolutely no reason to expose his thoughts to the public. He said that he didn't want people to know everything about him,if they wanted to know who he was it was all in the work. Obviously you haven't heard any of this and if you have it's not convenient for you to admit it not to spoil the image of your beloved Rima about whom you know nothing about either ! Stop telling lies if you don't have proof of what you're talking about!

It seems it was the only good thing she did for him because publishing his private diaries and leaving him open to false assumptions is certainly not good!

It’s only people like you making those false assumptions borne out of jealousy of Rima @@Petrosartavanis73

Watch Alan Rickman Last Days podcast episode 61 on KZfaq at 19:07 Alan put his trust in the wrong person. He wanted his diaries to be destroyed

that was all that was on the programme , with pre-recorded interviews they just choose what they consider to be the best bits of a longer interview , will double check but I don't think there is a longer version anywhere !

Absolutely agree

we will try and find it! , thanks Immanuel !

@@Enticers Series F, episode 11 Films. Very funny. And as a treat, Emma Thompson as well.