I'm pretty sure I said "Darn shame..."
He had a pretty tumultous life. Drank himself to death at relativly young age. I think he was about 50. Hardly old at all. You won't see many pictures of him without either a cigarette, drink, or both. Of course, years ago there wasn't the knowledge of health concerns that there is today. But even then, those close to him knew he was overstepping it a bit. It can be a little painful to read his biographical accounts. He lead a pretty high stress life and coupled that with some pretty unhealthy habits. It added up and took a toll on him well ahead of schedule.