OlderAngelina Jolie’s Mom Dies at 56
Marcheline Bertrand, French actress and mother of Angelina Jolie, died of ovarian cancer in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre after a 7.5 yearlong battle with cancer. (Age 56 as reported by IMDB.) Brad Pitt, Angie, and her older brother, James Haven, were at the hospital yesterday at the time Bertrand passed away.
Bertrand raised Angie and James after divorcing their father, Jon Voight (Angie was just a toddler at the time).
Our prayers and best wishes to the Pitt and Jolie family. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Women’s Cancer Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai.
Pictured: Angelina Jolie, with her mother Marcheline Bertrand, at her film premiere of Original Sin in Los Angeles on July 31, 2001. Angelina Jolie and her mom at LAX airport on August 4, 1998. Angelina Jolie outside the “National Art and Hobby” this past Friday.
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“My mom looked at me like I was her little girl. She smiled at me through her teary eyes. She is worried. As she hugged me good-bye, she gave me a specific message from my brother, Jamie. “Tell Angie I love her, and
to remember that if she’s ever scared, sad, or angry - look up at the night sky, find the second star on the right, and follow it straight on till morning.” That’s from Peter Pan, one of our favorite stories.”
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That quote just broke my heart.
Anyone have the link to make a donation?
a note about donation
they take credit card. the maximum online contribution is $1000. I donated online using my credit card. they have an auto email to acknowledge your contribution. The email said they (Cedar Sinai) will follow up with a letter of acknowledgement.
i love Angie, Brad and the children. My condolences to Jamie and all the family members.
The Jolie Pitt family will always be in my prayers. May God continue to shower them with blessings, love, happiness, good health and prosperity.
Love always
peace.
Reposting again for those who do not have the link (it’s at the beginning of the thread and at #542):
Missouri Fan Says:
January 28th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
REPOSTING!!
Here is the link for donations to Cedar’s Sinai.
http://www.csmc.edu/309.html
I would like to suggest that for those interested in donating, to maybe make it clear that it is being donated in MARCHELINE BERTRAND’S name, so that at least Angelina and Brad would know that there are a lot of us who are thinking of her and her mother.
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Indie Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 2:29 p
“Goes to show you most of Angie’s fan base is not about wearing a team t-shirt or going around the net making hate filled posts, but more about humanity.”
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Is there a specific reason you absolutely had to say that? Don’t make this into some stupid competition about who has better fans because that’s cr**. I am a regular lurker here and I also called in a contribution per Angie’s request but that doesn’t make me think I’m better than everybody else. And just for the record, my husband bought me a TEAM JOLIE shirt because he thought I looked cute wearing it.
Peace to Jolie-Pitts
RIP Marcheline
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ALWAYS lurking Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Unfortunately it’s the truth. Lurking around on other blogs made me realize how fucked up you know who’s fans are. Horrible bunch of people.
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ALWAYS lurking Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
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Indie Says:
Because of the topic of this thread and out of respect to Angie, I will not get into it with you today. Try another day and another thread then I will have a response for you. It is a good thing you made your donation.
oh please always lurking, i actually found this very comforting for BAMZS fans ;
no hard feeling
no need to jump
PEACE
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sorry but… Says:
Unfortunately it’s the truth. Lurking around on other blogs made me realize how fucked up you know who’s fans are. Horrible bunch of people.
Have to agree. Spent morning also lurking on other blogs and gosh, they are horrible horrible people. Don’t wanna track dirt in here by posting their nasty comments here. But I am so proud that BAMZS fans were so respectful of Angie’s sorrow and diverted their grief into something tangible — donating to such a worthy cause like Angie wanted us to do.
http://www.csmc.edu/pdf/donations2005.pdf
All i have to say is shame on all of the ugly humans you do not have an ounce of sympathy for the loss of anj mother whom she loved dearly. Just give time and peace to grieve her loss which is extensive for her mother was her life whom she respected and loved. Brad had to ask the hospital to help with the pap so that they can leave and deal with their loss. Hope you haters find out when you have lost the bigest part of your life you was there through the good and bad and held you when thing were not good in your life. So shame on you nasty and evil people.
Marcheline, rest in peace free of pain and suffering.
Deepest sympathies to Angie and James and Brad, Maddoz, Zahara and Shiloh. May you all be a comfort to each other during this difficult time.
I donated to Cedar Sinai too. Thanks so much for the link.
Come on, guys, if there are 1,000 of us and we each donate $25 or more, that will be at least $25,000 in honor of Angie’s mother. We can do it! Let the positive prevail!
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Indie Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
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Alexanderina Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
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Indie Says:
Hey Alex, how are you today? The man asked whta state I was calling from, and when I told him, he said wow! He said they have been getting calls from all over the place. Goes to show you most of Angie’s fan base is not about wearing a team t-shirt or going around the net making hate filled posts, but more about humanity. I am proud of B&A fans and I am a proud fan.
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Hi Indie, I am doing good? How about you? That is so wonderful to hear, and I so agree with you. Angie have fans all over, good fans, fans who cares and who wants to make a difference. I am also proud to be a fan and I am double proud of B&A fans as well. We are good people. You know when people say that Angie only have a few fans I would LMAO and say if only you people know; and now those fans are coming out in full and supporting Angie and donating to a cause that is close to her heart.
Thanks to all who posted the donation links. I just gave them a call. The person on the line asked me if I was calling after reading the obituary.
I am not a spiritual person but I will agree with Original jpf’s post on Ms. Bertrand perhaps letting go as she knew her daughter is in good hands. I have a friend whose aunt passed away because of pancreatic cancer. My friend stayed with her aunt until last moments, holding her aunt’s hands, telling stories from their shared moments. In the last half-hour, the doctors told my friend that she should leave the room because as long as she stayed, her aunt would not let go. She left the room and ten minutes later her aunt breathed for the last time. The bonds of love are unconditional, sometimes letting go is the longest goodbye.
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ALWAYS lurking Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Thank you for that. I am a fan of Jennifer and I harbor no ill will towards the BAMZS. I came to this site and got the information I needed to post a donation. I know there are alot of posters out there who call themselves fans of JA and say mean and nasty things about the BAMZS but here at least is one who doesn’t do that. I truly feel for Angelina and I send my sympathies to her, her littles ones, Brad, and her brother James. Cancer doesn’t have friends or allies and we are all joined as compassionate humans in the fight against this terrible disease. Please don’t think we(me) ( fans of Jen) are all horrible and I really hope you accept my condolences for Angelina and her family. Besides the donation this is really the only way I know how to express my sorrow for her.
Hi Everyone on JJ,
I just wanted to leave my Post for Angie’s Mom, who means the world to her,
but all this discussion about nasty posters has me coming back to the board one more time.
In regards to the nasty posters, there is something missing in their lives that they need to feel better by remarking negatively about somebody else that won’t respond back to them - these are cowards in the worst way.
There will always be detractors who will take any opportunity to bring anyone below themselves because in life they feel they are at the bottom.
As unfortunate as this is, there are far worse and more horrible actions that people perform everyday as seen in Africa (Darfur being glaringly obvious) and Angie recognizes that these are where she needs to focus her attentions and of higher importance. Anyone surfing on the boards who are decent will recognize what these nasty posts are: Hatred and Jealousy in the vilest sense and make their judgement likewise.
As for these nasty posters, they will have to live with their hatred and making the world ugly one post at a time instead of contributing to the greatness that humanity can be.
As for Angie’s Mom who’s thread this is about, who should be the focus, she has instilled in Angie the strength to lead her life above the detractors’ negativity and create a positive force whereever she goes.
Angie is suffering greatly over this immeasurable loss - however, she comes out the winner because of her Mom’s life lessons of strength and dignity and love.
Everyone should be so lucky to experience such a love that shapes your life and inspires you to do great things. This is what can be seen from Serena Williams to Tiger Woods.
Upon the face of the humanity’s most awful ugliness, the love deeply embedded by someone close to you will bring you to a better place.
Again, thank you Marcheline Bertrand for leaving this world a better place.
I have not seen the other website, that’s why I have no idea what the others said about the death of Marcheline.
If they said something hateful, I don’t think from now on that this is a being fan of someone or not being. This is sick. All of us are mortal and one day we shall die like Marcheline.
If the death of someone is a subject to make fun of or to vomit their hatred, this is beyond hating. They have very deep inner problem in their mind and soul.
This is not Angie, this is not Brad, this is not Jen. There is a humanbeing who died after suffering for long time. This is above everything we discuss, fight, argue about so far.
If they can’t respect the pain and grief of death, I do consider them as nothing.
When they taste the death in their lives, they will know that there is not other truth but love.
oh my! i wasn’t expecting such sad news today. my heart and my prayers go out to james, angie, brad and the kids. marcheline was a great lady and her spirit will be with you always.
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leetle UN Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
I donated to Cedar Sinai too. Thanks so much for the link.
Come on, guys, if there are 1,000 of us and we each donate $25 or more, that will be at least $25,000 in honor of Angie’s mother. We can do it! Let the positive prevail!
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I agree, all that can do so, call and make a donation, I just called and donated, that is the least we can do.
I am sorry I even posted my negative reply regarding “youknowhow’s” fans in here. I was just mad after reading so many other blogs. I know not all of her fans are like that, just the one’s with no hearts.
Sorry for putting you all in the same group, # 640.
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Sincere Fan Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
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ALWAYS lurking Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Thank you for that. I am a fan of Jennifer and I harbor no ill will towards the BAMZS. I came to this site and got the information I needed to post a donation. I know there are alot of posters out there who call themselves fans of JA and say mean and nasty things about the BAMZS but here at least is one who doesn’t do that. I truly feel for Angelina and I send my sympathies to her, her littles ones, Brad, and her brother James. Cancer doesn’t have friends or allies and we are all joined as compassionate humans in the fight against this terrible disease. Please don’t think we(me) ( fans of Jen) are all horrible and I really hope you accept my condolences for Angelina and her family. Besides the donation this is really the only way I know how to express my sorrow for her.
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Thank you for your thoughtful post and action. It’s heart warming to know that there are a lot of sensible and compassionate people out there.
It has been a very quiet day of reflection for me -I am ging to sign off now and maybe back on when I can lift my spirits to do so. I just want to add this-As a mom, I hope my love, guidance and direction that I give to my kids will be similar to what Marcheline gave to Angie. I hope it will be like dropping a pebble in a pool-Have you ever dropped a pebble in a pool? It seems like a small thing to do, but when you see the effects it’s greater than you ever imaged. That one little pebble-expands in this big bad world of ours-it expands and it causes another to expand, and another and another and another until it touches hearts in places like Sudan and Rawanda and Cambodia and Vietnam and Namibia-It touches a heart that touches a heart that touches a heart-Maybe the touch is not deep enough or maybe there aren’t enough hearts willing to be touched, but no matter how small, or how many or when or where, the fact remains that somewhere on God’s green earth, a heart was touched-So that little pebble, that tiny insignificant, mis-understood, mis-quoted, mis-treated pebble-has touched so many of us, so deeply and so strongly, that we have collectively chosen to both grieve and honor and uplift-God Bless each of you!
(another one from the heart-I am truly truly touched by this)
I apologize for my atrocious spelling in the last post it was only because my were teary and at the time spelling was not the most important thing.
I just all the fans on this post to know that I am currently a student at the University of Toronto, and one of our courses is on mass media hysteria. We are made up of groups of four. We have chosen three topics, for out paper which is due in Feb. (1) Winston Churchill (2)Peta who sometimes goes to far in getting their message out (3) Anjelina and Brad who have been crucified in the paps and mainstream media. Each one of my group is assigned to read your blog. So we all take a turn everyne of us read at least one a week. We have gathered a lot of info from all of their fans. We hope you will allow us to print the essence of our paper which we are planning to get A++ so thanks to everyone in this thread.
Keep up your good work and compassion Anj is not the only one to have made mistakes she would be the first one to accept her faults. It is learning from her mistakes that has made her the person she is now. She should be applauded and not condemned.
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CSMC DONATION FORM Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
http://www.csmc.edu/pdf/donations2005.pdf
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Thanks for the information/form, I will be donating in memory of Angs Mom, God Bless all of you wonderful people for having such big hearts.
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curly Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
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A rush of so many memories flooded my spirit when I read your post. Cancer has come into my life in so many ways that despite my efforts to hold onto Joy I am saddened. My dear, dear Aunt who raised me when neither of my parents could be bothered was called home at the age of 63. She was battling ESRD when pancreatic and ovarian cancer took over. She was so full of life, so everything to everybody. She never beat around the bush but she was that beacon for so many. She taught me many things about life and sadly death. She hung in there for so long praising God that I was conflicted in praying for everlasting life or a quick and painless death. It hurt so much to go and see her in the nursing home and see what she had become. I wanted back the woman that WAS! I didn’t know how to let go. The day she died she was lucid for the first time in months since they kept her dosed with morphine. The feeding tube had been removed and I remember her looking at me once again with clear eyes and she said “I’m ready”. At first I didn’t know what she meant I was so busy trying to convey everything I wanted to her while her mind was still clear. When I was diagnosed I thought back on that day and wondered if in my fight if I would have what it took to be brave enough to submit. Would I know when the fight was no longer mine. I pray that I have taught my children and grandchildren to understand that while life is worth fighting for as precious as it is, to be strong enough to understand that if illness of that magnitude comes into our lives prayers for peace instead of suffering is an act of selflessness and love.
I hope that the message I was trying to get out did not get lost in my trip down memory lane.
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