{"id":122112,"date":"2025-06-19T03:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=122112"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:29:31","slug":"reflections-on-loss-and-triumph","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/magazine\/articles\/2025\/reflections-on-loss-and-triumph\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on Loss and Triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin magazine-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1179\" height=\"1476\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Oscar.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Oscar.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Oscar-508x636.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Oscar-818x1024.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Oscar-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Oscar-799x1000.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Courts Carter. Images courtesy of Corinne Marrinan<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Theatre<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReflections on Loss and Triumph\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Following devastation from the Altadena wildfire in January 2025, Corinne Marrinan (\u201995) reflected on the incalculable loss<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar magazine-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">June 19, 2025<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote magazine-block-bu-pullquote alignwide has-image-focus-center-middle has-tertiary-theme\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><figure><\/figure><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\">\u201cThese are the remains of a gilded crusader who stood sentinel on my bookshelf these past nineteen years. A motivational writing partner\u2026 A reminder of the beautiful film I had the honor to be a part of. A memory of one most excellent day when I was young, and all my small-town theater kid dreams were coming true.\u201d<\/div><footer class=\"caption\"><br\/>Corinne Marrinan (\u201995)<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Altadena-Fire-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Altadena-Fire-821x1024.jpg 821w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Altadena-Fire-510x636.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Altadena-Fire-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Altadena-Fire-802x1000.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/06\/Corinne-Marrinan-Altadena-Fire.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2006, producer Corinne Marrinan (\u201995) won an Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subject, for <em>A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January 2025, after the Altadena fire ravaged her home, Marrinan posted a \u201cEulogy for Oscar #3295 (2006\u20132025)\u201d on her Instagram alongside a photo of the statuette\u2019s melted remnants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marrinan, who later accepted a replacement Oscar courtesy of the Academy, noted that the loss paled in comparison \u201cto the colossal devastation of our home, our town, the fatalities\u2026to wildlife, and our environment. All of these things I mourn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-collection-billboard magazine-block-editorial-collection-billboard\">\n\n\t\t<h3 class=\"collection-billboard-intro-title\">This Series<\/h3>\n\t\t<article class=\"collection-billboard-article\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collection-billboard-media\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"collection-navigation-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2024\/05\/Sound-Bites-Michelle-Hurd_thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2024\/05\/Sound-Bites-Michelle-Hurd_thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2024\/05\/Sound-Bites-Michelle-Hurd_thumbnail-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"collection-billboard-media-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/magazine\/articles\/2024\/on-the-solidarity-and-strength-of-artists\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"collection-billboard-media-title-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>On the Solidarity and Strength of Artists<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collection-billboard-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"collection-billboard-small-title\">Also in<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"collection-billboard-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/magazine\/collections\/sound-bites\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"collection-billboard-title-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>Sound Bites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"collection-billboard-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"collection-billboard-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"collection-billboard-list-item-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"collection-billboard-list-item-article-date\">May 31, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"collection-billboard-list-item-article-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/magazine\/articles\/2026\/a-poetic-and-theatrical-journey\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"collection-card-article-title-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>A Poetic and Theatrical Journey<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"collection-billboard-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"collection-billboard-list-item-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"collection-billboard-list-item-article-date\">December 31, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"collection-billboard-list-item-article-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/magazine\/articles\/2025\/inspiring-a-generation-emily-deschanel\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"collection-card-article-title-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Inspiring a Generation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"collection-billboard-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"collection-billboard-list-item-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"collection-billboard-list-item-article-date\">May 24, 2023<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"collection-billboard-list-item-article-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/magazine\/articles\/2023\/cfa-magazine-summer-23-sound-bites-krista-vernoff\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"collection-card-article-title-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>A Life-Changing Education<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/magazine\/collections\/sound-bites\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"collection-billboard-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>Series home<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2006, producer Corinne Marrinan (\u201995) won an Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subject, for A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin. In January 2025, after the Altadena fire ravaged her home, Marrinan posted a \u201cEulogy for Oscar #3295 (2006\u20132025)\u201d on her Instagram alongside a photo of the statuette\u2019s melted remnants. 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