‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ director Pence bids farewell to late wife Linda Waid

Emmy-winner Robert Weid – executive producer and executive producer Curb your enthusiasm for the first five years of the show – wrote a moving farewell to his late wife Linda, who died in December. Weide’s tribute has been published Los Angeles Times And there’s a poignant description of the “low maintenance” way Linda chose to spend her time during the couple’s 28 years together.

Wade wrote: “We both appreciated a meal at a nice restaurant and the occasional trip abroad, but for years I’d ask what he wanted for his birthday, and he’d reply, ‘A grilled cheese sandwich.'”

The director also detailed their first meeting in 1994:

“I went to Cafe Aroma in Studio City, and he was there. She had it all – beauty, style, grace, wit, intelligence, a great smile, a blinding smile and (can I say this in 2023) legs that claimed to be and were. That night, I wrote in my journal, ‘I think I’m in big trouble.’ We got married on July 11, 1998.”

And he ends the piece by saying:

“They say, ‘Nothing lasts forever,’ but they didn’t know my love for him. 28 years was not nearly long enough. Still, I might be the luckiest SOB who ever lived. Rest well, Bunny. I hope we will be together again.

“To those who never knew him, I’m sorry for your loss.”

Read Robert Weed’s full piece here

Linda Weid appeared on stage as Penelope in the 2001 LA stage revival of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Happy Birthday, Wanda June” (after Vonnegut personally requested her to). He also starred in Mindy Razor Curb your enthusiasm Episode, “Terrorist Attack.” And he appeared in the 2021 documentary Kurt Vonnegut: Trapped in TimeDirected by her husband, and dedicated to her.

as well as barrier, Weide produced documentaries focusing on comedians including WCFields, Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen. His most recent film, 2021, explores the life and work of Kurt Vonnegut.