Kudos to Julie Muhlstein for her fine tribute to Dr. Dean Brooks. (Friday column, “Doctor was much more than his ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ role.”) I had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Brooks while serving together on the Compass Health Board. His role in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was only a small part of a very rich life, but Dean always delighted in talking about the film.
One interesting note about his famous scene with Jack Nicholson: It was unscripted. Essentially, Dean was told to treat the scene just like a real interview, and he and Jack then “winged” it. Dr. Dean Brooks was a wonderful man who lived life to the fullest.
Judge Dave Kurtz
Everett
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