Camp Anokijig, a non-profit youth and family camp located in Wisconsin, USA received a donation from Peter & Bobby Farrelly and Conundrum Entertainment that allowed them to construct a building in Charlie Seabrook's memory, named Seabrook Lodge.
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Charles N Seabrook 1956 - 2001
Charles N Seabrook of Charleston, Charleston County, SC was born on October 2, 1956 in Charleston, and died at age 44 years old on May 19, 2001 at On location in North Carolina while filming the movie "Shallow Hal". Charles Seabrook was buried at Live Oak Memorial Gardens 3093 Ashley River Rd, in Charleston.
Charles N Seabrook
Charles Nathaniel Seabrook, Charlie
Charleston, Charleston County, SC 29407
October 2, 1956
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
May 19, 2001
On location in North Carolina while filming the movie "Shallow Hal"
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Charles Nathaniel Seabrook was the son of Leon and Anna Welcome Seabrook and was married to Katherine Elaine (Cole) Seabrook (1951 - 2016). Katherine and Charles had two children.
According to IDMb, "Camp Anokijig, a non-profit youth and family camp located in Wisconsin, USA received a donation from Peter & Bobby Farrelly and Conundrum Entertainment that allowed them to construct a building in Charlie Seabrook's memory, named Seabrook Lodge." See IMDb Biography, which tells about the camp and lists other movies on which Charles worked.
The movie "SHALLOW HAL" was dedicated to Charles because he died of a massive heart attack while filming the movie and six months before the film was released. He was a motion picture technician, known as a grip, on the "Shallow Hal" set. A motion picture technician is responsible for designing and constructing production sets. Grips are also responsible for rigging the equipment that supports the camera operator, moving structures on set, hanging lights, and spotting the camera operator.
There were over 700 people at his funeral. Read his Charles N Seabrook: Obituary from Find A Grave, see more pictures, and also read a wonderful, heartfelt story written about his life by a good friend KEEP THE FAITH 60 Days of Grace: Grace in a cemetery by Matt Tittle -
10/21956October 2, 1956BirthdateCharleston, Charleston County, South Carolina United StatesBirthplaceADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COMView birth records
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Charles was African-American.
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Charles lived in both Mecklenburg. North Carolina and Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Charles was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church. He served as a Deacon in the church.
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Charles was a Motion Picture Technician. A motion picture technician, or grip, is responsible for designing and constructing production sets. Grips are also responsible for rigging the equipment that supports the camera operator, moving structures on set, hanging lights, and spotting the camera operator. He is best remembered for his work on Forrest Gump (1994), Ace Venture: When Nature Calls (1995), and Shallow Hal (2001).
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Camp Anokijig, a non-profit youth and family camp located in Wisconsin, USA received a donation from Peter & Bobby Farrelly and Conundrum Entertainment that allowed them to construct a building in Charlie Seabrook's memory, named Seabrook Lodge.
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05/192001May 19, 2001Death dateMassive heart attackCause of deathDeath locationADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COMView death records
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mm/dd/yyyyFuneral dateLive Oak Memorial Gardens 3093 Ashley River Rd, in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 29414, United StatesBurial location
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From Find A Grave Charles Nathan Seabrook, was born in Charleston, SC and died in North Carolina. He was the son of Leon and Anna Welcome Seabrook and husband of Katherine Cole Seabrook. He was a Motion Picture Technician in the film industry. He died on location (massive heart attack) in North Carolina while filming "SHALLOW HAL" with Jason Alexander. When the film was released it was dedicated to his memory. He was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon. Per Information submitted via email by Ann Phillips.
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Charles Seabrook was born on October 2, 1956 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. He is known for Forrest Gump (1994), Shallow Hal (2001) and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). He died on May 19, 2001 in Charleston.
Camp Anokijig, a non-profit youth and family camp located in Wisconsin, USA received a donation from Peter & Bobby Farrelly and Conundrum Entertainment that allowed them to construct a building in Charlie Seabrook's memory, named Seabrook Lodge.
Camp Anokijig, a non-profit youth and family camp located in Wisconsin, USA received a donation from Peter & Bobby Farrelly and Conundrum Entertainment that allowed them to construct a building in Charlie Seabrook's memory, named Seabrook Lodge.
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A photo of Charles added to his Find A Grave memorial by Greta Holliway in 2016.
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It takes a village to create a movie. Charles N Seabrook was one of the villagers - he died while working on the movie "Shallow Hal". Read a wonderful tribute by a friend on his biography.
KEEP THE FAITH 60 Days of Grace: Grace in a cemetery by Matt Tittle
The following was written July 12, 2009 at 8:04 PM
This week brought a horrendous story of systemic grave robbing near Chicago, not for any treasures that might be found in the caskets, but for the reselling of the plots themselves. A bizarre episode and image, the details of which might be fitting for the opening of a Stephen King novel….
I had a different cemetery experience this week…a moment of grace that renewed my spirit. First, I need to make a confession: Except for the historical record, I’ve never seen cemeteries as a desirable method for honoring the dead. I will be cremated and my ashes scattered at sea when I die.
On Saturday, I visited the gravesite of my best friend of 25 years, Charles Seabrook, in Charleston, SC. Charles died of a heart attack in May of 2001 at the young age of 44. There were as many as 700 people at his funeral. Unfortunately, I was in South Africa at the time and couldn’t be there. Everyone who ever knew Charles was blessed and transformed by his friendship. We met in 1975 when I was 14 and he was 19. He was more of a brother to me over the years than my own brother. If you’d like to see Charles’ smiling face, watch the credits to the movie “Shallow Hal.” Charles died while working on location as a grip. The movie is dedicated to his memory.
As I stood at Charles’ grave, I first wondered why I was there. Charles wasn’t. There was his name and the dates he was born and died. A few feet below the surface I knew his skeletal remains lay peacefully, all in a field that otherwise had no particular meaning to either one of us. Charles was not there. He lives on within the lives of those he loved.
But I wanted more… So I sat down on the earth and fledgling grass next to his grave. I looked at the live oak ( or was it a pine) that provided a canopy of shade. I watched the small ants scurry around the bronze plaque over the sculpted name and dates:
Charles N. Seabrook
Loving son, brother, husband, father
I sat in silence with my dear friend and talked with him, prayed for his family, and planned the future, as he and I always did when we were together. We hadn’t planned this particular future, but in those moments sitting as close as I physically could to what was no longer Charles, he was as present as ever. I just needed to suspend my sorrow over his absence and embrace his presence, if only for a moment. I needed to be open to God’s grace in order to receive it…and so I opened my heart in that moment and was not disappointed.
I found grace in a cemetery. Charles is with me every moment of every day. I will always talk with him because I can. I will visit his grave again someday as I have before. I trust the experience and gift of his love and friendship will be with me always.
Amazing grace,
Rev. Matt
This week brought a horrendous story of systemic grave robbing near Chicago, not for any treasures that might be found in the caskets, but for the reselling of the plots themselves. A bizarre episode and image, the details of which might be fitting for the opening of a Stephen King novel….
I had a different cemetery experience this week…a moment of grace that renewed my spirit. First, I need to make a confession: Except for the historical record, I’ve never seen cemeteries as a desirable method for honoring the dead. I will be cremated and my ashes scattered at sea when I die.
On Saturday, I visited the gravesite of my best friend of 25 years, Charles Seabrook, in Charleston, SC. Charles died of a heart attack in May of 2001 at the young age of 44. There were as many as 700 people at his funeral. Unfortunately, I was in South Africa at the time and couldn’t be there. Everyone who ever knew Charles was blessed and transformed by his friendship. We met in 1975 when I was 14 and he was 19. He was more of a brother to me over the years than my own brother. If you’d like to see Charles’ smiling face, watch the credits to the movie “Shallow Hal.” Charles died while working on location as a grip. The movie is dedicated to his memory.
As I stood at Charles’ grave, I first wondered why I was there. Charles wasn’t. There was his name and the dates he was born and died. A few feet below the surface I knew his skeletal remains lay peacefully, all in a field that otherwise had no particular meaning to either one of us. Charles was not there. He lives on within the lives of those he loved.
But I wanted more… So I sat down on the earth and fledgling grass next to his grave. I looked at the live oak ( or was it a pine) that provided a canopy of shade. I watched the small ants scurry around the bronze plaque over the sculpted name and dates:
Charles N. Seabrook
Loving son, brother, husband, father
I sat in silence with my dear friend and talked with him, prayed for his family, and planned the future, as he and I always did when we were together. We hadn’t planned this particular future, but in those moments sitting as close as I physically could to what was no longer Charles, he was as present as ever. I just needed to suspend my sorrow over his absence and embrace his presence, if only for a moment. I needed to be open to God’s grace in order to receive it…and so I opened my heart in that moment and was not disappointed.
I found grace in a cemetery. Charles is with me every moment of every day. I will always talk with him because I can. I will visit his grave again someday as I have before. I trust the experience and gift of his love and friendship will be with me always.
Amazing grace,
Rev. Matt
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A photo of the gravesite of Charles Seabrook added to his Find A Grave memorial by "Juanda Owens B"
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A photo of Charlie Seabrook (left) added by "Joe Chuckles" to his Find A Grave memorial
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In 1956, in the year that Charles N Seabrook was born, on May 20th, the U.S. tested the first hydrogen bomb dropped from a plane over Bikini Atoll. Previously, hydrogen bombs had only been tested on the ground. The Atomic Age moved forward.
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In 1960, he was only 4 years old when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.
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