Editing Alan Rickman (section)

==Legacy==
Soon after his death, his fans created a memorial underneath the "[[Platform 9¾]]" sign at [[London King's Cross railway station]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gettell |first=Oliver |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/01/14/alan-rickman-dies-harry-potter-tribute-platform-9-34 |title=Harry Potter fans honor Alan Rickman at Platform 9¾ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=15 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115081416/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/14/alan-rickman-dies-harry-potter-tribute-platform-9-34 |archive-date=15 January 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> His death has been compared to [[Death of David Bowie|that of David Bowie]], a fellow British cultural figure who died at the same age as Rickman four days earlier; like Rickman, Bowie died of cancer and kept his cancer diagnosis from the public.<ref>{{cite news |last=Forrester |first=Katy |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/alan-rickman-died-same-age-7179574 |title=Alan Rickman died at the same age as Bowie at 69 also after battle with cancer |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=26 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227062802/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/alan-rickman-died-same-age-7179574 |archive-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cavna |first=Michael |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/01/15/david-bowie-and-alan-rickman-shared-this-one-profoundly-simple-gift/ |title=David Bowie and Alan Rickman shared this one profoundly simple gift |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=15 January 2016 |access-date=26 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817171133/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/01/15/david-bowie-and-alan-rickman-shared-this-one-profoundly-simple-gift/ |archive-date=17 August 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Tributes from Rickman's co-stars and contemporaries appeared on social media following the announcement. Since his cancer was not publicly known, some—like [[Ralph Fiennes]], who "cannot believe he is gone", and [[Jason Isaacs]], who was "sidestepped by the awful news"—expressed their surprise.<ref name="guardian-death"/> Sir [[Michael Gambon]] told [[BBC Radio 4]] he was a "great friend" and "a real man of the theatre and the stage".<ref>{{cite news|title=Alan Rickman dead: Emma Thompson, Sir Michael Gambon and Stephen Fry lead tributes to actor|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/alan-rickman-dead-stephen-fry-jeremy-corbyn-and-eddie-izzard-lead-tributes-actor-who-died-aged-69-a6812081.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108115311/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/alan-rickman-dead-stephen-fry-jeremy-corbyn-and-eddie-izzard-lead-tributes-actor-who-died-aged-69-a6812081.html |archive-date=8 November 2020 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|access-date=19 November 2020|work=The Independent}}</ref> At a [[West End theatre|West End]] performance of the play that made him a star (''Les Liaisons Dangereuses''), he was remembered as "a great man of the British theatre".<ref>{{cite news|title=West End stars pay tribute to 'great' Alan Rickman at play that forged his movie career|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/west-end-stars-pay-tribute-to-great-alan-rickman-at-play-that-forged-his-movie-career-a3157541.html |access-date=8 March 2020|work=London Evening Standard}}</ref>

''Harry Potter'' creator [[J. K. Rowling]] called Rickman "a magnificent actor and a wonderful man." [[Emma Watson]] wrote, "I feel so lucky to have worked and spent time with such a special man and actor. I'll really miss our conversations." [[Daniel Radcliffe]] appreciated his loyalty and support: "I'm pretty sure he came and saw everything I ever did on stage both in Britain and America. He didn't have to do that."<ref name=CBS>{{cite news|last=Park|first=Andrea|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/stars-mourn-alan-rickman-on-social-media/|title=Stars mourn Alan Rickman on social media|work=[[CBS News]]|date=14 January 2016|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117072351/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/stars-mourn-alan-rickman-on-social-media/|archive-date=17 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Evanna Lynch]] said it was scary to bump into Rickman in character as Snape, but "he was so kind and generous in the moments he wasn't Snaping about."<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Lynch, Evanna|user=Evy_Lynch|number=687688221493362688|date=14 January 2016|title=I'll also never forget how scary it was to accidentally bump into him as Snape ...|access-date=14 January 2016}}{{indent|3}}{{cite tweet|author=Lynch, Evanna|user=Evy_Lynch|number=687687504447709184|date=14 January 2016|title=Am not prepared for a world without Alan Rickman ...|access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref><!-- Lynch's confirmed account; non-controversial. --> [[Rupert Grint]] said, "even though he has gone I will always hear his voice."<ref name="guardian-death">{{cite news|last1=Shoard|first1=Catherine|last2=Spencer|first2=Liese|last3=Wiegand|first3=Chris|last4=Groves|first4=Nancy|last5=Beaumont-Thomas|first5=Ben|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-death-movies-actor-harry-potter-snape|title='We are all so devastated': acting world pays tribute to Alan Rickman|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=14 January 2016|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114194326/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-death-movies-actor-harry-potter-snape|archive-date=14 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Johnny Depp]], who co-starred with Rickman in [[List of frequent Tim Burton collaborators|two Tim Burton films]],  commented, "That voice, that persona. There's hardly anyone unique anymore. He was unique."<ref>{{cite news |title=Depp Pays Tribute To 'Unique Talent' Rickman |url=https://news.sky.com/story/depp-pays-tribute-to-unique-talent-rickman-10277293 |access-date=18 March 2020 |agency=MSN}}</ref>

[[Kate Winslet]], who gave a tearful tribute at the [[London Film Critics' Circle Awards]], remembered Rickman as warm and generous,<ref>{{cite news|last=Shahrestani|first=Vin|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/12105861/Kate-Winslet-tearfully-remembers-Alan-Rickman-at-awards.html|title=Kate Winslet tearfully remembers Alan Rickman at awards|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=18 January 2016|access-date=21 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121210418/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/12105861/Kate-Winslet-tearfully-remembers-Alan-Rickman-at-awards.html|archive-date=21 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> adding, "And that voice! Oh, that voice." Dame [[Helen Mirren]] said his voice "could suggest honey or a hidden stiletto blade".<ref name="guardian-death"/><!-- Cites previous 2 sentences. --> [[Emma Thompson]] remembered "the intransigence which made him the great artist he was—his ineffable and cynical wit, the clarity with which he saw most things, including me{{nbsp}}... I learned a lot from him."<ref name=CBS/> [[Colin Firth]] told ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' that, as an actor, Rickman had been a mentor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Westbrook|first=Caroline|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/20/colin-firth-pays-touching-tribute-to-alan-rickman-saying-he-was-in-awe-of-the-actor-5634428/|title=Colin Firth pays touching tribute to Alan Rickman, saying he was 'in awe' of the actor|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=20 January 2016|access-date=21 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122230756/http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/20/colin-firth-pays-touching-tribute-to-alan-rickman-saying-he-was-in-awe-of-the-actor-5634428/|archive-date=22 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[John McTiernan]], director of ''[[Die Hard]]'', said Rickman was the antithesis of the villainous roles for which he was most famous on screen.<ref>{{cite news|last=McTiernan|first=John|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/die-hard-director-john-mctiernan-857256|title=''Die Hard'' Director John McTiernan on Alan Rickman: 'He Had a Gift for Playing Terrifying People'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=19 January 2016|access-date=21 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123061426/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/die-hard-director-john-mctiernan-857256|archive-date=23 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Sir [[Ian McKellen]] wrote, "behind [Rickman's] mournful face, which was just as beautiful when wracked with mirth, there was a super-active spirit, questing and achieving, a super-hero, unassuming but deadly effective."<ref name=CBS/> Writer/director [[Kevin Smith]] told a tearful 10-minute story about Rickman on his ''Hollywood Babble On'' podcast. Rickman's family offered their thanks "for the messages of condolence".<ref name=family>{{cite web|last=Innes|first=Sheila|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/thanks-tributes-sheila-innes|title=Thanks for the tributes|website=[[LinkedIn]] (Sheila Innes)|date=5 January 2016|access-date=28 July 2016}}{{indent|3}}{{cite news|last=Owen|first=David W.|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Brother-left-broken-actor-Alan-Rickman-s-death/story-28534977-detail/story.html|title=Brother is left 'broken' by Alan Rickman's death|work=[[Leicester Mercury]]|date=15 January 2016|access-date=5 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319213721/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Brother-left-broken-actor-Alan-Rickman-s-death/story-28534977-detail/story.html|archive-date=19 March 2016}}</ref>

An edited collection of Rickman's diaries from 1993 to 2015 was published in 2022 under the title ''Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Dominic |title=Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries review — witty, withering and sardonic |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/madly-deeply-the-alan-rickman-diaries-edited-by-alan-taylor-review-mc6v09t26 |url-access=subscription |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=8 October 2022 |access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bell|first=BreAnn|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/alan-rickman-diaries-snape-harry-potter-1235382970/|title=Alan Rickman's Journals Reveal Why the 'Harry Potter' Actor Decided to Continue Playing Snape: 'See It Through. It's Your Story.'|website=Variety |access-date=25 September 2022|date=25 September 2022}}</ref>

On 30 April 2023, search engine Google commemorated Rickman with a [[Google Doodle|Doodle]].<ref name="Alan Rickman on Google Doodle">{{cite web |title=Celebrating Alan Rickman |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-alan-rickman/ |website=Google |date=30 April 2023 |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>