Remembering Robin Williams' Connection to Boston

It was a somber start to the week for fans of Robin Williams.

The famed 63-year-old actor and comedian was found dead in his home on Monday morning, having apparently committed suicide.

Williams’ connection to Boston was solidified through his role in the 1997 Oscar-winning film “Good Will Hunting,” which was set and filmed throughout Boston. Williams himself starred as Sean Maguire, a professor at Bunker Hill Community College in Charlestown, a role that earned him an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. (For a list of locations throughout Boston in which the film was shot, click here.)

In reaction to the news of Williams’ death, fans in Boston took to honoring the bench in Boston Common on which he and fellow-actor Matt Damon sat during a famous “Good Will Hunting” scene; fans also wrote messages with chalk on the walkway near the bench on Tuesday, according to Boston.com and Buzzfeed.

The original scene from the film Good Will Hunting can be seen below.

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