^ I knew Jimmy and , and I can tell you there are a few ways he would have responded all hilarious! ^
As far as hate mail, all the fans loved him.
He was an amazing Man, one of a kind, like all his generation
And, of course, he was also on the Shatner Hater bandwagon. But, by all accounts it sounds like he was a great guy, and certainly beloved. And a D-Day hero!