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Post by jimsteel on Apr 15, 2019 21:03:00 GMT -5
Georgia Engel, Gentle-Voiced ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ Actress, Is Dead at 70 Georgia Engel, whose distinctive voice and pinpoint comic timing made her a memorable part of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” on which she played Georgette Franklin, girlfriend and eventually wife of the buffoonish TV newsman Ted Baxter, died on Friday in Princeton, N.J. She was 70. John Quilty, her friend and executor, said the cause was undetermined because Ms. Engel, who was a Christian Scientist, did not consult doctors. Ms. Engel was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on “Mary Tyler Moore,” which she joined in 1972, during the show’s third season. “It was only going to be one episode,” she told The Toronto Star in 2007, “and I was just supposed to have a few lines in a party scene, but they kept giving me more and more to do.” She had a high-pitched, innocent voice that, as one writer put it, “sounds like an angel has just sniffed some helium,” and she used it expertly to contrast with the blustery Baxter (played by Ted Knight) and the usually levelheaded Mary Richards, Ms. Moore’s character. She brought the voice — her real voice — and the comedic skills to other sitcoms after “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” ended in 1977, most notably “Everybody Loves Raymond,” where she had a recurring role from 2003 to 2005. She was nominated for an Emmy for each season.
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Post by on_the_edge on Apr 16, 2019 2:18:21 GMT -5
Aww that's sad. She was a memorable character. Especially since I have not watched the show a lot.
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Post by TTX on Apr 16, 2019 4:36:15 GMT -5
RIP Georgia. Didn't really remember the name but remembered the face quite well.
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Post by jimsteel on Apr 17, 2019 21:59:49 GMT -5
Manga author and Lupin III creator Kazuhiko Katou, better known internationally under his pen name "Monkey Punch", has passed away at the age of 81. According to reports, Katou succumbed to pneumonia on April 11, 2019. Born in Hamanakka, Hokkaido, Japan on May 26, 1937, Katou began his long career as a manga author in 1965, when his series Playboy School was published in Futabasha's Manga Story magazine. His most famous creation, Lupin III, began serialization in Futabasha's Manga Action in July of 1968, and was later adapted into a TV anime beginning in 1971 which produced numerous sequel series, theatrical films, and TV specials. During his long career, Katou earned such merits as the San Diego Comic Convention's INKPOT Award, the Rome Comic Festival ROMICS d'Oro Award, the AMD Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Tokyo Anime Award Lifetime Achievement Award. He also gave lectures at major universities on the art of manga.
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Post by jimsteel on Apr 18, 2019 12:21:43 GMT -5
Legendary Chicago sportscaster Chet Coppock dies after car crash Legendary Chicago sportscaster Chet Coppock died Wednesday from injuries he sustained in a car accident last week, his daughter confirmed on social media. He was 70 years old. "His passing is untimely, unexpected and painfully sad, but all we can do at this time is remember how lucky we were to have such a unique and creative trailblazer help shape into the adults we know he was so incredibly proud of," Lyndsey Coppock said in a Facebook post. Coppock was the passenger in a vehicle involved in the accident outside of Charleston, S.C., on April 11. His daughter said he passed away on April 17. A native of Northfield and graduate of New Trier High School and Columbia College, Coppock was a top sports anchor at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5 in the 1980s. He segued to radio where he became known as the "Godfather of Sports Talk Radio." His colorful career included stints as an announcer for the Roller Derby and World Wrestling Federation. He also wrote five books, including two memoirs.
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Post by jimsteel on Apr 18, 2019 19:35:35 GMT -5
Susan Harrison, the bewitching gypsy of Bonanza and ballerina of The Twilight Zone Her few TV roles stick in our memory. She was 80 years old. For Susan Harrison, Sweet Smell of Success was an apt title. The 1957 noir drama was a bit of a bust at the box office upon its release, but the film is now considered a classic, preserved in the Library of Congress' United States National Film Registry. In any case, it provided a breakthrough role for Susan Harrison, who portrayed Susan Hunsecker, a woman who sees her life and relationship ruined by her corrupt older brother, columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster). Harrison shined in the role. Oddly, she appeared in just one other film, 1960's Key Witness, and a mere handful of television shows. But her rare guest roles on 1960s television remain forever branded in our memory. In the first season of Bonanza, Harrison portrayed the nomad Tirza in "Dark Star." Banished from her people, Tirza believes herself to be bewitched, having been born under a dark star. She is the one who ends up doing the bewitching, dancing and luring the smitten eyes of Little Joe. Harrison brought an animal intensity to the role, howling like a banshee and frightening the horses. A year later, Harrison turned up in The Twilight Zone, playing the ballerina in the unforgettable episode "Five Characters in Search of an Exit." Alongside her trapped companions — "clown, hobo… bagpiper, and an army major," as Rod Serling names them — the ballet dancer serves up one of the most surprising twist endings in the series. Two years later, after one other small TV appearance, Harrison stepped away from acting to focus on her family. In 2000, her daughter, Darva, won the Fox reality show Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?
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Post by TTX on Apr 18, 2019 20:21:36 GMT -5
guessed the twist but still a really neat episode of Twilight Zone.
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Post by on_the_edge on Apr 18, 2019 22:57:14 GMT -5
Not sure if I saw her Bonanza episode but sure remember her Twilight one. Saw that as a kid and it stuck in my head. One of my favorite episodes.
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Post by TTX on Apr 19, 2019 7:11:45 GMT -5
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Post by jimsteel on Apr 19, 2019 11:09:42 GMT -5
'THE CONJURING'REAL-LIFE DEMON CHASER DEAD AT 92 Lorraine Warren, the real-life paranormal investigator whose work inspired the 'Conjuring' horror franchise, has died. Lorraine died quietly and peacefully earlier this week, according to her grandson, Chris McKinnell. He said, "Last night my grandmother, Lorraine Warren, quietly and peacefully left us to join her beloved Ed. She was happy and laughing until the very end." Lorraine and her husband, Ed, who died in 2006, were world-renowned paranormal investigators whose casework sparked James Wan's horror film franchise. Lorraine's character was played by Vera Farmiga. Lorraine -- born on January 31, 1927 -- and Ed investigated scores of paranormal cases, but none more famous than what went down in Amityville, NY. That creepy case inspired the 1977 book, "The Amityville Horror" ... as well as the 1979 horror flick and the 2005 remake. In "The Conjuring," Lorraine's character investigates a haunted Rhode Island farmhouse, but not before the film introduces the audience to the infamous Annabelle doll in the opening scene -- showing 2 roommates getting tortured by the doll with creepy messages on the walls. Years later, Lorraine and Ed would go on to create a museum featuring the haunted objects they had kept from their investigations ... including the real Annabelle doll.
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