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Post by WTIC on Apr 19, 2019 18:04:46 GMT -5
R.I.P., Susan Harrison! I saw her TZ episode, it had William Windom from Trek's "Doomsday Machine" in it. Her name sounded familiar. I thought, "isn't she the hottie named Nova from Charlton Heston's "Planet of the Apes"? After a quick search on IMDB, nope, that's LINDA Harrison: www.imdb.com/name/nm0365709/?ref_=tt_cl_t7Anyway, I'm sure I saw the Bonanza that Susan was on, that show was on in reruns throughout the 70's on the local ABC station up here (WGGY-TV 40)! Checking IMDB for Susan, wow she hadn't acted since 1963! It's too bad since she did a good job in that TZ ep (see for yourself) :
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Post by jimsteel on Apr 19, 2019 19:10:40 GMT -5
Posted this yesterday R.I.P., Susan Harrison! I saw her TZ episode, it had William Windom from Trek's "Doomsday Machine" in it. Her name sounded familiar. I thought, "isn't she the hottie named Nova from Charlton Heston's "Planet of the Apes"? After a quick search on IMDB, nope, that's LINDA Harrison: www.imdb.com/name/nm0365709/?ref_=tt_cl_t7Anyway, I'm sure I saw the Bonanza that Susan was on, that show was on in reruns throughout the 70's on the local ABC station up here (WGGY-TV 40)! Checking IMDB for Susan, wow she hadn't acted since 1963! It's too bad since she did a good job in that TZ ep (see for yourself) :
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Post by on_the_edge on Apr 20, 2019 3:13:26 GMT -5
How sure are we she passed quietly. Seriously that is sad but she lived a long life. That's all we can ask for.
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Post by Bazzy on Apr 23, 2019 4:50:54 GMT -5
Soccer / football R.I.P Celtic Lisbon legend player and manager Billy McNeil aged 79
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Post by jimsteel on Apr 23, 2019 23:18:46 GMT -5
Fay McKenzie, Gene Autry's Co-Star in 5 Movie Westerns, Dies at 101 She also played the host of a wacky Hollywood bash in 'The Party,' directed by her neighbor, Blake Edwards. Fay McKenzie, who starred alongside Gene Autry in five Westerns and appeared in five films for director Blake Edwards, has died. She was 101. McKenzie died in her sleep on April 16 in Los Angeles, a relative, Bryan Cooper, announced. After a brief marriage to tough-guy actor Steve Cochran in the 1940s, McKenzie wed screenwriter Tom Waldman, who worked on the screenplays for the Edwards films High Time (1960), The Party (1968) and Trail of the Pink Panther (1982). In The Party, McKenzie played Alice Clutterbuck, the hostess of the film's chaotic bash, and she also appeared for the director in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) — in another memorable party scene — Experiment in Terror (1962) and S.O.B. (1981). She and Edwards were neighbors in Malibu. At Republic Studios, McKenzie starred with Autry and performed duets with the legendary "Singing Cowboy" in Down Mexico Way (1941), Sierra Sue (1941), Home in Wyomin' (1942), Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) and Cowboy Serenade (1942). "I got an enormous amount of fan mail [after Down Mexico Way,] so we were teamed from then on!" she recalled in an undated interview on the Western Clippings website. "I loved working with Gene, he was terrific! I could sing, and that was something the earlier girls couldn't do. … I could do more than smile and wave at the cowboy." Born in Hollywood on Feb. 19, 1918, McKenzie was a daughter of actors Eva and Bob McKenzie. She was cradled in the arms of Gloria Swanson in the silent film Station Content (1918) when she was 10 weeks old and then appeared with Oliver Hardy in the short Distilled Love (1920). She was educated at MGM's Little Red Schoolhouse, where her classmates included Ann Rutherford, Betty Grable and Anne Jeffreys, and had small roles in such pictures as Arizona Bad Man (1935), Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936) and the classic Gunga Din (1939). McKenzie also starred in Assassin of Youth (1937), a propaganda film about the perils of marijuana. The raven-haired actress appeared as "Miss Hollywood" on Broadway in 1940 in the musical revue Meet the People, starring Nanette Fabares, Jack Gilford and Doodles Weaver, and in 1946 with Bert Lahr in Burlesque. In between, she starred with Bob Crosby (Bing's brother) in The Singing Sheriff (1944). On a Hollywood Victory Caravan Tour during World War II, she sang "Dr. Hackenbush" with Groucho Marx — she also worked with him on his radio show — and performed with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Cary Grant, James Cagney and others in support of the troops. McKenzie studied acting with Sanford Meisner and Lee Strasberg in New York in the 1950s and then appeared on such TV shows as The Millionaire, Mr. Lucky and Bonanza. Cooper said she shot a cameo on a movie called Kill a Better Mousetrap last summer, so her career spanned a century. Three weeks ago, she was treated at her residence to a screening of Distilled Love, according to Stan Taffel, president of the Cinecon Classic Film Festival, which honored her with a career achievement award in 2011.
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Post by jimsteel on Apr 23, 2019 23:28:16 GMT -5
Famous face of 'anti-drunk driving campaign' dies at 40 A woman whose face became synonymous with the dangers of drinking and driving has died. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission tweeted Monday that Jacqui Saburido, 40, has died in Guatemala. Jacqui is remembered as the "face of anti-drunk driving'" after being involved in a fatal car crash with 18-year-old Reggie Stephey in 1999 that killed two of her close friends. According to the Faces of Drunk Driving website, Stephey was less than a mile away from his driveway when he drifted across the center stripe and hit the car Jacqui was in head on. Jacqui's friend died immediately, as well as an additional passenger who was sitting in the backseat. Jacqui suffered third-degree burns over 60 percent of her body when the car caught fire, making her hardly recognizable. Stephey was convicted on two counts of intoxication manslaughter and sentenced to seven years in the state penitentiary. He was released in 2008. At one of her many press conferences, Jacqui valiantly said, "Even if it means sitting here in front of a camera with no ears, no nose, no eyebrows, no hair, I'll do this a thousand times if it will help someone make a wise decision."
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Post by jimsteel on Apr 24, 2019 23:06:20 GMT -5
Ken Kercheval, J.R. Archrival Cliff Barnes on 'Dallas,' Dies at 83 A veteran of the stage, he spent 14 seasons on the hit primetime soap opera, then returned for the show's reboot. Ken Kercheval, the stage-bred actor who portrayed Cliff Barnes, the oil tycoon who was repeatedly bested by Larry Hagman's J.R. Ewing, on the long-running CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, has died. He was 83. A spokeswoman at the Frist Funeral Home in the actor's hometown of Clinton, Indiana, confirmed his death in a brief conversation Wednesday with The Hollywood Reporter but would not divulge any details. His talent agent, Jeff Fisher, also confirmed the news. Messages left for two of Kercheval's children were not immediately returned. The Daily Clintonian newspaper reported that he died Sunday evening. In the 1960s, Kercheval appeared in the original Broadway productions of Mike Nichols' The Apple Tree and Harold Prince's Cabaret after distinguishing himself as the young college professor (George Segal's role in the movie) in a national touring production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Kercheval also played one of the unorthodox cops who battles crime in New York City in the Roy Scheider-starring The Seven-Ups (1973) and showed up in other films like Pretty Poison (1968), the adaptation of John Updike's Rabbit Run (1970), Sidney Lumet's Network (1976) and F.I.S.T. (1978). Kercheval and Hagman were the only two castmembers who were on Dallas through its entire 1978-91 original run, from pilot to finale. He appeared on 342 of the Lorimar series' 357 episodes in its first incarnation — and directed a pair of installments as well — before returning as Cliff for a 1996 telefilm and for TNT's 2012-14 reboot. Kercheval was originally cast as Jock Ewing's illegitimate son Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly eventually played that part) but won the more pivotal role of Cliff Barnes, the brother of Victoria Principal's Pamela Ewing. His character always got trounced and humiliated by J.R. — until the 14th and final season, that is. "J.R. was coming after my ass all the time, so I always had to defend myself," he said in a 2012 interview. "If I did something that wasn't quite right, it's because I had to." In a bizarre 1989 incident when the show was in production, a disgruntled former business partner of Kercheval's in a popcorn company crashed the gate at Lorimar Studios in Culver City and set fire to his truck before killing himself with a shotgun. (None of the series' actors were on the lot that day.) Police believed the man was out to kidnap Kercheval. He was born on July 15, 1935, in Wolcottville, Indiana, and raised about four hours south in Clinton. His father was the beloved town doctor and his mother a registered nurse. As a teenager, he often was with his dad in the operating room and once put two stitches in his sister Kate when she had an appendectomy. "That wouldn't be allowed today," he said. Kercheval attended the University of Indiana, not to become a doctor but to major in music and drama. He later studied at the University of the Pacific and, starting in 1956, at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York under Sanford Meisner. "He was one of those guys who was going to be the next James Dean," David Jacobs, the creator of Dallas, said. In 1959, Kercheval performed in a large cast that included Dustin Hoffman in an off-Broadway production of Sidney Kingsley's Dead End, then made his Broadway bow in 1961 in The Young Abe Lincoln. A year later, he appeared on episodes of the TV dramas Naked City and The Defenders, then landed a regular gig as Dr. Nick Hunter on the CBS soap opera Search for Tomorrow. In 1968, Kercheval joined Cabaret to play the young American writer Clifford Bradshaw in the role originated by Bert Convy. (The character was made British for Michael York in the 1972 film adaptation.) On Dallas, his glutton-for-punishment Cliff had an affair with J.R.'s wife, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray), during the second season. He later proposed to her, only to be turned down in yet another victory for his nemesis.
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Post by jimsteel on Apr 25, 2019 10:24:26 GMT -5
Voice Actor Kiyoshi Kawakubo Passes Away Talent agency 81 Produce announced on Monday that voice actor Kiyoshi Kawakubo passed away on April 16. He was 89. 81 Produce stated that his family had already held funeral services him. The agency did not mention a cause of death. Some of Kawakubo's more prominent anime roles include Guame in Gurren Lagann, Kevin Yeegar in D.Gray-man, Quincy in Bubblegum Crisis and Scramble Wars, Grospoliner in Silent Möbius, Lord Haizen in Slayers Great, Admiral Dhorasoo in Gunbuster 2: Diebuster, Michael in Iruka to Shonen, and Old man in The Cherry Tree. He also voiced smaller roles in such anime as Golgo 13, Cyborg 009, Kimba the White Lion, Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars, Trigun, Sindbad the Sailor, Paranoia Agent, The Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and Salaryman Kintaro, among many others. Kawakubo also voiced many dub roles, including Prince John in Disney's Robin Hood film and Edgar the Butler in Disney's The Aristocats film. He also voiced Godfrey Tibbett in the dub of the A View to a Kill film. He was also known for his work in narration.
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Post by jimsteel on Apr 26, 2019 0:39:06 GMT -5
John Havlicek, a Dynamo in Two Eras of Celtics Glory, Dies at 79 John Havlicek, a relentless force for the Boston Celtics over two decades and two championship eras and one of the greatest clutch stars in N.B.A. history, died Thursday in Jupiter, Fla. He was 79. His death was announced by the Celtics. No cause was given, but the team said that he had suffered from Parkinson’s disease. Havlicek showed an unassuming but unyielding consistency throughout a 16-season, Hall of Fame career. He was known by the nickname “Hondo,” given him by a childhood friend who had trouble pronouncing his surname and who thought Havlicek’s strong, silent demeanor was reminiscent of John Wayne in the 1953 movie of the same name. One play epitomized Havlicek’s reputation as the pre-eminent hustle player of his time and possibly, as many older Celtics fan would argue, of all time. On April 15, 1965, the Celtics were clinging to a 110-109 lead in the decisive seventh game of the 1965 Eastern Conference final playoff series. With five seconds remaining, center Bill Russell’s inbounds pass from under the 76ers’ basket hit a guide wire overhead, giving the 76ers the ball and a chance to win the series. Guarding Chet Walker, a star forward for Philadelphia, in the area near the free-throw line, Havlicek began silently ticking off the five allotted seconds that 76ers’ guard Hal Greer had to inbound the ball. Then, at the count of four, Havlicek peeked back at Greer, who had just tossed the ball in Walker’s direction. Havlicek reached and tipped the pass to Celtics guard Sam Jones, who then dribbled out the clock to cement the Boston victory, setting off pandemonium in Boston Garden. Havlicek was hugged by Russell, mobbed by fans and stripped of his No. 17 jersey. The play was immortalized by the Celtics’ longtime radio broadcaster, Johnny Most, whose call — “Havlicek stole the ball!” — became enshrined in every highlight reel of the Celtics’ glorious history. “Red Auerbach always said, ‘Look for an edge,’” Havlicek recalled in a 2015 N.B.A. video marking the 50th anniversary of the steal, referring to the Celtics’ organizational patriarch and nine-time champion coach. “I did what I was supposed to do. I never realized it would last this long, but it is everlasting.” Spanning eras that included Russell and Dave Cowens, star center of the 1970s, Havlicek was part of eight Celtics championship teams in all, never losing in an N.B.A. finals. He was also a standout at Ohio State when the Buckeyes won an N.C.A.A. title in 1960 and reached the championship game in two subsequent seasons, in which Havlicek co-starred with his roommate Jerry Lucas, another future Basketball Hall of Famer. Those teams won 78 of 84 games. (Another member of the roster was Bob Knight, who would go on to a renowned and controversial career coaching college ball.) It was with the Celtics that Havlicek developed his game as a unique two-position player — small forward and shooting guard. Early in his career he raised the visibility and value of the sixth man, or first man off the bench, before becoming a starter when Russell, a player-coach, retired after the 1968-69 season and Tom Heinsohn, a former teammate of Havlicek’s, took over as coach. Havlicek was voted to the all-N.B.A. team four ti
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Post by TTX on Apr 26, 2019 8:04:06 GMT -5
RIP John
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