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Post by jimsteel on Dec 22, 2021 19:25:51 GMT -5
I know most if not all on this list have been posted here as jimsteel among others does a good job of keeping this tread updated. However, on the outside chance one was missed but mostly so it is easier to look at in one page that can be scrolled down on I am putting this link to MeTV's list. Of course, this only covers those that have been on TV. www.metv.com/lists/in-memoriam-remembering-the-tv-stars-we-lost-in-2021Thanks for posting |
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Post by jimsteel on Dec 22, 2021 19:30:20 GMT -5
 Sally Ann Howes, Star of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Dies at 91 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star Sally Ann Howes has passed away at the age of 91. The former child actor starred alongside Dick Van Dyke in the 1968 musical film. Howes' nephew, Toby Howes, shared the news of her death on December 19th on Twitter. "I can also confirm the passing of my beloved Aunty Sally Ann Howes who died peacefully in her sleep yesterday," Howes posted. "My brother & I thought Sally Ann might hold on until the Christmas screening of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' as this would have greatly appealed to her mischievous side." The fan-favorite movie has become a Christmas Day staple in the U.K. Howes played the fictional character Truly Scrumptious, a wealthy woman who gets into a romantic relationship with Dick Van Dyke's Caractacus Potts. Truly Scrumptious was an original character created for the film based on the Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car novel by Ian Fleming. The role of Truly Scrumptious was originally intended for Julie Andrews, who turned it down since it was too similar to her Mary Poppins character. Howes had a 50-year acting career across film and television, before focusing on theater work in the latter half of her career. She made her debut at the age of 12 in 1943's Thursday's Child, where she played a schoolgirl that goes on to become a successful child actor, in many ways mirroring her own illustrious career. Her Broadway debut came in 1958's My Fair Lady, where she followed Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle. |
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Post by jimsteel on Dec 22, 2021 19:45:14 GMT -5
We missed  Robert Hogan, the namesake of the Col. Hogan character on Hogan's Heroes at 87 He played a helicopter pilot on 'M*A*S*H' and the love interest of Alice on 'Alice'. |
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Post by jimsteel on Dec 22, 2021 19:51:48 GMT -5
WE MISSED  Erin O'Brien, who played Andy Griffith's gal and the title character in the '77 Sunset Strip' pilot AT 87 The former Tonight Show singer made her final TV acting appearance on Perry Mason. |
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Post by jimsteel on Dec 22, 2021 19:58:47 GMT -5
WE MISSED   Chuck Hicks, robot boxer in The Twilight Zone and frequent Clint Eastwood collaborator The stuntman-actor was also one of The Untouchables. He was 93. |
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Post by on_the_edge on Dec 22, 2021 19:59:28 GMT -5
Sally Ann Howes from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is an interesting one. I remember one the stations around Detroit would play Chitty Chitty Bang Bang every year on or around Thanksgiving when I was a kid. I had thought of it over the years but do not recall seeing in on TV since then. Recently I saw some station was showing last month or early this month. I wonder if coincidence or they knew she was doing bad and did it in honor of her.
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Post by jimsteel on Dec 22, 2021 20:03:19 GMT -5
WE MISSED  Mark Wilson, magician host of Sixties Saturday morning series The Magic Land of Allakazam AT 91 His magic show ran alongside Bugs Bunny and Captain Kangaroo in the early '60s. |
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Post by jimsteel on Dec 22, 2021 20:49:10 GMT -5
 R.I.P. Nicholas Georgiade, the tough Rico Rossi of The Untouchables at 88 He was a boxer in the Army and his brother was a police officer in real life. Who better to play one of Eliot Ness' men? |
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Post by WTIC on Dec 22, 2021 21:12:53 GMT -5
WE MISSED Chuck Hicks, robot boxer in The Twilight Zone and frequent Clint Eastwood collaborator The stuntman-actor was also one of The Untouchables. He was 93. The Maynard Flash in the classic Lee Marvin episode of the Twilight Zone "Steel"! I always wondered how they got that interesting look on the eyes of the character, but I guess it's just puddy or something built up with curved lenses like sunglass lenses for where the eyes are. RIP, Mr Hicks! Todd C WTIC |
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Post by jimsteel on Dec 22, 2021 23:48:15 GMT -5
 Hip-Hop Podcaster Combat Jack Passes Away At 48 The famed hip-hop executive suffered a battle with colon cancer. |
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