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Barbara's Obits & Memorials
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Todd Milsap, son of country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Found dead on a houseboat	He was 49	Monday, February 25, 08:02:25am	4
I believe that's his only child? (NT) -- ., Saturday, February 23, 04:25:42pm Boy, middle aged "celeb kids" are dropping lately! (NT) -- Sad., Saturday, February 23, 04:39:55pm Ronnie Milsap Son Dead At 49. ... -- The Tennessean, Monday, February 25, 08:02:25am
Birthdays today: Actor Dominic Chianese ("The Sopranos") is 88	Other birthdays, Feb. 24-	Sunday, February 24, 06:26:18pm	9
For 20 years prior to "Sopranos", it was "actor Dominic Chianese ..."Johnny Ola" from Godfather II"! -- "...One by one, our old friends are gone. Death, natural or not, prison, deported." ~Johnny Ola, Sunday, February 24, 11:30:10am Diplomat John Gunther Dean is 93, businessman Bruce S. Gelb is 92, ex- US Sen. James G. Abourezk is 88, businessman Eugene F. Murphy is 85, ex- Ill. Gov. George Ryan is 85, singer Renata Scotto is 85, NIKE founder Phil Knight is 81 (NT) -- ., Sunday, February 24, 12:19:25pm "Johnny Get Angry" -- Joanie Sommers, Sunday, February 24, 04:46:27pm "(Escape) The Pina Colada Song" -- Rupert Holmes, Sunday, February 24, 04:47:48pm "Bad To The Bone" -- George Thorogood And The Destroyers, Sunday, February 24, 04:49:19pm Feb.24th~Happy 100th Birthday! Baseball Coach Joe Ferebee, Actress Maria Amelia is 100, Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton is 99, Rear Admiral Murul Huq is 97, Poet Edel Adnan is 94, (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, February 24, 06:03:08pm Director Domenico Campana is 90, Actress Molly McCart is 90, TV Personality Nils Petter Sundgren turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, February 24, 06:03:52pm Feb.24th~Happy Birthday! Actress Jenny O'Hara (77) Actor Robert A. Silverman (76) Actress Sheila Larken (75) Actor Barry Bostwick (74) Actor Edward James Olmos (72) Actress Debra Jo Rupp (68) Actress Helen Shaver (68) (NT) -- Colt, Sunday, February 24, 06:26:18pm
Douglas, macaw that played the parrot 'Rosalinda' in the 1970 Pippi Longstocking movie "Pippi in the South Seas"	Dies at 51	Sunday, February 24, 06:20:02pm	4
He even has an IMDb page! -- -, Sunday, February 24, 01:53:39pm The only question is whether he'll open the Oscar In Memoriam segment (NT) -- or close it?, Sunday, February 24, 03:34:26pm Glad they were able to work him in at the last minute like that! (NT) -- Russ, Sunday, February 24, 06:20:02pm
TV heads up: The latest "American Masters" on PBS s about Sammy Davis, Jr	Singer, dancer, actor, impressionist, musician, all around entertainer	Sunday, February 24, 05:53:10pm	2
I saw that "I Gotta Be Me" Davis biodoc last week. ~So good! (NT) -- theChronicler, Sunday, February 24, 05:53:10pm
Mac Wiseman, Country Music Hall of Fame singer and musician	Dies at 93	Sunday, February 24, 04:26:01pm	5
Made it into the Top 10 on the country music charts with his interpretation of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett." -- Song inside, Sunday, February 24, 03:45:49pm A bad weekend for the Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2014. The other inductee for that year Ronnie Milsap lost his son yesterday. (NT) -- ., Sunday, February 24, 03:56:03pm "Jimmy Brown The Newsboy " -- His biggest hit (# 5, Country), Sunday, February 24, 04:13:12pm Hate I missed this one. (NT) -- R.I.P. Mac, Sunday, February 24, 04:26:01pm
Archive: Dinah Shore, Feb. 24, 1994	Singer, actress, TV host	Sunday, February 24, 01:18:08pm	2
Rare celeb, whose cremated remains are in not two, but three different locations. Her final service at Hillside Memorial Park Chapel in L.A., where a portion of her ashes are placed, w/another portion at Forest Lawn, Cathedral City located near her desert home. ... -- The rest optained by family., Sunday, February 24, 01:18:08pm
ARCHIVE: February 24, 2005 ~Jessica Lunsford, the 9-year-old girl from Homosassa, Florida, who was abducted from her home, raped, and murdered by a sex offender who lived nearby. -Here is her story ...	Bio	Sunday, February 24, 12:28:57pm	1
Dancer & Actress Gina Lalli	Dies at 89	Sunday, February 24, 11:48:19am	6
IMDb -- -, Sunday, February 24, 07:40:21am I correct the birthdate earlier this morning. (NT) -- R.I.P., Sunday, February 24, 08:00:43am Everything's bigger in Texas -- even the paragraphs., Sunday, February 24, 07:47:05am Here's a short video clip of Lalli as "sidewalk psychic" in 1990 film "Slacker" -- /, Sunday, February 24, 08:08:14am PHOTO ... -- Link, Sunday, February 24, 11:48:19am
Local L.A. anchor Chris Burrous death ruled accidental meth overdose.	KTLA.com	Sunday, February 24, 07:06:53am	6
Another seemingly squeaky-clean TV personality, beloved by friends and fans dies another meth-head death. (NT) -- Pathetically sad., Friday, February 22, 05:09:06pm One of his colleagues, and forgive me - I can't remember which one except it was female colleague, tweeted this out shortly after his death was announced: -- "One never knows what demons their co-workers are facing.", Saturday, February 23, 10:39:42am Not a report for your wife and 9 year old to remember you by -- Kinky, Saturday, February 23, 05:44:42pm Jeeez, death by meth rock up ass in queer encounter. So sad for his family. "...He was engaging in �various sexual activities with his companion� when he inserted a �rock� of meth into his rectum." (NT) -- "He reportedly inserted a second rock later on in the encounter, placed a mask on and �doused the filters with �poppers.��, Saturday, February 23, 06:31:41pm Yep, I figured. (NT) -- Forest, Sunday, February 24, 07:06:53am
Healthwatch: Peter Frampton	Degenerative muscle disease	Sunday, February 24, 06:22:39am	1
Monkees Singer & Bassist Peter Tork	Dies at 77	Sunday, February 24, 02:14:12am	22
Daily Mail Obit -- -, Thursday, February 21, 08:24:25am IMDb -- -, Thursday, February 21, 08:25:12am Almost 7 years to the day of Davy Jones death 2/29/2012 (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, February 21, 08:32:30am List of other musicians who died the same age at 77 -- Link, Thursday, February 21, 09:59:48am You mean more than one member of the same profession has died right around the median age of death? (NT) -- How do you explain this phenomenon?, Thursday, February 21, 10:31:13am Lol...The new "Club 27" but for geriatric crowd! (NT) -- "Club 77", Thursday, February 21, 11:33:44am Hollywood Reporter Obit -- -, Thursday, February 21, 10:42:55am In the 1970's he lived in northern California. In San Anselmo. (NT) -- Just north of where I live in Fairfax. I believe he still had P.O. box there., Thursday, February 21, 11:11:44am Heard nothing about this on this on the news this morning (NT) -- That's why this board is so important!, Thursday, February 21, 11:20:36am Even now, several hours later, his death isn't receiving a lot of attention. (NT) -- That's very odd to me., Thursday, February 21, 11:28:06am Davy Jones got a lot more attention when he died (NT) -- Of course, he was the hearthrob of the group!, Thursday, February 21, 11:39:27am MTV Reintroduced The Monkees In The 80s With Brand New Fans -- David S., Thursday, February 21, 12:10:06pm So incredibly sad. NO one should die from cancer of the tongue, let alone a singer. (NT) -- Last celeb I remember dying in such a way, was musical actor MacRae, who had cancer of the mouth and jaw., Thursday, February 21, 11:40:23am The Monkees' Surviving Members Mourn Peter Tork's Death (Billboard Magazine) -- Russ, Thursday, February 21, 12:33:19pm Michael Nesmith has been recently ill with heart problems too. Looks like the Monkees are on the verge of extinction. (NT) -- ., Thursday, February 21, 12:50:16pm Here's Marge Simpson with a bad memory of the Monkees! -- ., Thursday, February 21, 02:36:21pm "Your Auntie Grizelda"- The Monkees -- One of Peter Tork's few lead vocals, Friday, February 22, 11:05:51am My favorite monkey song (NT) -- Rip Peter Halsten Thorkelson, Friday, February 22, 06:02:08pm Monkees...yikes! I screwed up... sue me (NT) -- ., Friday, February 22, 06:19:21pm I remember when "The Monkees" won an Emmy for best TV comedy -- djcb, Saturday, February 23, 11:35:25pm True! The Monkees series won 'Best Outstanding Comedy Series' EMMY in 1967, and it was TV director James Frawley who won 'Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy' for the pilot episode that very same night! Frawley, who went on to direct nearly all the series episodes (even appearing in a dozen of them himself), died exactly one month before Tork! -PHOTO ... -- theChronicler, Sunday, February 24, 02:14:12am
James Frawley, Actor & Director	Dies at 82	Sunday, February 24, 01:47:08am	7
Full obit text -- R.I.P., Thursday, January 24, 05:14:10am IMDb -- Link, Thursday, January 24, 05:22:40am He directed "The Big Bus", probably the first "Disaster movie" parody (even before "Airplane!") (NT) -- I wonder if he was related to William Frawley?, Thursday, January 24, 11:21:08am Hollywood Reporter Obit ... -- Link, Thursday, January 24, 06:49:05pm No relations to actor Wm. 'Fred Mertz' Frawley (1887-1966). (NT) -- Jess Sayin, Thursday, January 24, 06:52:21pm FUN FACT: It was James Frawley who directed The Monkees TV series, making it two from the series, along with Peter Tork, to die within a month! (NT) -- theChronicler, Sunday, February 24, 01:47:08am
�60 Minutes� Producer Alan Weisman	Dies at 68	Saturday, February 23, 07:41:00pm	4
IMDb -- Link, Saturday, February 23, 07:02:53pm A bit misleading. He was one of many producers, not "the" producer. (NT) -- You might want to clarify your posting., Saturday, February 23, 07:21:57pm I didn't say he was The Producer, just Producer. If I had put The before Producer it would imply he was the only one. (NT) -- CDH, Saturday, February 23, 07:41:00pm
Morgan Woodward - Cool Hand Luke's "man with no eyes" dead at 93.	Per Rocket's blog	Saturday, February 23, 06:41:23pm	23
Played Punk Anderson on Dallas. (NT) -- And Walton's cousin Boone Walton on The Waltons., Friday, February 22, 03:11:49pm Looks like it's been removed from Boot Hill. (NT) -- RI.P. If the rumor is true, Friday, February 22, 03:43:49pm Several posts on Facebook, but haven't seen anything from the credible news sources. (NT) -- CDH, Friday, February 22, 03:58:59pm Starred in two different episodes of STTOS "The Omega Glory" and "Dagger of the Mind" (NT) -- That ruddy complexion of his was....unique., Friday, February 22, 04:28:49pm Post SOURCE please. (NT) -- Thank you., Friday, February 22, 05:13:20pm Here's the Facebook info -- Link, Friday, February 22, 05:18:06pm Respectfully, I�m not finding confirmation of this anywhere else (NT) -- TOBY, Saturday, February 23, 05:44:01am Morgan Woodward's Facebook Fanpage Announced His Passing Just Right After Rob's -- David S., Saturday, February 23, 10:08:59am Rob Word, A Former Entertainment Reporter, Announced His Death on Facebook -- David S., Saturday, February 23, 09:59:51am Hoax? Absolutely nothing anywhere about this. (NT) -- (NT), Saturday, February 23, 09:45:29am Seems Not A Hoax -- David S., Saturday, February 23, 09:49:52am It's weird Boot Hill and Western Clippings haven't posted his death. (NT) -- Usually they post a western death before it's official., Saturday, February 23, 11:24:19am Maybe family asked Rocket a couple days ago, to hold off from posting? (NT) -- Just a guess., Saturday, February 23, 12:13:48pm Rocket at Boot Hill rarely ever posts an obit before it's confirmed. (NT) -- I'm not sure about Boyd Magers over at Western Clippings., Saturday, February 23, 12:39:04pm Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper obituary -- ., Saturday, February 23, 12:00:44pm Mostly a Western actor, but he was in a couple episodes of 'Star Trek" -- Imdb, Saturday, February 23, 12:32:33pm I posted the IMDb link yesterday. (NT) -- I have no idea why it's no longer there., Saturday, February 23, 12:40:52pm The Star-Telegraph obit does not reveal source of death notice (family, death details, etc), only that he's dead. (NT) -- Odd., Saturday, February 23, 02:12:11pm I didn't know why people were doubting this one? Rob Word is very reliable for this. He even interviewed him a few years back. Some of this old actors will never get big exposure when they die that's why I love this forum not for big deaths its the little ones. (NT) -- Colt, Saturday, February 23, 03:44:29pm No, it's jusyt that there's usually some kind of family notice in some way, though he is likely very much dead. (NT) -- But here we generally like verification. I'm sure it's come in a few days., Saturday, February 23, 04:36:55pm Here's The Hollywood Reporter obit. -- DialMForMovies, Saturday, February 23, 06:13:02pm Solid write-up, Rhett. Good on ya. (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, February 23, 06:41:23pm
Precious Harris, 66, older sister of rapper T.I., dies following car accident. ...	Link	Saturday, February 23, 02:27:03pm	6
Wow, she was 28 years older that brother T.I. ! (NT) -- Wouldn't it be interesting if they pulled a Jack Nicholson or Bobby Darin, and found out she was really his mother!, Saturday, February 23, 01:40:08am My dad was 20 years older than his youngest sister (NT) -- I was born before she was! (Yes, I'm older than my aunt), Saturday, February 23, 11:13:01am But nearly 30 years? (NT) -- Yikes!, Saturday, February 23, 12:16:03pm Pres. John Tyler's first child was born in 1815- his last was born in 1860 (NT) -- 45 years later!, Saturday, February 23, 12:35:23pm Actor Anthony Quinn's FIRST son Christopher Quinn was 1939 (and died 1941), and his LAST son Ryan Nicholas Quinn was born July 5, 1996! (NT) -- ...That's a 57 year GAP!, Saturday, February 23, 02:27:03pm
Feb.23rd~Happy 97th Birthday! WW2 Figure James L. Holloway III, Actress Queta Lavat turns 90. (NT)	jlp	Saturday, February 23, 11:31:40am	4
Feb.23rd~Happy Birthday! Actor Jack Rader (98) Actor Floyd Levine (87) Actress Linda Cristal (85) Actor Peter Fonda (79) Actor Dennis Redfield (76) Actress Patricia Richardson (68) (NT) -- Colt, Friday, February 22, 09:09:23pm Other birthdays, Feb. 23- -- Happy birthdays!, Saturday, February 23, 11:15:39am Racer Hans Herrmann is 91, ex- US Rep. Tom Osborne is 82, film director Paul Morrissey is 81, commentator S.E. Cupp is 40 (NT) -- ., Saturday, February 23, 11:31:40am
Clark Gable's Grandson, Actor Clark Gable III	Dies at 30	Saturday, February 23, 11:27:41am	12
IMDb -- -, Friday, February 22, 11:26:06am Here's are PHOTOs of the two Clarks - definitely a resemblance, I think -- RIP, Friday, February 22, 11:46:19am Sadly, the grandson was no stranger to law enforcement: In 2011, he was arrested for shining a laser pointer at an LAPD helicopter; he pled guilty and was sentenced to 10 days in jail. He also survived being stabbed in the ribs in 2009 by a fellow partygoer in L.A. (NT) -- Another OD death, perhaps?, Friday, February 22, 12:03:26pm IMDb -- Link, Friday, February 22, 11:41:28am He hosted the reality TV series "Cheaters." (NT) -- ., Friday, February 22, 12:15:20pm Sad, I remember reading Hollywood star Rita Hayworth's grandson also killed himself a few years back. ... -- Link, Friday, February 22, 12:43:56pm Gable's Son Girlfriend Died Mysteriously -- DerBingle, Friday, February 22, 01:01:27pm Article from 2011 Arrest -- DerBingle, Friday, February 22, 01:07:25pm His stepfather, Jason Scheff, was bassist for the group Chicago (NT) -- ., Friday, February 22, 02:06:21pm Why was he named "Clark Gable the 3rd" when his father's name was John Clark Gable? (NT) -- ., Saturday, February 23, 11:22:41am Actually the first Clark Gable was William Clark Gable. His son is John Clark Gable. (NT) -- The grandson Clark James Gable., Saturday, February 23, 11:27:41am
Marella Agnelli, Widow of Fiat tycoon	Dead at 91	Saturday, February 23, 11:21:11am	1
Frank Ballance (D) North Carolina, U.S. Representative from 2003 to 2004 who later went to prison	Dies at 77	Saturday, February 23, 11:14:28am	2
Congressional bio -- ., Saturday, February 23, 11:14:28am
Actor & Comedian Brody Stevens	Dies at 48; Apparent Suicide by Hanging	Saturday, February 23, 08:43:27am	5
IMDb -- -, Friday, February 22, 04:14:33pm Comedian Brody Stevens, dies at 48. ... -- MSN Obit, Friday, February 22, 05:17:26pm Hope he's at peace now. (NT) -- So sad at such a young age., Friday, February 22, 04:23:23pm Pic -- RIP, Saturday, February 23, 08:43:27am
Singer Gus Backer (The Del-Vikings)	Dies at 81	Saturday, February 23, 07:10:00am	7
Opps - should be Gus Backus! -- "Short on Love" - Gus Backus, Friday, February 22, 07:06:25am "Whispering Bells" -- The Del-Vikings, Friday, February 22, 07:09:32am IMDb -- -, Friday, February 22, 08:12:22am Interesting guy. American born but lived most of his life in Germany. Was the only white singer in R&B group Del-Vikings, who had 3 top 20 pop hits. As a solo artist, released a version of "Wooden Heart" at the same time as Joe Dowell. Dowell's version caught on and reached #1. (NT) -- Russ, Friday, February 22, 01:29:18pm Actually the first white member of the group was David Lerchey (1937-2005) (NT) -- Who was in almost every version of the group until his death in 2005., Friday, February 22, 01:59:51pm Yes, you're right I misread the article. Backus joined the group after "Come Go With Me", but was a member for their other 2 hits "Cool Shake" and "Whispering Bells" (NT) -- Russ, Saturday, February 23, 07:10:00am
Pro Rodeo Bull Rider, Cody Sorensen, Dead At 25 Of Murdered	David S.	Saturday, February 23, 06:22:35am	1
TV Producer & Writer Steve Hattman	Dies at 73	Saturday, February 23, 04:29:03am	2
IMDb -- Link, Saturday, February 23, 04:29:03am
Ross Lowell, inventor of quick-clamp lighting mounts and gaffer tape for filming, aged 92 ....	Ed Tracey	Friday, February 22, 07:45:50pm	1
Lewis Kahn, Trombone Player and Violinist, performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Celia Cruz, Willie Colon	Dead at 73	Friday, February 22, 04:39:46pm	1
John Corina, LA Homicide cop, handled Natalie Wood & Suge Knight cases	Dead at 58	Friday, February 22, 04:27:56pm	1
Neil Papiano, Attorney for Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant and Joan Collins	Dead at 85	Friday, February 22, 04:24:33pm	1
Feb.21st~Happy 103rd Birthday! Composer Paul M. Stouffer, Test Pilot Robert E. Thacker is 101, Metallurgist Rupert Myers is 98, WW2 Figure Leroy J. Manor is 98, Politician William Winter is 96, Politician Robert Mugabe turns 95. (NT)	jlp	Friday, February 22, 04:20:03pm	6
Feb.21st~Happy Birthday! Director Bob Rafelson (86) Actor Gary Lockwood (82) Producer David Geffen (76) Actress Kitty Winn (76) Actress Tyne Daly (73) Actor Anthony Daniels (73) Actress Christine Ebersole (66) (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, February 20, 10:11:43pm Bob Rafelson, 86 today, produced "The Monkees" (NT) -- Which starred the late Peter Tork!, Thursday, February 21, 11:37:48am Other birthdays, Feb.21- -- Happy birthdays!, Thursday, February 21, 11:41:10am Writer Richard A. Lupoff is 84, King Harald V of Norway is 82, ex- US Rep. Beryl Anthony is 81, basketball coach Paul Westhead is 80 (NT) -- ., Thursday, February 21, 02:42:49pm Metallurgist Rupert Myers dies on 98th birthday -- RIP, Friday, February 22, 04:20:03pm
Actress Jean Cinader & Widow of Producer Robert Cinader	Dies at 96	Friday, February 22, 02:13:39pm	3
IBDB -- -, Friday, February 22, 01:33:33pm FUN FACT: Husband TV Producer Robert Cinader, died 6 days after his 58th birthday in 1982, and just weeks before his TV Producing partner Jack Webb's death! -- Link, Friday, February 22, 02:13:39pm
Hilde Zadek - Operasinger	died at 101	Friday, February 22, 01:55:29pm	1
Earl Shuman, Songwriter ('Hey There Lonely Girl')	Dead at 95	Friday, February 22, 11:16:23am	2
"Hey There Lonely Girl" -- Eddie Holman, Friday, February 22, 11:16:23am
Feb.22nd~Happy Birthday! Actor Paul Dooley (91) Actor James Hong (90) Actress E.J. Peaker (75) Actor John Ashton (71) (NT)	Colt	Friday, February 22, 11:07:40am	5
Actress Bik Wan Lo is 97,Poet Gerald Stern is 94, Anthropologist Miguel Leon-Portilla is 93, Actor Paul Dooley is 91, Actor James Hong is 90, Singer Anny Schlemm is 90, Actress Rebecca Schull is 90, Photographer Caj Bremer turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, February 21, 09:06:17pm What's the point of posting names that Colt already did? (NT) -- So weird, Thursday, February 21, 09:16:09pm Feb.22nd~Happy 97th Birthday! Advocate Krishnard Gulabrao Deshmukh, Painter Gesner Abelard is 97, Politician Beryl Ann Bentsen is 97, Composer Andre Asriel is 97, Actor Siegfried Fetscher is 97, Actress Herminia de la Fuente is 97. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, February 21, 09:31:38pm Other birthdays, Feb. 22- -- Happy birthdays!, Friday, February 22, 11:07:40am
OT: Jim Boeheim, 74, longtime head coach of the Syracuse University men's basketball team, hit and killed a pedestrian who was walking along Interstate after disabled car accident. ...	CNN	Friday, February 22, 07:07:07am	2
Here's a pic of the victim Jorge Jimenez, 51 -- Russ, Friday, February 22, 07:07:07am
Healthwatch: DUKE Basketball forward Zion Williamson out with mild knee injury after his NIKE shoe has a 'blow-out' on court, falling apart in mid dribble during game against Tarheels yesterday! The injury may disrupt his NBA route. ...	DUKE lost 88 - 72.	Friday, February 22, 07:00:58am	2
Nike's stock falls after Duke star is hurt as his sneaker comes apart -- Russ, Friday, February 22, 07:00:58am
ARCHIVE: February 22, 1944 ~It was 75 years ago today, the tragic flight of the U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress, known as "Mi Amigo" and its crew of 10 who descended severely wounded onto a local park in Sheffield England, only to abort emergency landing last second, due to a boy playing in the playground below, crashing to their deaths nearby. ...	Here's the amazing backstory & VIDEO of how local townspeople today honored the fallen flyers, including that guilt-riddled little boy, now 82.	Friday, February 22, 06:30:29am	1
Former Dodgers Pitcher Don Newcombe	Dies at 92	Friday, February 22, 05:56:41am	10
"Don Newcomb Really Throws That Ball" -- Teddy Brannon Orchestra, Tuesday, February 19, 11:47:02am After his major league pitching career ended he played a season in Japan with the Chunichi Dragons as an outfielder/first baseman. (NT) -- Nik, Tuesday, February 19, 02:11:33pm Another legend, gone. He was the last of Dodgers 1st Fantastic Four of the 1940s -Jackie Robinson, Dan Bankhead, Roy Campanella, and Newcombe, who was the first pitcher to win the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and Cy Young Awards during his career! He was also the first black pitcher to start a World Series game. ... -- But within a few years, he abused alcohol so severe, that by the mid-1960s, he pawned his World Series ring in order to afford alcohol. But soon after got sober., Tuesday, February 19, 02:54:56pm Newcomb's death comes just a dozens days after the death of MLB's first black Manager -Frank Robinson. (NT) -- And death comes just 19 days after his Dodgers teammate Jackie Robinson's 100th Birthday!, Tuesday, February 19, 03:10:09pm Yahoo Sports ... -- Link, Tuesday, February 19, 03:04:26pm He and Roy Campanella were signed in 1946 to the Dodgers franchise in Nashua, New Hampshire ... believing the French-Canadian population (who had faced discrimination) would be more tolerant of black athlees than in other cities. RIP (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Tuesday, February 19, 04:37:03pm Newcomb's passing leaves only three surviving players from Brooklyn's 1955 champtionship team; only 17 Brooklyn Dodgers in all survive (link inside) -- The Boys of Summer fading into history, Wednesday, February 20, 11:33:12am Battled back from alcoholism (NT) -- Helped end his baseball career, Friday, February 22, 05:51:42am On October 3, 1951, Newcombe was replaced in the bottom of the ninth by Ralph Branca in the deciding playoff game -- Branca then gave up Bobby Thomson's iconic home run, Friday, February 22, 05:56:41am
Archive: February 20, 1992 ~ Dick York dies at 63	Actor	Thursday, February 21, 10:46:46pm	21
Several "Bewitched" cast members died fairly young (NT) -- Sad, Wednesday, February 20, 11:00:06am Elizabeth Montgomery 62, Dick York 63, Dick Sargent 64, Paul Lynde 55. (NT) -- And the youngest was Alice Pearce, who died at 48., Wednesday, February 20, 11:16:55am It looks like Dr. Bombay (Bernard Fox) lived the longest. He died at age 89 in 2016. (NT) -- Actress Kasey Rogers, who played the second Mrs. Tate, died at age 80 in 2006., Wednesday, February 20, 11:37:11am Did Elizabeth Montgomery have much dealings with Dick York after he left the show? I get the feeling they never saw each other again. -- Sherlock, Wednesday, February 20, 12:24:59pm I'm thinkning he was probably a surly personality toward the end of his run on BEWITCHED, due to his pain killer abuse. (NT) -- I sure hope not., Wednesday, February 20, 01:56:45pm Anyone like Sargent better than York? (NT) -- York seems to be the clear favorite., Wednesday, February 20, 06:57:43pm Whoever plays a role first ... defines it in the minds of most people. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Wednesday, February 20, 07:54:03pm Betwitched as two "Darrens" two "Mrs. Kravitz's" and two "Mrs Tate's" (NT) -- Any other show where three or more characters were played by two of more different actors?, Thursday, February 21, 05:47:57am Petticoat Junction comes close with three" Billie Jo's," two "Bobbie Jo's," and two "Selma Plout's" (NT) -- RG, Thursday, February 21, 06:52:12am The conversation begins and ends with Doctor Who (NT) -- with honorable mention to Lassie., Thursday, February 21, 08:20:55am That's a special case (NT) -- The character being played by a different actor is part of the story being told, Thursday, February 21, 09:05:21am Sorry, no changing the rules in the middle of the game. (NT) -- I win!, Thursday, February 21, 10:26:05am On Doctor Who none of the actors who took over the part did so because of the death of the previous actor or because they left to pursue other interests so it doesn't count. (NT) -- Bewitched and Petticoat Junction would count for both reasons., Thursday, February 21, 09:35:33am Well the first Doctor was too ill to continue and others actually did quit to pursue other interests (NT) -- But it's still not the same, Thursday, February 21, 09:50:29am You mentioned "Betwitched" replacements -having two "Darrens", two "Mrs. Kravitzs", and two "Mrs Tates"....you forgot two "Frank Stephens" too (Robert F. Simon and Roy Roberts)! ... (NT) -- ...That's GOTTA be a record for a single series!, Thursday, February 21, 12:20:16pm From my encounter -- Not true, Thursday, February 21, 12:23:25pm I wish YouTube still offered his last interviews from TV's "Entertainment Tonight". (NT) -- They were some of the most heartfelt, poignant interviews, ever., Thursday, February 21, 12:31:23pm Here's a picture of York in this later years, looking sickly. -- Link, Thursday, February 21, 02:33:06pm I still say the BEST thing the producers of the newer BEWITCHED film reboot in 2005, would have been to cast the York look-alike actor Jim Carrey (with his gangly York Darren delivery), and THEN recast Darren MID-MOVIE (mid-scene) with Will Ferrell as the more subdued Darren! -Hillarious! ... (NT) -- ...Audiences would have LOVED the inside joke!, Thursday, February 21, 06:25:11pm Assuming they'd have agreed to split a salary. -- After all, there are such things as budgets., Thursday, February 21, 10:46:46pm
Mark Bramble dies at 68	Deadline.com	Thursday, February 21, 06:33:47pm	3
IBDB listing -- ., Thursday, February 21, 02:32:06pm Playbill Obit & PHOTO ... -- Link, Thursday, February 21, 06:33:47pm
Dr. Robert Wiener, oldest Canadian man	Dies at 110	Thursday, February 21, 03:15:24pm	6
Not too many people left born before 1910 (NT) -- ., Monday, February 18, 10:57:20am I wonder why Canadian Press is asleep on this notable passing?? (NT) -- Odd., Monday, February 18, 01:50:22pm His older brother was once Canada's oldest man. He died a few years ago a few months short of his 110th birthday. (NT) -- ., Monday, February 18, 03:39:19pm Has there ever been another case where siblings shared the title of "Oldest"? (NT) -- ., Tuesday, February 19, 11:39:55am Obituary -- Global News (Canada), Thursday, February 21, 03:15:24pm

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