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Maris
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03-28-2002

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 6:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
They already found the two guys that did it and they confessed. Apparently it was a home invasion and a robbery. The poor man was stabbed multiple times in his house and somehow got outside.

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 6:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
How horrible!!!!!!!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 5:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
The guy who played Tom Willis on The Jeffersons passed away.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 7:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
ack!!

Bandit
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07-29-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 7:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bandit a private message Print Post    
Franklin Cover...but I can't find anything online about it.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 7:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
They said it on the radio this morning but I can't find an article either.

Hypermom
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08-13-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 8:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
It's on AOL's news page:

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 10) - Franklin Cover, who became a familiar face as George and Louise Jefferson's white neighbor in the long-running TV sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died, his publicist said Thursday. He was 77.

Cover died of pneumonia Sunday at the Lillian Booth Actor's Fund of America home in Englewood, N.J., said publicist Dale Olson. He had been living at the home since December 2005 while recuperating from a heart condition.

In his nearly six decades in show business, Cover made numerous appearances on television shows, including "The Jackie Gleason Show," "All in the Family," "Who's the Boss?" "Will & Grace," "Living Single," "Mad About You" and "ER."

He began his career on the stage, appearing in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and "Henry IV," and later in numerous Broadway productions, including "Any Wednesday," "Wild Honey and "Born Yesterday."

But Cover was best known for his role as Tom Willis, who was in an interracial marriage with a black woman, in "The Jeffersons."

He and his wife lived in the same "deluxe apartment" building that Sherman Hemsley moved his family to after making money in the dry-cleaning business. There, Cover often played a comic foil to Hemsley's blustering, opinionated black businessman. The show ran from 1975 to 1985.

Cover also appeared in several films, including "The Great Gatsby," "The Stepford Wives" and "Wall Street."

He is survived by his widow, Mary, a son and a daughter.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I loved that show.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Chaplin, thanks for that info! That was very interesting!

Biloxibelle
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12-21-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biloxibelle a private message Print Post    
I did too Mocha, I loved the chemistry he had with Roxie Roker. Stephanie is a huge fan of the show. I think it is Sherman's energy that keeps her entertained. It's been years since I have seen it on TV. I even looked to see if they had a box set of DVD's out for her. I couldn't find it.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Did you check Amazon?

Biloxibelle
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12-21-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biloxibelle a private message Print Post    
Thanks Mocha! They have the first 4 seasons. I purchaesed the first 2 seasons. Stepahnie is going to be thrilled when they get here.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 10:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Oh good!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 4:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
'Jaws' Author Peter Benchley Dies at 65


Apparant cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive and a fatal scarring of the lungs. How terrible. Looks like it took a lot out of him. He looks a lot older than 65 in this PIC.



Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 5:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
THat is a horrible disease..

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 11:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
I just read another Peter Benchley book, Q Clearance. It was pretty funny.

Konamouse
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 7:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
Babylon 5's Katsulas Dies

Andreas Katsulas, the character actor known to SF fans as G'Kar on Babylon 5 and a familiar face from Star Trek and other SF&F TV shows, died Feb. 13 of lung cancer in Los Angeles, his agent, Donna Massetti, confirmed to SCI FI Wire. He was 59.

Katsulas, a longtime resident of Los Angeles, played the Narn ambassador G'Kar for five years in the syndicated cult TV series Babylon 5, starting in 1993. He reprised the role in subsequent Babylon 5 telefilms.

Katsulas was also no stranger to Trek fans, playing Romulan Cmdr. Tomalak in Star Trek: The Next Generation. His last appearance in a Trek series was as a Vissian captain on an episode of Enterprise.

Born in St. Louis, Katsulas held a master's degree in theater from Indiana University, his official Web site said. After performing in plays in St. Louis, New York and Boston, he went on to film roles in such movies as Michael Cimino's The Sicilian, which brought him to Los Angeles, then in Ridley Scott's Someone to Watch Over Me and Blake Edward's Sunset.

Katsulas moved to Los Angeles permanently in 1986 and found scores of television and film parts in everything from TV's Alien Nation and Max Headroom to the big screen's The Fugitive, in which he played the infamous one-armed man, and Executive Decision opposite Kurt Russell and Steven Seagal.

Information on memorial services was pending at press time.

Tribute by JMS

Just over a year ago, Andreas Katsulas -- who loved smoking with a
passion that cannot be described -- was diagnosed with lung cancer,
which by then had already spread to other areas. He quit smoking at
once and went on a healthy diet and vitamin program, but there was
little hope of a good resolution even though the new regimen was very
good for him. When we spoke about it, he laughed, and said, "Now that
I'm dying I've never felt better!"

His spirits were always up and positive, putting everyone at ease about
his condition, because...well, that's the kind of person he was.

A couple of months ago, he and his wife convened a dinner with me,
Doug, and Peter Jurasik, which was filled with laughter and stories and
good food. He wanted to know all the stories we never told him
because, as he said, "Who am I going to tell?" So we did. Because we
knew we were saying goodbye, and there would not be a second chance.

Last night, in the company of his wife and family, Andreas closed his
eyes and went away.

He lived an amazing life...full of travel and wonder and good
work...was part of the world renowned Peter Brook company...he saw the
planet, loved and was loved, ate at great restaurants, smoked too many
cigarettes...he lived a life some people would die for.

And, sadly, due to the last part of that equation...he did.

Memorial arrangements are still being worked out, but will doubtless be
private.

Andreas is gone...and G'Kar with him, because no one else can ever play
that role, or ever will.

I will miss him terribly.

J. Michael Straczynski

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I'm sorry to hear that. That was a nice tribute by JMS.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 8:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
yeah, I remember when he was the one armed man and also the romulan.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
Feb 19, 9:04 PM (ET)

By SHELLEY KNAPP

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - William Cowsill, lead singer of the 1960s singing family band The Cowsills, which inspired the TV series "The Partridge Family," has died. He was 58.

Cowsill, who was suffering from emphysema, osteoporosis, and other ailments, died in Calgary, Alberta, on Friday, according to the family and Canadian record producer Neil MacGonigill. He had been in deteriorating health.

The Cowsills, inspiration for the "The Partridge Family," recorded a series of top hits between 1967 and 1970, including "The Rain, The Park and Other Things" and "Hair."

Four Cowsill brothers played in the band: Barry on bass, William on guitar, Bob on guitar and organ, and John on drums. Their mother, Barbara, and little sister, Susan, eventually joined the group.

Barry disappeared after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on Aug. 29. His body was recovered Dec. 28 from the Chartres Street Wharf.

The band's career began in Newport, R.I. They were spotted by a producer for NBC's "Today" show which booked them for an appearance that led to a record deal.

The band broke up in the 1970s. William, the oldest brother, moved to Canada about 35 years ago, where he continued his music career with Blue Northern, The Blue Shadows and the Co-Dependents.

Cowsill is survived by two sons.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 8:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
Feb 19, 6:34 PM (ET)


NEW YORK (AP) - Richard Bright, a character actor who appeared in all three "Godfather" movies and more recently on "The Sopranos," was struck and killed by a bus, police said.

Bright, 68, was hit by a private Academy Bus as he crossed the street at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday in his Manhattan neighborhood, police Detective Bernard Gifford said.

There were no arrests as of Sunday but police said the investigation was continuing. The bus driver told police he was not aware that he had hit anyone.

Bright played mob enforcer Al Neri in the "Godfather" movies, a bodyguard to the Corleone family patriarchs played by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino.

He played a con artist hustling Ali McGraw in 1972's "The Getaway" and acted in dozens of other films such as Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in America" and "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" and in TV shows such as "Hill Street Blues."

"He always said it was the work that was the reward," said Brett Smiley, a friend and fellow actor.

Bright was arrested in 1965 on an obscenity charge for language he used in a San Francisco production of poet Michael McClure's two-person play "The Beard," which was shut down.

The American Civil Liberties Union took up the case and the charges against Bright were later dismissed in what was considered a precedent for artistic expression rights.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Monday, February 20, 2006 - 4:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
Curt Gowdy, famed sports announcer died at the age of 86.

Anybody who believe deaths come in threes, this is the 3rd i'v posted.

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Monday, February 20, 2006 - 9:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
I will miss Andreas Katsulus. He was a good actor. Curt Gowdy will be missed too. As for William Cowsill I was not into their music however, it is sad all the same. Richard Bright was a great actor also and will be missed.

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 5:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
I have missed Curt Gowdy ever since he retired. I spent many afternoons listening to his well crafted descriptions of events. Rest in Peace Cowboy.

The Cowsills were part of that most magical summer of 1969. Their music is forever etched in my heart.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
'Godfather' Actor Killed by Bus in NYC
Feb 19, 6:34 PM EST


Richard Bright, a character actor who appeared in all three "Godfather" movies and more recently on "The Sopranos," was struck and killed by a bus, police said.

Bright, 68, was hit by a private Academy Bus as he crossed the street at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday in his Manhattan neighborhood, police Detective Bernard Gifford said.

There were no arrests as of Sunday but police said the investigation was continuing. The bus driver told police he was not aware that he had hit anyone.

Bright played mob enforcer Al Neri in the "Godfather" movies, a bodyguard to the Corleone family patriarchs played by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino.