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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 6:02 pm
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.
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 6:52 pm
How horrible!!!!!!!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 5:49 am
The guy who played Tom Willis on The Jeffersons passed away.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 7:14 am
ack!!
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 7:45 am
Franklin Cover...but I can't find anything online about it.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 7:54 am
They said it on the radio this morning but I can't find an article either.
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 8:32 am
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.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 8:35 am
I loved that show.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:16 am
Chaplin, thanks for that info! That was very interesting!
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:36 am
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.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:40 am
Did you check Amazon?
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:54 am
Thanks Mocha! They have the first 4 seasons. I purchaesed the first 2 seasons. Stepahnie is going to be thrilled when they get here.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, February 10, 2006 - 10:34 am
Oh good!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 4:51 pm
'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.

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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 5:06 pm
THat is a horrible disease..
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 11:00 pm
I just read another Peter Benchley book, Q Clearance. It was pretty funny.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 7:45 am
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
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 8:27 am
I'm sorry to hear that. That was a nice tribute by JMS.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 8:30 am
yeah, I remember when he was the one armed man and also the romulan.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 8:22 pm
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.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 8:23 pm
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.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Monday, February 20, 2006 - 4:26 pm
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.
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Monday, February 20, 2006 - 9:04 pm
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.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 5:29 am
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.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 10:00 am
'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.
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