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Grex Cinema Item 13: Hollywood Stars In Heaven -- The TV/Movie Obituary Item
Entered by bruin on Fri Sep 12 00:40:31 UTC 1997:

This item is intended for discussion of TV and movie stars who, alas, are no
longer among the living.

12 responses total.

#1 of 12 by richard on Sat Sep 13 18:43:07 1997:

I was sad when Jimmy Stewart died...he was one of my favorite actors.  
I got to meet him once, at a D.C. area bookstore where he was signing 
books of his poetry.  I was in line near his table, when his handlers 
suddenly told him he had to leave, that he has been there for the 
agreed upon time and needed to go across town to CNN to do an 
interview.  There was still a long line of people there.

"Now doggone it, these people have been standing in line here for a 
long time, you just tell CNN they can wait"

(naturally Stewart got huge ovation from me and everyone else in line.  
So I got to shake his hand, and get his autograph.  Quite a thrill!)

#2 of 12 by jurry on Mon Sep 15 07:41:26 1997:

There is another Star passed away recently: Mitchum.
I remember her movie about WWII "Winds of War".

#3 of 12 by jurry on Mon Sep 15 07:43:02 1997:

Correction his movie, not her. Also Burgess M.

#4 of 12 by ahen12 on Sat Jul 25 13:11:51 1998:

well it sad to know when you miss your favourite stars,I had the same feeling
when Smita patil died,Agood young lady and a fine actress .I did meet her once
at a tample in dadar.Did'nt ask her for autograph but had chance to talk to
her.I admire her acxtin.

#5 of 12 by tpryan on Sun Jul 26 22:05:49 1998:

        Robert Young, Dr. Marcus Welby and someone's best knowing dad
passed away in the past week.

#6 of 12 by remmers on Mon Jul 27 20:11:31 1998:

The character played by Robert Young in "Father Knows Best" was
named Jim Anderson. Young didn't always play good whitebread type
guys -- catch his performance as a Nazi in some 1940's movie whose
name escapes me at the moment. A very effective sniveling villain.

#7 of 12 by tpryan on Fri Jul 31 02:24:00 1998:

        Time was up for Buffalo Bob Smith today.  Dead of cancer
at age 80.  Howdy Dowdy lives on forever, even without his voice.
Another broadcasting pioneer gone away.

#8 of 12 by bruin on Fri Jul 31 13:25:31 1998:

First Roy Rogers dies, then Buffalo Bob.  Two pieces of my childhood gone.

#9 of 12 by tpryan on Tue Aug 4 02:36:33 1998:

        64 year old puppeteer, voice artist,broadcasting pioneer and 
Lambchops mother, Sheri Lewis passed away yesterday from Pneumonia,
a complication of her uterine cancer, diagnosed June, 1998.

#10 of 12 by bruin on Tue Aug 4 14:24:15 1998:

Once again, death came in groups of three, at least regarding TV stars with
children as their primary audience.

Even more ironic is the fact that "The Shari Lewis Show" took over the
Saturday morning time slot that had just been vacated by (are you ready for
this?) "Howdy Doody" -- hosted by the late "Buffalo Bob" Smith.

Coincidence?  You decide.

#11 of 12 by mrmat on Sun Oct 4 02:43:48 1998:

Roddy McDowell died today. Child star or the late 40's and early 50's, starred
in "Lassie Come Home" as a child. He'll probably be best remembered for his
role in the Planet of the Apes series of films.

#12 of 12 by bruin on Sun Oct 4 14:50:01 1998:

And don't forget Gene Autry, who died Friday 10/2/98 at age 91.

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