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Entertainment Obituaries
2009
JAN 6
CHERYL HOLDRIDGE 64 LUNG
CANCER
FORMER MOUSEKETTER WHO ALSO PLAYED JULIE FOSTER ON LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
JAN. 8
DON GALLOWAY 71 STROKE
WAS A REGULAR ON IRONSIDE IN THE 60'S & 70'S & DID SOME GAME
SHOWS
JAN. 9
DAVE DEE 65 PROSTATE
CANCER
HAD A HIT RECORD CALLED ZABADAK IN 1967
JAN. 9
JON HAGER 67 NATURAL
CAUSES
PART OF THE HAGER BROTHERS WHO APPEARED ON HEE HAW
JAN. 13
LANNY KEAN 48
HEART ATTACK
PRO WRESTLER WHO WENT BY COUSIN JR. IN THE 80'S.
JAN. 13
PATRICK MC GOOHAN 80
STARRED IN THE PRISONER SERIES IN THE LATE 60'S.
JAN. 14
RICARDO MONTALBAN 88
VETERAN ACTOR KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE ON FANTASY ISLAND
JAN. 18
BOB MAY 70 CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
PLAYED THE ROBOT ON LOST IN SPACE
JAN. 30
JOHN GORDY 74 CANCER
ONE OF THE GREATEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE 1960'S, PLAYED FOR DETROIT
LIONS
FEB. 2
JIM WILSON 67 CANCER
FORMER NFL LINEMAN & PRO WRESTLER
FEB. 3
PHILLIP CAREY 83 LUNG CANCER
ACTOR WHO PLAYED ASA BUCHANNAN ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE. HE ALSO HAD A
MEMORABLE GUEST STAR ROLE ON ALLIN THE FAMILY PLAYING A TOUGH GUY WHO WAS
GAY.
FEB. 6
JAMES WHITMORE 87 LUNG CANCER
LEGENDARY ACTOR FROM THE 40'S TO THE 90'S
FEB. 7
MOLLY BEE 69 STROKE
POPULAR COUNTRY SINGER & ACTRESS IN THE 1950'S
FEB. 15
R.D. SUMMERS 60 DIED IN HIS SLEEP
ONE OF PITTSBURGH'S TOP DISC JOCKEYS OF THE LAST 20 YEARS, WORKED FOR 3WS
RADIO WITH BOB BENEDIK OF TVOFYOURLIFE.COM
FEB. 17
BRAD VAN PELT 57 HEART ATTACK
FORMER NEW YORK GIANTS LINEBACKER AND A REAL GOOD ONE.
FEB. 21
DON RIGGS 81 NATURAL CAUSES
FORMER PITTSBURGH BROADCASTER FAMOUS FOR HIS DUCK NAMED WILLIE
FEB. 26
WENDY RICHARD 65 CANCER
ATTRACTIVE ACTRESS WHO WAS ON ARE YOU BEING SERVED?
MAR. 1
PAUL HARVEY 90 NATURAL CAUSES
LEGENDARY NEWSMAN WHO WAS ON THE AIR FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS.
MAR. 7
JIMMY BOYD 70 CANCER
ACTOR & SINGER WHO APPEARED ON BACHELOR FATHER & HAD A HIT WITH I
SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS. WAS MARRIED TO YVONNE CRAIG FOR A
SHORT TIME IN THE EARLY 60'S.
MAR. 8
HANK LOCKLIN 91 NATURAL CAUSES
POPULAR COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER WHO HAD THE HIT PLEASE HELP ME I'M FALLING IN
1960.
MAR. 18
NATASHA RICHARDSON 45 SKIING ACCIDENT
POPULAR MOVIE ACTRESS FROM THE 80'S TO TODAY
MAR. 25
JOHNNY BLANCHARD 76 HEART ATTACK
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER WITH THE MINNESOTA TWINS IN THE 50'S &
60'S
MAR. 25
ENGLAND DAN SEALS 61 CANCER
POPULAR COUNTRY SINGER WHO TEAMED WITH JOHN FORD COLEY IN THE 70'S FOR A
STRING OF HITS
MAR. 28
IRVING R LEVINE 86 PROSTATE
CANCER
NBC NEWS REPORTER FOR 45 YEARS
MAR. 30
HERMAN FRANKS 95 MULTIPLE ORGAN
FAILURE
BASEBALL MANAGER DURING THE 60'S & 70'S
APRIL 13
HARRY KALAS 73 COLLAPSED
LEGENDARY SPORTS BROADCASTER KNOWN FOR NFL FILMS VOICE OVERS AND DOING
PLAY BY PLAY FOR THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
APRIL 13
MARK FIDRYCH 54 ACCIDENT
FORMER DETROIT TIGERS PITCHER FROM THE 70'S KNOWN AS "THE BIRD".
APRIL 25
BEA ARTHUR 86 CANCER
SUPERB ACTRESS KNOWN FOR HER ROLES ON MAUDE & GOLDEN GIRLS
APRIL 28
PAUL PERSCHMANN 56
FORMER PRO WRESTLER PLAYBOY BUDDY ROSE, DESPITE HIS WEIGHT HE COULD MOVE
QUITE WELL IN THE RING.
MAY 2
JACK KEMP 73 CANCER
FORMER QUARTERBACK WITH THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS & BUFFALO BILLS, LATER
BECAME A WELL KNOWN CONGRESSMAN.
MAY 4
DOM DELUISE 75 KIDNEY FAILURE
POPULAR COMEDIAN OF THE 60'S & 70'S
MAY 13
FRANK ALETTER 83 LUNG CANCER
POPULAR CHARACTER ACTOR DURING THE 60'S & 70'S.
MAY 28
JOHN TOLOS 78 KIDNEY FAILURE
POPULAR WRESTLER ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES DURING THE 60'S & 70'S.
JUNE 7
KENNY RANKIN 69 LUNG CANCER
POPULAR SINGER OF THE 70'S
JUNE 14
BOB BOGLE 75 NON HODGKINS LYMPHOMA
LEAD GUITARIST OF THE VENTURES
JUNE 23
ED MC MAHON 86 NATURAL CAUSES
SIDEKICK ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JOHNNY CARSON AND HOST OF STAR SEARCH
JUNE 25
FARRAH FAWCETT 62 CANCER
ONE OF CHARLIE'S ANGELS IN THE 70'S. PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
GIRL ON EARTH DURING THE MID 70'S.
JUNE 25
MICHAEL JACKSON 50 CARDIAC ARREST
KNOWN AS THE "KING OF POP" HAD A TERRIFIC ALBUM IN THE 80'S
CALLED THRILLER
JUNE 25
SKY SAXON 62 INTERNAL INFECTION
LEAD SINGER OF THE 60'S GROUP THE SEEDS
JUNE 27
GALE STORM 87 NATURAL CAUSES
POPULAR ACTRESS AND SINGER DURING THE 1950'S
JUNE 28
BILLY MAYS 50 HEART AILMENT
FAMOUS PTICHMAN FOR OXY CLEAN
JUNE 28
FRED TRAVALENA 66 CANCER
POPULAR COMEDIAN AND IMPERSONATOR
JULY 1
KARL MALDEN 97 NATURAL CAUSES
STAR OF THE TV SHOW STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
JULY 1
MOLLIE SUGDEN 86
POPULAR BRITISH ACTRESS WHO APPEARED ON ARE YOU BEING SERVED
JULY 4
DRAKE LEVIN 62 CANCER
LEAD GUITARIST FOR PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS IN THE 60'S.
JULY 4
STEVE MC NAIR 36 MURDERED
FORMER NFL QUARTERBACK WITH TENNESSEE AND BALTIMORE
JULY 5
WALDO VON ERICH 75
ONE OF THE GREATEST WWWF WRESTLERS DURING THE 1960'S.
JULY 17
WALTER CRONKITE 92 CEREBRAL VASCULAR
DISEASE
AMERICA'S FINEST NEWSMAN EVER, REPORTED THE JFK ASSASSINATION & MAN
LANDING ON THE MOON.
AUGUST 13
LES PAUL 94 PNEUMONIA
ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS WHO EVER LIVED
AUGUST 19
DON HEWITT 86 CANCER
CREATOR OF THE TV SHOW 60 MINUTES
AUGUST 25
TED KENNEDY 77 BRAIN TUMOR
THE LAST OF THE FAMOUS KENNEDY BROTHERS, SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS, AND
ONE GREAT AMERICAN
AUGUST 26
ELLIE GREENWICH 68 HEART ATTACK
POPULAR SONGWRITER IN THE 1960'S WITH THEN HUSBAND JEFF BARRY
SEPTEMBER 3
HILARY BOGDEN 85 NATURAL CAUSES
POPULAR PITTSBURGH PA. RADIO & TV ANNOUNCER
SEPTEMBER 8
ARMY ARCHERD 90 MESOTHELIOMA
POPULAR TV COLUMNIST
SEPTEMBER 11
LARRY GELBERT 81 CANCER
WRITER FOR THE TELEVISION SERIES M.A.S.H.
SEPTEMBER 13
PAUL BURKE 83 LEUKEMIA
STARRED IN THE TV SHOW NAKED CITY
SEPTEMBER 14
PATRICK SWAYZE 57 CANCER
APPEARED IN MOVIES DIRTY DANCING & GHOST
SEPTEMBER 14
HENRY GIBSON 73 CANCER
COMIC WHO APPEARED ON ROWAN AND MARTIN'S LAUGH IN
SEPTEMBER 16
MARY TRAVERS 72 LEUKEMIA
MEMBER OF THE FOLK SINGING GROUP PETER PAUL & MARY
SEPTEMBER 30
LAURENCE GAINES 43 STROKE
RADIO TALK SHOW PRODUCER FOR WTAE AND WAMO IN PITTSBURGH
OCTOBER 13
CULLEN BRYANT 58
MEMBER OF THE LOS ANGELES RAMS FOOTBALL TEAM IN THE EARLY 80'S
OCTOBER 13
AL MARTINO 82
POPULAR SINGER OF THE 50'S & 60'S, APPEARED IN THE 1972 GODFATHER
MOVIE
OCTOBER 14
LOU ALBANO 76 NATURAL CAUSES
POPULAR WWF WRESTLER AND MANAGER IN THE 60'S & 70'S. BECAME EVEN
MORE POPULAR WHEN HE APPEARED IN A CYNDI LAUPER VIDEO.
OCTOBER 17
VIC MIZZY 93 HEART FAILURE
COMPOSER OF THE ADDAMS FAMILY THEME
OCTOBER 22
SOUPY SALES 83 CANCER
TV COMIC WHO APPEARED ON LOTS OF GAME SHOWS AND TOLD KIDS TO SEND IN
DOLLAR BILLS FROM THEIR FATHERS WALLET, MANY KIDS DID.
NOVEMBER 3
CARL BALLANTINE 92 NATURAL CAUSES
POPULAR ACTOR & COMIC WHO PLAYED ON MC HALES NAVY
NOVEMBER 15
DENNIS COLE 69
POPULAR ACTOR IN THE 60'S & 70'S ON SHOWS LIKE FELONY SQUAD AND
BRACKENS WORLD
NOVEMBER 27
AL ALBERTS 87 KIDNEY FAILURE
LEAD SINGER OF THE FOUR ACES IN THE 1950'S.
NOVEMBER 29
JOHN CHRISTIAN 92 NATURAL CAUSES
FORMER DJ ON WAMO RADIO IN PITTSBURGH DURING THE 60'S AND WORKED FOR WPXI
TV UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN THE EARLY 90'S.
DECEMBER 2
FOGE FAZIO 71 LEUKEMIA
FORMER FOOTBALL COACH FOR THE PITT PANTHERS & A NUMBER OF NFL TEAMS AS
WELL. ONE SUPER GUY
DECEMBER 9
GENE BARRY 90
ACTOR WHO STARRED ON BAT MASTERSON & BURKE'S LAW
DECEMBER 13
YVONNE KING BURCH 89
MEMBER OF THE KING FAMILY MUSIC GROUP AND MOTHER OF TINA COLE OF MY THREE
SONS
DECEMBER 15
ORAL ROBERTS 91 PNEUMONIA
POPULAR TV EVANGELIST DURING THE 50'S & 60'S.
DECEMBER 16
FRED HONSBERGER 58
WELL KNOWN RADIO TALK SHOW HOST IN PITTSBURGH FOR KDKA RADIO
DECEMBER 16
ROY DISNEY 79 STOMACH CANCER
BROTHER OF WALT DISNEY & AN EXECUTIVE WITH THE DISNEY COMPANY
DECEMBER 17
CHRIS HENRY 26 FELL OFF MOVING TRUCK
WIDE RECEIVER FOR THE CINCINNATI BENGALS
DECEMBER 18
CONNIE HINES 79 HEART AILMENT
WIFE OF WILBUR POST ON MR. ED
DECEMBER 20
ARNOLD STANG 94 PNEUMONIA
VOICE OF TOP CAT IN THE 60'S, HAD HIS OWN SHOW IN THE 1950'S
DECEMBER 24
GEORGE MICHAEL 70 CANCER
WASHINGTON DC SPORTSCASTERS WHO HAD A SYNDICATED SPORTS SHOW
DECEMBER 27
STEVE WILLIAMS 49 THROAT CANCER
PRO WRESTLER KNOWN AS DR. DEATH STEVE WILLIAMS