Terence Brady obit

Playwright and actor Terence Brady, who wrote the Daily Mail's food column, dies aged 77

• Terence Brady, a former Daily Mail cookery writer, has died aged 77
• Was married for 52 years to fellow acclaimed novelist Charlotte Bingham 
• She said: My beloved Terence died peacefully in my arms. He loved doing the cooking column for the Mail – except at Christmas, when he was always stuck as to what to do with turkey!'

 

He was not on the list.

Terence Brady, a former Daily Mail cookery writer, playwright, actor and author, has died aged 77.

He was married for 52 years to fellow acclaimed novelist Charlotte Bingham, with whom he wrote a string of 1970s television classics such as Upstairs Downstairs, No Honestly, and later Pig In The Middle, in which he also starred.

Last night she said: 'My beloved Terence died peacefully in my arms. He loved doing the cooking column for the Mail – except at Christmas, when he was always stuck as to what to do with turkey!'

The Honourable Miss Bingham, 74, the daughter of the Seventh Baron of Clanmorris – an MI5 spy – rose to fame in the 1960s with her book Coronet Among The Weeds, a humorous exposé of high society written when she was 18.

She married stage actor Brady in 1964 – after he proposed 9,345 times and sent her 121 red roses – and their literary partnership endured to the end.

One of their biggest joint hits was the stage adaptation of Rosamunde Pilcher's bestselling novel The Shell Seekers.

Aside from his many literary accomplishments, Brady became a respected breeder of thoroughbred racehorses and eventers.

The couple have two children, Matthew and Candida, and lived in Somerset with their dogs and horses.

 

Writer

Riders (1993)

Riders

5.4

TV Movie

Writer

1993

 

A Fine Romance (1989)

A Fine Romance

8.3

TV Series

written by

1989

1 episode

 

Jenny Seagrove in Magic Moments (1989)

Magic Moments

5.8

TV Movie

by

1989

 

John Alderton and Pauline Collins in Forever Green (1989)

Forever Green

7.5

TV Series

Writer (uncredited)

1989–1992

 

James Bolam in Father Matthew's Daughter (1987)

Father Matthew's Daughter

5.2

TV Series

written by

1987

6 episodes

 

Love with a Perfect Stranger (1986)

Love with a Perfect Stranger

6.4

TV Movie

Writer

1986

 

Oh Madeline (1983)

Oh Madeline

7.8

TV Series

storywritten by

1983–1984

3 episodes

 

Pig in the Middle (1980)

Pig in the Middle

5.1

TV Series

writer

1980–1983

20 episodes

 

Wendy Craig in Nanny (1981)

Nanny

7.3

TV Series

writer

1981–1983

11 episodes

 

Angela Down, Liza Goddard, and Susan Jameson in Take Three Women (1982)

Take Three Women

7.4

TV Series

Writer

1982

1 episode

 

Thomas and Sarah (1979)

Thomas and Sarah

6.5

TV Series

writer

1979

5 episodes

 

Robin's Nest (1977)

Robin's Nest

6.4

TV Series

by

1978

2 episodes

 

Donal Donnelly and Liza Goddard in Yes, Honestly (1976)

Yes, Honestly

6.3

TV Series

writer

1976–1977

26 episodes

 

Diana Rigg in BBC Play of the Month (1965)

Three Piece Suite

5.6

TV Series

writer: All in the Mindwriter: After You've Gone

1977

2 episodes

 

Three Comedies of Marriage

TV Series

writer

1975

1 episode

 

John Alderton and Pauline Collins in No, Honestly (1974)

No, Honestly

8.0

TV Series

writerwritten by

1974–1975

13 episodes

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

writer

1973

1 episode

 

Gayle Hunnicutt in Away from It All (1973)

Away from It All

TV Series

writer

1973

1 episode

 

Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)

Upstairs, Downstairs

8.4

TV Series

by

1971–1972

3 episodes

 

Angela Down, Liza Goddard, and Susan Jameson in Take Three Girls (1969)

Take Three Girls

7.5

TV Series

writer

1969–1971

8 episodes

 

Boy Meets Girl (1967)

Boy Meets Girl

6.8

TV Series

writer

1969

1 episode

 

Broad and Narrow

TV Series

Writer

1965

6 episodes

 

Actor

James Bolam in Father Matthew's Daughter (1987)

Father Matthew's Daughter

5.2

TV Series

TV director

1987

1 episode

 

Pig in the Middle (1980)

Pig in the Middle

5.1

TV Series

Bartholomew 'Barty' WadeHoward

1980–1983

14 episodes

 

Wendy Craig in Nanny (1981)

Nanny

7.3

TV Series

The Vicar

1982

1 episode

 

Paul Newman, Edward Asner, and Ken Wahl in Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)

Fort Apache the Bronx

6.7

Cop at Bar

1981

 

Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)

Hawaii Five-O

7.4

TV Series

Sgt. Sperry

1977

1 episode

 

Angela Down, Liza Goddard, and Susan Jameson in Take Three Girls (1969)

Take Three Girls

7.5

TV Series

Businessman

1971

1 episode

 

Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.1

TV Series

O'Gorman

1970

2 episodes

 

Jill St. John and Robert Horton in Foreign Exchange (1970)

Foreign Exchange

6.4

TV Movie

(uncredited)

1970

 

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

6.9

TV Series

CopeMr. TraversPhillip

1966–1969

3 episodes

 

All Star Comedy Carnival (1969)

All Star Comedy Carnival

TV Movie

Various

1969

 

Cribbins (1969)

Cribbins

7.0

TV Series

1969

6 episodes

 

Boy Meets Girl (1967)

Boy Meets Girl

6.8

TV Series

Christy

1969

1 episode

 

Patrick Cargill, Noel Dyson, Ann Holloway, and Natasha Pyne in Father, Dear Father (1968)

Father, Dear Father

6.5

TV Series

Mr. Thackeray

1969

1 episode

 

Linda Hayden in Baby Love (1969)

Baby Love

5.7

Man in Shop

1969

 

The Avengers (1961)

The Avengers

8.3

TV Series

Carstairs

1969

1 episode

 

For Amusement Only

TV Series

Richard

1968

1 episode

 

According to Dora

TV Series

Various

1968

7 episodes

 

Donald Pleasence and Betsy Blair in Love Story (1963)

Love Story

7.0

TV Series

TV commentator

1968

1 episode

 

Sam and Janet (1967)

Sam and Janet

5.8

TV Series

Cinema manager

1968

1 episode

 

George Cole and Isabel Dean in A Man of our Times (1967)

A Man of our Times

7.3

TV Series

Hotel manager

1968

1 episode

 

Four Tall Tinkles

TV Series

Mr. Croxall

1967

1 episode

 

Mrs Thursday (1966)

Mrs Thursday

8.2

TV Series

Patrick Matthews

1966

1 episode

 

Edwin Apps and Pauline Devaney in Three Rousing Tinkles (1966)

Three Rousing Tinkles

TV Series

John

1966

1 episode

 

Waveney Lee and Prunella Scales in The Marriage Lines (1961)

The Marriage Lines

6.5

TV Series

Wally

1964

1 episode

 

The Great War (1964)

The Great War

8.9

TV Mini Series

Naval Order of the DayVarious (uncredited)

1964

5 episodes

 

Dig This Rhubarb

TV Series

1963–1964

13 episodes

 

Script and Continuity Department

Gayle Hunnicutt in Away from It All (1973)

Away from It All

TV Series

script editor

1973

8 episodes

 

Additional Crew

The Road to F9: Fast & Furious Fan Fest (2020)

The Road to F9: Fast & Furious Fan Fest

6.5

TV Special

talent coordinator

2020

 

Self

The Unforgettable Gordon Jackson

7.3

TV Movie

Self - Writer, 'Upstairs, Downstairs' (as Terrance Brady)

2012

 

Maid in Britain (2010)

Maid in Britain

7.6

TV Movie

Self

2010

 

Call My Bluff (1965)

Call My Bluff

7.0

TV Series

Self

1969–1970

6 episodes

Larkin Malloy obit

Larkin Malloy Dies: ‘All My Children’ Alum & Acting Teacher Was 62

 

He was not on the list.

Larkin Malloy, an actor, voice artist, acting teacher and announcer best known for appearing on various soap operas in the 1980s and ’90s including several seasons as Travis Montgomery on All My Children, has died of complications from a heart attack. He was 62.

Malloy’s All My Children co-star Walt Willey, who played the brother of Larkin’s character, made the news public in a heartfelt Facebook post this afternoon.

Just got word that Larkin Malloy, who played my brother “Travis” on All My Children, died of complications from a heart attack he suffered on Saturday. Larkin Malloy welcomed me like a brother when I joined the cast in 1987. We worked together, did appearances together, partied together, vacationed together. He was an “actor’s actor”, spending many years teaching the craft, and a gentleman in the old world style. We spent many hours together, both on set and off, and truly were “Irish brothers from another mother.” Tommy, you will be missed. Love you, brother. ‘For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come’ Hamlet

Born in New York City, Malloy began his acting career in 1974 and went on to star in the soap operas Loving, The Edge of Night and Guiding Light as well as All My Children. He also served as the announcer for As the World Turns and appeared on an episode of Law & Order, and in Adam Sandler’s Big Daddy, among many other credits. In recent years, he worked as a private acting coach, and continued to do voice over work in TV and on radio.

 

Filmography

Film

Year     Title            Role

1999    Big Daddy            Restaurant Owner

2016    Trivia Night    The Producer

2016    Good Bones   Charles Schuyler

 

Television

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1980–1984            The Edge of Night            Schuyler Whitney        

1984–1987            Guiding Light     Kyle Sampson         

1987–91, 1997–98, 2001            All My Children            Travis Montgomery    

1992    Loving            Clay Alden #2         

2002, 2006            As the World Turns            Radio Announcer / Dr. Weston            4 episodes

2003    Law & Order   Doug Barsky            Episode: "House Calls"

2014–2017            Tainted Dreams            Henry Steinman            11 episodes

Agnes Nixon obit

Agnes Nixon, Creator of All My Children and One Life to Live, Dead at 93

 

She was not on the list.

Agnes Nixon, creator of long-running soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live, died Wednesday morning. She was 93.

Nixon’s daytime-television writing/producing credits include stints at As the World Turns, Search for Tomorrow, Another World and Guiding Light. The first soap she created, ABC’s One Life to Live, premiered in 1968. Two years later, her All My Children also bowed on ABC. Both AMC and OLTL would run until 2011 on ABC (and then for a brief time after online).

Nixon also co-created Loving and was involved in that series’ spinoff, The City. She was a multiple Daytime Emmy winner and took home the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.

Agnes Nixon, creator of long-running soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live, died Wednesday morning. She was 93.

Nixon’s daytime-television writing/producing credits include stints at As the World Turns, Search for Tomorrow, Another World and Guiding Light. The first soap she created, ABC’s One Life to Live, premiered in 1968. Two years later, her All My Children also bowed on ABC. Both AMC and OLTL would run until 2011 on ABC (and then for a brief time after online).

Nixon also co-created Loving and was involved in that series’ spinoff, The City. She was a multiple Daytime Emmy winner and took home the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.

Nixon’s son, Bob Nixon, told the Associated Press that his mother had just finished her memoir, My Life to Live, and had checked into a Philadelphia physical rehabilitation facility in order to gain strength for an upcoming book tour.

As news of Nixon’s death spread Wednesday, those who worked with her her shared their memories.

Susan Lucci played AMC‘s Erica Kane for the soap’s entire ABC run. On Wednesday, via her Instagram account, she said she was “forever grateful” to Nixon.

Cameron Mathison, who played AMC‘s Ryan for the better part of 13 years, tells TVLine, “Most of my memories of her are from when I had the opportunity to travel with her for different events and appearances. I just remember how incredibly sharp and witty she was for being in her 80s. She constantly cracked me up and yet at the same time so elegant and sweet. She will be missed.”

Alicia Minshew portrayed AMC‘s Kendall Hart Slater from 2002 to 2011. “I would like to say that she was always such a beautiful class act when I saw her, with a great sense of humor!” the actress tells TVLine. “I think she put all of that into her stories. I was honored to be able to tell her stories for 10 years and am grateful for the time I got to spend with her.”

Shimon Peres - # 142

Obituary: Shimon Peres, Israeli founding father

He was number 142 on the list.

Shimon Peres was a leading figure on Israel's political landscape for as long as the Jewish state itself has existed in modern times.

He held almost every public office, including those of prime minister and president, although he never led a party to an election victory.

Born Szymon Perski in Wiszniew, Poland (now Visnieva, Belarus), on 2 August 1923, Shimon Peres was the son of a lumber merchant.

His parents were not Orthodox Jews but the young Shimon was taught the Talmud (compendium of Jewish law and commentaries) by his grandfather and became a strong adherent of the faith.

In 1934 the family moved to the British Mandate of Palestine (Peres' father had emigrated two years earlier) and settled in Tel Aviv.

After attending agricultural school Peres worked on a kibbutz (agricultural commune) and became involved in politics at the age of 18 when he was elected secretary of a Labour Zionist movement, Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed.

In 1947 Israel's founding Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion, put him in charge of personnel and arms purchases for the Haganah, the predecessor of the Israel Defense Forces.

He secured a deal with France to supply the new state with Mirage jet fighters and also set up Israel's secret nuclear facility at Dimona.

Peres shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat

Peres was elected to the Knesset (Israeli parliament) in 1959, standing for the Mapai party, the forerunner of the modern Labour movement in Israel, and was appointed deputy defence minister.

In 1965 he resigned after being implicated in a reopened inquiry into Operation Susannah, an Israeli plan to bomb British and US targets in Egypt in 1954 to try to influence Britain not to withdraw its troops from the Sinai.

A review of the original inquiry into the operation found inconsistencies in the testimony, and Peres, together with Ben Gurion, left Mapai to form a new party.

When Golda Meir resigned as prime minister in 1974 after the Yom Kippur war, Peres unsuccessfully fought Yitzhak Rabin for the vacant post.

Secret negotiations

Rabin stood down as the Alignment party leader in 1977 after a currency scandal involving his wife but a quirk in the Israeli constitution meant he could not resign as prime minister.

Peres became party leader and unofficial prime minister before leading the coalition into a defeat by the Likud party under Menachem Begin.

He suffered five further election defeats, all of which resulted in him being given ministerial positions as part of a coalition government.

In 1992 Peres failed to win the leadership of the Israeli Labour Party after being defeated in the preliminary stages of the contest by Rabin.

The former Labour leader advocated territorial compromise in the West Bank

As Rabin's foreign minister, Peres began secret negotiations with Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, which led to the historic Oslo peace accords of 1993.

For the first time the Palestinian leadership officially acknowledged Israel's right to exist.

A year later Peres became a joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize along with Rabin and Arafat.

Once an advocate of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Peres became a leading political dove, often speaking of the need for compromise over territorial demands in Palestinian areas .

"The Palestinians are our closest neighbours," he once said. "I believe they may become our closest friends."

Peres became prime minister in 1995 after Rabin's assassination but held office for less than a year before being defeated by Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud.

Reconciliation

In 2000 he failed in his effort to secure the ceremonial post of president, losing to the relatively obscure Moshe Katsav.

When his successor as Labour leader, Ehud Barak, was defeated by Ariel Sharon in the 2002 elections, Peres led Labour into a coalition with Likud and won the post of foreign minister.

He was able to extend a "safety net" in parliament to Sharon, enabling the latter to pursue a plan to disengage from Gaza and parts of the West Bank in the face of opposition from his own Likud party.

Peres was president when Benjamin Netanyahu, an ideological opponent, was prime minister

In 2005 Peres announced his resignation from Labour and his support for Sharon, who had formed a new party called Kadima.

When Sharon suffered a major stroke there was speculation that Peres might have become leader of Kadima but he was blocked by former Likud members who were the majority in the party.

In June 2007 he was elected president of Israel, resigning from the Knesset where he had been the longest-serving member of parliament in the country's history.

He served seven years as president, before stepping down in 2014, the world's oldest head of state.

Gary Glasberg obit

Top 'NCIS' producer Gary Glasberg dies

 

He was not on the list.

Gary Glasberg, a TV writer and the executive producer of NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans, died Wednesday at the age of 50.

In announcing his death, CBS said the TV veteran passed away in his sleep of unknown causes.

Glasberg, well-liked within the entertainment industry, has been married for 20 years to Mimi Schmir, a television producer and screenwriter. They have two sons, Dash and Eli.

Glasberg, whose earlier credits include The Mentalist, Crossing Jordan and Bones, joined NCIS in 2009. Since 2011, he has been the showrunner, the producer in charge of day-to-day operations, on a series that's been TV's most-watched drama for five seasons. In 2014, he created the successful spinoff NCIS: New Orleans.

The NCIS cast and crew issued a statement praising their colleague: “Gary was our rock, our cheerleader, our team captain. He inspired us with his leadership, his creative instincts and keen insight. NCIS will not be the same without him, and each of us will miss his smiling face and unwavering humor, which lifted us every day."

Executives at CBS and CBS Television Studios, which produces the NCIS shows, also issued statements expressing their sadness.

“Today is an overwhelmingly sad day for NCIS, CBS and anyone who was blessed to spend time with Gary Glasberg. We have lost a cherished friend, gifted creative voice, respected leader and, most memorably, someone whose warmth and kindness was felt by all around him," CBS Entertainment president Glenn Geller said.

“We are devastated by the passing of our dear friend and colleague Gary Glasberg," said David Stapf, president of CBS Television Studios. "He epitomized the word mensch, and brought kindness, integrity and class to everything he did. His remarkable talent as a writer and producer was only matched by his ability to connect with people. Gary was a beloved member of our family and we are so honored that he called CBS his home for so many years.”

A memorial service is being planned for later in October.

 

Screenwriting

Rugrats (1992)

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993)

Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad (1994)

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)

Duckman (1995)

Swift Justice (1996)

L.A. Firefighters (1996)

Viper (1997)

Recess (1997)

Ghost Stories (1997-1998)

L.A. Doctors (1998)

Mercy Point (1998)

Good vs. Evil (1999)

Cover Me (2000)

The Street (2000)

Crossing Jordan (2001-2004)

The Evidence (2006)

Bones (2006-2007)

Shark (2007)

The Mentalist (2008-2009)

NCIS (2009-2016)

NCIS: New Orleans (2014)

Producer

Crossing Jordan (2001-2004)

The Evidence (2006)

Bones (2006-2007)

Shark (2007-2008)

The Mentalist (2008-2009)

NCIS (2009-2017)

NCIS: New Orleans (2014-2018)

Tony Swartz obit

Russell Anthony “Tony” Swartz has died.

 

He was not on the list.

Tony (Russell A.) Swartz, 73, died on Sept. 27, 2016 from complications due to a lung biopsy done in May of this year.
Tony had many roles in life, but he will be most fondly remembered for those of husband and father. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Helen; daughter, Kathryn; son-in-law, Nick Rees; and brother, Dan Swartz. He is preceded in death by father, Russell H.; mother, Elaine M. (Pickrel); and sisters, Suzanne Behal and Judie Lester.
Tony was born and raised in Davenport, Iowa and a graduate of New York University School of the Arts, with BFA and MFA degrees. From there he pursued an acting career in theatre and television. He was a member of Screen Actor’s Guild and Actors’ Equity Association. His numerous theater credits include productions with The Tyrone Guthrie Repertory company in Minneapolis; Broadway and off-Broadway shows in New York; and the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. His television credits include roles in “The Golden Girls,” “Kojak,” “James Michener’s Dynasty,” and, most notably, a series regular role as Flight Sergeant Jolly on 1978’s “Battlestar Galactica.” He appeared in the feature films “Lover Boy,” “Xanadu,” and “Won Ton Ton,” among others.
In 1989, Tony relocated with his family to Omaha, Neb., and moved behind the camera as a producer, director and editor for clients such as ABC/Tokyo productions and The Americana Television Network. He worked on many television commercials, industrials for Paramount Studios’ Boy Scout/Cub Scout Home Video Library and Union-Pacific Railroad, music videos for new-age artist Mannheim Steamroller, and behind the scenes on locally filmed movies “Election” and “About Schmidt.”
Tony was an avid reader, history buff, New York Times crossword fiend, and accomplished chef. We will dearly miss him (as well as his cooking).
His passing leaves a hole in our hearts. He was beloved.
Cremation Society of Kansas & Missouri.

Milt Moss obit

Milt Moss, Actor in Classic Alka-Seltzer Ad, Is Dead at 93

 

He was not on the list.

Milt Moss, Actor in Classic Alka-Seltzer Ad, Is Dead at 93

Milt Moss, a comic actor who delivered the rueful catchphrase I cant believe I ate that whole thing in a memorable commercial for Alka-Seltzer in 1972, died on Sept. 26 in Manhattan. He was 93.

His nephew Roger Fox announced the death this week.

Mr. Moss was a nightclub comedian and master of ceremonies in the tradition of Henny Youngman. His routines were based around well-trodden one-liners, bits and imitations.

He opened for performers like the singer Robert Goulet and appeared on television with Milton Berle, Merv Griffin and Johnny Carson. He was also known as a master of the put-on, convincing unwitting audiences at official events that he was a legitimate speaker, like a chief executive or ambassador, and then slowly veering from the reasonable into the absurd before revealing that he was a comedian.

And he appeared in commercials, of which the most famous was the Alka-Seltzer spot. Written by Howie Cohen and directed by Bob Pasqualina, it featured Mr. Moss sitting on the side of his bed with a hangdog expression. He slowly shakes his head while repeating the line I cant believe I ate that whole thing.

The commercial struck a chord with dyspeptic viewers around the country, and in 1977 it was admitted to the advertising industrys Clio Awards Hall of Fame. The advertisement made Mr. Moss recognizable to a national audience, helping him book more conventions, club dates and TV appearances.

That commercial changed my whole life, Mr. Moss told the television historian Kliph Nesteroff in an interview in 2011.

Mr. Mosss most famous line has resurfaced in popular culture several times. For example, I cant believe I ate the whole thing was the quotation accompanying Homer Simpsons unkempt high school yearbook photo on an episode of The Simpsons.

Milton Moss was born in the Bronx on Oct. 25, 1922, to Anton Moss and the former Eva Goldstein. His father was a comedian who performed as Eddie Clarke.

Mr. Moss joined the Army after graduating from high school. He served from 1942 until 1945, entertaining troops at a facility in Belgium during World War II, then attended New York University before turning to comedy and acting full time.

In the 1950s, he performed as a comedian and puppeteer on the Ray Heatherton childrens show The Merry Mailman. In 1965 he appeared on an episode of The Patty Duke Show.

As an actor he was known for Gizmo! (1977), The Snoop Sisters (1972) and Mack & Myer for Hire (1963). He was married to Dorothy Gorman. He died on September 26, 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

He married Dorothy Gorman in 1956. She died in 2000. No immediate family members survive.

 

Actor

Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick in The Snoop Sisters (1972)

The Snoop Sisters

7.8

TV Series

Artie

1973

1 episode

 

The Patty Duke Show (1963)

The Patty Duke Show

7.2

TV Series

Max

1965

1 episode

 

Mack & Myer for Hire (1963)

Mack & Myer for Hire

6.7

TV Series

Bank Robber

1963

1 episode

 

Self

Gizmo! (1977)

Gizmo!

7.7

Narrator

1977

 

Merv Griffin in The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

TV Series

Self

1973

1 episode

 

Mike Douglas in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

The Mike Douglas Show

7.1

TV Series

Self - Comedian

1972

1 episode

 

Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

8.5

TV Series

Self

1971–1972

3 episodes

Jose Fernandez obit

Marlins Pitcher Jose Fernandez Is Killed in a Boating Accident

He was not on the list.

Major League Baseball lost one of its best pitchers this weekend when a boat carrying Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins struck a pile of rocks and capsized, killing him and two other men aboard.

A Coast Guard crew discovered the crash early Sunday. Fernandez, 24, and the others almost certainly died on impact, the authorities said.

“The Miami Marlins organization is devastated,” the team said Sunday morning in a statement, adding, “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this very difficult time.”

A shrine appeared outside the Marlins’ stadium as fans stopped by to lay flowers, cards and signs bearing his jersey number, 16. That number was also painted onto the park’s pitching mound, where a single Marlins cap was placed.

Fernandez was with two friends in a 32-foot motorboat that smashed into a jetty that delineates the northern section of Miami’s deepwater channel, said Officer Lorenzo Veloz, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The channel, called Government Cut, is used by cruise ships and freighters to head into and out of the Atlantic Ocean. It sits on the southern tip of South Beach, a popular tourist destination in Miami Beach.

Officer Veloz said it could not be determined whether alcohol or drugs had been involved in the crash because the boat was badly damaged. Toxicology tests will be performed, he said. None of the men were wearing life vests.

Fernandez overcame great odds to reach such professional heights. He was jailed as a teenager for attempting to defect from Cuba. He succeeded on his fourth try, at age 15, saving his mother from drowning along the way.

He emerged as a baseball star at Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa, Fla., and was chosen by the Marlins in the 2011 draft. He reached the majors in 2013, when he was named the National League rookie of the year. In each of his four major league seasons, Fernandez had an E.R.A. below 3.00.

Fernandez’s boat appeared to have been heading south at full speed when it hit a rocky jetty and capsized, officials said. Credit Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald, via Associated Press

“He was one of our game’s great young stars who made a dramatic impact on and off the field since his debut in 2013,” Major League Baseball’s commissioner, Rob Manfred, said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, the Miami Marlins organization and all of the people he touched in his life.”

The two men who died with Fernandez have not yet been identified, but Officer Veloz said they were not athletes. He also said the three men ranged in age from 24 to 27. Fernandez was not the owner of the boat, a sturdy SeaVee, but his family told officials that he enjoyed boating.

The Coast Guard found the boat around 3:30 a.m. during a patrol from its nearby base. Coast Guard officers noticed the boat’s lights blinking above the rocks and stopped to investigate, Officer Veloz said.

“The boat is in very bad shape,” he said. “It does appear that the vessel went straight into the rocks.”

After the Coast Guard reported the crash, Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue divers and a marine patrol began to search for bodies, Officer Veloz said. The boat hit the rocks so hard that debris surrounded the wreckage.

Driving a boat at night can be dangerous and difficult, particularly for inexperienced boaters. There are no lights, and distances are difficult to judge. Even the glow from a cellphone or a GPS instrument can impair vision. The men were headed south, presumably toward home or a nearby marina.

Weather was not a factor, Officer Veloz said. There were no storms, and the water was not unusually choppy. Officer Veloz said officials had not determined whether the men were returning from a night of fishing or from an excursion.

“It’s totally different than driving by day,” he said. “You don’t have streetlights out on the ocean. There is no real view of the surrounding areas.”

Florida has the largest number of boaters in the United States and by far the longest list of boating accidents, injuries and deaths, according to state records from 2012. Boating regulations in the state are relatively loose, and the activity is governed by a patchwork of federal, state and local agencies.

Arnold Palmer - # 141

Arnold Palmer dies: The King of Golf

He was number 141 on the list.

Statements by the PGA of America

“We were blessed that Arnold Palmer chose golf as a profession," said Derek Sprague, President of the PGA of America. "Born the son of a PGA Professional, Arnold inherited his father’s boundless passion for growing the game and reaching out to others. The countless lives that he touched, both within our industry and outside the gallery ropes, elevated golf to unprecedented heights. Our game and our country lost a legend today, but Arnold Palmer will forever be in our hearts.”

“When I think of Arnold Palmer, I think of his natural ability to relate to people, the close bond he had with his father, and how when I first came on Tour, he made young professionals like me feel welcome," said United States Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III. "Like me, Mr. Palmer was born the son of a PGA Professional and was taught by his dad not only the fundamentals, but also how to give back to this great game. He leaves an impact on the game and on sports in America that is unmatched. Tonight our country lost a great sportsman, a great American. As we approach the Ryder Cup this week, our team will keep Mr. Palmer and his family in our prayers and will draw from his strength and determination to inspire us.”

By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press

Alastair Johnson, CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises, confirmed that Palmer died Sunday afternoon of complications from heart problems. Johnson said Palmer was admitted to the hospital Thursday for some cardiovascular work and weakened over the last few days.

Palmer ranked among the most important figures in golf history, and it went well beyond his seven major championships and 62 PGA Tour wins. His good looks, devilish grin and go-for-broke manner made the elite sport appealing to one and all. And it helped that he arrived about the same time as television moved into most households, a perfect fit that sent golf to unprecedented popularity.

Arnold Palmer brought a country club sport to the masses with a hard-charging style, charisma and a commoner's touch. At ease with both presidents and the golfing public, and on a first-name basis with both, "The King" died Sunday in Pittsburgh. He was 87.Palmer was born Sept. 10, 1929 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His father, Deacon, became the greenskeeper at Latrobe Country Club in 1921 and the club pro in 1933.

"If it wasn't for Arnold, golf wouldn't be as popular as it is now," Tiger Woods said in 2004 when Palmer played in his last Masters. "He's the one who basically brought it to the forefront on TV. If it wasn't for him and his excitement, his flair, the way he played, golf probably would not have had that type of excitement. And that's why he's the king."

"Thanks Arnold for your friendship, counsel and a lot of laughs," Woods tweeted Sunday night. "Your philanthropy and humility are part of your legend. It's hard to imagine golf without you or anyone more important to the game than the King."

Beyond his golf, Palmer was a pioneer in sports marketing, paving the way for scores of other athletes to reap in millions from endorsements. Some four decades after his last PGA Tour win, he ranked among the highest-earners in golf.

On the golf course, Palmer was an icon not for how often he won, but the way he did it.

He would hitch up his pants, drop a cigarette and attack the flags. With powerful hands wrapped around the golf club, Palmer would slash at the ball with all of his might, then twist that muscular neck and squint to see where it went.

"When he hits the ball, the earth shakes," Gene Littler once said.

Palmer rallied from seven shots behind to win a U.S. Open. He blew a seven-shot lead on the back nine to lose a U.S. Open.

He was never dull.

"I'm pleased that I was able to do what I did from a golfing standpoint," Palmer said in 2008, two years after he played in his last official tournament. "I would like to think that I left them more than just that."

He left behind a gallery known as "Arnie's Army," which began at Augusta National with a small group of soldiers from nearby Fort Gordon, and grew to include a legion of fans from every corner of the globe.

Palmer stopped playing the Masters in 2004 and hit the ceremonial tee shot every year until 2016, when age began to take a toll and he struggled with his balance.

It was Palmer who gave golf the modern version of the Grand Slam — winning all four professional majors in one year. He came up with the idea after winning the Masters and U.S. Open in 1960. Palmer was runner-up at the British Open, later calling it one of the biggest disappointments of his career. But his appearance alone invigorated the British Open, which Americans had been ignoring for years.

Palmer never won the PGA Championship, one major short of capturing a career Grand Slam.

But then, standard he set went beyond trophies. It was the way he treated people, looking everyone in the eye with a smile and a wink. He signed every autograph, making sure it was legible. He made every fan feel like an old friend.

Palmer never like being referred to as "The King," but the name stuck.

"It was back in the early '60s. I was playing pretty good, winning a lot of tournaments, and someone gave a speech and referred to me as 'The King,'" Palmer said in a November 2011 interview with The Associated Press.

"I don't bask in it. I don't relish it. I tried for a long time to stop that and," he said, pausing to shrug, "there was no point."

Palmer played at least one PGA Tour event every season for 52 consecutive years, ending with the 2004 Masters. He spearheaded the growth of the 50-and-older Champions Tour, winning 10 times and drawing some of the biggest crowds.

He was equally successful off with golf course design, a wine collection, and apparel that included his famous logo of an umbrella. He bought the Bay Hill Club & Lodge upon making his winter home in Orlando, Florida, and in 2007 the PGA Tour changed the name of the tournament to the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

The combination of iced tea and lemonade is known as an "Arnold Palmer." Padraig Harrington recalls eating in an Italian restaurant in Miami when he heard a customer order one.

"Think about it," Harrington said. "You don't go up there and order a 'Tiger Woods' at the bar. You can go up there and order an 'Arnold Palmer' in this country and the barman — he was a young man — knew what the drink was. That's in a league of your own."

He had two loves as a boy — strapping on his holster with toy guns to play "Cowboys and Indians," and playing golf. It was on the golf course that Palmer grew to become so strong, with barrel arms and hands of iron.

"When I was 6 years old, my father put me on a steel-wheeled tractor," he recalled in a 2011 interview with the AP. "I had to stand up to turn the wheel. That's one thing made me strong. The other thing was I pushed mowers. In those days, there were no motors on anything except the tractor. The mowers to cut greens with, you pushed.

"And it was this," he said, patting his arms, "that made it go."

Palmer joined the PGA Tour in 1955 and won the Canadian Open for the first of his 62 titles. He went on to win four green jackets at Augusta National, along with the British Open in 1961 and 1962 and the U.S. Open in 1960, perhaps the most memorable of his seven majors.

Nothing defined Palmer like that 1960 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills. He was seven shots behind going into the final round when he ran into Bob Drum, a Pittsburgh sports writer. Palmer asked if he could still win by shooting 65, which would give him a four-day total of 280. Drum told him that 280 "won't do you a damn bit of good."

Incensed, Palmer headed to the first tee and drove the green on the par-4 opening hole to make birdie. He birdied the next three holes, shot 65 and outlasted Ben Hogan and 20-year-old amateur Jack Nicklaus.

Palmer went head-to-head with Nicklaus two years later in a U.S. Open, the start of one of golf's most famous rivalries. It was one-sided. Nicklaus went on to win 18 majors and was regarded as golf's greatest champion. Palmer won two more majors after that loss, and his last PGA Tour win came in 1973 at the Bob Hope Classic.

Tom Callahan once described the difference between Nicklaus and Palmer this way: It's as though God said to Nicklaus, "You will have skills like no other," then whispered to Palmer, "But they will love you more."

"I think he brought a lot more to the game than his game," Nicklaus said in 2009. "What I mean by that is, there's no question about his record and his ability to play the game. He was very, very good at that. But he obviously brought a lot more. He brought the hitch of his pants, the flair that he brought to the game, the fans that he brought into the game."

Palmer combined power with charm, reckless abandon with graceful elegance. Golf no longer was a country club game for old men who were out of shape. He was a man's man, and he brought that spirit to the sport.

It made him a beloved figure, and brought riches long after he stopped competing.

That started with a handshake agreement with IMG founder Mark McCormack to represent Palmer in contract negotiations. Palmer's image was everywhere, from motor oil to ketchup to financial services companies. Even as late as 2011, nearly 40 years after his last PGA Tour win, Palmer was No. 3 on Golf Digest's list of top earners at $36 million a year. He trailed only Woods and Phil Mickelson.

Palmer's other love was aviation. He piloted his first aircraft in 1956, and 10 years later had a license to fly jets that now are the standard mode of transportation for so many top players, even though the majority of them are merely passengers. Palmer flew planes the way he played golf. He set a record in 1976 when he circumnavigated the globe in 57 hours, 25 minutes and 42 seconds in a Lear 36. He continued flying his Cessna Citation 10 until he failed to renew his license at age 81, just short of 20,000 hours in the cockpit.

Through it all, he touched more people than he could possibly remember, though he sure tried. When asked about the fans he attracted at Augusta National, Palmer once said, "Hell, I know most of them by name."

Only four other players won more PGA Tour events than Palmer — Sam Snead, Nicklaus and Woods.

Palmer's first wife, Winnie, died in 1999. They had two daughters, and grandson Sam Saunders plays on the PGA Tour. Palmer married Kathleen (Kit) Gawthrop in 2005.

Palmer was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1997, which was caught early. He returned to golf a few months later, winking at fans as he waded through the gallery, always a smile and a signature for them.

"I'm not interested in being a hero," Palmer said, implying that too much was made about his return from cancer. "I just want to play some golf."

That, perhaps, is his true epitaph. Palmer lived to play.

Rod Temperton obit

Rod Temperton: Thriller songwriter dies aged 66

 

He was not on the list.

Rod Temperton, the British songwriter best known for Michael Jackson's Thriller and Rock With You, has died.

Temperton died in London last week at the age of 66 after "a brief aggressive battle with cancer", Jon Platt of Warner/Chappell music publishing said.

Temperton's other hits included Off The Wall and Baby Be Mine for Jackson and Boogie Nights for his band Heatwave.

Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers was among those paying tribute, tweeting: "Your genius gave us a funkier world!"

Michael Jackson's sister LaToya wrote: "A brilliant prolific #songwriter Rod Temperton may you #RIP one of my favorite #songs Rock With You #Thriller #legend #Music #MichaelJackson"

Producer and DJ Mark Ronson wrote: "So devastated to hear that Rod Temperton has passed away. a wonderful man & one of my favourite songwriters ever. thank you for the magic x"

Temperton, whose private funeral has taken place, was nicknamed The Invisible Man because of his low profile.

 

Some of his greatest hits include:

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Rock With You - Michael Jackson

Boogie Nights - Heatwave

Give Me The Night - George Benson

Baby, Come to Me - Patti Austin and James Ingram

Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald

Born in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, Temperton traced his songwriting ability back to his father's influence.

"My father wasn't the kind of person who would read you a story before you went off to sleep," he once said.

"He used to put a transistor radio in the crib and I would go to sleep listening to Radio Luxembourg, and I think somehow that had an influence."

In the 1970s, after a spell working in a frozen food factory in Grimsby, he answered an advert in Melody Maker magazine for a keyboardist.

The band he joined was disco group Heatwave, and his songs like Boogie Nights, Always & Forever and Groove Line became big hits for the band in the 1970s.

By the time he left the band in 1978, his tunes had caught the attention of producer Quincy Jones, who was looking for songwriters for a new Michael Jackson LP.

Temperton penned three songs for Off The Wall, which became Jackson's breakthrough solo album - the title track, Rock With You and Burn This Disco Out.

He went on to write three more for follow-up Thriller - the title track, which became one of Jackson's signature smashes, plus Baby Be Mine and The Lady in My Life.

They helped make Thriller the best-selling album of all time in the US, with 32 million copies sold.

His tunes have also been recorded by artists including Anita Baker, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin and The Brothers Johnson.

Temperton won a Grammy Award in 1990 for his work on Birdland, from Quincy Jones's album Back on the Block.

He was nominated for two Oscars in 1986 for his work with Jones on the soundtrack for The Color Purple.

He once summed up his approach to songwriting: "The first criteria is write something you love first, and once you feel those hairs standing up on the back of your hand, you can go to the world."

In a statement released on Wednesday, Warner/Chappell's Jon Platt said: "His family is devastated and request total privacy at this, the saddest of sad times."

Vocalist Chaka Khan, who recorded Temperton's tracks with the funk band Rufus, paid tribute, writing on Twitter: "Thank u 4 your superlative songwriting @RodTemperton. U will always Live in Me. Rest in power."

BBC radio presenter Gilles Peterson wrote: "Apart from Lennon and McCartney no one from the UK has written more gold plated songs than Sir Rod Temperton... a huge loss. RIP"

Bill Nunn III obit

Bill Nunn, best known as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee’s ‘Do the Right Thing,’ dies at 63

 

 He was not on the list.

Actor Bill Nunn, a regular in friend Spike Lee's films and best known as the towering, boombox-toting Radio Raheem in "Do The Right Thing," died Saturday morning. He was 63.

The 6-foot-3 Nunn — who also appeared in Lee's "School Daze," "Mo' Better Blues" and "He Got Game" — passed away in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Lee announced via Facebook. Both were Morehouse College alums, with Nunn graduating in 1976.

Long Live Bill Nunn," posted Lee. "Radio Raheem is now resting in power. Radio Raheem will always be fighting da powers dat be. May God watch over Bill Nunn."

Across a career that spanned nearly three decades, the versatile Nunn appeared with Harrison Ford in "Regarding Henry," Whoopi Goldberg in "Sister Act," Al Pacino in "Lockdown" and Tobey Maguire in the "Spider-Man" trilogy.

He also memorably played Duh Duh Duh Man, the drug gang enforcer and personal bodyguard to Wesley Snipes' Nino Brown character in the 1991 film "New Jack City."

Nunn was featured in the 2004 Broadway revival of "Raisin In The Sun" with Sean Combs and Audra McDonald, and was cast in three television series — "Traps" with George C. Scott, a sitcom titled "Local Heroes" and "The Job" with Denis Leary.

The 6-foot-3 Nunn wore matched brass knuckles marked "LOVE" and "HATE" as Raheem, whose boombox blared Public Enemy's "Fight The Power" as he walked through Bedford-Stuyvesant.

The character dies from a police chokehold during a brawl outside the local pizzeria. The 1989 movie classic was his second collaboration with Lee after his major movie debut in "School Daze."

"'School Daze' was one of the highlights of my life because it was the first chance I had to act on screen," he once said. "I would have been happy if that had been it, because I proved that I could do it."

Nunn helped establish the August Wilson Monologue competition in Pittsburgh, where students performed to win acting scholarships.

His father, also named Bill Nunn, was a renowned scout for the Pittsbugh Steelers who became known for helping integrate the team's roster. He was credited for bringing in players like John Stallworth, Mel Blount and Joe Gilliam.

Filmography

    Sharky's Machine (1981) as Kitten's Bouncer (uncredited)

    School Daze (1988) as Grady

    Do the Right Thing (1989) as Raheem 'Radio Raheem'

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989) as School Teacher

    Glory (1989) (uncredited)

    Def by Temptation (1990) as Dougy

    Cadillac Man (1990) as Grave Digger

    Mo' Better Blues (1990) as Bottom Hammer (Bass)

    New Jack City (1991) as 'Duh Duh Man'

    Regarding Henry (1991) as Bradley, Physical Therapist

    White Lie (1991) as Chief Adams

    Sister Act (1992) as Lieutenant Eddie Souther

    Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) as Police Photographer

    Blood Brothers (1993) as William Crawford

    The Last Seduction (1994) as Harlan

    Save Me (1994) as Detective Vincent

    Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) as Reverend Ellis

    Canadian Bacon (1995) as Kabral

    Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) as 'Easy Wind'

    True Crime (1995) as Detective Jerry Guinn

    The Affair (1995, TV Movie) as Sergeant Rivers

    Money Train (1995) as Crash Train Motorman

    New York Undercover (1995, TV Series) as Lieutenant Carver

    Touched by an Angel (1996, TV Series) as Frank Champness

    Bulletproof (1996) as DEA Agent Finch

    Extreme Measures (1996) as Detective Bob Burke

    Quicksilver Highway (1997) as Len

    Kiss the Girls (1997) as Detective John Sampson

    Mad City (1997) as Cliff Williams (uncredited)

    Ellen Foster (1997) as Mr. Douglas

    Always Outnumbered (1998) as Howard M'Shalla

    He Got Game (1998) as Uncle Bubba

    Ambushed (1998) as Watts Fatboy

    The Legend of 1900 (1999) as Danny Boodman

    The Tic Code (1999) as Kingston

    Passing Glory (1999) as Howard Porter

    Foolish (1999) as Jimmy Beck

    The Hungry Bachelors Club (1999) as Moses Grady

    Lockdown (2000) as Charles

    The Job (2001–2002, TV Series) as Terrence 'Pip' Phillips

    The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not An Option (2001) as Luther

    Spider-Man (2002) as Joe 'Robbie' Robertson

    People I Know (2002) as Reverend Lyle Blunt

    Runaway Jury (2003) as Lonnie Shaver

    Spider-Man 2 (2004) as Joe 'Robbie' Robertson

    Out There (2006) as Desmond

    Idlewild (2006) as G.W.

    Firehouse Dog (2007) as Joe Musto

    Spider-Man 3 (2007) as Joe 'Robbie' Robertson

    Randy and the Mob (2007) as Wardlowe Gone

    A Raisin in the Sun (2008) as 'Bobo'

    Little Bear and the Master (2008) as Warden

    Fences (2009)

    Help Me, Help You (2009) as Detective

    Won't Back Down (2012) as Principal Holland

    Sirens (2014-2015, TV series) as 'Cash' (final appearance)