Michael Casswell obit

Michael Casswell R.I.P

 He was not on the list.

He was an English session guitarist, who toured and recorded with numerous artists including Brian May, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Hackett, Wang Chung, Ronan Keating, Rose Royce, Cozy Powell, Tony Hadley, Go West, Dean Friedman, Limahl (Kajagoogoo), Rhinos Revenge Band, Fanfields (Toto tribute project) and Marcus Malone.

Casswell started playing the guitar from the age of 11. In the mid-1980s he was signed to RCA USA as a part of a band called Heroes. From the late 1980s to the early 1990s he was signed to MCA UK with the British rock band Walk on Fire, which released an album Blind Faith in 1989. In 1992, he joined the Brian May Band for the South America tour. Casswell co-wrote and co-produced Cozy Powell's last solo album, Especially for You, which was released by Polygram Records in 1998. From 2006 to 2008, Casswell played in the West End Queen musical, We Will Rock You. Casswell also taught guitar through many DVDs from Lick Library with an emphatic focus on classic rock and blues styles. Since 2011, he was regularly contributing to the Guitar Interactive magazine with columns, gear reviews and interviews.

In 2014, Casswell released a solo album entitled Complaints about the Noise. Casswell's last recordings were his submissions for the Toto tribute Fanfields project, which were released on October 1, 2016, a day after his death.

Casswell was a keen user of the guitar's tremolo bar. He was often seen playing pre-Samick Valley Arts guitars, equipped with Floyd Rose and EMG pickups. He also frequently played a Music Man (Luke) guitar, as well as various Fender Stratocasters and James Tyler guitars. For amplifiers, he mainly used Mesa-Boogie, or Marshall Amplification.

In September 2016, Casswell drowned whilst swimming off Las Negras beach in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park in Níjar, Spain. He was 53 years old.

Oscar Brand obit

A Tribute to WNYC Host Oscar Brand

 

He was not on the list.

WNYC host Oscar Brand died Friday at age 96. This is a tribute by WNYC archivist Andy Lanset published last year.

Until I met him, I used to think of a barefoot Oscar Brand roaming about the station, a guitar slung over his shoulder, strumming and singing folksongs. That's because when Oscar started, announcers always introduced him as "WNYC's shoeless troubadour."

At that time, his theme song was an earnest entreaty to women of the city to leave their homes and "dance by the light of the moon."

Sometimes it was "yon Municipal moon," or even "the WNYC moon." But Oscar hasn't done that for some time. While theme songs do change, Oscar's show is still pretty much the same as it's always been, a showcase of folk music talent, and veritable Who's Who of folk music for the last seven decades. You name them, Oscar has had them in the studio, recorded them for the show or just simply played their albums. They include Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Huddie Ledbetter, Woody Guthrie, Jean Ritchie, and Josh White, to name a few. You see, it is indeed a very long list.

Of course, Oscar has been an extremely busy fellow for the last 70 years, pretty much since he got out of the army. Along with being on WNYC, he's cut a whole lot of records, written a bunch of songs and ballads, been a TV host, an emcee, composed music for a Broadway musical, been an actor, author, narrator, storyteller, musicologist, historian, game show contestant, playwright, children's recording artist, American Music Festival host, Curator for the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an honorary Ph.D. and won two Peabody's, among other awards. One of those other honors is from the Guinness Book of World Records (can you guess?) for having the world's longest-running radio show with the same host.  And if that wasn't enough, rumor has it he's also the namesake of Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch. Now that's a legacy.

While it would be great if we had a copy of Oscar's very first show, alas, we don't. The earliest edition of The Folksong Festival I've been able to find was recorded for Labor Day in 1946.

George Barris obit

George Barris, Who Took the Last Photos of Marilyn Monroe, Dies at 94

He photographed the actress on a beach in Santa Monica in July 1962, just weeks before her death. 

He was not on the list.

George Barris, the photojournalist who took the last professional shots of Marilyn Monroe, died Friday at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif., his daughter Caroline told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 94.

Barris photographed the actress on a windswept beach in Santa Monica on July 13, 1962, about three weeks before she was found dead of a drug overdose at age 36. He moved to France after her death and remained there for two decades.

In 1995, Barris published a book, Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words: Marilyn Monroe’s Revealing Last Words and Photographs, that featured his iconic photos. He said that they had been working on the book together.

Eight of his prints, several of which showed Monroe in a bikini or wrapped in a towel, were sold at auction in May 2015.

Barris and Monroe became friends after they met on the set of The Seven-Year Itch (1955).

“When I first saw her, I thought she was the most beautiful, fantastic person I’d ever met,” Barris told the Los Angeles Daily News in 2012. “She completely knocked me off my feet.”

He said that he never believed that her death was a suicide.

While on assignment for Cosmopolitan, Barris photographed Elizabeth Taylor while she filmed Cleopatra (1963) in Rome, and during his career he also shot such stars as Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren and Walt Disney. His daughter also said that he photographed Chubby Checker for the singer’s “The Twist” record cover.

A native of New York City, Barris enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the office of public relations during World War II. He was Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s personal photographer for the welcoming Victory Parade in New York on June 19, 1945.

Survivors also include his wife Carla, another daughter, Stephanie; and his mentee, Xavier Clemente.

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

Nora Dean obit

Nora Dean dead at 72

 

She was not on the list.

Singer Nora Dean, best known for the 1969 hit song Barbwire (Oh Mama), has died.

She passed away on Thursday in Connecticut at age 72, her niece Caroline Jones told the Sunday Observer.

“She had been living in Connecticut since moving here from New York in 2010. My aunt lived in New York after she moved from Jamaica in the late 1970s,” Jones said.

Born in Spanish Town, Dean was a member of two groups: The Soulettes (with Rita Marley and Cecile Campbell) and the Ebony Sisters. She sang lead on The Soulettes’ hit, Let It Be and the Ebony Sisters’ Let Me Tell You Boy.

Dean recorded for several producers including Duke Reid, Bunny Lee, Sonia Pottinger, Lee Perry and Harry Mudie. Her biggest hit was the risqué Barbwire, produced by Byron Smith.

She had chart success in the 1970s with Scorpion In His Pants, Night Food Reggae, Greedy Boy and The Same Thing You Gave To Daddy. Dean also contributed backing vocals to Jimmy Cliff’s 1973 album Unlimited.

After several years away from music, she returned in the 1980s. In the 1990s, she recorded a number of gospel albums including My Soul Loves Jesus, Melody of Praise, Down On My Knees, The Love of God and Breakthrough.

Her most recent album was 2006’s At Calgary. She won a new generation of fans in 2003, when her vocals were heard in a British television commercial for Vaseline.

The song, Listen to Mama by Walkerman, sampled Barbwire. Married twice, she had no children. Funeral arrangements for Nora Dean are being finalised.

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)

Wanita Dokish obit

Wanita Dokish Has died

 

She was not on the list.

Wanita M. “Lee” Dokish, 80, of North Huntingdon, PA, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016. She was born April 6, 1936 in Van Meter, a daughter of the late George and Victoria (Zwolenik) Dokish, Sr. 

Lee played for the Rockford Peaches in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League and was an avid sports fan.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters. Surviving are  nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews; and a sister-in-law. Services were private and interment took place in West Newton Cemetery.  Arrangements entrusted to the J. William McCauley, Jr. Funeral

Listed at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m), 125 pounds (57 kg), she was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.

Dokish joined the league in its last season of 1954 and did not have much of a chance to play.

Born in Van Meter, Pennsylvania, Dokish recalled playing baseball at six years of age. But it was not until she was 14 and enrolled at high school, where she had the opportunity to play organized softball.

Dokish attended an AAGPBL tryout at Battle Creek, Michigan, and signed a contract to play for the Rockford Peaches. She hit a single in her first at bat, but was used sparingly after her league debut.

In a 27-game career, Dokish posted a batting average of .113 (5-for-44) with two RBI and five runs scored.

After baseball, Dokish worked at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation based in Pennsylvania. She also continued playing softball until 1974, when she developed leg problems.

The AAGPBL folded in 1954, but there is a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, New York, since November 5, 1988, that honors the entire league rather than any individual figure. Dokish was present during the ceremony

 

Home, Inc., West Newton, PA. 

Profile Information

Maiden Name:

Nickname: "Lee"

Hometown: Van Meter, PA (US)

Throwing Hand: Right

Batting Hand: Ambidextrous

Born: April 6, 1936

Died: September 28, 2016

Ann Emery obit

Ann Emery, Original 'Grandma' in West End's BILLY ELLIOT, Passes Away

 

She was not on the list.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actress Ann Emery, who originated the role of 'Grandma' in the West End's Billy Elliot - THE MUSICAL, died today, September 28, 2016. She was 86.

Director Stephen Daldry shared the following statement on her passing:

"Ann Emery has been at the heart of the Billy Elliot family for over a decade. She created the role of Grandma over 11 years ago, and has been central to the lives of hundreds of children who performed with her.

"Her zest for life, professional experience and care for the often very young performers who she worked with was truly exceptional. She will be have a special place in all our hearts as an 'old pro', who never seemed old and never took the profession for granted.

"She was herself a child of the theatre, whose enthusiasm and joy was always apparent. Her first appearance at the Victoria palace was in the Crazy Gang in the 1930's. It was also where she gave her last much celebrated performance in Billy Elliot.

"She will be remembered fondly, and today deeply missed. What a treat it was to have known her." - Stephen Daldry

Aside from having worked with all 39 of London's 'Billy Elliots', Emery starred in the West End as 'Mother Dear' in BETTY BLUE EYES, 'Mrs. Hopkins' in MY FAIR LADY and 'Hortense' in MARTIN GUERRE.

Her extensive theatre credits include HARD TIMES at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and CATS at the New London Theatre. Emery's first stage role as in BABES IN THE WOOD at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith.

She is also well known for her role as 'Ethel Meaker' in the BCC children's TV show RENTAGHOST. Among Emery's other TV credits are JULIA JEKYLL AND HARRIET HYDE and RADIO ROO, as well as a guest appearance on the comedy THE DICK EMERY SHOW.

 

Actress

Billy Elliot (2014)

Billy Elliot

8.4

Video

Grandma

2014

 

Wednesday (2007)

Wednesday

6.4

Short

Nan

2007

 

Miami 7 (1999)

Miami 7

6.2

TV Series

Cleaner

1999

1 episode

 

Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde (1995)

Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde

7.5

TV Series

Mrs. Rocket

1995–1998

17 episodes

 

Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, and Mark Wingett in The Bill (1984)

The Bill

6.7

TV Series

Middle Aged Lady

1987

1 episode

 

Rentaghost (1976)

Rentaghost

6.9

TV Series

Ethel MeakerMrs. Meaker

1976–1984

47 episodes

 

Aladdin and the Forty Thieves (1984)

Aladdin and the Forty Thieves

7.7

TV Movie

The Empress

1984

 

The Deceivers

TV Series

Various

1981

1 episode

 

Dick Emery in The Dick Emery Show (1963)

The Dick Emery Show

6.8

TV Series

Joan

1969–1976

9 episodes

 

Without Love

TV Movie

Dancer

1956

 

Choreography

New

Rentaghost (1976)

Rentaghost

6.9

TV Series

choreography

1982

1 episode

 

Soundtrack

Aladdin and the Forty Thieves (1984)

Aladdin and the Forty Thieves

7.7

TV Movie

performer: "Tomorrow" (excerpt), "And This Is My Beloved" (uncredited)

1984

 

Rentaghost (1976)

Rentaghost

6.9

TV Series

performer: "Tangerine" (uncredited)

1980

1 episode

 

Thanks

Heroes of Comedy (1992)

Heroes of Comedy

6.6

TV Series

special thanks (as Anne Emery)

2002

1 episode

 

Self

The Unforgettable Dick Emery

TV Movie

Self - Half Sister and Actress

2012

 

Breakfast (2000)

Breakfast

5.2

TV Series

Self

2010

1 episode

 

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998)

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

8.7

TV Special

Self

1998

 

On Safari (1982)

On Safari

7.4

TV Series

Self

1984

1 episode

 

The Black and White Minstrel Show (1958)

The Black and White Minstrel Show

5.4

TV Series

Self

1970

1 episode

 

The 6:25 Show

TV Series

Self - Performer

1963

1 episode

Tony Swartz obit

Russell Anthony “Tony” Swartz has died.

 

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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.

Jamshid Amouzegar obit

Jamshid Amouzegar, ex-PM, dies at age of 93.

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Jamshid Amouzegar, who had the misfortune to become prime minister of Iran just weeks before the revolution broke out, died last Tuesday in Bethesda, Maryland. He was 93.

He graduated from Tehran University with degrees in law and engineering, then moved to the US and received his doctorate from Cornell University.

Amouzegar entered the government as deputy minister of health under Prime Minister Jahanshah Saleh in 1955. He was appointed minister of labor and then minister of health by Prime Minister Hassan-ali Mansour.

He subsequently became minister of finance in the cabinet of Amir Abbas Hoveyda, remaining in that post for nine years. As finance minister, he would attend OPEC meetings and, in the early 1970s, with Saudi Oil Minister Zaki Yamani, engineered a series of price hikes that ultimately quadrupled the price of oil and provided the resources for Iran to modernize.

On December 21, 1975, he was taken hostage with other ministers by Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal during an OPEC meeting.

Amouzegar was appointed prime minister on August 7, 1977, succeeding Amir Abbas Hoveyda. However, he rapidly became unpopular as he attempted to slow the overheated economy with measures that, although generally thought necessary, triggered a downturn in employment and private sector profits that would later compound the government's problems.

In January 1978, the first protests that were to become the revolution broke out in Qom. The rest of his term was dominated by the escalating protests. He resigned and was replaced by Jafar Sharif-Emami on August 27, 1978.

Randy Duncan obit

College football: Iowa great Randy Duncan loses battle with cancer

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Hearst Randolph "Randy" Duncan, Jr., passed away on September 27, 2016 at age 79 after a nearly five year long battle with brain cancer. Randy was born in Osage, IA, lived in Mason City, IA and grew up in Des Moines, IA. Randy graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1955, the University of Iowa in 1959 and Drake University Law School in 1963. He was a lifelong learner who read extensively with a particular interest in history and politics.

Randy pursued athletics in high school and college, gaining first team all-state honors at quarterback in football and point guard in basketball. He was a member of Roosevelt's state champion football team and runner-up champion basketball team in 1954. At the University of Iowa he played quarterback on football teams that won two Rose Bowls and a share of the national championship in 1958. After his senior year, Randy was named Iowa's most valuable player by his team mates and the Big Ten's most valuable player by the Chicago Tribune and the Cleveland Touchdown Club. In addition, he was a consensus first team All-American, runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, and named the Walter Camp Back of the Year. The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League selected him with the first overall pick in the 1959 draft, but he chose to play two years for the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League. After Canada, Randy played one year for the Dallas Texans (now the Kansas City Chiefs) in the American Football League. Randy is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, the University of Iowa Sports Hall of Fame, the Des Moines Register Sports Hall of Fame and the Theodore Roosevelt High School Hall of Fame.

Randy practiced law for over 40 years and was more proud of being a lawyer than an athlete. He was highly regarded as a practitioner, selected by his peers as a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Always interested in promoting best practices by attorneys, Randy was a charter member of the C. Edwin Moore Chapter of the American Inns of Court, where he mentored young attorneys and promoted civility and decorum in the practice of law. Additionally, he was a member of the American Bar Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Iowa Defense Counsel Association, and the National Association of Railroad Counsel.

Randy was a generous contributor to the Greater Des Moines area and the State of Iowa spending thousands of hours working for the community. Randy was particularly interested in the betterment and well being of at-risk youth, serving several years as President of the Board for Youth Homes of Mid America. He also served on the board of the Des Moines YMCA, raising thousands for their Partner with Youth program and was a member of the Des Moines YMCA Camp Board. Additionally, an avid outdoorsman and conservationist, Randy served as a Iowa Department of Natural Resources commissioner and was a longtime member of Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever.

Randy was devoted to the University of Iowa, as an athlete, and a member of the Letterman's Club and the National I-Club. His greatest love besides his family was Hawkeye football and he was a season ticket holder for over 50 years. He also gave generously to the University of Iowa Hospitals and other Iowa programs.

All in all, Randy was an incomparably modest and humble person with a wonderful sense of humor. Randy always credited his team mates and coaches for his post-season awards, often saying he was "in the right place at the right time". He was known as a quiet leader who enhanced the bonds of team work and camaraderie with a healthy dose of fun and frivolity. Perhaps his greatest talent was an ability to treat everyone he met with dignity and respect. Randy made hundreds of friends over the course of his life. He was proud to be an Iowan and he loved the state of Iowa and his hometown, Des Moines. He was also a strong family man who was devoted to Paula, his wife of more than 56 years, and his sons and grandchildren. Besides Hawkeye football games, Randy loved summers at Okoboji, duck blinds in the fall and always having a dog by his side.

Randy is survived by his wife, Paula, and two sons, Jed Duncan (Jane) of Norwalk, CT, and Scott Duncan (Melissa) of St. Louis, MO; and four grandchildren, Kyle, Cole, Grace and A.J. He was pre-deceased by his son, Matt. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, October 3rd, 2016 at the Wakonda Club in Des Moines. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to Youth Homes of Mid-America, the Des Moines YMCA Partner With Youth program and Orchard Place.

Career history

Playing

BC Lions (1959–1960)

Dallas Texans (1961)

Des Moines Warriors (1965)

Coaching

Des Moines Warriors (1965-1966)

Assistant

Awards and highlights

National champion (1958)

Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1958)

Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year (1958)

Unanimous All-American (1958)

NCAA passing yards leader (1958)

Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1958)

First-team All-Big Ten (1958)

Second-team All-Big Ten (1957)

Milt Moss obit

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

 

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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

Taz Anderson obit

Taz Anderson Obituary

 

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One of Georgia Tech's all-time great football stars who later became a most successful entrepreneur and faithful alumnus, Taz Anderson died Monday. He was 77.

Anderson was a member of the Tech and Georgia sports halls of fame. At Tech, he played fullback and end and lettered three times. He was named All-SEC in 1959. He later played in 62 NFL games and was a member of the inaugural Atlanta Falcons team in 1966.

He played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons.

After his professional sports career, Anderson became an Atlanta-area realtor, and owned TazMedia and Taz Anderson Realty. He helped create the Centennial Tower (a large Olympic flame commemorating the 1996 Summer Olympics) next to The Varsity.

Anderson was also deeply involved with the Georgia Tech Athletic Association; for ten years, he was a trustee, and "has been [a] member of or chair of every major project for the Tech Athletic Association for the past 30 years." He organized and served as developer of the 1985 renovation of Alexander Memorial Coliseum.  He died on September 26, 2016, at the age of 77.

Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, September 29 at the Mount Paran Church, 2055 Mt. Paran Rd NW, Atlanta. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Alexander-Tharpe Fund at the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, 150 Bobby Dodd Way, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332. Arrangements by H.M. Patterson & Son-Arlington Chapel, 404-851-9900.

 

Career information

High school     Savannah (GA)

College            Georgia Tech

NFL draft        1960: 7th round, 80th overall pick

AFL draft        1960: 2nd round

Career history

St. Louis Cardinals (1961–1964)

Atlanta Falcons (1966–1967)

Awards and highlights

Cardinals Rookie of the Year (1961)[2][3]

Savannah (GA) Football athlete of century

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame

Career NFL statistics

Receptions       87

Receiving yards          1,335

Receiving touchdowns            9