In Memoriam

As 2008 comes to a close here is a look at a few of those we lost between the holidays... Patricia Marand (74) -Lois Lane in the 1960's Broadway show "It's a Bird! It's a Plane!, It's Superman!" Paul Benedict (70) -Mr. Harry Bentley on "The Jeffersons" from 1975-1981 and 1983-1985. Beverly Garland (82) -Character actress, "My Three Sons", "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" Robert Prosky (77) -Character actor, Mrs. Doubtfire, "Veronica's Closet" Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (76) -Widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, voice actress "Spider-Man" Ann Savage (87) -Screen siren in the 1940's

"The Dancing Star" Van Johnson danced his way across the cinema screens more times than anyone could count. Starting out on Broadway in New York in the 1930's it was his performance in the 1939 production of Too Many Girls that led him to appear in the 1940 film version. After that he would go on to appear in 80 films his final appearance being in 1992's Clowning Around. In 1954 he shared the screen with legend Humphrey Bogart in the classic The Caine Mutiny which also featured Jose Ferrer, Fred MacMurray, E.G. Marshall and Lee Marvin. In 1968 he appeared with his good friend Lucille Ball in the film Yours, Mine and Ours which also starred Henry Fonda. On television Johnson became a permanent fixture appearing on such shows as "I Love Lucy", "The Name's the Same", "Letter to Loretta", "The Jack Benny Program", "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show", "The Jack Paar Tonight Show", "I've Got a Secret",...