In Memoriam

Born: February 11, 1926 This is a memoriam I never thought I would have to write. Believe me it comes with an incredibly heavy heart. The gentleman that will be honored in this post is a legend in the world of comedy. I kid you not when I say that there isn't a day that goes by where he doesn't dip into the cobwebs of my brain... He made his first television appearance in 1950. During that decade he appeared on such shows as "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Suspense", "Goodyear Playhouse", "The Untouchables" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." From 1961 to 1962 he co-starred on the series "The New Breed." In 1965 he had regular roles on "Peyton Place" and "Dr. Kildare." His other appearances on 1960's television include "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "The Fugitive", "Wagon Train", "The Defenders", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea...

A historic but very tragic day in American history. As everyone in the world knows President John F. Kennedy was taken from us under horrible circumstances. At a time when he appeared to be a new symbol of hope for a new generation the country was sent into a tailspin after he was gone. All these many years later, the impact and sting is still there for anyone who was alive on that dreadful day almost fifty years ago... In Memoriam Remembers: President John F. Kennedy Other as At Rest: Mae West (1980) Michael Conrad (1983) Scatman Crothers (1986) Sterling Holloway (1992) Parley Baer (2002)

A marvelous performer was born on this day one hundred and five years ago... Throughout her career she became known as one of Hollywood's busiest character actresses... On radio she lent her voice to such programs as "My Favorite Husband" and "Father Knows Best." Television though, was her true medium. The following is a mention of only some of the programs she guest starred on during her long career: "Our Miss Brooks", "The 20th Century-Fox Hour", "Father Knows Best", "How to Marry a Millionaire", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "I Love Lucy", "The Loretta Young Show", "The Ann Sothern Show", "The Gale Storm Show", "Perry Mason", "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", "The Twilight Zone", "Pete & Gladys", "The Joey Bishop Show", "The Untouchables", "Peter Gunn", "The Dick Van Dyke Show...

Born: April 30, 1944 A wonderful actress died a week ago. Her death was very sudden to me, I didn't even realize she was ill. She struggled with leukemia for 21 years... She appeared on Broadway in the 1960's and 70's and then again in the 2000's. Her film credits include The Wedding Party, The Thief Who Came to Dinner, Gable and Lombard, Silver Streak, Semi-Tough, An Unmarried Woman, Luna, Starting Over, Where are the Children? and Running with Scissors... On television she appeared on "Search for Tomorrow" from 1969 to 1970, "Maude", "The Rockford Files", "Law & Order", "Frasier", "Ally McBeal", "The Practice" and "Nip/Tuck." Her final television role was as matriarch Letitia Darling on the prime time soap opera "Dirty Sexy Money" from 2007 to 2009... Her final film Love and Other Drugs was released after her passing... At Rest: November 5, 2010 In Memoriam Rememb...

Born: April 30, 1908 She died on this day twenty years ago. Her career began in the 1930's with the film Stage Door which put her along side other great actresses such as Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball and Ann Miller. Some other films include At the Circus (with the Marx Brothers), Mildred Pierce, Anatomy of a Murder, Grease and Grease 2. In the 1950's she became a household name as high school English teacher Connie Brooks on the radio series "Our Miss Brooks." In 1952 the program moved to television and lasted four seasons. In 1956 a motion picture version featuring the entire cast was released. The actress is one of the few to have played the same character on radio, television and film. After "Our Miss Brooks" ended "The Eve Arden Show" began but sadly only lasted the 1957-1958 television season. Her next attempt at a regular television series came in 1967 with "The Mothers-in-Law" in which she co-starred with Kaye Ballard. The s...

Happy 85th Birthday to a wonderful actor with a sharp sense of humor... On screen he appeared in such films as Cleopatra, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Anne of the Thousand Days.......just to name a few, he list of credits was very long. He appeared on television shows such as "Dinah!" and he and his then-wife Elizabeth Taylor made a highly memorable appearance on "Here's Lucy" in September of 1970... He passed away on August 5, 1984... In Memoriam Remembers: Richard Burton

On this day almost twenty years ago a wonderful actor died... Born: April 10, 1921 While his main forum was television he did appear in a few films a more notable one being Geronimo in 1962... On television he starred in the television series "The Rifleman" from 1958 to 1963, "Arrest and Trial" from 1963 to 1964 and "Werewolf" from 1987 to 1988... He made guest appearances on such shows as "The Loretta Young Show", "Schlitz Playhouse", "Adventures of Superman", "Four Star Playhouse", "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre", "Gunsmoke", "The DuPont Show with June Allyson", "Police Story", "Fantasy Island", "The Love Boat" and "Murder, She Wrote." His final film role was in Three Days to Kill in 1992, the same year of his passing. In Memoriam Remembers: Chuck Connors

This talented actress would've turned 90 years old today... Between TV and movies she appeared on some of the best productions ever produced. Her film credits include Driving Miss Daisy, House of Cards, My Fellow Americans, How to Make an American Quilt, Rosewood and Down in the Delta... In 1972 she began playing the sharp tongued housekeeper Florida Evans on the sitcom "Maude" starring Beatrice Arthur. After two years as the sassy servant she spun off into her own series "Good Times" which began in February 1974. She left the series after a dispute with the producers in 1977 but returned the following year and remained until the series ended in 1979... Other television credits include "One Life to Live", "The Merv Griffin Show", "The Incredible Hulk", "Flamingo Road", "The New Odd Couple", "Fantasy Island", "Murder, She Wrote", "Singer & Sons" and "Touched by an Angel....

Born: April 13, 1919 He lent his singing talents to such films as Anne Get Your Gun, Show Boat and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers... On television he guest starred on such show as "The Love Boat" and "Murder, She Wrote" and played the role of oil baron Clayton Farlow on the prime time soap opera "Dallas" from 1981 until 1991... He passed away on this day in 2004... In Memoriam Remembers: Howard Keel

Happy Birthday! Natalie Schafer (1900) -Best known as Mrs. Howell on "Gilligan's Island" (1964-1967) -Also well remembered as Phoebe Emerson in the "I Love Lucy" episode "The Charm School" At Rest: Stafford Repp (1974) -Character actor, played Chief O'Hara on "Batman" (1966-1968) Fred MacMurray (1991) -Everyone knows who he is!

Happy Birthday! Walter Cronkite (1916) Art Carney (1918) Martin Balsam (1919) At Rest: Sheree North (2005)

Born: April 5, 1927 At the time of his passing he had 51 acting credits to his name... For me he will always be Chao-Li, the faithful majordomo and best friend of Jane Wyman's Angela Channing on "Falcon Crest" during the show's entire run from 1981 to 1990 on CBS. The ruthless matriarch always had the loyal Chao-Li to count on. In 1987, his character was so popular he was even given his own storyline - Chao-Li battled cancer and won much to the delight of his employer...after six seasons of being billed as a "guest star" he was added to the show's opening credits and remained there until the series concluded. Some of his other television credits include "S.W.A.T.", "Quincy M.E.", "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries", "Fantasy Island", "Hello, Larry", "Trapper John, M.D.", "CHiPs", "Barney Miller", "M*A*S*H", "Batman: The Animated Series" and "Part...

Born: November 5, 1933 This wonderful and very familiar character actor began appearing in films and on television in the 1960's. He more notable films were Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple... The 1980's and 90's saw him make recurring appearances on some of the most popular programs of the day. The role that he will forever be remembered for is as Stanley Zbornak, the toupee wearing ex-husband of Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur) on "The Golden Girls." He made appearances on a recurring basis during the entire run of the series (1985-1992). He also made one lone guest appearance on the show's sequel "The Golden Palace" in 1993... From 1984 to 1988 he made recurring appearances on "St. Elsewhere" and from 1984 to 1995 he made recurring appearances on "Murder, She Wrote" most of the time playing the role of Lieutenant Artie Gelber... From 1968 to 1970 he appeared on "The Good Guys", from 1980 to 1981 he appeared...