In Memoriam

Happy Birthday! Richard Crenna (1926) -A personal favorite, he was wonderful especially during his early years on radio with Eve Arden and television with Lucille Ball (guest star on "I Love Lucy") Dick Clark (1929) -Just left us this past April... At Rest: Arthur Q. Bryan (1959) -Voice actor: Elmer Fudd & other characters, played Doc Gamble on Fibber McGee and Molly, also an "I Love Lucy" guest star. 

At Rest: Natalie Wood (1981) Cary Grant (1986) Ralph Bellamy (1991) 

February 11, 1926 - November 28, 2010 One of my favorite funny men left us on this day 2 years ago...honestly there isn't a single day that passes where he doesn't dip into the constantly spinning wheels of my brain.. In Memoriam Remembers: Leslie Nielsen 

November 27, 1918 - May 21, 2005 A longtime character actor who appeared in some notable films: Arthur, Beverly Hills Cop and Arthur 2: On the Rock...and lots of television including "The Edge of Night", "I Spy", "As the World Turns", "Barnaby Jones", "The Rockford Files", "Hawaii Five-O", "Lou Grant", "Vega$", "Hart to Hart", "Taxi", "Quincy M.E.", "Falcon Crest", "Magnum, P.I.", "St. Elsewhere", "Murder, She Wrote", "Scarecrow and Mrs. King", "Dallas", "Hotel", "Columbo", "Law & Order" and "Chicago Hope."  Happy Birthday! In Memoriam Remembers: Stephen Elliott

September 21, 1931 - November 23, 2012 As far as legacies go his can be summed up in different television roles: Major Anthony Nelson and J.R. Ewing... From 1965 to 1970 he co-starred with Barbara Eden in "I Dream of Jeannie" and from 1978 to 1991 he starred as evil oil baron J.R. Ewing on "Dallas."  In 2012 he returned to television as J.R. in a continuation of the original series.  He also brought the J.R. character to the spin-off series "Knots Landing" for five episodes between 1980 and 1982.    During his long career his made appearances in several other places.  On television he appeared on "Goodyear Playhouse", "Search for Tomorrow", "Kraft Theatre", "The DuPont Show of the Month", "Sea Hunt", "The United States Steel Hour", "The Edge of Night", "The Defenders", "Love, American Style", "Barnaby Jones", "McMillan & Wife", ...

November 25, 1920 - January 14, 2009 In Memoriam Remembers: Ricardo Montalban 

I awoke to tragic news this morning... A more indepth tribute will come later but for now I will say the following... September 21, 1931 - November 23, 2012 In Memoriam Remembers: Larry Hagman