Elaine Stewart
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Born on May 31, 1930 in Montclair, New Jersey.
Elaine Stewart was an American actress and model. Stewart made her debut by winning Miss See in See Magazine in 1952, with measurements 34-25-36. She was in many magazines such as Playboy and Photoplay. She had a supporting role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), as Laila. She appeared in other films, such as Brigadoon, Night Passage and The Adventures of Hajji Baba. She is also known as the co-hostess on two 1970s game shows, Gambit with Wink Martindale and the nighttime edition of High Rollers with Alex Trebek, both produced by her husband.
Elaine Stewart died on June 27, 2011 (aged 81) in Beverly Hills, California.
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Born on August 28, 1947 in New York City, New York.
Alice Playten was an American actress and singer.Playten began her career in the Broadway musical Gypsy (1959). Her other Broadway credits included Oliver!, Henry, Sweet Henry, Hello, Dolly!,Rumors, Seussical, and Caroline, or Change.
Playten died on June 25, 2011 at Sloan-Kettering Hospital in Manhattan from heart failure after a lifetime of juvenile diabetes, complicated by pancreatic cancer. She was 63 years old.
Comments OffFred Steiner
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Born February 24, 1923
Fred Steiner was an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio and film. Steiner wrote the theme music for The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Perry Mason and The Bullwinkle Show. In film, Steiner was one of the team of composers for the 1985 film, The Color Purple, which received an Oscar nomination and was an uncredited composer for Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Steiner was most active in television series during the 1950s and 1960s. His numerous composition credits included music for Hogan’s Heroes, Have Gun–Will Travel, The Twilight Zone,Gunsmoke, Star Trek and Rawhide.
Fred Steiner died on June 23, 2011, at his home in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico, after suffering a stroke at the age of 88.
Comments OffGene Colan
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Born on September 1, 1926 in The Bronx, New York.
Gene Colan was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series, Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics’ classic horror series. He co-created the Falcon, the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics, and the non-costumed, supernatural African-American character Blade, which went on to star in a series of films starring Wesley Snipes. Colan was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005.
Colan died on June 23, 2011, following complications from liver disease and a broken hip received in a fall.
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Peter Falk
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Born on September 16, 1927 in New York City, New York.
Peter Falk was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. He appeared in numerous films and television guest roles and was nominated for an Academy Award twice (for 1960′s Murder, Inc. and 1961’s Pocketful of Miracles), and won the Emmy Award on five occasions (four for Columbo) and the Golden Globe award once. Director William Friedkin, when discussing Falk’s role in his 1978 film The Brink’s Job said that “Peter has a great range from comedy to drama. He could break your heart or he could make you laugh.” In 1968, he starred with Gene Barry in a ninety-minute TV pilot about a highly-skilled, laid-back detective. Columbo eventually became part of an anthology series titled The NBC Mystery Movie, along with McCloud and McMillan & Wife. The detective series stayed on NBC from 1971 to 1978, took a respite, and returned occasionally on ABC from 1989 to 2003. Describing his role, Variety columnist Howard Prouty writes, “The joy of all this is watching Columbo dissemble [sic] the fiendishly clever cover stories of the loathsome rats who consider themselves his better.”
Peter Falk died at his Beverly Hills home on June 23, 2011, at the age of 83.
Comments OffDavid Rayfiel
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Born September 9, 1923 .
David Rayfiel was an American screenwriter and frequent collaborator of director Sydney Pollack (1934-2008). His father was U.S. CongressmanLeo F. Rayfiel (1888-1978). His first wife was actress Maureen Stapleton (1925-2006), from 1963-66 before the couple divorced. His former house at Day, New York, known as David Rayfiel House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
David Rayfiel died on June 22, 2011 of heart failure, aged 87
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Ryan Dunn
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Born June 11, 1977.
Ryan Dunn was an American reality television personality and daredevil best known for being a member of The Jackass Crew, MTV’s Viva La Bam, and Homewrecker. A member of the CKY Crew, Dunn played the main character in Bam Margera’s film Haggard, which was based on a failed relationship Ryan had experienced.
Ryan Dunn died on June 20, 2011 in a car crash in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania.
Clarence Clemons
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Born January 11, 1942 in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Clarence Clemons also known as The Big Man was an American musician and actor. From 1972 until his death, he was a prominent member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, playing the tenor saxophone. He released several solo albums and in 1985 had a hit single with “You’re a Friend of Mine”, a duet with Jackson Browne. As a guest musician he also featured on Aretha Franklin’s classic “Freeway of Love” and on Twisted Sister’s “Be Chrool to Your Scuel” as well as performing in concert with The Grateful Dead and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. As an actor Clemons featured in several films, including New York, New York and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. He also made cameo appearances in several TV series, including Diff’rent Strokes, Nash Bridges, The Simpsons and The Wire. Together with his television writer friend Don Reo he published his autobiography, Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales, in 2009. Clemons suffered a stroke on June 12, 2011 and died of complications from the stroke on June 18 at 69 years of age.
Clemons died from complications caused by stroke on June 18, 2011.
Comments OffBob Banner
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Born August 15, 1921 in Ennis, Texas, U.S.
Bob Banner was an Emmy-winning American producer, writer and director. From 1967 to 1972 he co-produced The Carol Burnett Show.
Banner died June 15, 2011, in Los Angeles at age 89.
Comments OffCarl Gardner
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Born on April 29, 1928.
Carl Gardner was an American singer, best known as the foremost member and founder of The Coasters. Known for the 1958 song “Yakety Yak”, which spent a week as number one on the Hot 100 pop list, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Carl Gardner died on June 12, 2011, after suffering with congestive heart failure and vascular dementia.
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