"Death of James Dean The death of Hollywood actor James Dean occurred on September 30, 1955, near Cholame, California. Dean had previously competed in several auto racing events, and was traveling to a sports car racing competition when his car crashed at the junction of California State Route 46 (former 466) and California State Route 41. He was 24 years old. In April 1954, after securing the co-starring role of Cal Trask in ""East of Eden,"" James Dean purchased a 1955 Triumph Tiger T110 ""650 cc"" motorcycle and, later, a used red 1953 MG TD Midget sports car. In March"
"SCVTV documentary titled ""The Stuff of Legend: James Dean's Final Ride"", co-produced by the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society. Death of James Dean The death of Hollywood actor James Dean occurred on September 30, 1955, near Cholame, California. Dean had previously competed in several auto racing events, and was traveling to a sports car racing competition when his car crashed at the junction of California State Route 46 (former 466) and California State Route 41. He was 24 years old. In April 1954, after securing the co-starring role of Cal Trask in ""East of Eden,"" James Dean purchased a 1955"
"Park on August 2, 1955. His funeral was attended by celebrities such as Jeff Donnell, Jack Lemmon, Vince Edwards and May Wynn (Wynn later married Jack Kelly, who had appeared with both Wynn and Francis in ""They Rode West""). Robert Francis (actor) Robert Charles Francis (February 26, 1930 – July 31, 1955) was an American actor. He appeared in only four Hollywood films, all with military themes, before his career and life were cut short at the age of 25 in the crash of a small airplane he was piloting. Robert Charles Francis was born in Glendale, California in 1930."
"Louis Tomei Luigi Gilbert ""Louis"" Tomei (February 17, 1910 in Portland, Oregon – May 15, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver active during the 1930s and 1940s. After World War II, Tomei worked as a stuntman and bit-part actor. His most notable appearance was in ""A Star is Born"" (1954). The following year, he died doubling for actor Edward G. Robinson during the filming of the movie Hell on Frisco Bay. Tomei was performing a fight scene on a motorboat that marked the climax of the movie when he was hurled against a metal fitting on"
"27, 2009, at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, following a battle with lung cancer. He was seventy-nine years old. Warren Vanders Warren Vanders (May 23, 1930 – November 27, 2009) was an American character actor on television and in films. He was initially a substitute teacher for the Montebello Unified School District, he was also a substitute mathematics teacher at El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera California not only was he a great teacher, he had a sense of humor that his students appreciated and enjoyed, before he broke into the entertainment industry. He was born in San"
"to be traveling on the ""Super Chief"", a press release was issued to allow the media to interview and photograph the star. Legendary Jazz Pianist Fats Waller died of pneumonia at the age of 39 on board the Santa Fe Super Chief on December 15, 1943. In time the passenger list would include many Hollywood stars, such as Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, James Cagney, Judy Garland, and Bing Crosby. The train's appeal was not limited to those in the entertainment industry, as it also"
"Michael Parks Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017) was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many films and made frequent television appearances but was probably best known for his work in his later years with filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith. Kevin Smith is producing a documentary on Michael's life titled ""Long Lonesome Highway, The Story of Michael Parks"". It stars James Parks, Kurt Russell, Haley Joel Osment, Robert Rodriguez, Leonard Maltin, Mickey Rourke, Justin Long, Wyatt Russell, Mark Frost, and more. Parks was born in Corona,"
"the boat. He suffered a severe head injury, and died in hospital later that night. He is not related to the actresses Concetta Tomei and Marisa Tomei. Louis Tomei Luigi Gilbert ""Louis"" Tomei (February 17, 1910 in Portland, Oregon – May 15, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver active during the 1930s and 1940s. After World War II, Tomei worked as a stuntman and bit-part actor. His most notable appearance was in ""A Star is Born"" (1954). The following year, he died doubling for actor Edward G. Robinson during the filming of the movie Hell on"
"Bob Woodward (actor) Bob Woodward (March 5, 1909 – February 7, 1972) was an American actor of film and television. Born in Oklahoma, Woodward co-starred in the western ""California Mail"" (1936), ""Pioneer Justice"" (1947), ""Range Renegades"" (1948), and ""Junction City"" (1952). Woodward played the role of the stagecoach driver in the two television series, ""The Gene Autry Show"" in 43 episodes (1950–55) and ""Buffalo Bill, Jr."" in 20 episodes (1955-1956). He was cast as a henchman on the series ""The Range Rider"" in 24 episodes (1951–53). He also appeared in the syndicated series, ""Annie Oakley"". In the 1950s and 1960s,"
"quoting Benjamin Franklin, said, ""Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,"" Butterworth replied, ""Ever take a good look at a milkman?"" Butterworth was killed in an automobile accident on June 13, 1946, when he lost control of his car on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. He died en route to the hospital. For his contributions to the film industry, Butterworth was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 7036 Hollywood Boulevard. Charles Butterworth (actor) Charles Edward Butterworth (July 26, 1896 – June 13, 1946) was"
"Century City Hospital in Los Angeles on March 10, 1996. He was survived by his long-time partner, set designer Jaques Mapes who was also his production partner. Mapes died in May 2002. Hunter is interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. Ross Hunter Ross Hunter (May 6, 1926 March 10, 1996) was an American film and television producer and actor. Hunter is best known for producing light comedies such as ""Pillow Talk"" (1959), and the glamorous melodramas ""Magnificent Obsession"" (1954), ""Imitation of Life"" (1959), and ""Back Street"" (1961). Over the course of his career, Hunter produced films of various genres"
"1960. Eddie Parker (actor) Eddie Parker (December 12, 1900 – January 20, 1960) was an American stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films. Some of his more famous films and serials include the 1943 """"Batman"""" (as Lewis Wilson's stunt double), ""The Crimson Ghost"", ""Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy"" (as the Mummy), and ""Rear Window"" for Alfred Hitchcock as well as many classic Universal horror films. He appeared three times in the early television series, ""Tales of the Texas Rangers"", and also performed stunts for that program. Parker died of a heart attack"
"Los Angeles at the age of seventy-five of a degenerative brain disease. Don Oreck Don Oreck (Donald Allen Oreck: August 31, 1930 — March 5, 2006) was an American actor who, between 1955 and 1961, played supporting roles in numerous television series and made uncredited appearances in a few feature films. A native of Los Angeles, California, Oreck became a member of the Los Angeles Police Department following a stint in the United States Army. While continuing his service with law enforcement, he began taking small acting assignments, which gradually increased in importance until, in the late 1950s, he could"
"seriously injured in the crash of a car driven by film actor and director Tod Browning, who was also badly hurt. Another passenger, film actor Elmer Booth, was killed instantly in the crash. Siegmann had four broken ribs, a deeply lacerated thigh, and internal injuries. In 1927, Siegmann married Maud Darby. About a year later, in 1928, after a long illness, he died of pernicious anemia. George Siegmann George Siegmann (February 8, 1882, in New York City – June 22, 1928, in Hollywood, California) was an American actor in the silent film era. Born in New York City in 1882,"
"San Justo Ranch surrounding the present city of Hollister. When that property was subdivided, the two bought the Cholame land. Jack married Hollister's daughter, Lucy Ellen (Nellie) in 1870 and became the largest wool grower in Central California, later switching to cattle and agriculture. Jack organized the County Bank of San Luis Obispo. The land was sold to the Hearst Corporation in 1966 and is still a working cattle ranch. On September 30, 1955, actor James Dean was killed in a traffic collision when college student Donald Turnupseed made a left turn without seeing Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder approaching at"
"to just east of the west junction of SR 41, near the town of Shandon. The east junction of the SR 46 - SR 41 split, is named after actor James Dean, who was killed in a car accident near this site on September 30, 1955. The current intersection is now marked as the James Dean Memorial Junction. The junction was officially dedicated as the James Dean Memorial Junction on September 30, 2005, as part of the State of California's official commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dean's death. However, this is not the actual intersection where the accident occurred,"
"his age as 46.) Hugh Prosser Hugh Prosser (November 6, 1900 – November 8, 1952) was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over 90 films between 1936 and 1953. A native of Illinois, Prosser was a versatile supporting performer particularly adept at playing unscrupulous villains, but also satisfactory in character roles and the occasional sympathetic part. Also very prolific on early television shows, he played bit parts in some renowned films but excelled both in B-movies and several cliffhanger serials. Prosser was killed in an automobile accident near Gallup, New Mexico at the age of 52. (An Associated Press story"
"California, the son of Dolly and Elmer Fimple. He died in Frazier Park, California in August 2002 from a car accident. He is survived by his son, actor Chris Fimple. Dennis Fimple Dennis Clarke Fimple (November 11, 1940 – August 23, 2002) was an American actor. He appeared in a variety of TV shows including ""Here Come the Brides"", ""Petticoat Junction"", ""Matt Houston"", ""M*A*S*H"", ""Centennial"", ""Simon & Simon"", ""Highway to Heaven"", ""Sledge Hammer!"", ""Knight Rider"", ""Quantum Leap"" and ""ER"". He also had roles in films such as ""Truck Stop Women"" (1974), ""The Apple Dumpling Gang"" (1975), ""Mackintosh and T.J."" (1975),"
"August 13, 1982 while performing in the clubhouse of his apartment building in Los Angeles, The Oakwood Apartments. He was buried in Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Jay Leno delivered the eulogy. Ross' gravestone is inscribed with the double entendre ""This man had a ball"". Joe E. Ross Joe E. Ross (born Joseph Roszawikz, March 15, 1914 – August 13, 1982) was an American actor known for his trademark ""Ooh! Ooh!"" exclamation, which he used in many of his roles. He starred in such TV sitcoms as ""The Phil Silvers Show"" and ""Car 54, Where Are You?."" Ross was born on"
"got near my set."" In a Twitter post director Robert Rodriguez referred to Michael Parks as ""a true legend"". Kevin Smith is producing a documentary on the life and times of Michael Parks, directed by Michael's former assistant, Josh Roush. ""Long Lonesome Highway"" cover's his beginnings as an itinerant farmer where he hopped boxcars at age 12, through being blacklisted in Hollywood, to his career resurgence at the hands of filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino. Michael Parks Michael Parks (born Harry Samuel Parks; April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017) was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many"
"rpm single was backed with ""Cotton Picker"". Buchanan died from a stroke complicated by pneumonia in Palm Desert, California, and was interred in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Edgar Buchanan William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television, most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the ""Petticoat Junction"", ""Green Acres"", and ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" television sitcoms of the 1960s. On ""Petticoat Junction"", he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the 1968 death of show"
"in Los Angeles, California of a coronary occlusion due to coronary arteriosclerosis. Robert Kent (actor) Robert Kent (born Douglas Blackley, Jr.; December 3, 1908 – May 4, 1955), was an American film actor. His career included starring roles in several film serials of the 1940s, including ""The Phantom Creeps"", ""Who's Guilty?"", and ""The Phantom Rider"". He also had a role in the 1938 film ""The Gladiator"" and was Virginia Vale's leading man in ""Blonde Comet"", a 1941 movie about a female racing driver. He married actress Astrid Allwyn in Tijuana, Mexico, on January 10, 1937, and they were divorced in"
"crashed into a parked car. Clarke, who suffered a broken jaw and facial cuts, sued Holmes for , claiming that he had been driving while drunk. Clarke dropped the suit when Holmes agreed to pay her medical expenses. At the start of World War II, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a mid-air collision in northwest Ontario, Canada. Holmes has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Phillips Holmes Phillips Holmes (July 22, 1907 – August 12, 1942) was an American film actor who appeared in 44 films between 1928 and 1938. Born in"
"(son, b. September 1962 / d. July 12, 1963, drowning). In 1988, Gwynne married Deborah Flater. Fred Gwynne died of complications from pancreatic cancer, in the cigar room at his home in Taneytown, Maryland, on July 2, 1993, eight days short of his 67th birthday. He is buried at Sandy Mount United Methodist Church Cemetery in Finksburg, Maryland. Fred Gwynne Frederick Hubbard Gwynne (July 10, 1926July 2, 1993) was an American actor, artist and author. Gwynne was best known for his roles in the 1960s sitcoms ""Car 54, Where Are You?"" and as Herman Munster in ""The Munsters"", as well"
"last time in 1954. He died at his home in South Pasadena, California, from cancer on March 31, 1956 at age 73. He was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Ralph DePalma had a small role in the 1920 Hollywood film, ""High Speed"" and in 1924 played the part of the Champion in an action/drama written by Wilfred Lucas titled ""Racing for Life"". In 1923, he established the DePalma Manufacturing Company in Detroit to build race cars and engines for automobiles and aircraft. He also had a cameo in The Cool Hot Rod (1953). DePalma was"
"Hugh Prosser Hugh Prosser (November 6, 1900 – November 8, 1952) was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over 90 films between 1936 and 1953. A native of Illinois, Prosser was a versatile supporting performer particularly adept at playing unscrupulous villains, but also satisfactory in character roles and the occasional sympathetic part. Also very prolific on early television shows, he played bit parts in some renowned films but excelled both in B-movies and several cliffhanger serials. Prosser was killed in an automobile accident near Gallup, New Mexico at the age of 52. (An Associated Press story about his accident gave"
"Vic Morrow Victor Morrow (born Victor Morozoff, February 14, 1929 – July 23, 1982) was an American actor and director whose credits include a starring role in the 1960s ABC television series ""Combat!"", prominent roles in a handful of other television and film dramas, and numerous guest roles on television. Morrow and two child actors were killed in 1982 by a stunt helicopter crash during the filming of """". Morrow also gained notice for his roles in movies ""Blackboard Jungle"" (1955), ""King Creole"" (1958), ""God's Little Acre"" (1958), ""Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry"" (1974), and ""The Bad News Bears"" (1976). Morrow"
"Edgar Buchanan William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television, most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the ""Petticoat Junction"", ""Green Acres"", and ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" television sitcoms of the 1960s. On ""Petticoat Junction"", he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the 1968 death of show star Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley. In 1969, in the episode ""Kathy Jo's First Birthday Party"", he appeared with his real-life son, Buck (who had a cameo as an ice cream"
"writer and publicist for Warner Brothers, was killed in an auto accident in North Hollywood, CA, April 5, 1940. Coe attended the University of Southern California and was discovered by a talent scout during a trip with his fraternity to Palm Springs in the mid-1950s. He was signed under contract for 20th Century Fox as an actor. Coes's early roles included appearances in ""House of Bamboo"" (1955), ""How to Be Very, Very Popular"" (1955), ""On the Threshold of Space"" (1956), and ""D-Day the Sixth of June"" (1956). He guest starred in an episode of ""Cheyenne"", ""The Last Train West"" and"
"series (""Casablanca"", ""Kings Row"", and ""Cheyenne"") that aired during the 1955–1956 season on ABC Television. He played a supporting role the same year in the Humphrey Bogart thriller ""The Desperate Hours"". Young is also remembered by many James Dean fans for the ""driving safety"" interview made shortly before Dean's fatal car accident in September, 1955. Dean wears a cowboy outfit while playing with a lasso and counseling the audience to drive carefully. After appearing in ""Teahouse of the August Moon"" in New York Young returned to Hollywood to lose Katharine Hepburn to Spencer Tracy in ""Desk Set"" (1957). He continued"
"1950. Clarence Burton Clarence Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933), born Clarence Forrest Burton in Fort Lyons, Missouri, was an American silent film actor. Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy in road productions. He was signed into films in late 1912 and starred in 132 films between 1913 and 1932. He died of a heart attack in 1933 at the age of 51 in Hollywood, California. His interment was located at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, but was removed on September"
"cancer just a week before his death. His funeral was held at the Christ Lutheran Church of Bethesda, Maryland. Schuster Vance Schuster Vance (September 21, 1960 – December 12, 2007) was an American television and film actor. His birth name was Henry Schuster Vance III. In addition to his roles as a supporting actor in a number of films and television shows, Vance was also a member of the East Coast chapter of the Becker's Precision Driving Professionals team, who perform for television and movie productions. He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild. Vance died on December 12,"
"Chris Penn Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American film and television actor. Penn was typically cast as a tough character, featured as a villain or a working-class lug, or in a comic role and was known for his roles in such films as ""The Wild Life"", ""Reservoir Dogs"", ""The Funeral"", ""Footloose"", ""Rush Hour"", ""Corky Romano"", ""True Romance"", ""Beethoven's 2nd, Short Cuts"", ""The Boys Club"", ""All the Right Moves"", ""At Close Range"", ""Pale Rider"", and in the video game """". Penn was found dead in his condominium on January 24, 2006, at the age"