"Simon Dee Cyril Nicholas Henty-Dodd (28 July 1935 – 29 August 2009), better known by his stage name Simon Dee, was a British television interviewer and radio disc jockey who hosted a twice-weekly BBC TV chat show, ""Dee Time"", in the late 1960s. After moving to London Weekend Television (LWT) in 1970, he was dropped and his career never recovered. He died of bone cancer in 2009. Dee was born on 28 July 1935, in Manchester, Lancashire, the only child of Cyril Edward Dodd (1906–1980) and Doris Gwendoline Pilling (née Simon) (1907–1952) who married in 1934 in Salford (a Radio"
"1956 ITV series ""The Adventures of Sir Lancelot"" which was also a success in the U.S. and as Harold Wormold in the first series of the BBC sitcom ""Hugh and I"" in 1962. Smith suffered a heart attack in December 1962 and died on 5 March 1963, aged 70. Cyril Smith (actor) Cyril Edward Bruce-Smith (4 April 1892 – 5 March 1963) was a Scottish actor who began his career as a child in 1900 and went on to appear in numerous stage plays as well as over 100 films between 1914 and his death almost 50 years later. The"
"cardiac arrest at Saint John's Health Center on January 13, 2015, at the age of 89. H. Wesley Kenney Harold Wesley Kenney, Jr. (January 3, 1926 – January 13, 2015) was an American television producer and director whose career extended from the medium's formative years in the early 1950s, into the 2000s, and included thousands of episodes, both primetime and daytime, as well as five Emmy wins and eight nominations. He was frequently billed as Wes Kenney. Shortly after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering in 1951, Kenney was hired by the DuMont Television Network. According to the"
"However Howard died in Valencia, California on March 23, 2016 of pneumonia complicated by shingles and prostate cancer at the age of 71.[3] George Clooney, in whose 2007 legal thriller ""Michael Clayton"", Howard appeared, remembered having met him for the first time, in 1983 at 20th Century Fox, as a fan of ""The White Shadow"". Linda Fetters Howard, stuntwoman, was his wife from 1992 to 2016. His previous wives include writer Margo Howard; (m. 1977–91), and American actress Louise Sorel (m. 1973–75). Ken Howard Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr. (March 28, 1944 – March 23, 2016) was an American actor, best"
"on 25 November 1977, aged 78, while appearing as the narrator in the Chicago touring company of ""Side by Side by Sondheim"". He died nearly a month later in Chicago, aged 79, and was buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Ridgefield, Connecticut, where he had long resided in his rural home. His funeral mass was celebrated by Archbishop Fulton Sheen. His wife predeceased him in 1955 as did a baby boy who died in infancy in 1939. Cyril Ritchard Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard (1 December 1898 – 18 December 1977), known professionally as Cyril Ritchard, was an Australian stage, screen and"
"by exhibitors in an annual poll from Quigley Publishing as among the top stars in the United States: Tony Curtis Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925September 29, 2010) was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades but who achieved the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. In his later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances. Although his early film roles mainly took advantage of his good looks, by the latter half"
"and 1960s, Kellogg was mostly seen on television. He guest starred in several TV series, including three episodes of ""Adventures of Superman"" (coincidentally and prominently sponsored by Kellogg's). He is most famous for his portrayal of bad guy Jack Chandler in the soap opera ""Peyton Place"", a role he played between 1966 and 1967. Kellogg died in Los Angeles in 2000 of Alzheimer's disease. John Kellogg (actor) John Kellogg (June 3, 1916 – February 22, 2000) was an American actor in film, stage and television. Some sources, including ancestry.com, state that his given name was Giles Vernon Kellogg, Jr. Kellogg"
"television; he was a regular on the short-lived American series ""Cimarron Strip"", during a brief foray to Hollywood. Other television work includes ""Danger Man"", ""The Saint"", ""Z-Cars"", ""Dixon of Dock Green"" and ""Worzel Gummidge"". Herbert died of a heart attack on 6 December 1992 aged 72. Percy Herbert (actor) Percy Herbert (31 July 1920 – 6 December 1992) was an English actor. He worked predominantly from the 1950s into the 1970s and became one of the most recognisable faces in post-war British cinema. He served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the Second World War and spent four years"
"Dick Whittinghill Noral Edwin ""Dick"" Whittinghill (March 5, 1913 – January 24, 2001) was an American film and television actor, recording artist and radio DJ in the United States. His early music career included membership in The Pied Pipers vocal group which sang with Tommy Dorsey's big band. Beginning in 1950, Whittinghill was for three decades the popular morning drive disc jockey at radio station KMPC in Los Angeles. During KMPC's heyday in the 50's and 60's, his fellow announcers included Ira Cook, Roger Carroll, Johnny Grant, Gary Owens, Johnny Magnus and Geoff Edwards. After his retirement, he was heard"
"in Rectortown, Virginia, at the age of 81. Dwight Hemion Dwight Arlington Hemion, Jr. (March 14, 1926 – January 28, 2008) was an American television director known mainly for music-themed television programs of the 1960s and 1970s. He held the record for the most Emmy nominations (47), and won 18 times, putting him at the top of his profession throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and well into the 1980s. He also won the Directors Guild of America's top TV award five times, six Ace awards and a Peabody award. Hemion began working in live television in New York City in the"
"the couple had one son, Christopher. In 1980, Conrad married Tipton ""Tippy"" Stringer (1930–2010), a TV pioneer and the widow of NBC newscaster Chet Huntley. She helped manage his career during their 14-year marriage. William Conrad died in Los Angeles on February 11, 1994, from congestive heart failure. He was buried in the Lincoln Terrace section of Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery, California. Conrad was posthumously elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1997. William Conrad William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American World War II fighter pilot, actor, producer, and director whose"
"film appearance. His ashes are inurned at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles, California. Percy Helton Percy Alfred Helton (January 31, 1894 – September 11, 1971) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was one of the most familiar faces and voices in Hollywood of the 1950s. A native of the Manhattan borough in New York City, Helton began acting at the age of two, appearing in vaudeville acts with his British-born father, Alfred ""Alf"" Helton (born William Alfred Michel). By 1906 he was a cast member in the Broadway production of Clara"
"Cyril Lord Cyril Lord (12 July 1911 – 29 May 1984) was a British entrepreneur known principally for the manufacture of carpets during the 1960s. Born in Droylsden in Lancashire, Lord spent his early years living in a community of textile mill-workers. Lord was married three times. In 1936 he married Bessie Greenwood, and they had one son and two daughters before divorcing in 1959. In 1960, he married the author and journalist Shirley Florence Hussey (née Stringer, later married to journalist Abe Rosenthal) with whom he had one son. They divorced in 1973. In 1974 Lord married Aileen Parnell,"
"1962. During his retirement years, he co-owned a restaurant in Hempstead, N.Y. and also staged, produced and performed in plays at two theaters that he owned, ""The Tinkerpond Playhouse"" in Syosset, N.Y. and The Montauk Point Playhouse. Sheldon also worked with many charities, most notably ""The United Cerebrial Palsy Telethons"" with Jane Pickens Hoving, Dennis James and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme"". He succumbed to a massive heart attack on July 21, 1964 at age 51. Herb Sheldon Herb Sheldon (born Herbert Sussman in Brooklyn, New York, January 1913 - July 21, 1964) was an American television personality and entertainer."
"tobacco products, restricted violent images in television newscasts during family hours and reduced the number of congresspersons in the Brazilian parliament. Clodovil Hernandes died on March 17, 2009 after a stroke. Clodovil Hernandes Clodovil Hernandes (; Elisiário, June 17, 1937 – Brasília, March 17, 2009) was a Brazilian fashion designer, television presenter, and politician. Hernandes made his fame as a fashion stylist during the 60s and 70s, after which he was invited to work on television. His dedication and fame on television lasted for over 40 years and various television stations. In his political career, Hernandes was known for statements"
"Smith also was known as a singer and musician, appearing on many top shows of the time before and even after becoming nationally known for the ""Howdy Doody Show"". At first it aired on Saturdays, then on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and finally, five times a week. In 1954, Mr. Smith suffered a heart attack and for a time, he did the show from a studio built in the basement of his home in Mount Vernon, New York. He returned to the NBC studio in 1955. The final NBC ""Howdy Doody"" episode aired in 1960. Later, in 1976, Smith reunited"
"popular music in 1989. He died in Hailsham, East Sussex from another stroke, aged 75. He was twice married. He had three children (Geraldine, Jane and Derry) with his first wife, Joan. She died in 1985. He was married to Christine Westoll from 1989 to 2001; together they had a son, Simon (born in 1966 during their earlier affair). Ronnie Hilton Ronnie Hilton (26 January 1926 – 21 February 2001) was an English singer and radio presenter. According to his obituary in ""The Guardian"" newspaper, ""For a time Hilton was a star – strictly for home consumption – with nine"
"2011. The BBC reported that he had ""died in London at the age of 81"". According to his official website, he died following a long illness. ""Doctor Who"" writer Mark Gatiss called him ""a childhood hero and the sweetest of gentlemen"". Former ""Doctor Who"" co-star Tom Baker also paid tribute, having visited him on the Friday before his death. Baker wrote ""We shall miss him terribly"" in a newsletter on his website, in which he also indicated that Courtney had been battling cancer. Nicholas Courtney William Nicholas Stone Courtney (16 December 1929 – 22 February 2011) was a British actor,"
"22, 1988, aged 96, at his home in Peekskill, New York. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, four grandsons, and one great-grandson. His widow, Catherine Fennelly (1892—1988), died five months later, aged 95. Their remains were interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Parker Fennelly Parker Fennelly (October 22, 1891 – January 22, 1988) was an American actor and playwright who appeared in ten films, numerous television episodes and hundreds of radio programs. The son of gardener Nathan Fennelly and Estelle Dolliver Fennelly, he was born and raised in Northeast Harbor, Maine, and studied classical"
"his Palm Desert home on November 7, 2004, six weeks after a bout with colon cancer. He was cremated and his ashes scattered at three favorite places: Mere Golf Club, Cheshire, England; John Lennon Airport, Liverpool, England; and Tuscany, Italy. Howard Keel Harry Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919November 7, 2004), known professionally as Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer, most prominently with his rich bass-baritone singing voice as the star of some of the most famous MGM film musicals ever made. Keel also starred in the CBS television series ""Dallas"" from 1981–1991. Harry Clifford Keel was born in"
"as host. Charles R. Doty Charles Richard Doty (January 26, 1924 – April 21, 2003) was an American who is best remembered for his futile attempts at running for President of the United States as a write-in candidate. Doty ran for president five times, gaining national fame on the fifth and final occasion in 2000, when his campaign was featured on ""The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"". Doty was born in 1924. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945. In 1954, he received a degree in business administration from Oklahoma A&M University"
"the age of 92. He was survived by his wife of 35 years, Teddi, and his three stepchildren, Jennifer Levison, Daniel Levison, and Michael Levison. Donald S. Sanford Donald S. Sanford (March 17, 1918 – February 8, 2011) was an American television, radio and film screenwriter. Sanford was known for his work on numerous television series, as well as his role as the author of the screenplay for the 1976 World War II film ""Midway"", starring Charlton Heston and Henry Fonda, which became a cult classic. Sanford was born March 17, 1918. He served as a chief sonar soundman in"
"""Scraps"" by the band NRBQ includes the line: ""I know a Melarooney boy named Durward Kirby; I yelled in his ear and wondered if he heard me."" ""Age is just a number, and mine is unlisted."" Durward Kirby Homer Durward Kirby (August 24, 1911 – March 15, 2000), sometimes misspelled Durwood Kirby, was an American television host and announcer. He is best remembered for ""The Garry Moore Show"" in the 1950s and ""Candid Camera"", which he co-hosted with Allen Funt from 1961 through 1966. Kirby was born in Covington, Kentucky. His family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, when he was 15."
"Hills on April 11, 2014. He was 91. Hal Cooper (director) Harold ""Hal"" Cooper (February 23, 1923 – April 11, 2014) was an American television director and executive producer who worked primarily on sitcoms. After establishing himself as a pioneer of the Golden Age of Television, Cooper became a regular director on many of the popular and enduring shows of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was perhaps best known for directing 54 episodes of ""I Dream of Jeannie"" between 1966 and 1969 and 126 of the 141 episodes of ""Maude"", on which he also served as executive producer from"
"by Rhino Records. Nicholas Webster Nicholas Webster (July 24, 1912 – August 12, 2006) was an American film and television director. Chiefly remembered for his CBS program ""The Violent World of Sam Huff"" (1960; featuring the first use of a wireless microphone on television); the ABC Close Up documentary ""Walk in My Shoes"" (1961), nominated for an Emmy as the best television program of the year, it was the first time the story of African Americans was told in their own words on television; ""Purlie Victorious"" (1963; also known as ""Gone Are the Days!""), the film version of Ossie Davis'"
"Durward Kirby Homer Durward Kirby (August 24, 1911 – March 15, 2000), sometimes misspelled Durwood Kirby, was an American television host and announcer. He is best remembered for ""The Garry Moore Show"" in the 1950s and ""Candid Camera"", which he co-hosted with Allen Funt from 1961 through 1966. Kirby was born in Covington, Kentucky. His family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, when he was 15. Kirby graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis, then entered Purdue University to study engineering. However, he dropped out to become a radio announcer. By 1936, Kirby was an announcer for WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio."
"Tom Snyder Thomas James Snyder (May 12, 1936 – July 29, 2007) was an American television personality, news anchor, and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows ""Tomorrow"", on the NBC television network in the 1970s and 1980s, and ""The Late Late Show"", on the CBS Television Network in the 1990s. Snyder was also the pioneer anchor of the primetime ""NBC News Update"", in the 1970s and early 1980s, which was a one-minute capsule of news updates in primetime. Snyder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to parents of German, Cornish, and Irish descent, Frank and Marie Snyder."
"H. Wesley Kenney Harold Wesley Kenney, Jr. (January 3, 1926 – January 13, 2015) was an American television producer and director whose career extended from the medium's formative years in the early 1950s, into the 2000s, and included thousands of episodes, both primetime and daytime, as well as five Emmy wins and eight nominations. He was frequently billed as Wes Kenney. Shortly after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering in 1951, Kenney was hired by the DuMont Television Network. According to the 2004 book ""The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television"", Kenney directed up to"
"95 in West Hills, California. Don Medford Donald Muller (November 26, 1917, Detroit, Michigan - December 12, 2012, West Hills, California), known professionally as Don Medford, was an American television director who directed over 75 TV series between 1951 and 1989, and who also directed three movies. Medford directed the final two-part episode of the 1960s television series ""The Fugitive"" and the final episode of the 1980s television series ""The Colbys"". He directed 26 episodes of the 80's smash hit soap opera ""Dynasty (1981 TV series)"". He also directed the violent 1971 Western film ""The Hunting Party"". He died on"
"Richard Schaal Richard ""Dick"" Schaal (; May 5, 1928 – November 4, 2014) was an American film and television actor. In 1962, Schaal joined Chicago's Second City, becoming skilled in sketch and improvisational comedy. He was featured in a number of episodes of the 1970s sitcoms ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"" (where he played no fewer than four different characters: Howard Arnell, his brother Paul, Chuckles the Clown and Dino), ""The Bob Newhart Show"" (as three characters: Don Fezler, Don Livingston and Chuck Brock), ""Rhoda"" (as Charlie Burke) and ""Phyllis"" (23 episodes as Leo Heatherton). His earliest appearance with Mary"
"held since the mid-1980s, on the Boards of Directors of The Long Island Lighting Company, known as LILCO, and The Garden City Hotel, but was no longer serving as of the early 1990s. In 1993, he was admitted to The Actors' Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, where he spent the last four years of his life. Despite the debilitating effects of the disease he still made appearances and greeted fans at some local functions near the Home. Ray Heatherton died two-and-a-half months after his 88th birthday. Ray Heatherton Ray Heatherton (June 1, 1909 – August 15, 1997) was an"
"Monroe agrees. Howard Cosell Howard William Cosell (; born Howard William Cohen; March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American sports journalist and author, who was prominent and influential on radio, television and print media from the early 1960s into the mid 1980s. He was also an actor who played minor roles in several TV programs and movies. Cosell was widely known for his blustery, confident personality. Cosell said of himself, ""Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. There's no question that I'm all of those things."" In its obituary for Cosell, ""The New York Times"" described"
"relocated to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where he returned to school, became a real-estate broker and opened his own real estate company with his third wife Marjorie Cole. The couple owned and operated Celebrity Realty, Inc. The couple divorced in 2008. Cole died at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 15, 2009, aged 69, from renal failure, and was buried at the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Dennis Cole Dennis Cole (July 19, 1940 – November 15, 2009) was an American actor in film and television. A familiar face on the screen during the 1960s"