Gosh, watching the commercials on YT is so cool!
I always wanted this -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ja3NxeLhWg
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Gosh, watching the commercials on YT is so cool!
I always wanted this -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ja3NxeLhWg
I didn't know the name, but sure knew the face...
William Schallert, 93, Dies
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William Schallert played the long-suffering father and uncle to the “identical cousins” played by Patty Duke on “The Patty Duke Show.”
Over more than 60 years he racked up scores of credits in episodic television as well as noteworthy performances in motion pictures, on the Off Broadway stage and as a voice-over artist.
“Leave It to Beaver,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Dr. Kildare” and “The Wild Wild West” to “Melrose Place,” “True Blood” and “Desperate Housewives.” "Get Smart"
Many movies - biggest roles - Mississippi mayor in “In the Heat of the Night” (1967) and as the judge in “The Trial of the Catonsville Nine” (1972).
Behind the scenes, Mr. Schallert was the versatile voice of various characters in the cartoon series “The Smurfs,” animated characters in commercials, and Abraham Lincoln at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/10/arts/television/william-schallert-father-on-the-patty-duke-show-dies-at-93.html?_r=1
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"Chips"
He was in the most famous Star Trek episode as Nilz Baris, under secretary in charge of agricultural affairs for the United Federation of Planets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bprgl_4z6gY
Less than a week after his retirement, CBS News has confirmed that "60 Minutes" correspondent Morley Safer has passed away at age 84.
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Born in Toronto, Safer eventually became an American citizen, but held dual citizenship.
Safer began his career writing for newspapers in Woodstock, ON and London, ON, before landing a job in London, England, then returning to Toronto to work as a reporter and editor at the CBC. This eventually landed him on the air.
After continuing his career in the US, Safer joined "60 Minutes" in 1970
http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_19...-dead-at-84/tv
For those of us ;) that remember watching Mr. Ed (The Talking Horse)
RIP Alan Young....I didn't realize he (as a child) lived in Vancouver.
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Alan Young, who starred as Wilbur Post on the 1960s CBS hit Mister Ed, died Thursday at the age of 96
Born on November 19, 1919 in North Shields, England, Young moved to Canada at a young age. During his childhood, he suffered from severe asthma, which kept him bedridden but also fostered his appreciation for radio. By the age of 13 he was performing on radio, and by 17 he was running his own show for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The Alan Young Show aired in the U.S. in 1944, when Young was living in New York. The show later made the jump to television, debuting on CBS as a variety and sketch show in 1950. It ran for three years and won an Emmy for best variety show and earned Young an Emmy for best actor.
RIP "The Greatest"
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Muhammad Ali, the eloquent, colorful, controversial and brilliant three-time heavyweight boxing champion who was known as much for his social conscience and staunch opposition to the Vietnam War as for his dazzling boxing skills, died Friday. Ali, who had a long battle with Parkinson's disease, was taken to a Phoenix area hospital earlier this week where he was being treated for a respiratory issue. He was 74.
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on Jan. 17, 1942, in Louisville, Ky.
his bio
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/muhamma...042902069.html
RIP Mohammad Ali
I'm just waiting for my first "Obama ordered flags flown at half-staff...." meme.
Bobby Curtola, former Canadian teen idol, dead at 73
A teen idol in Canada during the early '60s, Curtola also made his mark internationally in 1962 with the singles Fortune Teller and Aladdin.
Curtola, who was born in what is now Thunder Bay, Ont., was named to the Order of Canada in 1997.
He was also known for his charity work, particularly for children.
Up until early 2016, Curtola was living in Port Mouton, N.S. He moved after his partner Karyn Rochford died in a car crash in Nova Scotia in December 2015.
Curtola's career began at 16, after he recorded his first hit single Hand in Hand With You.
He went on to establish the first coast to coast tour circuit in Canada, his website said. He released one of his biggest hits, Fortune Teller in 1962.
Curtola's work in the 1960s yielded 25 Canadian Gold singles and 12 Canadian Gold albums, according to a biography on his website.
In 1972 he was signed to a five-year contract in Las Vegas, making him the first Canadian entertainer to receive a long term deal in the city, according to his website.
Later in his career he began a relationship with The Princess Cruises, performing on ships in the Caribbean and Mediterranean for twelve years.
Curtola received a Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 and a Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...dead-1.3617348
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In June of 1964, Bobby became the first pop singer to record a jingle that sounded like a “Top 40 Hit Single,” the song was “Things Go Better with Coke.” He signed an exclusive contract with Coca-Cola to be their #1 Spokesman. Bobby, also co-wrote “The Real Thing” which was used for the commercial “Coke’s The Real Thing.”
Bobby's success continued on television, starting with American Bandstand. It also included appearances on the world famous Wolf Man Jack Show. He later became the first recording artist to host two Network Canadian TV shows. The After Four Show on CFTO starting in 1965, and the Shake, Rock and Roll Show on CTV in 1973. Bobby was also host to many of the Miss Canada and Miss Teen Canada Pageants.
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http://bobbycurtola.com/en/biography/
I was lucky I got to see him in maybe 1983 (?) in my home city. He did a cabaret, and wow we all had a blast. We had met him in a bar before the show (I was working for a local newspaper), then went to the venue where he sang his heart out. He was SO much fun with the audience, he really could get everyone going, singing and dancing. Wonderful, awesome smile all the time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylt9qMTyPJE
RIP Kimbo Slice
RIP Mr. Hockey - Gordie Howe dead at 88
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Howe played 25 NHL seasons for the Detroit Red Wings, garnering six MVP awards and helping to win four Stanley Cups. He ranks second in NHL history in goals with 801 and fourth in points with 1,850.
Howe was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972. He last played for the Hartford Whalers in 1980 at the age of 52.
He’s also the namesake of the “Gordie Howe hat trick,” which includes a goal, an assist and a fight in the same game.
Howe’s health had been in decline for several years, and he suffered a significant stroke in 2014.
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He's our Saskatoon hockey hero - he was born in a small community in SK, but moved here as an infant, went through school til he began his hockey career at 16.
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Statue of Howe outside our city's main areana
RIP Mr. Hockey!Quote:
Originally Posted by Natalka
Very sad......RIP Mr. Hockey....
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