Tom Billington, aka The Dynamite Kid, passes at age 60. He was one half of the WWF tag team known as the British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith passed in 2002). Dynamite had lived in poor health for many years due to a spinal cord injury, head trauma and effects from rampant drug use.
Julia Grandes Crane widow of The Honeymooners creator Harry Crane and grandmother to Melissa, Sara and Jonathan Gilbert died.
Jonathan Gilbert is alsoan actor who played Willie Olsen on Little House on the Prairie. One of the shows that had siblings who never played siblings. The other siblings that appeared on this son were Kyle and Kim Richards. Both sisters are now on Bravo's Real Housewives. Just weeks ago, Jonathan lost his tv mom and now his grandmother.
(12-05-2018 04:30 PM)DavidSt Wrote: Julia Grandes Crane widow of The Honeymooners creator Harry Crane and grandmother to Melissa, Sara and Jonathan Gilbert died.
Jonathan Gilbert is alsoan actor who played Willie Olsen on Little House on the Prairie. One of the shows that had siblings who never played siblings. The other siblings that appeared on this son were Kyle and Kim Richards. Both sisters are now on Bravo's Real Housewives. Just weeks ago, Jonathan lost his tv mom and now his grandmother.
(12-05-2018 04:30 PM)DavidSt Wrote: Julia Grandes Crane widow of The Honeymooners creator Harry Crane and grandmother to Melissa, Sara and Jonathan Gilbert died.
Jonathan Gilbert is alsoan actor who played Willie Olsen on Little House on the Prairie. One of the shows that had siblings who never played siblings. The other siblings that appeared on this son were Kyle and Kim Richards. Both sisters are now on Bravo's Real Housewives. Just weeks ago, Jonathan lost his tv mom and now his grandmother.
Dear David:
Roy Clark: yes;
this guy: no.
Regards,
GO
You mean she. The Grandmother of the Gilberts. Sara is famous for Roseanne. Melissa Gilbert played half-pint. Jonathan Gilbert played Willie Olsen on Little House. They say deaths go by threes. Jonathan lost his on tv mom and now his grandmother. There are still Bonnie Bartlett, the woman who played Hester and the Ingalls matriarch who are still alive who are adults from the show.
Sondra Locke, 74, just died from cancer. Locke was formerly married to Clint Eastwood and they were in 6 films together, including The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Gauntlet, Every Which Way But Loose, Any Which Way You Can, Bronco Billy and Sudden Impact.
Donald Moffat died yesterday. He was on the tv show Logan's Run with Heather Menzie Ulrich who died in January this year. He was also best remembered in the classic John Carpenter's The Thing with Kirk Russell.
The Captain (from the Captain & Tennille) and Super Dave Osborne both died today (both at the age of 76). Their real names were Daryl Dragon and Bob Einstein (he was also the older brother of actor/comedian Albert Brooks).
Steve Hall Puppeteer and voice for Shotgun Red from Nashville Now dead at 64.
Ray Swayer singer, aka Dr. Hook, died the other day. They were big in the early 70s. He had an eye patch because he lost an eye in a car accident. The patch and Hook he got it from Peter Pan's Captain Hook which the named Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show came about.
Actress Verna Bloom died. She was the leading lady besides Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter, but was best remembered as Dean Wormer's drunken wife in Animal House.