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Topic: OBITUARIES Frances Langford, Trouper on Bob Hope Tours, Dies at 92
Although she regarded herself as more of a singer than an actress, she appeared in roughly 30 films and was half of the successful radio comedy duo "The Bickersons," in which she and Don Ameche played a mismatched, querulous couple.
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Radio's Honeymooners actor EDDIE ALBERT dies Now Playing: Veteran radio, TV and Film Actor Topic: OBITUARIES
Eddie Albert, actor, born April 22 1908; died May 26 2005...
Eddie Albert, the versatile radio, stage, screen and television actor who co-starred as the Park Avenue lawyer who sought happiness down on the farm in the popular 1960s' sitcom "Green Acres," has died. He was 99.
He also had a pleasant singing voice that enabled him to star on Broadway in The Boys From Syracuse, in which he introduced the Rodgers and Hart song This Can't Be Love to the world. In On Your Toes (1939), an emasculated film version of the Rodgers and Hart musical, he danced with ballet dancer Vera Zorina in The Slaughter On 10th Avenue number.
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Howard Morris, an Actor in Television Comedies, Dies at 85 Topic: OBITUARIES
Howard Morris was best known for his work with Sid Caesar and for his brief, memorable role as the manic hillbilly poet Ernest T. Bass on "The Andy Griffith Show."
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Vocalist Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft Now Playing: Thurl was the one and only voice of Tony The Tiger Topic: OBITUARIES Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft was born February 6, 1914 in Norfolk, Nebraska.Thurl's remarkable life came to an end Sunday, May 22, 2005, at the age of 91.
Mason Adams, Radio-TV-Announcer & Actor Dies at 86 Now Playing: Voiceovers for radio & TV commercials Topic: OBITUARIES Mason Adams, a ubiquitous character actor in radio, television, movies and the theater whose crotchety but reassuring tone of voice was as famous as his face, died on Tuesday at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He was 86. Popular credits include Pepper Young's Family on radio and Lou Grant on TV. Smuckers Jams, TV commercials amoung many voiceovers.
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MUSICIAN ROBERT FARNON DIES Topic: OBITUARIES The musician and composer Robert Farnon has died at his Guernsey home
aged 87. Known in the music world as 'The Governor' he was rated as
the world's greatest string writer by Andre Previn.
During his long career he arranged and conducted music for
international stars like Gracie Fields, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett,
Vera Lynn and Jose Carreras.
He wrote the scores for more than 40 British and American films. Born
in Toronto, Mr Farnon settled in Guernsey with his wife almost 50
years ago.
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Tutti Camarata Topic: OBITUARIES Salvador "Tutti" Camarata, who worked with everyone from Bing Crosby to Billie Holiday to Disney teen heartthrob Annette Funicello in a long and distinguished career as a composer, arranger and trumpeter Born
May 11, 1913
Glen Ridge, NJ Died Burbank, CA 7 APR 2005
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Jose Melis, a 'Tonight' Show Bandleader, Dies at 85 Topic: OBITUARIES
Jose Melis, a classically trained pianist who helped pioneer a broadcasting genre as orchestra leader for the "Tonight" show with Jack Paar, died April 7 at Boswell Memorial Hospital in Sun City, Ariz.
JANE KING HALL Philadelphia TV pioneer.. Now Playing: She passed away on Monday, March 21, 2005 at the age of 92 Topic: OBITUARIES
Made commercials and co-hosted TV talk shows in the early days of TV.
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PHILADELPHIA WPEN-AM 950 Voice, Larry Brown, Dies at 83 Now Playing: He passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2005 at the age of 83. Topic: OBITUARIES
Popular music deejay 1950's and 1960's.
Ted Brown, Talk Show Host and New York Radio D.J., Is Dead Topic: OBITUARIES He broadcast for more than 40 years on the New York City radio stations WMGM, WNEW and WNBC, died on Sunday at the Hebrew Home for the Aged, in the Bronx. He was in his 80's.
Martin Denny, 93, Dies Now Playing: at Barnes and Noble. Com Topic: OBITUARIES
Martin Denny mingled easygoing jazz with Polynesian instrumentation and jungle noises to exemplify the "exotica" sound that swept suburban America in the 1950's and 60's.
The innocence of the music and integrity and care in the production made his 'Quiet Village' a major hit. Martin has an unashamedly corny sense of humor, with one song in which a mosquito's buzz is the primary focus, and numerous songs punctuated by beautifully executed birdcalls. It's all put together seamlessly, as if these elements were the most natural things in the world to include. His production was meticulous, and the music surprisingly does not become repetitive or monotonous, which is no small feat in this style.
The music is not of Hawaii or Polynesia or any other "real" culture, but a complete commercial fabrication, the world of the tiki lodge and resort Hawaii. It brings the guilty pleasures of a Hawaiian vacation into your living room, soothes the spirit, and lets the mind drift away. A must CD for summer nights on the deck...
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David Brudnoy, WBZ Boston, has died at 64. Now Playing: NYTimes Topic: OBITUARIES
David Brudnoy, an iconoclastic but urbane radio talk show host whose thoughtful treatment of politics and culture made him one of New England's most listened-to radio personalities for nearly three decades, died Thursday evening after a yearlong battle with skin cancer.
Dayton Allen, 85, Cartoon Voice Actor, Dies Now Playing: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Topic: OBITUARIES
Dayton Allen was a comedian known for his work as the voices of the cartoon character Deputy Dawg and Mayor Phineas T. Bluster on "The Howdy Doody Show."
Norman Rose, 87, Stage Actor and Voice of 'Juan Valdez,' Dies Now Playing: By WOLFGANG SAXON Topic: OBITUARIES
Norman Rose's sonorous baritone gained him national attention as the voice of Juan Valdez, the fictitious coffee grower and advertising spokesman for Colombian coffee.
Star of "Space Patrol" dies in New York at 84 Topic: OBITUARIES
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor Ed Kemmer, who played the intrepid Cmdr. Buzz Corry in the popular 1950s sci-fi television show Space Patrol before becoming a regular on daytime soap operas, has died at age 84.
WWII Radio Broadcaster Jean Ruth Hay Dies at 87 Topic: OBITUARIES
Jean Ruth Hay, 87, who woke millions of American troops each morning during World War II with her upbeat radio program "Reveille With Beverly," ---< LINK >
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New York Radio Legend Scott Muni Dies Topic: OBITUARIES
New York Radio Legend Scott Muni Dies. Muni spent over fifty years as a broadcaster, starting his career while in the Marines in the 1950's. ..---< LINK >
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Frances Langford, Trouper on Bob Hope Tours, Dies at 92
Albert, the versatile radio, stage, screen and television actor who co-starred as the Park Avenue lawyer who sought happiness down on the farm in the popular 1960s' sitcom "Green Acres," has died. He was 99.
Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft was born February 6, 1914 in Norfolk, Nebraska.Thurl's remarkable life came to an end Sunday, May 22, 2005, at the age of 91.
Mason Adams, a ubiquitous character actor in radio, television, movies and the theater whose crotchety but reassuring tone of voice was as famous as his face, died on Tuesday at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He was 86. Popular credits include Pepper Young's Family on radio and Lou Grant on TV. Smuckers Jams, TV commercials amoung many voiceovers.
The musician and composer Robert Farnon has died at his Guernsey home
aged 87. Known in the music world as 'The Governor' he was rated as
the world's greatest string writer by Andre Previn.
Salvador "Tutti" Camarata, who worked with everyone from Bing Crosby to Billie Holiday to Disney teen heartthrob Annette Funicello in a long and distinguished career as a composer, arranger and trumpeter Born
May 11, 1913
Glen Ridge, NJ Died Burbank, CA 7 APR 2005
Jose Melis, a classically trained pianist who helped pioneer a broadcasting genre as orchestra leader for the "Tonight" show with Jack Paar, died April 7 at Boswell Memorial Hospital in Sun City, Ariz.
He broadcast for more than 40 years on the New York City radio stations WMGM, WNEW and WNBC, died on Sunday at the Hebrew Home for the Aged, in the Bronx. He was in his 80's.
