Dixie Virginia Carter (May 25, 1939 – April 10, 2010) was an American actress, having appeared in films, television and on stage. She was best-known for her long-running role in the sitcom Designing Women (1986-1993). She had been nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Desperate Housewives in 2007.
Death of Dixie Carter Dixie Carter died on April 10, 2010. No cause was immediately disclosed. Carter is survived by Hal Holbrook, her husband of nearly 26 years, and two daughters from a previous marriage.
In 2006-07 Carter found renewed fame with a new generation of fans as the very disturbed and disturbing Gloria Hodge on Desperate Housewives, earning an Emmy nomination for her work on the series. Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry started out in Hollywood as Carter’s assistant on the set of Designing Women.
Lech Aleksander Kaczy?ski (June 18, 1949 – April 10, 2010) was the President of the Republic of Poland from 2005 to 2010, a politician of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwo?? (Law and Justice, PiS). Kaczy?ski served as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005, the day before his presidential inauguration. He was the identical twin brother of the former Prime Minister of Poland and current Chairman of the Law and Justice party, Jaros?aw Kaczy?ski.
Death of Lech Kaczy?ski On 10 April 2010, he and his wife Maria Kaczy?ska died when a Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 crashed while attempting to land at Smolensk-North airport in Russia. There were no survivors on the plane, which was carrying senior Polish government officials on a trip to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre.
Lech Kaczynski was 60 yearsold at the time of his death
All 96 passengers died in a 26 years old plane. most passengers were Polish state delegates.
Meinhardt Raabe (September 2, 1915 – April 9, 2010) was an American actor. One of the last surviving Munchkin-actors in The Wizard of Oz, he was also the last surviving cast member with any dialogue in the film.
Raabe still made occasional appearances at Wizard of Oz conventions and celebrations across the country. In 2008 he was honored by the International Wizard of Oz Club with the organization’s L. Frank Baum Memorial Award.
Death of Meinhardt Raabe He died on April 9, 2010 from a heart attack at age 94.
He was the coroner in The Wizard of Oz in 1939, with his only lines being:
As coroner, I must aver I thoroughly examined her And she’s not only merely dead She’s really, most sincerely dead!
John Lincoln Freund Born: January 29, 1918 Penns Grove, New Jersey, United States Died: April 2, 2010 (aged 92) Santa Ynez, California
John Forsythe an American stage, television and film actor. Forsythe starred in three television series, spanning three decades, as single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the 1950s sitcom Bachelor Father (1957–1962); as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend on the 1970s crime drama Charlie’s Angels (1976–1981), and as ruthless and beloved patriarch Blake Carrington on the 1980s soap opera Dynasty (1981–1989). He hosted World of Survival during the 1970s. Forsythe appeared each year to read children’s fiction during the annual Christmas program near his home at the rural resort community of Solvang, California, north of Los Angeles.
In 1947, Forsythe joined the initial class of the soon-to-be prestigious Actors Studio, where he met other promising young actors including Marlon Brando and Julie Harris. During this time he appeared on Broadway in Mister Roberts and The Teahouse of the August Moon.
In 1955, Alfred Hitchcock cast Forsythe in the movie The Trouble with Harry, with Shirley MacLaine in her first movie appearance. The film was unsuccessful at the box office.
Death of John Forsythe John Forsythe died from complication of pneumonia. John Forsythe was 92 years old at the time of his death
John Forsythe & Linda Evans on Donny & Marie
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Filmography
* Northern Pursuit (1943) * Destination Tokyo (1943) * The Captive City (1952) * It Happens Every Thursday (1953) * The Glass Web (1953) * Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) * American Harvest (Revised Edition) (1955) (short subject) (narrator) * The Trouble with Harry (1955) * The Ambassador’s Daughter (1956) * Everything But the Truth (1956) * Dubrowsky (1959) * Kitten with a Whip (1964) * Madame X (1966) * In Cold Blood (1967) * Silent Treatment (1968) * Murder Once Removed (1971) * Topaz (1969) * The Happy Ending (1969) * Goodbye and Amen (1977) * …And Justice for All (1979) * Scrooged (1988) * Stan and George’s New Life (1991) * We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1999) (voice) (direct-to-video) * Charlie’s Angels (2000) * Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Television work
* Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) * Bachelor Father (1957–1962) * The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) * See How They Run (1964) * The John Forsythe Show (1965–1966) * A Bell for Adano (1967) * Shadow on the Land (1968) * To Rome With Love (1969–1971) * Murder Once Removed (1971) * The World of Survival (1971–1977) (narrator) * The Letters (1973) (unsold pilot) * Lisa, Bright and Dark (1973) * Cry Panic (1974) * The Healers (1974) * Terror on the 40th Floor (1974) * The Deadly Tower (1975) * Charlie’s Angels (1976–1981) * Amelia Earhart (1976) * Tail Gunner Joe (1977) * Emily, Emily (1977) * Never Con a Killer (1977) (pilot for The Feather and Father Gang) * Cruise Into Terror (1978) * With This Ring (1978) * The Users (1978) * A Time for Miracles (1980) * Dynasty (1981–1989) * Sizzle (1981) * Mysterious Two (1982) * On Fire (1987) * Miss Universe Pageant (1989) * Opposites Attract (1990) * Dynasty: The Reunion (1991) * The Powers That Be (1992–1993) * I Witness Video (host from 1993–1994) * People’s Century (1995) (miniseries) (narrator in U.S. version) * Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar (2006)
Robert Martin Culp Born: August 16, 1930 Oakland, California, United States Died: March 24, 2010 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California
Robert Culp was an American actor and scriptwriter, perhaps best known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965-1968), the espionage series, where he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents.
Culp came to national attention very early in his career as the star of the 1957-59 Western television series Trackdown in which he played Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman.
He played a murderer in three separate Columbo episodes. In 1981 he got his big break back into the television realm when he starred in The Greatest American Hero.
One of his most recent recurring roles was a part on Everybody Loves Raymond as Warren Whelan, Ray’s father-in-law.
He appeared on episodes of many other television programs including a 1961 season three episode of "Bonanza" titled Broken Ballad, as well as The Golden Girls, The Nanny, The Girls Next Door and Wings.
Death of Robert Culp Culp died on March 24, 2010 after a fall that took place outside his Los Angeles home. Robert Culp was 79 years old at the time of his dealth.
Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. Born: August 16, 1924 Fort Worth, Texas, United States Died: March 18, 2010 (aged 85) California, United States
Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. was an American film and television actor best known for his 1950s portrayals of Davy Crockett for Walt Disney and of Daniel Boone in the late 1960s. He was also known as a wine maker and resort owner-operator.
Death of Fess Parker Fess Parker died of complications from old age. Fess Parker was 85 years old at the time of his death.
Davy Crockett – "Old Betsy" – Song performed by Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen (Disneyland Opening Day)
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Fess Parker Filmography
* Harvey (1950) * No Room for the Groom (1952) * Untamed Frontier (1952) * Springfield Rifle (1952) * Take Me to Town (1953) * The Kid from Left Field (1953) * Island in the Sky (1953) * Thunder Over the Plains (1953) * Dragonfly Squadron (1954) * Them! (1954) * The Bounty Hunter (1954) * Battle Cry (1955) * Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955) * The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) * Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956) * Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956) * Old Yeller (1957) * The Light in the Forest (1958) * The Hangman (1959) * Alias Jesse James (1959) * The Jayhawkers! (1959) * Hell Is for Heroes (1962) * Smoky (1966) * Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider (1966)
Television
* City Detective, (1 episode, 1955) * Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1962-1963) * Daniel Boone (lead cast member from 1964-1970, with Ed Ames, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, and Veronica Cartwright) * Climb an Angry Mountain (1972) * The Fess Parker Show (1974) (unsold pilot)
William Alexander Chilton Born: December 28, 1950, Memphis, Tennessee Died: March 17, 2010, New Oleans, (aged 59)
Alex Chilton was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer best known for his work with the pop-music bands the Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton’s early commercial sales success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for the Box Tops was not repeated in later years with Big Star and in his indie music solo career on small labels, but he did draw a loyal following in the indie and alternative music fields.
Death of Alex Chilton: Chilton was taken to hospital in New Orleans on March 17, 2010, complaining of health problems, and died the same day of a suspected heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Laura and son, Timothy.
Born: Peter Aurness March 18, 1926 Minneapolis, Minnesota Died: March 14, 2010 (aged 83) Pacific Palisades, California
Peter Graves was an American film and television actor. He was known for his starring role in the television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973, and its revival, from 1988 to 1990. He was the younger brother of character actor James Arness.
Death of Peter Graves Graves died on March 14, 2010, just four days prior to his 84th birthday. He collapsed outside his home in Pacific Palisades, shortly after returning from a Sunday brunch with his family. His daughter tried to revive him, but failed. According to Graves’ business manager, Graves died of a heart attack
Awards Peter Graves won a Golden Globe Award in 1971 for his role as Jim Phelps in the series Mission: Impossible. He won an Emmy Award for outstanding informational series in 1997 as host of A&E Biography
Hollywood Walk of Fame Peter Graves’ star was added just 5 months before his death
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Peter Grave Filmography
* Winning Your Wings (1942) (short subject) * Up Front (1951) * Fort Defiance (1951) * The Congregation (1952) * Red Planet Mars (1952) * Stalag 17 (1953) * War Paint (1953) * East of Sumatra (1953) * Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) * Killers from Space (1954) * The Yellow Tomahawk (1954) * The Raid (1954) * Black Tuesday (1954) * Fort Yuma (1955) * The Long Gray Line (1955) * Robbers’ Roost (1955) * Wichita (1955) * The Naked Street (1955) * The Night of the Hunter (1955) * The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) * It Conquered the World (1956) * Hold Back the Night (1956) * Canyon River (1956) * Beginning of the End (1957) * Bayou (1957) * Death in Small Doses (1957)
* Wolf Larsen (1958) * A Stranger in My Arms (1959) * A Rage to Live (1965) * Texas Across the River (1966) * The Ballad of Josie (1967) * Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob (1968) (compilation of episodes released to European theaters) * Sergeant Ryker (1968) * The Five Man Army (1969) * Where Have All The People Gone? (1974) (TV movie) * Scream of the Wolf (1974) * Sidecar Racers (1975) * The Mysterious Monsters (1976) (documentary) (narrator) * High Seas Hijack (1978) (in English version) * The Clonus Horror (1979) * Survival Run (1980) * Airplane! (1980) * The Guns and the Fury (1981) * Savannah Smiles (1982) * Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) * The Winds of War (1983) * Number One with a Bullet (1987) * War and Remembrance (1988) * Addams Family Values (1993) * House on Haunted Hill (1999) * Men in Black II (2002) * Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Merlin Jay Olsen Born September 15, 1940 Logan, Utah Died March 10, 2010 (aged 69) Duarte, California
Merlin Olsen was a former American football player in the National Football League and an actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. As an actor he portrayed Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie. After leaving that series, he starred in his own NBC drama, Father Murphy, playing the title role of a traveling priest.
NFL Career Olsen played professionally (from 1962 to 1976) for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. A leading defensive star of his era, he missed only two games in his 15-season NFL career. He was named the NFL’s Rookie of the Year in 1962 and was First-team All-Pro in 1964, and 1966 through 1970. He was voted Second-team All-Pro in 1965, 1973 and 1974.
Acting Career He also enjoyed success as an actor. When Little House on the Prairie actor Victor French left to star in his own comedy Carter Country in 1977, Olsen was tapped to play Michael Landon’s new sidekick Jonathan Garvey for several years. One memorable quote from Merlin during the series, "I don’t know nothin’ bout football!" was when Charles and Jonathan were to coach a boys football team. A couple of years later, Landon cast Olsen as the eponymous Father Murphy.
Illness and Death of Merlin Olsen Merlin Olsen was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2009 and underwent three courses of chemotherapy. In January 2010 he filed a lawsuit against NBC Studios, NBC Universal, and 20th Century Fox for exposing him to asbestos. Merlin’s brother Orrin Olsen announced that he died on March 11, 2010, aged 69, following Merlin’s brief battle with cancer.
Dixie Virginia Carter (May 25, 1939 – April 10, 2010) was an American actress, having appeared in films, television and on stage. She was best-known for her long-running role in the sitcom Designing Women (1986-1993). She had been nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Desperate Housewives in 2007.
Lech Aleksander Kaczy?ski (June 18, 1949 – April 10, 2010) was the President of the Republic of Poland from 2005 to 2010, a politician of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwo?? (Law and Justice, PiS). Kaczy?ski served as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005, the day before his presidential inauguration. He was the identical twin brother of the former Prime Minister of Poland and current Chairman of the Law and Justice party, Jaros?aw Kaczy?ski.
John Lincoln Freund
Fess Elisha Parker, Jr.
Born: Peter Aurness March 18, 1926 Minneapolis, Minnesota