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RIP Francisco Pérez-Dolz

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Francisco Pérez-Dolz dies at age 95

The valued filmmaker triumphed with 'A tiro limpio', a classic of Spanish police films

el Periodico
April 9, 2017

Francisco Pérez-Dolz has passed away at the age of 95 in Barcelona.  His debut film 'A tiro limpio' (1963), shot in Barcelona, ​​is considered to be a classic of Spanish police cinema.

The valued filmmaker with more than a fifty year career made only three feature films as a director: 'A tiro limpio', 'El mujeriego' (1964) and 'Los jueces de la Biblia' (1965).  He learned in a self-taught way.  It began as a meritorious and assistant camera operator.  Later he was an assistant director until becoming a producer of advertising and industrial cinema.

Perez-Dolz also worked as a screenwriter.  His script was one of the first films shot in Catalan during the Franco regime, 'En Baldiri de la Costa' (1968), a film by Josep Maria Font starring Joan Capri. It was translated into Spanish in 1970.

ESCAC TEACHER

The filmmaker also made a magnificent didactic short, 'Lecciones de cinematografía' (1957), and worked as a professor of management at the Catalan Film and Audiovisual School (ESCAC) between 1988 and 1996.

In 2007 Ferran Alberich dedicated a book to him 'Paco Pérez-Dolz.  The camí de l'ofici', published in the' Cineastes' collection of the Filmoteca de Catalunya.

In 2014 he was named a member of honor of the Academy of Catalan Cinema.


PEREZ-DOLZ, Francisco
Born: 1922, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Died: 4/9/2017, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Francisco Perez-Dolz’s westerns – assistant director, cameraman:
The Savage Guns – 1962 [assistant director]
Shoot to Kill – 1965 [cameraman]

RIP Peter Hansen

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Los Angeles Times
April 11, 2017

December 5, 1921 - April 9, 2017 Peter was born December 5, 1921, in Oakland, California, to Sidney Henry Hansen and Lena Gertrude Young. Peter was raised in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Lincoln High School where he met Florence (Betty) Elizabeth Moe. He attended the University of Michigan then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Peter and Betty married on July 7, 1943. Peter flew combat in the South Pacific. He followed his dream of acting to the Pasadena Playhouse with Betty and daughter Kristen Elizabeth. He was signed by Paramount Studios, and featured in "Branded" (1950), with Alan Ladd, "When Worlds Collide" (1951) and "The Savage" (1952), with Charlton Heston. Peter acted on stage on Broadway, in Los Angeles and San Francisco. His many television appearances included Sea Hunt, Jim Bowie, Science Fiction Theatre, Perry Mason, The Lone Ranger, and Matinee Theatre. He was spokesman for Plymouth automobiles on Lawrence Welk, Steve Allen and Gary Moore variety shows. In 1961, he was news anchorman at KCOP-TV. His most memorable role was as Lee Baldwin on ABC's enduring daytime drama, "General Hospital," from 1965 to 2001, earning an Emmy in 1979 for Outstanding Supporting Actor. In 1997, he helped launch "Port Charles." He loved flying, owning his own Cessna for decades, spent many vacations in the Sierra Nevada high country. He led a devoted spiritual life at St. Nicholas of Myra Episcopal Church, Encino. Peter was husband to Betty for 50 years until her death in 1993. He shared 24 years then as companion to Barbara Wenzel. He is survived by son, Rev. Canon Peter Falconer Hansen (Giti), daughter, Gretchen Hansen Chartier (Dr. Robert); grandchildren Allison Severn, Erik Johnson (Aminy) and Jamal Hansen; and great-grandchildren. A memorial requiem will follow at a later date. Peaceful Reflections, 26752 Oak Avenue, Ste A, Santa Clarita, CA 91351, are handling the funeral arrangements.


HANSEN, Peter
Born: 12/5/1921, Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Died: 4/9/2017, Encino, California, U.S.A.

Peter Hansen’s westerns – actor:
Branded – 1950 (Tonio)
The Last Outpost – 1951 (Lieutenant Crosby)
Passage West – 1951 (Michael Karns)
The Savage – 1952 (Lieutenant Weston Hathersall)
Drum Beat – 1954 (Lieutenant Goodsall)
The Lone Ranger (TV) – 1954, 1955 (Marshal Jim , Bill Taylor, Peter Sawtelle, Jack Morrison,
     Smiley Phillips)
The Violent Men – 1955 (George Menefee)
Three Violent People – 1956 (Lieutenant Marr)
Broken Arrow (TV) – 1956, 1957 (Captain Dennis Farrell)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV) – 1956-1958 (Rezin Bowie)
The Gray Ghost (TV) – 1957 (Manning)
Zane Grey Theater (TV) – 1957 (Holton)
Frontier Doctor (TV) – 1958 (Phillip Tyler)
Man Without a Gun (TV) – 1958 (Ben)
The Restless Gun (TV) – 1958 (Quent Todd)
Tombstone Territory (TV) – 1958 (George Camden)
Bat Masterson (TV) – 1959 (Teddy Wright)
Death Valley Days (TV) – 1961 (Dr. Allen Camden, Bill Groat)
Maverick (TV) – 1961 (Lawrence Deville)
Apache Rifles – 1964 (Captain Green)
How the West Was Won (TV) – 1976-1978 (Major Drake)

RIP Walter 'Jimmie' Booth

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The Signal
March 23, 2017

Walter "Jimmie" Booth died peacefully on Thursday, March 16, 2017 in Rinaldi Convalescent Hospital, Granada Hills, CA at the age of 91. Jimmie was born on November 28, 1925 in Wilmore, KS.

He came with his parents to Newhall, CA in 1936 and graduated from San Fernando High School in 1943. He volunteered in the U.S. Army Force in January 1944 and served until May 1946. He married Laverne Jones of Chatsworth, CA in December 1952. Their home was in Newhall until 2001 when they moved to Hesperia, CA. They returned to the Newhall area in 2015.

He retired after 35 years in the Motion Picture Industry. Most of his work, and his pastime, involved horses: riding; training; and driving carriages and stagecoaches.

Jimmie is survived by his wife Laverne Booth of Valencia, CA; son Vernon Booth of Mesa, AZ; daughter Christina Mayberry of Valencia, CA; sister Gwendolyn Gallion of Castaic, CA; three grandchildren and four nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Walter and Mary Booth of Newhall, CA; brother Roy Booth of Newhall, CA; and two infant sisters, Ruth and Ruby Booth of Wilmore, KS.

Services will be at 10:00a.m. Monday, March 27, 2017 at Eternal Valley Memorial Park, 23287 N. Sierra Hwy, Newhall, CA 91321. A reception will follow. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Jimmie's life. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research (michaeljfox.org.).


BOOTH, Jimmie (Walter Booth)
Born: 11/28/1925, Wilmore, Kansas, U.S.A.
Died: 3/16/2017, Granada Hills, California, U.S.A.

Walter ‘Jimmie’ Booth’s western – actor, stuntman:
Man With the Gun – 1950
Distant Drums – 1951 (trooper)
Cattle Town – 1952 (rider)
Montana Incident – 1952 (homesteader)
Night Stage to Galveston – 1952 (townsman)
Road Agent – 1952 (deputy)
The Story of Will Rogers – 1952 (townsman at party)
Wagons West – 1952 (barfly)
Hopalong Cassidy (TV) – 1952, 1953, 1954 (townsman, henchman)
The Last of the Pony Riders – 1953 (townsman)
Vigilante Terror – 1953 (townsman)
Battle of Rogue River – 1954 (trooper)
The Desperado – 1954 (trail herder)
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV) – 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959 (trooper, horseman)
Death Valley Days (TV) -1954-1966 (townsman, Jim, barfly)
Stories of the Century (TV) – 1954 (gang member)
Apache Woman – 1955 (townsman)
Man With the Gun – 1955 (townsman)
The Last Hunt – 1956 (barfly)
Star in the Dust – 1956 (farmer)
Annie Oakley (TV) – 1956 (fight spectator)
Drango – 1957 (townsman)
Escape from Red Rock – 1957 (fight spectator)
3:10 to Yuma – 1957 (Wade henchman)
Wagon Train (TV) – 1957-1965 (Pineville townsman, tent worker, wagon train applicant, wagon train member, Clanton gang member, [stunts]
Lone Texan – 1958 (townsmn)
Ride a Crooked Trail – 1958 (townsman)
Have Gun – Will Travel (TV) – 1958, 1960 (townsman)
Maverick (TV) – 1958 (stage driver)
Zane Grey Theater (TV) – 1958, 1959 (trial spectator, townsman)
Cast a Long Shadow – 1959 (trail cook)
Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory – 1959 (henchman)
Black Saddle (TV) – 1959 (townsman)
Gunsmoke(TV) 1959-1967 (diner patron, townsman, juror)
Law of the Plainsman (TV) – 1959 (barfly)
Lawman (TV) 1959, 1960 (townsman, townsman)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV) – 1959, 1960, 1961 (trooper, Cora’s driver, posse member, Clanton man, townsman)
Rawhide (TV) – 1959, 1964, 1965 (courtroom spectator, Hammerklein cowhand, cowhand, townsman
The Rifleman (TV) – 1959 (barfly, townsman, diner patron)
Riverboat (TV) – 1959, 1960 (crewman, riverboat worker, townsman, fight spectator, trial spectator)
Shotgun Slade (TV) – 1959 (posse member)
The Swamp Fox (TV – 1959 (Pickford)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV) – 1959, 1961 (lynch mob member, barfly)
Cimarron – 1960 (wagon driver)
Noose for a Gunman – 1960 (townsman)
Bat Masterson (TV) – 1960 (barfly)
Laramie (TV) – 1960 (townsman)
The Tall Man (TV) – 1960, 1961 (barfly, townsman)
The Texan (TV) – 1960 (barfly, posse member)
The Deputy (TV) – 1961 (Danton gang member, boxing spectator)
The Gambler Wore a Gun – 1961 (townsman)
Bonanza (TV) – 1961-1972 (townsman, henchman, guard)
Frontier Circus (TV) – 1961, 1962 (stage driver, Thompson’s driver, townsman, race speactator, show spectator [stunts]
Outlaws (TV) – 1961 (miner)
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV) – 1961 (stagecoach driver)
The Virginian (TV) – 1962-1966 (rancher, ranch hand, party guest, townsman, Lee's carriage driver [stunts]
Apache Rifles – 1964 (miner)
Destry – 1964 (townsman)
Cat Ballou - 1965 (townsman)
Shenandoah – 1965 (church member)
The Big Valley (TV) – 1965-1967 (townsman, soldier)
Branded (TV) – 1965 (barfly, cowhand)
Gunpoint – 1966 (barfly)
Texas Across the River – 1966 (wagon driver)
Laredo (TV) – 1966 (wagon driver)
The Ballad of Josie – 1967 (court clerk)
Gunfight in Abilene – 1967 (barfly)
The Shakiest Gun in the West – 1968 (wagon train member)
The Wild Wild West (TV) – 1965-1969 (townsman, guard, wagon driver, waiter) [stunts]
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys – 1969 (wagon driver)
The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV) – 1967, 1969 (townsman, barfly) [stunts]
Support Your Local Gunfighter – 1971 (townsman)
Alias Smith and Jones (TV) 1971, 1972 (stage driver)
The Apple Dumpling Gang – 1975 (barfly)
Black Bart (TV) – 1975 (townsman)
The Treasure of Matecumbe – 1976 (medicine show spectator)
High Plains Drifter – 1973 (target wagon driver)
Kung Fu (TV) – 1973 (cowhand, juror, deputy)
Barbary Coast – 1975-1976 (carriage driver, stage driver, townsman)
Guns of Paradise (TV) – 1989-1990 (driver, Jake, stagecoach driver)

RIP Michael Ballhaus

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Deutsche Welle
April 12, 2017

World-renowned cinematographer Michael Ballhaus dies

Ballhaus was known for his work on Academy Award winning films "Goodfellas" and "The Departed." He also served as the Head of Jury at the 40th Berlinale Film Festival.

German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus died overnight in his home in Berlin, his publisher confirmed on Wednesday, citing information from his family. He was 81.

Ballhaus was a highly sought after cinematographer, working with German directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Wim Wenders in the 1970s before making a name for himself in the US in the 1980s. Ballhaus himself was nominated for three Academy Awards for best cinematography in his career. His work on "Broadcast News,""The Fabulous Baker Boys," and "Gangs of New York" earned him the nods.

Ballhaus also worked on Academy Award winning films "Goodfellas" and "The Departed," both directed by Martin Scorsese. Ballhaus and Scorcese worked together on seven films over more than 20 years.

Ballhaus had a signature 360 degree tracking shot, in which the camera moves in a circle around the actor. He was also known for using the challenging "vertigo effect," where he moved the camera backwards while zooming in.

Publisher Thomas Rathnow said Ballhaus was "more than a cameraman" on Wednesday after Ballhaus' death.

"He was an artist who created unforgettable pictures in numerous films and in cooperation with the best directors of our time," said Rathnow.


BALLHAUS, Michael
Born: 8/5/1935, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Died: 4/12/2017, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Michael Ballhauss’ westerns – cinematographer:
Whity - 1971
Chetan Indian Boy – 1972
Wild Wild West - 1999

RIP Rodger Maus

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RIP Rodger Maus

September 15, 1932 - March 16, 2017 

Rodger Ernest Maus was born September 15, 1932 in Ogden, Utah to Everett Rollow and Billie Sager. He was raised with his older brother, Rick, and his younger half-sister, Sharon, in Pacific Palisades, by his mother and stepfather Rudy Maus. Rodger graduated from University High School, in West Los Angeles, in 1950. In 1953, he joined the Army Reserve, attended Class #20 of NCO School in the 1st Calvary Division, and proudly served in the Korean War. Rodger started his career in the motion picture industry as a mail boy at 20th Century Fox before working his way into the blueprint room under Lyle Wheeler (Gone with the Wind). During the 1960s he worked extensively for Producer Irwin Allen on his science-fiction series, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,""Lost in Space,""The Time Tunnel," and "Land of the Giants." Two of Rodger's most famous creations were the 'Space Pod,' a small scout-craft for "Lost in Space" (based on the NASA Lunar Module), and the 'Spindrift' for "Land of the Giants." He also worked as an Art Director on "M*A*S*H" before becoming a Production Designer in the movies. Rodger worked on ten Blake Edwards films, most notably, "10" and "Victor/Victoria." In 2002, he was nominated for Outstanding Art Direction on "The Mists of Avalon." In 1995, Rodger won an Emmy for "Scarlett" (sequel to Gone with the Wind). And, in 1983, he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration on "Victor/Victoria." Rodger's favorite hobby and pastime was playing polo at Will Rogers State Park. He was a simple and sweet soul, and the real definition of a true gentleman, who was loved by many people. Rodger lived most of his life in Santa Monica, but moved to Scottsdale in 2004 to help his mother to the end of her life. In 2013, he moved back to California to live closer to his family and children. Rodger died March 16, 2017 in Palm Springs. He is survived by his four children Lisa Warren, Rodger Casey Maus, Kimberly Maus Weishoff, and Kirby Maus, as well as his goddaughter, Susan Young, and his godson, Maxwell Young.


MAUS, Rodger (Rodger Ernest Maus)
Born: 9/15/1932, Ogden, Utah, U.S.A.
Died: 3/16/2017, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.

Rodger Maus’ westerns – production designer, art designer:
Dusty’s Trail (TV) – 1973 [art director]
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West – 1976 [art director]
Sunset – 1988 [production designer]
O Pioneers! (TV) – 1992 [production designer]
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (TV) – 1993-1994 [production designer]
True Women (TV) – 1997 [production designer]

RIP John Shearin

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Wilkerson Funeral Home

John Daniel Shearin III passed away peacefully on the morning of April 9, 2017.

He was born on September 27, 1944 in Charlotte, NC to the late John D. Shearin Jr. and Virginia Jenkins Todd. He attended grade school in Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Pinetops, NC where he and his younger brother lived and worked on their grandparents’ tobacco farm. After high school, he enrolled in the University of South Carolina, but decided to drop out and hitchhike through the south, working as a hotel chef in Florida and an artist’s apprentice in New Orleans. Having been inspired by JFK’s inaugural address, he changed course and joined the US Army in 1965. That November, he was deployed to Vietnam where he received two Letters of Commendation serving as Specialist (SP4) under the 121st Assault Helicopter Company and on Advisory Team 59 in the 21st Infantry Division. He was then promoted to Sergeant and returned to the US at the end of 1966 to complete his service in California.

After discharge in 1968, he found a newly ignited focus on life and recognized his truest passion: theatre. He decided to enroll in The College of William & Mary where he was named Phi Beta Kappa and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Theatre and Speech. He then earned his M.F.A. at Penn State University before moving to New York City to begin his career as a professional actor. Between 1973 and 1990, he moved back and forth between NYC, Los Angeles, Boston and D.C., disassembling and shipping his motorcycle from one coast to the other, acting in many television shows, including “Bret Maverick,” “Hunter,” “Loving,” “M.A.S.H.,” “Matlock,” “Designing Women” and “The Young and the Restless,” while also staying heavily involved in stage theatre as a director, playwright, actor and co-founder of the acting school Playhouse West in LA. In 1989, John wrote and directed two plays, a pair of highly-acclaimed companion pieces named Sleeping Dogs/Dinky Dau that confronted the lasting violent physical and mental horrors of the Vietnam War. He described this as the most significant and meaningful work of his career.

After this capstone, John made a career shift and accepted the position of chairman at what is now the School of Theatre and Dance at East Carolina University, completing an adventurous circle back to his home in eastern NC, bringing his blossoming young family with him. In 2015, he was awarded ECU’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity, one of the university’s most prestigious awards. He produced hundreds of plays and musicals and touched countless lives as a director, professor, scout leader, musician, coach, community leader, friend, husband, father, son, brother and all-around family man. Through all chapters of life, he was known for his great smile and contagious laugh, his principled and charitable mind, his deeply loving soul and his devotion to helping others reach their fullest potential.

He will be dearly missed by all that survive him, including his wife of 33 years, Jennifer Shearin of Grifton, NC; his children, Daniel Shearin of Asheville, NC, Katie Chaffee and husband Alex of Washington, D.C., and Sarah Shearin of New York City, NY; his brother, Robert Shearin and wife Cindy of Manhattan Beach, CA; as well as nieces, grand-nephews, and a host of other family and friends around the globe too numerous to mention.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 14 at the Wilkerson Funeral Home. There will also be a memorial service at ECU on May 7, details forthcoming. In lieu of flowers, friends may make donations to the John Shearin Memorial Fund by contacting Mary Jane Gaddis in the College of Fine Arts and Communication at (252)328-1268 or gaddism@ecu.edu.

“The time will come to close my eyes and see the guiding light.”


SHEARIN, John (John Daniel Shearin III)
Born: 9/27/1944, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Died: 4/9/2017, Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.A.

John Shearin’s westerns – actor:
Little House on the Prairie (TV) – 1981 (Nathan Sherman)
Bret Maverick (TV) – 1981-1982 (Sheriff Mitchel Dowd)
Guns of Paradise (TV) – 1989 (Maxwell King)

RIP Ralph Votrian

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RIP Ralph Votrian

Los Angeles Times
April 13, 2017

In loving memory of Ralph Votrian. He will be greatly missed by his family & friends. Interment 2:30pm, April 21 at Miramar National Cemetery, 5795 Nobel Dr., San Diego. Memorial 2:30pm, April 22 at Crippen Mortuary, 2900 Honolulu Ave., La Crescenta.


VOTRIAN, Ralph (Ralph Joseph Votrian Sr.)
Born: 5/16/1934, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Died: 4/1?/2017, Burbank, California, U.S.A.

Ralph Votrian’s westerns – actor:
A Day of Fury – 1956 (Frank McLean)
The Young Guns – 1956 (Milky)
Pillars of the Sky – 1956 (Music)
Black Saddle (TV) – 1959 (Billy Griggs)
Johnny Ringo (TV) – 1959 (Jeb Kane)
Rawhide (TV) – 1959 (boy)
The Tall Man (TV) – 1960, 1961 (Johnny Nagel, Tommy)

RIP James Clifton

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Clifton James, sheriff in James Bond films, dies at 96

ABC News
By Keith Ridler
April 15, 2017

Clifton James, best known for his indelible portrayal of a southern sheriff in two James Bond films but who was most proud of his work on the stage, has died. He was 96.

His daughter, Lynn James, said he died Saturday at another daughter's home in Gladstone, Oregon, due to complications from diabetes.

James grew up in Washington state and Oregon. He fought with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific in World War II and received two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star.

After the war, he started acting in plays in college at the University of Oregon then moved to New York to launch his career.

One of his first significant roles was as a prison floor-walker in the 1967 classic "Cool Hand Luke."

His long list of roles includes the swaggering, tobacco-spitting Louisiana Sheriff J.W. Pepper in the James Bond films.

His daughter says he was surprised that people remembered him most for that role.


JAMES, Clifton
Born: 5/29/1921, Spokane, Washington, USA
Died: 4/15/2017, Gladstone, Oregon, U.S.A.

Clifton James’ westerns – actor:
Gunsmoke (TV) – 1958, 1965, 1966, 1970 (Teek, Sam Hare, Tenner Jackson, Sam Wickes)
Invitation to a Gunfighter – 1964 (Tuttle)
The Virginian (TV) – 1966 (Big Ben Albright)
Will Penny – 1967 (Catron)
Cimarron Strip (TV) – 1967 (Sheriff Jack Hawkes)
Bonanza (TV) – 1968, 1971 (Lawson, Mr. Quarry)
Kid Blue – 1973 (Mr. Hendricks)
Rancho Deluxe 1975 (John Brown)
Friendly Persuasion (TV) – 1975 (Sam Jordan)
Young Maverick (TV) – 1979 (Judge Stebbins)
 Lone Star - 1996 (Hollis)


RIP Bob Wootton

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RIP Bob Wootton

Bob Wootton, Johnny Cash’s Longtime Lead Guitarist, Dead at 75
Tennessee Three Member Worked With Cash for Nearly 30 Years

TMC News
By Edward Morris
4/13/2017

Robert “Bob” Wootton, Johnny Cash‘s lead guitar player from 1968 until Cash’s retirement in 1997, died April 9 at the age of 75. He was a resident of Gallatin, Tenn. at the time of his death.

Born March 4, 1942 in Paris, Ark., Wootton began playing guitar when he was 11, taught principally by his father. He told an interviewer once that, while he was still living with them, his mother introduced him to Cash’s music by saying “There’s someone on the radio that sounds like you” — a reference to young Wootton’s deep voice. From that point on, he said, he became a Cash fan and set about learning to play guitar like Luther Perkins, then Cash’s lead guitar player.

After Perkins perished in a house fire in August 1968, Wootton went to a Cash concert in Fayetteville, Ark. the following month and was able to talk Cash into letting him fill in for Perkins. Soon after that, Cash hired him.

Wootton toured and recorded with Cash — including at the famed concert at San Quentin Prison in 1969 — and performed regularly on Cash’s popular ABC-TV show, which ran from 1969 to 1971. He married Cash’s sister-in-law, Anita Carter, in 1974. They later divorced.

Following Cash’s retirement, Wootton worked for several years as a tour bus driver. In 2006, he and Cash’s original drummer, W. S. Holland, re-constituted Cash’s band, The Tennessee Three. It included Wootton’s wife, Vicky, and daughter, Scarlett. That same year, the band released the tribute album The Sound Must Go On.

Although Holland left the group in 2007, Wootton continued touring with The Tennessee Three in 2008, adding his youngest daughter, Montana. In a 2009 interview with Premier Guitar magazine, he said the band had relatively few dates in the U. S. but was welcomed internationally, particularly in Canada, but in Ireland, England and Italy as well.

Following memorial services Thursday (April 13) at Cornerstone Church, where he was a member, Wootton was buried at Hendersonville (Tenn.) Memorial Gardens.


WOOTTON, Bob (Robert Wootton)
Born: 3/4/1942, Paris, Arkansas, U.S.A.
Died: 4/9/2017, Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Bob Wootton’s westerns – stuntman:
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (TV) – 1986
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV) – 1993, 1994, 1997

RIP Bruce Langhorne

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Bruce Langhorne, legendary folk musician and ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ inspiration, has died


FACT Music News
By Claire Lobenfeld

“If you had Bruce playing with you, that’s all you would need to do just about anything.” – Bob Dylan

Folk music legend Bruce Langhorne has passed away, according to acolyte Dylan Golden Aycock. Langhorne was a session guitarist and percussionist and a friend to Bob Dylan. He inspired the song ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’, contributed the spidering guitar solo on ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ and played on Dylan’s tracks ‘Maggie’s Farm’, ‘Love Minus Zero/No Limit,’ and ‘She Belongs To Me’ and on The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.

He contributed to many film scores, including Stay Hungry (for which Arnold Schwarzenegger won the Golden Globe for Best Acting Debut), Jonathan Demme’s Melvin and Howard and many Peter Fonda films including Idaho Transfer and Fighting Mad.

Langhorne notably scored Fonda’s The Hired Hand, which has recently been revisited in celebration of Langhorne’s guitar-playing via a tribute album called The Hired Hands put together by Aycock, Loren Connors and Suzanne Langille. It includes contributions from Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo and Steve Gunn, as well as an archival recording from guitar icon John Fahey.

In 2015, Langhorne went into hospice care after suffering a debilitating stroke. The tribute album and release shows in London and Brooklyn were intended to raise money for help with his bills.


LANGHORNE, Bruce
Born: 5/11/1938, Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Died: 4/14/2017, Venice, California, U.S.A.

Bruce Langhorne’s western – compoer:
The Hired Hand - 1971

RIP Earl A. Glick

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RIP Earl A. Glick

Toronto Star
April 20, 2017

GLICK, Earl Arnold - Our dear father Earl Glick passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 one month shy of his 96th birthday. He had a remarkable life, lived on his own terms; a one of a kind individual. He was an entrepreneur of the times in the natural resources and mining sector of Canada and active in the entertainment and film business. He was involved in many ventures such as colourization for which he won an Emmy award. He owned The Hal Roach Film studios and library and produced several feature films. He was dynamic, creative and passionate about his projects. Devoted husband of the late Essie Dorfman Glick. He is survived by his children Rabbi Joel (Yoel) and wife Nomi, Rani Glick and husband Jan-Willem Gritters, Jonathan Glick, and the late Mara Beth Glick. Dear brother of Neila Elaine Carlebach and the late Norman, Daniel and Srul Irving Glick. Devoted grandfather of Navonel, Rabbi Adir and Rachel Glick, and Nils, and Liam Gritters, and great-grandfather of Shalva. The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Beth Tzedec Synagogue, 1700 Bathurst Street on Friday, April 21, 2017 with the interment at the Beth Tzedec Cemetery Bathurst St (north of Finch and Bathurst). Shiva will be held at 88 Winchester Street (Carlton and Parliament Street), from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. starting following Shabbat on Saturday, April 22nd to Wednesday, April 26th. Donations can be made to Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) or the Canadian Film Centre.


GLICK, Earl A. (Earl Arnold Glick)
Born: 5/17/1921
Died: 4/17/2017, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Earl A Glick’s western – producer:
Tom Sawyer (TV) - 1973

RIP Witold Pyrkosz

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Witold Pyrkosz died.  He was 90 years old

The death of the actor and theatrical was announced on the official Facebook profile of the series "M as love", in which Pyrkosz played since 2000.

Gazeta
4/22/2017

A wonderful man, a great master and a great friend, went away, and with him a piece of us left ... There is a vast emptiness, an indescribable sadness and sorrow. "We thank you for every beautiful moment, and we will miss you very much and will never forget."

Witold Pyrkosz was born on December 24, 1926.  He graduated from the State Higher School of Actors in Cracow.  He played, among others.  In "The End", "Vabank", "Janosiku", "Alternatives 4" or "Four Armor and Dog" series.  He co-wrote and directed the cabaret "Dreptak".  Since 2000 he played Lucjan Mostowiak on the show "M as love".

 Pyrkosz also played a number of theatrical roles, including Cheerick's "Revenge" and Paweł's "Life" by Aleksander Fredro, George in "Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck and Kalaf in "Princess Turandot" by Carl Gozzi.

 Laureate of many honors.  He received, among others, Super Wiktor, Telekamera in the category of Best Actor in 2005 and Special Award "Golden Pin" in the Telekamery 2007. He was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit, Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Gold Medal of Merit of Gloria Artis.

 In 2014, the actor received the Special Prize of the President of Polish Television and the Honorary Award - the statuette of the Aquarius Jury at the National Film Festival Prowincjonalia.


PYRKOSZ, Witold
Born: 12/24/1926, Krasnystaw, Lubelskie, Poland
Died: 4/22/2017, Warsaw, Ploand

Witold Pyrkosz’s western – actor:
Alaska Kid (TV) – 1991 (Andy Carson)

RIP Jacques Robioles

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Death of the director and actor Jacques Robiolles

Actor notably for Jean Rollin but also Truffaut and Chabrol, Jacques Robiolles died on April 19 at the age of 82 years. He also directed art and essay films, short films and documentaries.

Jacques Robiolles began his career as an actor. He is also known for his work with Claude Chabrol (Landru, 1962), François Truffaut (La mariée était en noir, 1967, Baisers volés, 1968, Domicile conjugal, 1970), et Philippe Garrel (Marie pour mémoire, 1967).

After a short film career without a future (Reflection in a Henri III buffet), Robiolles returns to directing in the late 1960s. Henri Langlois, the cofounder of the French Cinémathèque, is interested in him, participating in the production Of his first film The Dagmaluakh (1968). He then made a dozen poetic films, such as Les Yeux de Maman (1971), Le Jardin des Hespérides (1975), dedicated to Langlois, and shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975. He had a fantastic Scene The Transylvanian Train, and appeared in Jean Rollin's La Vampire nue et Le Frisson des vampires. He was also seen in small roles for Jean-François Davy in Bananes Mécaniques and Au Plaisir des dames. In 1981, he directed Fabrice Luchini in a short film called La forêt désenchantée.

His last appearance on the screen dates from 2004 for the documentary film The Phantom of Henri Langlois of Jacques Richard. Robiolles was also featured in Gérard Courant's experimental documentary entitled Cinématon in 2002, which featured filmed portraits of personalities from the 7th art. He had retired for many years to Normandy.


ROBIOLLES, Jacques
Born: 3/6/1935, Coutances, Manche, France
Died: 4/19/2017, Coutances, Manche, France

Jacques Robioles’ westerns – actor:
Fortune (TV) – 1967 (British commandant)
Don’t Touch the White Woman! – 1973

RIP Erin Moran

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‘Happy Days’ Star Erin Moran Dies at 56

Variety
April 22, 2017

Erin Moran, best known for playing Joanie Cunningham on “Happy Days,” has died. She was 56.

According to TMZ, Moran’s body was found unresponsive Saturday afternoon by authorities in Indiana. The cause of death is unknown.

The California-born actress, who also starred in “Happy Days” spinoff “Joanie Loves Chachi” opposite Scott Baio, had fallen on hard times in recent years. She was reportedly kicked out of her trailer park home in Indiana, according to tabloid reports, because of her hard-partying ways.

Moran was just 14 when she signed on to play Ron Howard’s sister in the TV classic “Happy Days,” which aired from 1974 to 1983. Her TV credits also include “The Love Boat,” “Murder, She Wrote” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.”

She most recently appeared on VH1 reality show “Celebrity Fit Club” and low-budget film “Not Another B Movie” in 2010.

In 2012, Moran and three of her “Happy Days” co-stars – Williams, Marion Ross, Don Most and the widow of Tom Bosley – sued CBS for $10 million, claiming they never received merchandise royalties they were owed under their contracts. The case was later settled out of court. Neither Henry Winkly, who famously starred as the Fonz on the show, nor Ron Howard were part of the lawsuit.


MORAN, Erin (Erin Marie Moran)
Born: 10/18/1960, Burbank, California, U.S.A.
Died: 4/22/2017, Indiana, U.S.A.

Erin Moran’s westerns – actress:
Gunsmoke (TV) – 1971 (Jenny, Rachel)
Death Valley Days (TV) - 1969 (Mary, Mary Tugwell)
Bearcats! (TV) – 1971 (Elisa Tillman)

RIP Maureen Steindler

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Chicago Tribune
April 22, 2017

Maureen Steindler, nee Westerberg, age 92, died at her home in Elmwood Park on Sunday, April 9, 2017. Maureen was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where, as a child, she performed with the Toronto Children's Players. She came to the United States to attend Northwestern University where she met and, in 1946, married Emanuel (Manny) Steindler. She and Manny remained married until his death in 2001. Maureen graduated with honors from Northwestern in 1948. While at NU, she directed children's theater and after graduating, wrote, and directed children's plays for community theaters and Hull House Theater. Maureen was very active in Chicago's acting community throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s, teaching and performing at Second City, Hull House, and other Chicago Theaters. Maureen was a member of Actors' Equity, serving in many leadership positions throughout her professional acting career. She was nominated for a 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress in a Principal Role for her performance in "Ruffian on the Stair" at the Orphans Theatre Company in Chicago. Beginning in the 1970s until her death Maureen was active in the film and advertising community, appearing in several movies, including Robert Altman's "A Wedding" (1978) and "Poltergeist III" (1988), as well as numerous TV commercials, print ads, and voice overs. From the early 1990s, Maureen was involved with the Senior Radio Players, a performance group of the Screen Actors' Guild and the American Federal of TV and Radio Artists (SAG/AFTRA) dedicated to bringing the art of old time radio to the stage. A natural comedienne, she appeared on stage in several roles over the years, including recent appearances as Baby Snooks and Chaquita Banana. In addition to her many professional accomplishments, Maureen was admired for her humor and giving, compassionate heart. Maureen is survived by her three children, Kathryn (Salvador) Ramos, Arthur (Mary) Steindler, and Wallace Steindler, three grandchildren Nathan Ramos, Corynne Steindler Cirilli, and Ellen Steindler Serafin, and her great grandson, Kai Cirilli, many loving cousins, nieces and nephews, neighbors, and friends. A memorial and celebration of her life is being planned for June.


STEINDER, Maureen
Born: 1925, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 4/9/2017, Elmwood, Park, U.S.A.

Maureen Steinder’s western – actress:
The Chisholms (TV) – 1979 (Millie Bain)

RIP Gustavo Rojo

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Gustavo Rojo Dead At 93: Telenovela Actor Dies, Report

Latin Times
April 22, 2017

Gustavo Rojo has sadly passed away at the age of 93 years old. The initial reports of the death of the actor doesn't reveal the cause, but many celebrities on social media have taken their time to express their sadness. Rojo lived in México, but originated from Uruguay. His last telenovela was on Televisa's "Un Camino Hacia El Destino." The legendary actor is the famous father of actress Ana Patricia Rojo.

Gustavo Rojo was born September 5, 1923 in Montevideo, Uruguay. His mother, Mercedes Pinto was a prominent author from Spain, who had left her country to Uruguay for political reasons. Rojo made his debut in a play that his mother wrote. His first on-screen role was in the 1938 Cuban movie, "Ahora Seremos Felices," that also starred older sibling Pituka de Foronda. In the 1940s his family made their way to México.

He starred in movies like "Tarzan and the Mermaids,""La Reina del Mambo,""From Madrid to Heaven,""Under The Sky In Spain,""Alexander The Great,""Julius Ceesar Against The Pirates,""Spy Today, Die Tomorrow" and "The Valley of Gwangi."

In telenovela he worked on telenovelas like "Mundo De Juguete,""Pobre Señorita Limantour,""María Mercedes,""Esmeralda,""Alma Rebelde,""Soñadoras,""La Intrusa,""Destilando Amor,""Triunfo Del Amor,""Abismo De Pasión,""Que Pobres Tan Ricos" and "Un Camino Hacia El Destino."


ROJO, Gustavo (Gustavo Rojo Pinto)
Born: 9/23/1923, Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: 4/22/2017, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico

Gustavo Rojo’s westerns – actor:
Apaches Last Battle – 1964 (Corporal Bush)
Pyramid of the Sun God – 1965 (Lieutenant Potoca)
Treasure of the Aztecs – 1965 (Lieutenant Potoca)
The Christmas Kid – 1966 (Mayor Louis Carillo)
Django Does Not Forgive – 1966 (Corporal Lex)
A Fistful of Songs – 1966 (Chief Big Vulture)
The Tall Women – 1966 (Gus Macintosh)
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North – 1967 (José)
The Vengeance of Pancho Villa – 1967 (General Urbina)
A Bullet for Sandoval – 1969 (Guadalupano)
El Condor – 1969 (Colonel Anguinaldo)
Land Raiders – 1969 (Indian)
The Valley of Gwangi – 1969 (Carlos)

RIP Kathleen Crowley

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Wimberg Funeral Home
April 23, 2017

Crowley-Rubsam, Betty Jane “Kathleen”, 87, of Green Bank died peacefully at home on Sunday April 23, 2017. She was a graduate of Egg Harbor City High School in 1946. In 1949, her dreams came true when she won the title of “Miss New Jersey”. She then entered the “Miss America” pageant held in Atlantic City, NJ in 1949 and was a finalist and won “Miss Congeniality” with a scholarship to New York’s Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Her acting career took off in 1951 when she appeared in “A Star is Born”. She moved to Hollywood, CA where she became an extremely accomplished actress including many television and movie titles like Batman, Bonanza, Gidget, Maverick, Perry Mason, Westward Ho the Wagons, Showdown, The Lawyer, Downhill, Racer with Robert Redford and many more. Her career spanned from two decades until she met her husband, John Rubsam and they returned to Green Bank, NJ to raise their son, Matthew. There she was a devoted mother and became the bridge tender for the Green Bank Bridge. She is predeceased by her parents, Bert and Alice Crowley and brother, William Crowley.

Kathleen is survived by John Rubsam; her son, Matthew and wife, Stacey Rubsam; her granddaughter, Samantha; nephew, William Crowley Jr.; niece, Leslee and Gary Miller and their children; as well as many other friends and family.

Visitation will take place on Thursday, April 27th from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at Wimberg Funeral Home 400 Liverpool Ave., Egg Harbor City 609-965-0357. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 AM at St. Nicholas Church, 525 St. Louis Ave, Egg Harbor City. Interment will immediately follow at Green Bank Cemetery.

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CROWLEY, Kathleen (Betty Jane Kathleen Crowley)
Born: 12/26/1929, Green Bank, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Died: 4/23/2017, Green Bank, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Kathleen Crowley’s westerns – actress:
The Silver Whip – 1953 (Kathy Riley)
The Westerner (TV) - 1953
The Lone Ranger (TV) – 1954 (Cindy Powers)
Ten Wanted Men (TV) – 1955 (Mrs. Marva Gibbons)
The Adventures of Champion (TV) – 1956 (Ellie Powell)
Along the Oregon Trail (TV) – 1956 (Laura Thompson)
Westward Ho, the Wagons (TV) – 1956 (Laura Thompson)
The Phantom Stagecoach – 1957 (Fran Maroon)
The Quiet Gun – 1957 (Teresa Carpenter)
Cheyenne (TV) – 1957 (Marilee Curtis)
Maverick (TV) – 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 (Daisy Harris, Melanie Blake, Flo Baker, Kiz Bouchet, Marla, Modesty Blaze)
Bronco (TV) – 1958, 1962 (Redemption McNally, Belle Siddons)
Cimarron City (TV) – 1958 (Claire Norris)
Colt .45 (TV) – 1958 (Elena)
The Restless Gun (TV) – 1958 (Mary Blackwell)
The Rough Riders (TV) – 1958 (Tess Pearce)
Tombstone Territory (TV) – 1958 (Nurse Wyn Simmons)
Wagon Train (TV) – 1958 (Ann Jamison)
Yancy Derringer (TV) – 1958 Desiree)
Curse of the Undead – 1959 (Dolores Carter)
Bat Masterson (TV) – 1959, 1960 (Martha Jackson)
Death Valley Days (TV) - 1959
Rawhide (TV) – 1959 (Millie Wade)
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV) – 1959, 1962 (Gilda, Royal Maroon)
The Deputy (TV) – 1960 (Martha Jackson)
Laramie (TV) – 1960 (Laurie Allen)
Bonanza (TV) – 1960, 1963, 1968 (Kathleen, Lory Hayden, Miss Denise, Mademoiselle)
Showdown – 1963 (Estelle)
Redigo (TV) – 1963 (Laura)
Branded (TV) – 1965 (Laura Rock)
The Virginian (TV) – 1965 (Jennifer McLeod)
The High Chaparral (TV) – 1969 (Countess Maria Kettenden von München)

RIP Eric Mason

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Ernesto Benitez Macias, 90, born on February 12, 1927, passed away on April 26, 2017. He resided in Studio City, California, at the time of his passing. He was a World War II Veteran, successful television actor and is survived by Sharon, Laura, and Sean Macias. He was also the father of Jason Macias who passed.
Ernesto was also known as Eric Mason in television and theater and also worked over 30 years as a branch manager and marketing expert for Royal, Konica, and other companies. He donated his time as a veteran in the US Veterans Honor Guard and produced and directed projects for the latino community at Olivera Street and was a longtime member of Theatre 40. He touched everyone he met with his dynamic charisma, amazing imagination and amazing cooking skills. He was of Spanish descent and proud of his heritage and had the heart and soul of a lion. He was an officer and a gentleman and most importantly an amazing friend, uncle, brother and father. He will be missed but his legacy and charm and humor will live on.


MASON, Eric (Ernesto Benitez Macias)
Born: 2/12/1927
Died: 4/26/2017, Studio City, California, U.S.A.

Eric Mason’s westerns – actor, voice dubber:
Cade’s County – 1971 (newscaster)
The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour (TV) 1980-1982
The New Adventures of Zorro (TV) – 1981 [English voice of Ramon]

RIP Charles J. Lyons Jr.

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Los Angeles Times
April 30, 2017

CHARLES JOHN LYONS JR.
March 5, 1929 - April 19, 2017

Charles John Lyons, Jr., lifelong Southern California resident, Attorney, Businessman, Golf Manufacturing Pioneer, and Real Estate Mogul, has died at age 88. Charles Lyons, Jr. passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of April 19, 2017 at his home in Lakewood, California. He died of natural causes after battling dementia for the past few years. Born March 5, 1929 in Buena Park, California to Armenian immigrant parents, Charles John Lyons, Sr. (born: Garabed Ohanes Arslanian) and Balasan Kardashian Lyons, Charlie (as he liked to be called) grew up and completed all of his lower division education in Buena Park and Norwalk, California, while working with his father on the family hog farm in Buena Park and vineyards in Delano, California. He graduated from Excelsior High School in Norwalk, California in 1946, and began his college education at Long Beach City College that fall. He transferred to the University of Southern California in 1948 where he graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science, School of Commerce. He remained at USC for law school, and graduated in 1953 with honors from the University of Southern California School of Law in a prestigious class that included many Superior and Appellate court judges, including his lifelong friend Malcolm Lucas, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of California. In the summer of 1948 he met his soon-to-be wife Mary Lou Harris in Delano. Charlie married Mary Lou on June 24, 1950, and at the time of his death they had been happily married for 66 years. After graduating from USC Law School in 1953, Charlie started his personal law practice in San Fernando, California while managing his father's farming businesses. He and Mary Lou started a family in 1953, and had one daughter, Celeste Angelle, and two sons, Charles John, III and George Ove. In 1959, Charlie moved his family to Granada Hills, California where he lived until 1980, and then moved to Lakewood, California where he resided until his death. In 1956 he was Executive Producer of the feature film Flesh and the Spur, which starred John Agar, Marla English, and a young Mike "Touch" Connors of "Mannix" fame. During this same time Charlie earned his real estate, broker, and insurance broker licenses. In the 1960s his law practice led him into a friendship with Carl Ross, who was working for the Arnold Palmer Golf Company. Charlie and Carl bonded over a shared love for the game of golf, and together they founded Lynx Golf Company in 1971. Concurrently, Charlie started a restaurant development in Buena Park that is still there today. By 1973, Charlie's avid hobby of golf, and his expertise in designing and manufacturing golf clubs, turned into a business in Paramount, California. He started Holiday Golf Corporation which ultimately became Golf Products Inc. Over a short period of time his designs in investment cast golf clubs became the industry standard for how golf clubs were designed and manufactured worldwide. By the mid-1980s his companies included all phases of golf club manufacturing, from the foundry to the complete finished product. His persimmon woods were regarded as some of the finest ever made, and his metal wood designs helped pave the way for what became the modern-day metal wood used today. He produced golf clubs for almost every major golf club company in the world at the time, and helped current manufacturers like Cleveland Golf, Taylor Made, and Callaway when they were just getting started. The very first "Big Bertha" wood was manufactured by Charlie Lyons. His expertise in the field had his company ranked as the top component part supplier of golf clubs in the world for many years. At the peak of production in the mid to late '80s, Charlie employed over 500 employees in all phases of his golf manufacturing operations. In 1986 Charlie and his son Chuckie developed The Lyons Business Center, a large industrial park in Paramount, California. From 1986-1992 he was also advisor and mentor to Fu-Lyons Associates, an industrial real estate company owned by his son, Chuckie, and longtime friend David Fu. During this time, he was also part of a group that developed properties for Costco as they expanded into California, and was one of the original investors in Starbucks. By the mid-1990s the golf club business was moving to Asia, and Charlie converted his accumulated, first-class buildings into leasing properties. In 1993, he became managing partner of South Bay Pavilion in Carson, California, until the property was sold in 2003. For the final 20+ years of Charlie's life, he spent his time developing and managing his large portfolio of properties. He went to the office every day until the last four months of his life. His wife Mary Lou continues to run their business to this day. Charlie also served on the Board of Councilors of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Board of Councilors of the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Board of Lakewood Regional Hospital and Medical Center. Besides all of his accomplishments in business, Charlie's greatest pride came from his family. As a dedicated son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather; his family was the most important thing in his life. Charles John Lyons, Jr. was always looked up to as a pillar of strength, the patriarch of his family, and a true visionary in business. His counsel and advice were respected worldwide. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, Charles John Lyons, Sr. (1972) and Balasan Kardashian Lyons (1979). He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary Lou Lyons; his sisters Helene Lyons Bedrosian (Richard Bedrosian), Thelma Lyons Kay (Raymond Kay), and sister-in-law Lendy Dear; his daughter Celeste Lyons Macer (Dr. George A. Macer, Jr.), and sons Charles (Chuckie) John Lyons, III (Cynthia Peterson Lyons) and George Ove Lyons; his grandchildren Charles John Lyons, IV (Nicole Lean Lyons), Arianne Lyons O'Brien (Colin O'Brien), Christiana Macer Garcia (Daniel Garcia), Marina Macer, Emily Macer, and two great-granddaughters Olivia Lyons and Sloane O'Brien. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Charlie's memory to: USC Gould School of Law, 1149 So. Hill Street, Suite 340, Los Angeles, CA 90015-2220 or Ararat Home of Los Angeles, 15099 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA 91345.


LYONS, Jr., Charles J. (Charles John Lyons Jr.)
Born: 3/5/1929, Buena Park, California, U.S.A.
Died: 4/19/2017, Lakewood, California, U.S.A.

Charles J. Lyons Jr.’s western – executive producer:
The Flesh and the Spur - 1956

RIP Adrian Booth / Lorna Gray

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Legacy.com

Adrian Booth, a versatile film actress who also took pies to the face alongside the Three Stooges, died Sunday, April 30, 2017. She was 99.

Relatives of the actress announced Booth's death in a post via social media.

Gray appeared in several Three Stooges short films including a memorable pie-throwing scene in "Three Sappy People." She played Sherry, a spoiled wife. Other Stooges shorts included "You Nazty Spy!", "Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise," and "Rockin' Thru the Rockies."

She was born Virginia Pound July 26, 1917, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

During the 1930s, when she became a contract player with Columbia Pictures, studio executives renamed her Lorna Gray. She played parts in "Flying G-Men" alongside Robert Paige, "Pest From the West" with Buster Keaton, and the above-mentioned Stooges film shorts.

Her films included "Red River Range," a 1938 film starring John Wayne; "O, My Darling Clementine," a 1943 film starring the country music singer Roy Acuff as a singing sheriff; and "Hold 'Em Navy." In the latter film, her birth name appeared in the credits.

After leaving Columbia in 1945, she took a different stage name, Adrian Booth, and had retained the name ever since. She retired from her film career after marrying the actor David Brian in 1949; he preceded her in death in 1993.

In 2007, Booth told writer John Beifuss that she had a great time working for Republic Pictures in films such as "Along the Oregon Trail" and "Home on the Range."

"They were so good to me," Booth said. "Every time I started a picture, my boss would send me flowers."

After appearing in the Three Stooges film shorts, she became good friends with the Stooge Larry Fine. She called Fine, who died in 1975, "a very sweet boy."

For her work in Western films and TV series, Booth received the Golden Boot Award in 1998. She was a frequent film festival attendee even into her 90s.


BOOTH, Adrian / GRAY, Lorna (Virginia Pound)
Born: 1/13/1925, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Died: 4/25/2017, Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.A.

Adrian Booth / Lorna Gray’s westerns – actress:
Red River Range – 1938 (Jane Mason)
Best of the West – 1939 (Conchita)
The Stranger from Texas – 1939 (Jean Browning)
Bullets for Restless – 1940 (Ann Houston)
Deadwood Dick – 1940 (Anne Butler)
Rindin ‘ Down the Canyon – 1942 (Barbara Joyce)
Dakota – 1945 (entertainer)
Home on the Range – 1946 (Bonnie Garth)
Man from Rainbow Valley – 1946 (Kay North)
Out California Way – 1946 (Gloria McCoy)
Along the Oregon Trail – 1947 (Sally Dunn)
Last Frontier Uprising – 1947 (Mary Lou Gardner0
Under Colorado Skies – 1947 (Julia Collins)
California Firebrand – 1948 (Joyce Mason)
The Gallant Legion – 1948 (Connie Faulkner)
The Plunderers – 1948 (Julie Ann McCabe)
Brimstone – 1949 (Molly Bannister)
The Last Bandit – 1949 (Kate Foley/Kate Simpson)
Rock Island Trail – 1950 (Aleeta)
The Savage Horde – 1950 (Livvy Waton)
Oh Susanna – 1951 (Lia Wilson)
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