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Celebrities We Lost in June-July 2017
During June & July we lost another handful of entertainers:
June 3:
JIMMY PIERSALL, baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians) – 87
June 4:
ROGER SMITH, actor (“77 Sunset Strip”), married to Ann-Margret – 84
June 9:
ADAM WEST, actor (TV's “Batman” 1966-1968) – 88
June 13:
ANITA PALLENBERG, actress, Rolling Stones groupie – 75
June 15:
BILL DANA, comedian, performed as “Jose Jimenez” - 92
June 16:
STEPHEN FURST, actor, played 'Flounder' in the movie “Animal House” - 63
June 25:
SKIP HOMEIER, actor, appeared in many films and TV shows from 1950's-up - 86
July 8:
ELSA MARTINELLI, actress & model – 82
July 15:
MARTIN LANDAU, actor (“Mission: Impossible,” played Bela Lugosi in “Ed Wood”) - 89
July 16:
GEORGE ROMERO, director & screenwriter (“Night of the Living Dead” & sequels) – 77
July 21:
JOHN HEARD, actor (“Home Alone” etc.) - 71
July 22:
BOBBY TAYLOR of 'Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers'; big hit was “Does Your Mama Know About Me” in 1968 (Tommy Chong was guitarist for the band) – 83
CLARENCE MATTHEWS, oldest living man in the United States – 111
July 25:
MICHAEL JOHNSON, singer (big hit was “Bluer Than Blue in 1978) - 72
July 26:
LEONARD LANDY, member of “Our Gang” (Little Rascals) – 84
JUNE FORAY, cartoon voice actress, did voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel and many others – 99
PATTI DEUTSCH, comedian, appeared on many game shows like “Match Game” - 73
A huge THANK YOU to all of the above for dedicating their lives for our entertainment over the decades.
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