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Gary Ennis Collins (April 30, 1938 – October 13, 2012) was an American film and television actor and award-winning talk show host.
Collins hosted the television talk show Hour Magazine from 1980-88, and co-hosted the ABC television series The Home Show from 1989-94. He was the host of the Miss America Pageant from 1982-90
Ted Kazanoff (August 30, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American actor best known for playing Judge Scarletti on the original Law & Order series. He played Mr. Nagle in the TV seriesBrooklyn Bridge and also appeared in two episodes of American Playhouse. He was a member of a long line of actors and teachers of acting who traced their aesthetic lineage back to Konstantin Stanislavsky (1863-1938), the Russian actor and teacher of acting. Kazanoff was also an avid student of directing, and the influence of Vselevod Meyerhold (1874-1940)was especially apparent in his own directing work.
Carolyn Conwell (May 16, 1930 - October 22, 2012) was an American actress.[1]
Conwell studied under Herbert Berghof in New York and Jeff Corey in Los Angeles. She appeared in many theatre productions, including Hamlet and A Streetcar Named Desire. Conwell has three children and resided in Los Angeles. She was best known in the United States for playing Mary Williamsin The Young and the Restless (1980-2004).
In addition to acting on daytime television, she was heavily involved in theatre work. During her spare time, Conwell enjoyed gardening, golfing, singing and reading.
Carolyn died on October 22, 2012.[2]
Bill Dees (né William Marvin Dees Borger, Texas; 24 January 1939 — 24 October 2012 Mountain Home, Arkansas) was an American musician most famous for his song writing collaborations with singer Roy Orbison.[1]
Deeds he played guitar and sang with a band called "The Five Bops," gaining enough recognition to perform on an Amarillo, Texas radio station. Dees eventually made his way to Nashville, Tennessee where his meeting Roy Orbison led to a collaboration that produced a string of successful songs for Monument Records including the hits "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "It's Over".[2]
In 1967, Dees co-wrote all the songs for the Orbison album and MGM motion picture The Fastest Guitar Alive.[3]
Beyond his work with Orbison, Bill Dees wrote hundreds of songs, a number of which were recorded by performers such as Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Skeeter Davis, Glen Campbell, Billy Joe Royal, Frank Ifield, Mark Dinning and Gene Pitney. In 2000, he recorded his own album titled Saturday Night At The Movies, a compilation of songs previously sung by Orbison that had been written with Dees and some that Dees had written alone.
Dees resided near Branson, Missouri, and continued to write songs with collaborator Jack Pribek until his death on October 24, 2012.[4] He was living at a nurs*ing facil*ity in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the time of his death.
Margaret Osborne duPont (born Margaret Evelyn Osborne; March 4, 1918 – October 24, 2012) was a World No. 1 American female tennisplayer.
DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand Slam titles at the U.S. Championships, which is an all-time record.
Emanuel Steward (July 7, 1944 – October 25, 2012) was an American boxer, trainer, and commentator for HBO Boxing. Steward trained 41 world champion fighters throughout his career, most notably Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko, Thomas Hearns, and Tony Tucker.[1] His heavyweight fighters had a record of 34-2-1 combined in title fights.[2] He was an inductee of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame, and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.[3] Steward was also known for his charity work in Detroit, Michigan, helping endangered youths to attain an education.
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Collins hosted the television talk show Hour Magazine from 1980-88, and co-hosted the ABC television series The Home Show from 1989-94. He was the host of the Miss America Pageant from 1982-90
Ted Kazanoff (August 30, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American actor best known for playing Judge Scarletti on the original Law & Order series. He played Mr. Nagle in the TV seriesBrooklyn Bridge and also appeared in two episodes of American Playhouse. He was a member of a long line of actors and teachers of acting who traced their aesthetic lineage back to Konstantin Stanislavsky (1863-1938), the Russian actor and teacher of acting. Kazanoff was also an avid student of directing, and the influence of Vselevod Meyerhold (1874-1940)was especially apparent in his own directing work.
Carolyn Conwell (May 16, 1930 - October 22, 2012) was an American actress.[1]
Conwell studied under Herbert Berghof in New York and Jeff Corey in Los Angeles. She appeared in many theatre productions, including Hamlet and A Streetcar Named Desire. Conwell has three children and resided in Los Angeles. She was best known in the United States for playing Mary Williamsin The Young and the Restless (1980-2004).
In addition to acting on daytime television, she was heavily involved in theatre work. During her spare time, Conwell enjoyed gardening, golfing, singing and reading.
Carolyn died on October 22, 2012.[2]
Bill Dees (né William Marvin Dees Borger, Texas; 24 January 1939 — 24 October 2012 Mountain Home, Arkansas) was an American musician most famous for his song writing collaborations with singer Roy Orbison.[1]
Deeds he played guitar and sang with a band called "The Five Bops," gaining enough recognition to perform on an Amarillo, Texas radio station. Dees eventually made his way to Nashville, Tennessee where his meeting Roy Orbison led to a collaboration that produced a string of successful songs for Monument Records including the hits "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "It's Over".[2]
In 1967, Dees co-wrote all the songs for the Orbison album and MGM motion picture The Fastest Guitar Alive.[3]
Beyond his work with Orbison, Bill Dees wrote hundreds of songs, a number of which were recorded by performers such as Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Skeeter Davis, Glen Campbell, Billy Joe Royal, Frank Ifield, Mark Dinning and Gene Pitney. In 2000, he recorded his own album titled Saturday Night At The Movies, a compilation of songs previously sung by Orbison that had been written with Dees and some that Dees had written alone.
Dees resided near Branson, Missouri, and continued to write songs with collaborator Jack Pribek until his death on October 24, 2012.[4] He was living at a nurs*ing facil*ity in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the time of his death.
Margaret Osborne duPont (born Margaret Evelyn Osborne; March 4, 1918 – October 24, 2012) was a World No. 1 American female tennisplayer.
DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand Slam titles at the U.S. Championships, which is an all-time record.
Emanuel Steward (July 7, 1944 – October 25, 2012) was an American boxer, trainer, and commentator for HBO Boxing. Steward trained 41 world champion fighters throughout his career, most notably Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko, Thomas Hearns, and Tony Tucker.[1] His heavyweight fighters had a record of 34-2-1 combined in title fights.[2] He was an inductee of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame, and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.[3] Steward was also known for his charity work in Detroit, Michigan, helping endangered youths to attain an education.
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