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Horowitz was the host of the regional Emmy Award-winning program Fight Back!, which began in 1976 as California Buyline on KNBC-Channel 4 in Los Angeles and was syndicated nationally from 1980 to 1992. Horowitz tested advertisers' claims, warned viewers about defective products and tried to resolve consumers' issues with manufacturers. Horowitz earned a master's degree in journalism at Northwestern University, worked at several newspapers and tv stations in the midwest, worked as a writer for NBC's Huntley-Brinkley Report and opened NBC's first news bureau during the Việt Nam war.
David Horowitz, legendary consumer journalist, dies at 81
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...506025941.html
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Vicious was born Quame Byron Riley but he also went by the names Eric Johnson and Lil' Vicious. He released three albums, an EP and a few singles. His biggest hit, Nika, reached #9 on the rap chart, #39 on the r&b chart and #69 on the Hot 100 in 1994. Vicious also recorded with Razor, Skribble, Scarface, Big Joe, Doug E. Fresh, X-Mob and other artists, none of whom use their real names.
Louisiana rapper Vicious dies of cancer complications at 51
http://107jamz.com/louisiana-rapper-...d-with-cancer/
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"Here we come, walkin' down the street....." And Peter is now walking alongside Davy on the streets of heaven.
Peter Tork of the Monkees dead at 77
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...77-report-says
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Vella appeared in more than 70 movies and tv shows, often playing a detective, mobster or gangster. In 2013, he hosted a weekly talk show, cleverly titled The Vinny Vella Show, on a public-access cable channel in New York City.
Vinny Vella, who starred in Casino and The Sopranos, dead at 72 after battling liver cancer
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...cer/ar-BBTU30K
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Foster founded Monument Records in 1958 and the Sound Stage 7 label in 1963. He produced several of Roy Orbison's biggest hits and Dolly Parton's first album and single (Dumb Blonde). He also produced recordings for Larry Gatlin, Willie Nelson, Ray Stevens, Al Hirt, Charlie McCoy, Tony Joe White and many other artists and, with Kris Kristofferson, co-wrote Me & Bobby McGee. Foster was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2016.
Fred Foster, country music producer who helped launch the careers of Dolly Parton, Roy Orbison, Kris Kristofferson, dies at 87
https://www.tennessean.com/story/ent...ry/2940740002/
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Bramble wrote (or co-wrote), produced and directed several musicals on Broadway, off-Broadway and in London, Tokyo and other cities. He was nominated for a Tony award for writing Barnum, which starred Jim Dale and Glenn Close and ran on Broadway from 1980 to 1982. Michael Crawford starred in the 1981-82 London production.
Mark Bramble, Tony-nominated book writer of Barnum and 42nd Street, dies at 68
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/194949...et-dies-at-68/
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Donald "Gus" Backus was an early member of the Del Vikings, whose biggest hit, Come Go With Me, reached #4 in 1957. (This obituary erroneously says Whispering Bells, which reached #9, was their biggest hit.) After leaving the band, Backus moved to West Germany. He recorded songs in German and had 19 top-40 hits in the 1960s. He also appeared in 29 German movies and tv shows.
Singer-actor Gus Backus dies at 81
https://westernsallitaliana.blogspot...us-backus.html
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Gable and his father, John Clark Gable, were both in the cast of Sunset At Dawn. The movie, still being filmed, is based on a true story of a five-year-old Italian boy who commits a murder and grows up to be a hit man for the Mafia.
Clark Gable III, Clark Gable's grandson and host of Cheaters, found dead at 30
Variety, Feb 22 2019 12:25 PM
Clark Gable’s grandson, Clark Gable III, died this morning at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. He was 30. Gable was an aspiring actor who previously hosted several seasons of the reality show Cheaters, a hidden-camera unscripted series about people suspected of committing adultery, which began airing in 2000 and has since filmed 17 seasons. As host, Gable confronted people caught in the act, before delivering the bad news on television. Before his death, Gable was filming the crime drama Sunset At Dawn and had recently wrapped the comedy-drama Heckle.
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cla...st-1203146367/
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Brody Stevens starred in The Hangover and The Hangover Part II -- and today he hanged himself. Eek! He was also in Due Date, I'll Remember You and dozens of comedy specials and television shows.
Actor-comedian Brody Stevens dies at 48
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-48-1189224
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Among the many films directed by Stanley Donen: Charade, Lucky Lady, Indiscreet, On The Town, Two For The Road, Royal Wedding, Kiss Them For Me, Funny Face, Blame It On Rio, The Little Prince, The Pajama Game, The Grass Is Greener, Once More With Feeling and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. Whew!
Stanley Donen, director of classic musicals including Singin' In The Rain, dies at 94
https://www.chicagotribune.com/enter...225-story.html
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Thomas Morgan Woodward -- he didn't use his first name professionally -- co-starred on ABC's The Life & Legend Of Wyatt Earp, 1958-61, and made dozens of appearances on Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Daniel Boone, Death Valley Days, Wagon Train, The Virginian, The High Chaparral and other series. He also appeared in more than 30 movies including Yuma, Westward Ho The Wagons, The Wild Country and The Great Locomotive Chase.
Dallas, Star Trek, Cool Hand Luke actor Morgan Woodward dies at 93
https://comicbook.com/startrek/2019/...woodward-dead/
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Malcolm "Mac" Wiseman played bass in Molly O'Day's band in the mid-1940s, then joined Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs in the Foggy Mountain Boys. Wiseman also played with Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys and recorded solo. His version of The Ballad Of Davy Crockett was a #10 country hit in 1955 and he reached #5 with Jimmy Brown The Newsboy in 1959. Among his other hits: Crazy Blues, Keep On The Sunny Side, Your Best Friend & Me and Got Leavin' On Her Mind.
Mac Wiseman, country and bluegrass great, dead at 93
https://www.tennessean.com/story/ent...roe/656636002/
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Talk Talk's biggest hit was It's My Life, which reached #31 in 1984 and was covered by No Doubt in 2003. And now.....it's Mark Hollis' death.
Mark Hollis, co-founder and lead singer of Talk Talk, dies at 64
https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...64-reports-say
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Craig, who had worked at several radio stations in Ohio and Pennsylvania, played both a television newsman and a zombie in Night Of The Living Dead (1968). He also appeared in Born To Race, Chasing Dreams and several tv documentaries about horror films.
Night Of The Living Dead actor Charles Craig dies at 86
https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3...es-craig-died/
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The Munsters (1964-66) featured a family of monsters whose niece, Marilyn, was an outcast because she was the only "normal" member of the family. After 13 episodes, Owen got married and left the series and Pat Priest became the new Marilyn.
Beverly Owen, The Munsters' original Marilyn, dies at 81
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/beverl...l-marilyn-dies
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Anderson recorded one album with The Glove, a band that included The Cure's Robert Smith, and became The Cure's drummer in 1983 after Lol Tolhurst switched from drums to keyboards. Anderson played on the albums Japanese Whispers, The Top and Concert and the singles Love Cats and The Caterpillar.
Andy Anderson, former drummer for The Cure, dies at 68
The percussionist, who also played with Iggy Pop and Peter Gabriel, revealed just last week that he had terminal cancer.
https://vanyaland.com/2019/02/26/and...the-age-of-68/
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Seagram appeared in Bachelor In Paradise, Batman, Bewitched, Burke's Law and The Beverly Hillbillies. She also appeared in several movies and tv shows that did not start with the letter B. Speaking of which, her real name was Ruth Browser, she was born in Brooklyn and her Beverly Hillbillies character was Edythe Brewster. I wonder if she ever owned a BB gun.
Lisa Seagram, actress on Batman and The Beverly Hillbillies, dies at 82
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-82-1190950
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Sheridan appeared in eight movies including Beat, Carolina, Strange Nature and Elsa & Fred. She also appeared in three short films and 29 television series, including recurring roles on Legacy, Journeyman and CSI Miami.
Lisa Sheridan, actress on CSI, Halt & Catch Fire, Invasion, dies at 44
https://variety.com/2019/tv/obituari...ss-1203151716/
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Sandom was in the group from 1962 to 1964 when they were known as The Detours. He was replaced by Keith Moon and often said quitting the group was the biggest mistake of his life.
Doug Sandom, original drummer for The Who, dies at 89
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/who-...g-sandom-dies/
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Born in Berlin, Previn moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1939. (Previn's great-uncle was a music director at Universal Pictures.) Previn, a pianist, began working at MGM Studios in 1946. He composed and conducted the scores for Bad Day At Black Rock, Elmer Gantry, Inside Daisy Clover and many other films. He adapted the music for Gigi, Kismet, Kiss Me Kate, Porgy & Bess, My Fair Lady, Paint Your Wagon, Thoroughly Modern Millie and several other movie musicals. Previn also recorded more than 500 albums. Whew! He won four Academy Awards and 11 Grammy Awards, including one for Lifetime Achievement.
André Previn, Oscar-winning composer, dies at 89
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/02/2...er-dies-at-89/
