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Mooney was a writer for Richard Pryor. He also wrote two episodes of Sanford & Son. and sketches for 16 episodes of In Living Color. Mooney appeared in Bamboozled, Bustin' Loose, Meet The Blacks, In The Army Now, The Ketchup King and Which Way Is Up? and portrayed Sam Cooke in The Buddy Holly Story.
Comedian Paul Mooney, actor in The Buddy Holly Story, dead at 79
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...lly-story-dead
"Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers and they've been known to pick a song or two," sang Lynyrd Skynyrd in their 1974 hit Sweet Home Alabama. The Swampers, properly known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, formed in 1962 and have played on hundreds of hit records including Respect, Think, Kodachrome, Mustang Sally, Tell Mama, Take A Letter Maria, I'm Your Puppet and When A Man Loves A Woman. Bassist/trombonist David Hood, 77, is now the last surviving original member.
Swampers drummer, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio co-founder Roger Hawkins dies at 75
https://www.al.com/news/2021/05/swam...-has-died.html
"Children. Give them an inch and they'll swim all over you." Wright voiced Sebastian in three Little Mermaid films and 31 episodes of the 1992-94 animated series. He played Officer Turk Adams in 18 episodes of the 1980-81 series Enos and appeared in multiple episodes of Ball Four, Law & Order and Jonny Zero.
Samuel E. Wright, voice of Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, dead at 74
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/sa...rmaid-dead-at/
Warren, born Ilene Goldman and known as "The Knockers Up Gal," released 15 comedy albums between 1959 and 1977. Among them are Knockers Up!, More Knockers Up!, Bottoms Up!, Sexplosion, Sin-sational, Songs For Sinners and Rusty Warren Bounces Back.
Rusty Warren, an often overlooked comedy trailblazer, dead at 91
https://thelaughbutton.com/rusty-war...zer-dead-at-91
Clark played drummer Freddy "Spazzy McGee" Jones in the 2003 Jack Black comedy School Of Rock. It was his only movie. He began playing drums at age three.
Kevin Clark, School Of Rock star, dies at 32 after being hit by car
The professional drummer was cycling in Chicago early Wednesday.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-b1854596.html
Milli Vanilli was a trio who had three top-five hits in 1989-90 including the number ones Baby Don't Forget My Number, Girl I'm Gonna Miss You and Blame It On The Rain. The group was stripped of its Grammy award for best new artist of 1989 after it was discovered that Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, who posed as Milli Vanilli, giving television interviews and lip-synching the band's songs, were not part of the group. Shame!
John Davis, real Milli Vanilli singer, dies of COVID-19 at 66
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...19-66-n1268859
MacLeod played Joseph "Happy" Haines in 73 episodes of McHale's Navy, Murray Slaughter in 168 episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Captain Merrill Stubing in 250 episodes of The Love Boat. He also appeared in multiple episodes of Peter Gunn, Perry Mason, The Untouchables, The Big Valley, The King Of Queens, Hogan's Heroes, It Takes A Thief and My Favorite Martian.
Gavin MacLeod, Love Boat captain and Mary Tyler Moore Show star, dies at 90
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/gav...ow-1234984591/
Thomas had 14 top-40 hits including the number ones Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head and Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song. The latter song also went to number one on the country chart, as did Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love and New Looks From An Old Lover. Among Thomas' other hits are Two Car Garage, No Love At All, Rock & Roll Lullaby, I Just Can't Help Believing and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.
Hooked On A Feeling singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78
https://apnews.com/article/music-ent...e9c24a52Thomas
Lara starred in the TV movies Tarzan In Manhattan (1989) and Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996) and starred in 22 episodes of the 1996-97 syndicated series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures. He also appeared in Warhead, Doomsdayer, Armstrong, Death Game, Dead Man's Run, Very Mean Men, Summer Of '67 and Operation Delta Force 4.
Joe Lara, Tarzan: The Epic Adventures star, dies in plane crash at 58
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/joe...es-1234984834/
The Andy Griffith Show aired from 1960 to 1968. After Griffith exited and Ken Jones, Buddy Foster and Arlene Golonka joined the cast, the series was renamed Mayberry R.F.D. and ran until 1971. Golonka, who had played Howard Sprague's girlfriend Millie Hutchins in two 1967 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, played bakery clerk Millie Swanson in 49 episodes of Mayberry R.F.D. She also appeared in multiple episodes of Get Smart, The Doctors, The Big Valley, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Barnaby Jones, Matlock, Growing Pains and other series and had a small role in the movie Airport '77.
Mayberry R.F.D. actress Arlene Golonka dies at 85
https://extratv.com/2021/05/31/maybe...ka-dies-at-85/
Hogan appeared in more than 150 television series, mini-series and TV movies, including 63 episodes of Peyton Place (as the Reverend Tom Winter), 44 episodes of The Young Marrieds (as Gilly Gillespie), 11 episodes of Secrets Of Midland Heights, 10 episodes of Operation Petticoat, nine episodes of Law & Order, six episodes of Alice, six episodes of Barnaby Jones and six episodes of The FBI.
Veteran TV actor Robert Hogan dead of pneumonia complications at 87
https://people.com/tv/actor-robert-h...complications/
Hayman appeared in more than 100 movies, TV series and mini-series including Bunny Lake Is Missing, The Haunting Of Julia, The Pink Panther Strikes Again and five episodes of Doctor Who.
Cheltenham actress Damaris Hayman dies at 91
https://usdaynews.com/celebrities/ce...n-death-cause/
Escamilla appeared in several movies including Frontera, Galveston, The Land, Hot Pursuit and A Night In Old Mexico. He played Hernan in 11 episodes of the FX series Snowfall and appeared in multiple episodes of The Trainee and The Big C.
Actor, PSJA High School alum Michael Ray Escamilla has died
https://www.valleycentral.com/news/l...scamilla-dies/
Williams played Lincoln "Linc" Hayes in 123 episodes of the 1968-73 ABC series The Mod Squad and appeared in multiple episodes of T.J. Hooker, Twin Peaks, Nasty Boys and Judging Amy. He played Prince's father in the 1984 movie Purple Rain. Clarence Williams, his grandfather, was a jazz pianist who co-wrote Sugar Blues and Baby Won't You Please Come Home.
Clarence Williams III, Linc on The Mod Squad, dies at 81
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...81-1234963703/
Cramer also served as executive producer of Bridget Loves Bernie, The San Pedro Beach Bums, The Colbys, Hotel, Strike Force, Vega$, Aloha Paradise, B.A.D. Cats, Finder Of Lost Loves, Matt Houston, Glitter, Nightingales, Hollywood Beat and Life With Lucy.
Douglas S. Cramer, executive producer on Wonder Woman, Dynasty and The Love Boat, dies at 89
The TV mogul also worked on Peyton Place, The Brady Bunch and Batman before partnering with Aaron Spelling.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...at-1234963991/
Lively appeared in more than 100 movies, TV movies and television series including Shocker, Ghost Chase, Secret Admirer, American Pie 2, Passenger 57, Turner & Hooch, The Perfect Game, Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot, five episodes of The Dukes Of Hazzard, five episodes of Murder She Wrote, four episodes of Falcon Crest and three episodes of The West Wing.
Ernie Lively, actor in two Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants films, dies at 74
Five of his children followed him into acting: Lori, Jason, Robyn, Eric and Blake.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...ly-1234965653/
Ambrosia formed in 1970 in Los Angeles. Lewis was the band's keyboardist from 1978 to 1982 and from 2005 to 2009. Ambrosia's hits include How Much I Feel, Biggest Part Of Me, You're The Only Woman and Holdin' On To Yesterday.
Former Ambrosia keyboardist David C. Lewis dies
https://celebrityaccess.com/2021/06/...id-lewis-dies/
Beatty appeared in more than 160 movies, television series and mini-series including Chattahoochee, Stroker Ace, Touched, The Toy and The Big Easy. He starred in the 1977-78 CBS series Szysznyk and appeared in multiple episodes of Roseanne, The Boys, Highway To Heaven and Homicide: Life On The Street.
Ned Beatty, actor known for Deliverance and Network, dies at 83
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/n...or-1234995509/
Gabriel played Dr. Seneca Beaulac in 757 episodes of Ryan's Hope, 1975-89, and appeared in multiple episodes of Generations, Loving, African Patrol, Hawaiian Eye, Kate & Allie, The Untouchables, 77 Sunset Strip and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
John Gabriel, actor on Ryan's Hope, dies at 90
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...pe-1234967378/
Raul de Souza – his real first name was João – released 18 albums as a bandleader and recorded with Sérgio Mendes, Cal Tjader, Sonny Rollins, Flora Purim, Conrad Herwig, David Feldman, Milton Nascimento and others.
Trombonist Raul de Souza dies at 86
https://wepublishnews.com/spain/trom...uza-dies-at-86