Cole played Pete Cochran in 123 episodes of The Mod Squad, 1968-73, and Harlan Barrett in 68 episodes of General Hospital, 1991. (The character was killed off.) Cole also appeared in 12 movies and TV movies including Chuka, Nickel Mountain, The Bubble, The Apostate and The Return Of The Mod Squad.
Michael Cole, actor on The Mod Squad, dies at 84
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...ad-1236083123/
George Kresge Jr. loved Lee Falk's Mandrake The Magician comic strip which debuted in 1934. It inspired him to become a mentalist. Kreskin worked for several years as a clinical pyschologist while developing his act and his supposed ability to make "predictions." He hosted a syndicated TV series from 1972 to 1977 and authored 15 books and booklets on ESP and "mind power."
The Amazing Kreskin, mentalist and popular TV late show guest, dies at 89
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...-89-rcna183757
Jacobson played Erin Jones in 22 episodes of Falcon Crest, 1985-87, and appeared in 30 movies and TV movies including Visage, Last Look, Excess Flesh, Forbidden Love, Baby Sister, Breaking The Silence, The Jigsaw Murders and Cats Dancing On Jupiter.
Jill Jacobson, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Falcon Crest actress, dies at 70
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/j...ss-1236250038/
Brewer & Shipley are best known for One Toke Over The Line, which reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1971. Among their other hits are Tarkio Road, Witchi-Tai-To, Yankee Lady and Shake Off The Demon.
Michael Brewer of Brewer & Shipley dead at 80
https://americansongwriter.com/micha...ey-dead-at-80/
Guitarist Nile Rodgers, bassist Bernard Edwards, drummer Tony Thompson and vocalists Luci Martin and Norma Jean Wright formed Chic in 1977 in New York City. After one hit, Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah), Wright left the group and was replaced by Alfa Anderson, who sang lead on Le Freak, Good Times, My Forbidden Lover and I Want Your Love. The original group broke up in 1983. Rodgers formed a new Chic group in 1996.
Alfa Anderson, Chic vocalist and disco icon, dies at 77
https://soultracks.com/alfa-anderson...ies-at-age-77/
Delano played Rhonda Vasek in six episodes of L.A. Law (1987), Officer Barbara Semanski in 12 episodes of Northern Exposure (1991-95) and Bobbi Glass in 36 episodes of Popular (1999-2001) and appeared in 30 movies and TV movies including Ratboy, Miracle Mile, Me Time, Silk Hope, Sleepwalkers, A Mighty Wind, The Wicker Man, The Ladykillers and Addams Family Reunion.
Northern Exposure star Diane Delano dies at 67
https://people.com/northern-exposure...-at-67-8762465
DeSanto, born Umpeylia Balinton in Brooklyn, toured with the Johnny Otis Revue in 1955 and the James Brown Revue in 1959-60. She had a #4 R&B hit in October 1960 with I Want To Know. Among her other hits are Slip-In Mules, Soulful Dress, Use What You Got and In The Basement, a duet with Etta James. In May 2024, DeSanto was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
Sugar Pie DeSanto, larger-than-life R&B performer, dies at 89
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13969767/s...nto-dead-at-89
Cummings co-founded Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show in 1968 in Union City, New Jersey..The name was shortened to Dr. Hook in 1975. The band had six top-ten hits: Sylvia's Mother, The Cover Of Rolling Stone, Only Sixteen, Sharing The Night Together, When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman and Sexy Eyes.
George Cummings, Dr. Hook co-founder and guitarist, dies at 86
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries...ry?id=57047919
Evans appeared in 67 movies and TV movies including Mom, Metro, Never Die Alone, Adventures In Babysitting, School Daze, Ruthless People, Interstate 60, Tales From The Hood, The Great White Hype, The Mighty Quinn, The Watermelon Heist and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again.
Art Evans, A Soldier's Story and Die Hard 2 actor, dies at 82
https://www.usatoday.com/story/enter...d/77157303007/
Perry produced albums for Nilsson, Ringo Starr, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Carly Simon, Art Garfunkel, Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Neil Diamond, Randy Travis, Donna Summer, Andy Williams, the Manhattan Transfer, the Pointer Sisters and many others. Perry played a record producer – what clever casting! – in the 1978 movie American Hot Wax, which was based on the life of disc jockey Alan Freed.
Richard Perry, record producer behind You're So Vain and other hits, dies at 82
https://apnews.com/article/richard-p...f2038e67b17d27
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