Dawn Wells participated in the 1960 Miss America pageant. She was Miss Nevada. She appeared in all 98 episodes of Gilligan's Island and in multiple episodes of Bonanza, Surfside 6, Growing Pains, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip and The Joey Bishop Show.
Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island, dies at 82
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-82-1149549
Bolling recorded more than 60 albums and composed music for more than a hundred films including Borsalino, To Catch A Spy, The Passengers, The Awakening, Lucky Luke, California Suite and He Died With His Eyes Open.
Claude Bolling, jazz pianist and composer of film scores, dies at 90
https://www.archyde.com/death-of-cla...film-scores-3/
Wright was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet from 1958 to 1968 and recorded 32 albums with the band. Alto sax player Paul Desmond died in 1977, drummer Joe Morello died in 2011 and pianist Brubeck died in 2012. Wright also played on albums by Gene Ammons, Cal Tjader, Sonny Stitt, Buddy DeFranco, Carmen McRae and many others.
Eugene Wright, double bassist in the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet, dies at 97
https://www.marlbank.net/posts/eugen...artet-has-died
Brothers Steve and Rudy Salas formed Tierra in 1980 in Los Angeles. They had previously been members of El Chicano, whose 1970s hits include Viva Tirado, Brown Eyed Girl and Tell Her She's Lovely. Tierra's biggest hit, Together, reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1981.
Rudy Salas, Tierra band leader and cofounder, dies at 71
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/en...es/4093495001/
The McGuire Sisters – Phyllis, Christine and Dorothy – had 17 top-40 hits, from Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight in 1954 to Just For Old Time's Sake in 1961. Two of their songs went to number one, Sincerely in 1955 and Sugartime in 1958.
Phyllis McGuire, last of singing McGuire Sisters, dies at 89
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/phyll...b6ec8ae0b255bb
Gerry & the Pacemakers had six top-ten hits and three number ones in the UK, 1963-65. Ferry Cross The Mersey, How Do You Do It and Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying, were top-ten hits in the US.
Gerry Marsden, frontman of Gerry & the Pacemakers, dies at 78
https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...s-dies-aged-78
Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan, who were husband and wife, had seven top-40 country hits, 1970-74, including Tennesee Bird Walk (which went to number one in April 1970), Just One More Song, Somehere In Virginia In The Rain and a remake of the Fortunes' You've Got Your Troubles.
Country Star Misty Morgan dies at 75
https://www.noise11.com/news/country...ed-75-20210103
Gerdes played President Eisenhower in the 2020 movie The 11th Green. He also appeared in Hidalgo and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and in episodes of 48 television series including ER, NYPD Blue, Bones, Dexter, Chicago Hope, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Nash Bridges and 7th Heaven.
George Gerdes, singer and Seinfeld and Grey’s Anatomy actor, dead at 72
https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny...sym-story.html
Roberts played Madge Pinciotti in 81 episodes of That '70s Show and played Julie Rogers in 16 episodes of Charlie's Angels. She appeared in 19 movies including Sheena, Purgatory, Tourist Trap. Legal Tender, California Dreaming and A View To A Kill.
Tanya Roberts dies at 65, a day after premature death announcement
That '70s Show actor and Bond girl Tanya Roberts is confirmed dead at 65 years old, a day after her death was prematurely reported by her publicist.
https://screenrant.com/tanya-roberts-death-obituary/
Ramsey appeared in Broadway productions of Hello Dolly, Miss Moffat and Eubie!, was a regular on the 1975 comedy/variety series Keep On Truckin' and Bill Cosby's 1976 variety series Cos, played Laverne Hooks in six Police Academy films and voiced D.I. Holler in 21 episodes of the 1992-93 animated series The Addams Family.
Marion Ramsey, Broadway actress and Police Academy star, dies at 73
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...tar-dies-at-73
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