Campanella was best known for his roles as Joe Turino on The Guiding Light, Lou Wickersham on Mannix, Harper Deveraux on Days Of Our Lives and Jonathan Young on The Bold & The Beautiful. His brother Frank was also a character actor.
Veteran character actor Joseph Campanella dies at 93
http://variety.com/2018/film/obituar...es-1202812936/
Lucas wrote Madonna's hits Holiday and Physical Attraction and co-wrote Stephanie Mills' Never Knew Love Like This Before.
Reggie Lucas, guitarist with Miles Davis and producer for Madonna & the Four Tops, dead at 65
http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/reggi...ead-at-65.html
Patricia Morison appeared in dozens of plays and movies during her 80-year career but her biggest success was her role as diva Lilli Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate, which opened on Broadway in 1948 and ran for 1,077 performances. Lyricist Cole Porter had heard her sing in Hollywood and personally selected her for the role. She also starred in a London production of Kiss Me Kate that opened in 1951 and ran for 400 performances. "Wunderbar!"
Kiss Me Kate star Patricia Morison dies at 103
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...520-story.html
Bill Gold designed posters for thousands of movies, from Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942 to J. Edgar in 2011. Among those thousands: Casablanca, Splash, Mahogany, Deliverance, Bonnie & Clyde, Moby Dick, Mystic River, Mister Roberts, Dial M For Murder, On Golden Pond, Funny Girl, East Of Eden, The Exorcist, The Searchers, The Way We Were and A Streetcar Named Desire. Whew!
Bill Gold, iconic master of the movie poster, dies at 97
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...was-97-1111346
Cheyenne was the first hour-long Western series. Walker also appeared in several movies including The Ten Commandments, The Dirty Dozen, Yellowstone Kelly and None But The Brave.
Clint Walker, star of 1955-62 ABC Western Cheyenne, dead at 90
http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news...-90/ar-AAxEjUj
This captain did not go down with his ship. He was found dead in his Oregon home.
Deadliest Catch star Blake Painter dead at 38
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrit...D=ansmsnnews11
In his 66-year career, he released 14 studio albums and three live albums.
Legendary blues musician Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater dies at 83
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loca...484351081.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Clearwater
The group still performs and records. Jimmy Carter is now the last surviving original member. No, not that Jimmy Carter.
Clarence Fountain, founding member of Grammy-winning gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama, dies at 88
http://www.usnews.com/news/entertain...f-alabama-dies
Soap, a nighttime parody of daytime soap operas, aired from 1977 to 1981. Robert Mandan's character, Chester Tate, was described as "the guy who fools around with everyone but his wife."
Robert Mandan, star of '70s sitcom Soap, dies at 86
http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/...p-12964637.php
His 2017 memoir is Kent McCray: The Man Behind The Most Beloved Television Shows. In addition to Little House On The Prairie, he produced episodes of Bonanza, Father Murphy, Barnaby Jones, Highway To Heaven, The High Chaparral and many other series.
Little House On The Prairie producer Kent McCray dies at 89
https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ken...ie-1202829842/
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