[DeadCelebrityAlert] Wayne Rogers, Trapper John on 'M*A*S*H*,' dies at 82

 

Wayne Rogers, Trapper John on 'M*A*S*H*,' dies at 82



LOS ANGELES –  Wayne Rogers, whose Trapper John McIntyre alongside Alan Alda's Hawkeye Pierce brought mischief, martinis and meatball surgery to the masses in the 1970s every week on "M.A.S.H.," has died.

The actor was surrounded by family when he died Thursday in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia at age 82, his publicist and longtime friend Rona Menashe told The Associated Press.

Rogers' army surgeon Trapper John was one of the most beloved characters -- and half of one of the most beloved duos -- in TV history, despite the actor's appearing in only the first three of the show's 11 seasons on CBS.

The two skilled doctors, Hawkeye and Trapper, blew off steam between surgeries pulling pranks, romancing nurses and tormenting their tent-mate Frank Burns, with a seemingly endless supply of booze and one-liners at the ready.

In one classic moment, Trapper reaches out as though he's checking for rain and says, "Hmm, feels like it's going to martini," as Hawkeye promptly passes him a drink.


And in another line that typified the show's ethos, Trapper answers a question with "How should I know? I dropped out of school to become a doctor."

McIntyre was on "M.A.S.H." from 1972 to 1975, becoming one of many original cast members to leave the wildly popular show that went on until 1983. He was initially considered for Alda's character, but he preferred Trapper's sunnier disposition to Hawkeye's darkly acerbic personality.

The characters were essentially equals when the show began, but it increasingly focused on Alda, which was a factor in Rogers' departure.

Two other actors played Trapper in other incarnations. Elliot Gould was same character in the "M.A.S.H." feature film that preceded the TV show, and Pernell Roberts played the title character in the 1980s spinoff drama "Trapper John, M.D."

An Alabama native and Princeton University graduate, Rogers had parts on many short-lived shows early in his career, specializing in westerns like "Law of the Plainsman" and "Stagecoach West." He had a bit part in the 1967 film "Cool Hand Luke" with Paul Newman.

In the years after "M.A.S.H." he returned to TV regularly, including a recurring role in the early 1990s on "Murder, She Wrote."

He moved beyond acting to see serious success later in life as a money manager and investor. In 1988 and 1990, he appeared as an expert witness before the House Judiciary Committee to speak in favor of maintaining the Glass-Steagall banking laws of the 1930s. In recent years he was a regular panelist on the Fox News stock investment show "Cashin' In."

Rogers is survived by his wife Amy, two children, Bill and Laura, and four grandchildren.

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Wayne Rogers, 82

 

Actor Wayne Rogers died on Thursday from complications from pneumonia, he was 82 years old.

Rogers, who hailed from Alabama, is best known for playing the role of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the classic television series M*A*S*H from 1972-1975. He appeared in a 1962 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He also had recurring roles in City of Angels, House Calls, and Murder, She Wrote.


He was also the head of Wayne Rogers & Co., a stock trading investment corporation.

Prior to becoming an actor, Rogers served in the United Stated Navy. He also had a history degree from Princeton University.
Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.

The actor is survived by his wife, Amy, and his children Bill and Laura from his first marriage to actress Mitzi McWhorter. He is also survived by his four grandchildren: Alexander, Daniel, William and Anais.



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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Motorhead’s Lemmy Dies at 70

 


Ian Fraser Kilmister, widely known as Motorhead vocalist and bassist Lemmy, died of cancer Monday in Los Angeles. He was 70.

The band confirmed his death on its official Facebook page, saying, "There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. He had learnt of the disease on December 26th, and was at home, sitting in front of his favorite video game from the Rainbow which had recently made it's way down the street, with his family. We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren't words. We will say more in the coming days, but for now, please…play Motörhead loud."

The British musician was a member of Hawkwind from 1972 to 1975 before founding heavy metal band Motorhead. The band's biggest hit was "Ace of Spades" in 1980.

He had said that he drank a bottle of Jack Daniels every day for many years, and was known for his prodigious consumption of drugs and alcohol, though he is said to have finally slowed down in the past few years.

Radio personality Eddie Trunk first tweeted the news.

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Meadowlark Lemon, Harlem Globetrotters Legend, Dead At 83 "My destiny was to make people happy."

 

Meadowlark Lemon, Harlem Globetrotters Legend, Dead At 83

"My destiny was to make people happy."


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Meadowlark Lemon, the "clown prince" of basketball's barnstorming Harlem Globetrotters, whose blend of hook shots and humor brought joy to millions of fans around the world, has died. He was 83.

Lemon's wife and daughter confirmed to the team that he died Sunday in Scottsdale, Ariz., Globetrotters spokesman Brett Meister said Monday. Meister did not know the cause of death.

Though skilled enough to play professionally, Lemon instead wanted to entertain, his dream of playing for the Globetrotters hatched after watching a newsreel of the all-black team at a cinema house when he was 11.

Lemon ended up becoming arguably its most popular player, a showman known as much for his confetti-in-the-water-bucket routine and slapstick comedy as his half-court hook shots and no-look, behind-the-back passes.

A sign of his crossover appeal, Lemon was inducted to both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the International Clown Hall of Fame.

"My destiny was to make people happy," Lemon said was inducted into basketball hall as a contributor to the game in 2003.

Lemon played for the Globetrotters during the team's heyday from the mid-1950s to the late-1970s, delighting fans with his skills with a ball and a joke. Traveling by car, bus, train or plane nearly every night, Lemon covered nearly 4 million miles to play in over 100 countries and in front of popes and presidents, kings and queens. Known as the "Clown Prince of Basketball," he averaged 325 games per year during his prime, that luminous smile never dimming.

"Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen," NBA great and former Globetrotter Wilt Chamberlain said shortly before his death in 1999. "People would say it would be Dr. J or even (Michael) Jordan. For me it would be Meadowlark Lemon."

Lemon spent 24 years with the Globetrotters, doing tours through the racially-torn South in the 1950s until he left in 1979 to start his own team.

He was one of the most popular athletes in the world during the prime of his career, thanks to a unique blend of athleticism and showmanship.

Playing against the team's nightly foil, the Washington Generals, Lemon left fans in awe with an array of hook shots, no-look passes and the nifty moves he put on display during the Globetrotters' famous circle while "Sweet Georgia Brown" played over the loudspeaker.

He also had a knack for sending the fans home with a smile every night, whether it was with his running commentary, putting confetti in a water bucket or pulling down the pants of an "unsuspecting" referee.

"We played serious games too, against the Olympic teams and the College All-Stars," Lemon said. "But that didn't stop us from putting the comedy in there."

Lemon became an icon in the 1970s, appearing in movies, including "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh," numerous talk shows and even a stint in the cartoon "Scooby Doo," with Scatman Crothers doing his voice.

After leaving the Globetrotters, Lemon started his own team, The Bucketeers, and played on a variety of teams before rejoining the Globetrotters for a short tour in 1994.

Lemon spent the last years of his life trying to spread a message of faith through basketball. He became an ordained minister in 1986 and was a motivational speaker, touring the country to meet with children at basketball camps and youth prisons with his Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Meadowlark Lemon Ministries.

"I feel if I can touch a kid in youth prison, he won't go to the adult prison," Lemon said in 2003.

He never lost touch with his beloved sport. Lemon said he rose every day at 4 a.m. and, after prayers, headed for the gym to run sprints and practice shooting.

"I have to keep that hook shot working," he said.

Born in 1932, Meadow George Lemon III — he lengthened his name after joining the Globetrotters — didn't have money for a basketball when he was young, so he rigged up a makeshift hoop in his backyard in Wilmington, N.C. Using a coat hanger and onion sack for the basket, he made his first shot with an empty milk can.

Lemon first contacted the Globetrotters before his high school graduation and joined the team in 1954. He missed a game in 1955 because of a bad bowl of goulash in Germany, but that was the last one. What followed was run, by his calculations, of more than 16,000 straight games that took him to places he never could have imagined.

"I was one of the most fortunate athletes that ever lived," he said. "I was able to watch history."

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] A’s fan favorite Dave Henderson dies at 57

 

Despite having spent the bulk of his career elsewhere, Dave Henderson instantly became a beloved figure when he joined the A"s in 1988 and always remained so.

The effervescent outfielder, who enjoyed his best seasons in Oakland while playing in three consecutive World Series with the team, died early Sunday at the age of 57.

Mr. Henderson had had a kidney transplant a month ago, according to A's equipment manager Steve Vucinich, and former Oakland catcher Terry Steinbach said he'd spoken to Mr. Henderson at that time and, Steinbach said, "He told me things were going really well, everything was good with the donor kidney. He said he had a family history of kidney issues, and - Hendu was Hendu., so he had a couple of funny jokes you couldn't print."

Several former A's, including Steinbach, have heard the cause of death was a heart attack.

Mr. Henderson's warm approach to fans, especially those in the outfield seats, made him extraordinarily popular.


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[DeadCelebrityAlert] William Guest 74

 

William Guest, a founding member of the legendary soul music groups, Gladys Knight & the Pips, has died in Detroit at age 74. Guest was one of the most recognizable figures in the soul music world during the group's tremendous heyday, all the way through its break up in 1989.

Gladys Knight and the Pips formed in 1953 and performed together around their home state of Georgia for several years before they began recording in the early 60s.  They scored a couple R&B hits on small labels, including "Every Beat of My Heart" and "Letter Full of Tears."  But it was their 1965 signing by Motown that gave them their first major national exposure.  Considered the beautiful Southern darling by other artists at Motown, Knight was not always given the attention of Motown brass, and her career at the label was clearly one of a "secondary" artist, though she did record a number of memorable songs.  Working with producer Norman Whitfield, Knight was generally given rawer, gutsier material than most of her Motown labelmates, and her group scored big R&B hits with the original, funky version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (later remade into a smash by Marvin Gaye), as well as the dance cuts "Friendship Train" and "Nitty Gritty."  However, when given the chance, Knight also proved herself a great balladeer, such as on "If I Were Your Woman" and her last Motown hit, "Neither One of Us."

In 1973, Gladys Knight and the Pips moved to Buddah Records, where, working with writer Jim Weatherly, they took on a more sophisticated sound that blended the Pips smooth harmonies with Knight's gritty lead vocals.  The results were memorable, and the group became perhaps the top Soul group of the mid-70s, boasting a string of number one hits including "I've Got To Use My Imagination," "I Feel A Song," "Best Thing That Every Happened" and their biggest song, "Midnight Train To Georgia." It was on this song that The Pips always-fantastic choreography became iconic, backing Knight with memorable group dancing that was mimicked for years.

The hits slowed down for the group as the 70s came to a close, and they moved to Columbia, where, recording with hotter young producers such as Leon Sylvers, they rose again to the top of the Soul charts with "Landlord," "You're Number One (In My Book")" and the smash dance hit "Save The Overtime."   They later signed with MCA, where they scored in 1987 with their last major crossover hit, "Love Overboard."

In 1989, after over three decades together, Gladys and the Pips decided to go their separate ways.  The Pips recorded one album without Gladys before retiring.  Knight, on the other hand, moved smoothly into a solo career, which continues to this day. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.

For the last two decades of his life, Guest continued in the music industry, mostly as the President of Crew Entertainment Company, an organization he formed. He also recorded solo now and again (check out this video of a relatively recent song) While he was in the public spotlight less, he remained busy and revered in music circles.

William Guest played an indelible role in soul music for three decades and participated in some of the greatest songs of soul music's Golden Era. He will be greatly missed.

By Chris Rizik

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Angela McEwan dies at 81

 

'Nebraska' and 'Getting On' actress Angela McEwan, a Hollywood late bloomer, dies at 81


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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Brooke McCarter 52

 

Brooke McCarter, who played Paul in "The Lost Boys," has died after a long-term illness.

The 52-year-old McCarter passed away Tuesday ... the result of complications from a genetic liver condition. 

McCarter's acting career didn't take off after 'Lost Boys.' He made a name for himself as a regular at Horror Conventions around the country. 

R.I.P.


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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Patricia Elliott age 77

 

Patricia Elliott: Broadway and TV Actress Dies of Cancer at Age 77, Family Says
Elliott died Sunday in New York City, her family said. She won a Tony Award for the musical "The Elephant Man" with David Bowie and played Renee Divine Buchanan for 23 years on "One Life to Live."


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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Actress Marjorie Lord of 'Make Room for Daddy' dies

 

Actress Marjorie Lord of 'Make Room for Daddy' dies

Actress Marjorie Lord, who rose to fame in Hollywood's Golden Age and starred in the television series "Make Room for Daddy," died of natural causes at age 97, her family said.

Lord died in her Beverly Hills home on November 28, said her daughter, actress Anne Archer. The family did not publicly announce her death until Friday in an obituary for the Los Angeles Times. She was on hospice care the last few weeks of her life.

    Marjorie Lord, seen here in 1962, rose to fame on the television series &quot;Make Room for Daddy.&quot;

    Marjorie Lord, seen here in 1962, rose to fame on the television series "Make Room for Daddy."

    "Her health began to fade about two years ago and we thought we were going to lose her in a few months, but she would just keep rallying. I think she had the best parties of her life in the past two years," Archer said. "She had family and friends around her nonstop for all the last years of her life."

    Lord got her start as an actress in theater before transitioning to film and television.

    Born in San Francisco in 1918, Lord moved with her family to New York when she was 15 and enrolled in acting and ballet classes, according to her official biography.

    She was 18 when landed her first Broadway role in "The Old Maid," starring Judith Anderson. After signing with RKO Studios she was cast in feature films "Border Cafe" (1937) and "Forty Naughty Girls" (1937). She met her first husband, actor John Archer, on the set of stage production "The Male Animal." They married in 1941 and moved to Hollywood, appearing in two films together: "Sherlock Holmes in Washington" and "Shantytown." They had two children, daughter Anne and son Gregg.

    Lord also starred alongside James Cagney in "Johnny Come Lately" before landing the role that made her a household name. She was cast as the second wife of widower Danny Thomas in "Make Room for Daddy," which debuted in 1953 on ABC and continued on CBS for seven seasons. She won viewers over as the gracious counterpart to Thomas' comedy antics.

    Lord received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and continued to appear onstage after the series ended. She returned to television for appearances in 1971's "Make Room for Granddaddy" and "Sweet Surrender" in 1987.

    After divorcing her first husband, she married actor Randolph Hale in 1958. Their marriage ended with his death in 1974, and she married banker Harry Volk, then chairman of Union Bank, in 1975.

    Through Volk, she got involved in charities and philanthropic causes in Los Angeles. She served on various boards over the years, including the Joffrey Ballet and Friends of USC Library, where she helped found the Scripter Award for promising screenwriters.

    She is survived by her two children and numerous grandchildren from her three marriages.

    The family will hold a private memorial service on Tuesday, Archer said.

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