Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. I remember he was on E.T. Died at 49 in 1989 - GREAT actor, so sad to lose him (used to see him around the UWS when I lived in NYC in the 80's.). Court Miller, one of the actors in Torch Song Trilogy, and Kim Milford, who was on Broadway in Hair and Rocky Horror Larry Kert, the original Tony in West Side Story, replaced Dean Jones in Company, died of AIDS. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. Ooh, you should see what Robby Benson has to say about Queen Curtis in his autobiography. I have to wonder if that was some sort of inside joke. Of course, Brad Davis was more than semi-famous. Dennis C. Stewart, the guy who played crater face in Grease. Birth Country: United States. To this day, his IMDB bio still insists he was engaged to soap actress Veleka Grey at the time of his death and the cause was cancer, -- Brad OHare (Guiding Light, Longtime Companion), -- James Raitt (brother of Bonnie), Broadway musical director, -- Denholm Elliott (A Room With A View), -- Ilka Tanya Payan (Telenovelas + Scarface, Hill Street Blues), -- Joe Megna (Dill in To Kill A Mockingbird), -- Merritt Butrick (Captain Kirks son on Star Trek). Gypsy Rose Lee. Antony Armstrong-Jones cause of death. r62 a 4th member of the original cast died of AIDS -- Rene Clemente, who played Coricopat. For the non-Broadway DLers, David Carroll, mentioned in R24, died in the bathroom of the BMG/RCA recording studio while attempting to record the cast album for "Grand Hotel." He was only 37 years old. Worsening health forced him to drop out of the production of "Grand Hotel" six months into the show's run. Ray Sharkey continued to have sex with and infect women with HIV after he was diagnosed. Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980), replaced Mark Harmon in the last 3 episodes of the LA paramedics TV series 240 Robert (1981) and, in the role that probably brought him his biggest exposure, played Jack Cleary, one of Meggies brothers, in the classic miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983). R295 Is Miss Hal a bottom? Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." He was a very sexy man. Most of the cast from "The Boys In the Band" (1970). The actress who played Billy Beyer's sister on Capitol also died from complications of AIDS. So he made his mark playing Nazis in the UK. They apparently fell in love on the set of Dallas. Either way, I thought it was tragic. Morali and Parker allegedly became lovers and teamed up for Parker's one and only LP, 'Like an Eagle', released in 1979 on Casablanca Records, the infamous Los Angeles label run by cocaine-crazed Neil Bogart. Not a good guy but hot. Mark Lester is very much alive. r128, you violated rule 87 in the 1970s Gay Handbook: 87: Never date an actor. Hope it gets off the ground this century. He said he had had sex with beautiful men and women, and had no regrets. Leave a note. He was living in Corona, Queens, New York City when it happened. He was also prominent in the Beat It video. David Oliver from Another World and A Year IN the Life died at 30 in 1992. Before attending law school, I worked part-time on an oil rig. I moved to NYC as an 18 year-old in 1981, coinciding with the official beginning of the AIDS epidemic. The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. I loved Paper Dolls as a kid. Hi, R170. So many folks lost and these are just the semi-famous folks. The Most Dangerous Game was filmed at night on the same jungle sets as King Kong, which was shot during the day, with Armstrong and Fay Wray simultaneously starring in both pictures. I've been practicing law since 1985. Robert Armstrong (actor), better known by the Family name Robert William Armstrong, was a popular actor (1890-1973). To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. He was waiting to invite you to his big debut at Carnegie Hall or some shit so we could all be proud of him. 1 reference. Sarah Jessica Parker 'dated' Timothy Murphy, played David Oliver's wife and co-starred with Merrit Butrick. "They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ?". Didn't Billy Preston die in the last decade? R232 is that Idolmaker remake ever happening? He was 95. Colin Higgins also wrote the screenplay for Harold and Maude. R237, it just occurred to me today that the onset of AIDS and it's mysterious and sudden tragic effects are just as fresh/old in our minds as the devastation of the WWII holocaust was in the minds of Jews back in 1975 (as Bette Midler would let us know in her stage act, when talking about visiting Germany, right around then). His obit says it was lymphoma which can be AIDS related. But it's important to remind all of us, and to tell the younger ones who were not there, what was lost. A lot of people who are familiar with his solo career don't realize that he was also part of the Edgar Winter Group in the early 70s & sang lead on their huge hit, Free Ride (which he also wrote). Later in that decade, Armstrong played another Carl Denham-like leading character role as "Max O'Hara" in 1949's Mighty Joe Young. What an evil, evil tragedy AIDS wrought on our artistic community. So handsome. Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? He also had guest spots on shows like Night Court and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He served honorably in the United States Army from 1969 until 1972. Mary Craven (19 July 1993 - 1 November 2003) (her death) Susan M . [quote] Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. That DALLAS actor was so young and beautiful. Look at the Clintons. Dennis Stewart 1994- Craterface in Grease. Some features on this site require registration. He was very blonde (I saw him on stage a few times). Armstrong had seen his physician the previous week for an undisclosed treatment, but his cause of death was never publicly disclosed. Although Robert Armstrong starred in more than 100 adventure movies of all varieties, it was this line, spoken as an obituary to a slain 50 foot gorilla, that survived as his most famous film utterance. The Most Dangerous Game (1932) [Martin Trowbridge]: Murdered (off-screen) by Leslie Banks.We learn of Robert's death when Leslie and his henchmen bring Robert's body back to the castle where Joel McCrea and Fay Wray later find the body under a sheet. Birthplace: Lawshall. Such a huge loss of talent all around. I would not put it past him to have also got it from a guy--he was one of those guys who would fuck anything that moved. George Pesatura who replaced Sammy Williams in ACL. I believe Tim Scott had been involved with Ian Charleson when the former was in CHORUS LINE in London. Brad Armstrong's Sudden Death. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? [quote]I don't know very much about Diffring's private life beyond the fact that he was gay . As in, right now, my shoulders. In contrast to his buttoned-down image on CBS' In the Heat of the Night, Rollins sometimes wore a long, startling wig of dreadlocks when he cruised the North Georgia roads last year in his maroon 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII. Kenny Everett. He didn't technically die of HIV/AIDS, but it's believed that he committed suicide because of complications with the disease. R267 I don't think so. He was 93. At the time it was not known how he died, but no one else is thought to have been involved. He died just sixteen hours before King Kong's co-producer, Merian C. Cooper. Dennis was one of the sweetest, kindest people I have ever Known. John Hargreaves, Australian actor who was in Don's Party died of AIDS. cancer; Cemetery. He had a couple of big solo hits: Instant Replay in the late 70s and I Can Dream About You in 1984. According to a 2002 interview, German actor Arthur Brauss suggested that Diffring died of AIDS. Rick Meadows- gorgeous man from revival of On Your Toes. R205- Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play" before it played Philadelphia, where it closed. He wasn't mentioned in obits. Rollins was wonderful. Please click here to register for free. According to Wiki, he died from complications from open heart surgery. Birth Year: 1839. In 2008, the leading cause of death for females aged 50 to 64 years changed from malignant neoplasm of breast to malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung, which accounted for 10.1% of deaths for this age group . The cause of death was "basically just the . I can not find a photo of him anywhere online, which saddens me even more. Brad Davis' wife wrote a book, based on the fact that he died of aids. 4 of 13 documents 1 of 13 documents View all. Remarkably, ABC never found out about Parker's double life, (of if they did, excused it as an excess of the times) despite the fact that his XXX films continued to be released as late as 1983. A good conversation starter. Miss Amanda Blake, tho she was a bit of a household name. Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of AIDS. He was on Broadway in the cast of "Hair" and starred in Fellini's "Satyricon" and a dozen other European B movies. Howard Rollins he played Virgil Tibbs in "In The Heat Of The Night" tv series. Jeffrey's big number, "We Beseech Thee", which was cut from the movie version, Anton Diffring (German actor who played Nazis in many post-World War II films), Bill Beyer, who played Wally on the soap "Capitol". I loved Michael Jeter in Green Mile and The Gift. They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ? site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, Davis was dying of AIDS and then the wife helped him commit suicide before the the end came naturally. Ray Vitte was his name. He was a very sexy man. His date of death was August 25, 2012. [quote]Tom Villard--You may remember him from 2 GG episodes (one where they are on vacation) or the movies One Crazy Summer and My Girl. The Bethesda CEO, the husband of Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter, Robert a. Altman's cause of death finally released after he passed away Feb. 3 at 73. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. click ACCEPT. In fact, I didn't know that he'd died. He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. He fucked guys as well as women, so he could have easily gotten it through sexual contact. He started going out on location wearing a wig and women's clothes. Tag Team Champs: Bob Armstrong (left) with Robert Fuller. He continued to make movies until his retirement 10 years ago, and he appeared in many television dramas and comedies, including the Perry Mason series. Death records are primary resources for details about the death, since they were typically created relatively near the time of the death. And who could ever forget Michael Jeter as Ethel Merman in "The Fisher King" ? It's dangerous." r77 This is the first I've heard of it. In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. He was the son of wrestler Bob Armstrong and brother to professional wrestlers Steve, Scott and Brian. *Peter Evans, 38, May 20, 1989, Versatile actor praised for his lead role in "Children of a Lesser God", *Ian Charleson, 40, January 6, 1990, The Scottish actor who costarred in the 1981 "Chariots of Fire", *Leonard Fray, 49, August 24, 1988, Motel the tailor in the stage and film versions of "Fiddler on the Roof", *Larry Kert, 60, June 5, 1991, The singer and actor who played Tony in Broadway's "West Side Story", Charles Ludlam, 44, May 28, 1987, Actor-playwright-director in his post-absurdist theater of the Ridiculous, Cookie Mueller, 40, November 10, 1989, Actress in John Waters's "Pink Flamingoes"; Details magazine art critic, Larry Riley, 59, June 6, 1992, The actor who played Frank Williams on CBS's "Knots Landing", Craig Russell, 42, October 30, 1990, Flamboyant entertainer and impersonator of Mae West, Judy Garland, Jack Smith, 57, September 18, 1989, Performance artist and maker of the 1963 film "Flaming Creatures", Barry Robins, 41, April 1, 1986, Lead in Bless the Beasts and the Children, Rmi Laurent, 32, 14 November 1989, the son in 1978 film La Cage aux Folles. Movies. The Armstrongs were a very talented family of pro wrestlers. Charles Lee Ward, the tall blond dancer in the same production, also died far too young, and I am sure other men in that company did as well. Anyone remember partner's name? He is the biggest queen I've ever seen. The grave site of Robert Armstrong. Casey Stevens, who played Jamie Lee Curtis' boyfriend, Nick, in Prom Night. West End actor Martin Smith is also mentioned in the piece above. He begins at 3:50. [all posts by tedious, racist idiot removed.]. Melissa J. Armstrong, Binit B. Shah, Robert Chen, Michael J. Angel, Anthony E. Lang. date of death. Visit this actor at the IMDb. This got me to thinking about lesser-known actors (or writers, athletes, etc.) Abdominal Cancer. I googled this and his publicist did say this to gay press soon after Ritts' death: "Herb was HIV-positive, but this particular pneumonia was not PCP (pneumocystis pneumonia), a common opportunistic infection of AIDS. 13 January 2017. Uh Terry Lester died of AIDS complications, he wasted away and a heart attack did him in. How about John Matuszak? David Oliver, appeared on "Another World" from 1983 to 1985, then landed a role in the acclaimed mini-series "A Year in the Life" (1986), playing Sarah Jessica Harper's husband, a role he reprised when it was turned into a series for the 1987-88 season. Ron Richardson, of "Big River", as well as Howard Rollins. More talented then I gave him credit for, then. r114, what makes you think those three actors are living with AIDS? She noticed that he spent a lot of time with gay male "friends" but just chalked it up to his being very "gay friendly." He was frequently cast in monster roles due to his extremely tall staturehe stood 7' 2" (2.20 m). Not actors, but the founders of the fun, doomed FILMEX in LA, Gary and Gary. Then it hit me - he was going to the Oscar party at Elaine's, the only non-dangerous place in the neighborhood back in the glory days of homelessness and crack. Was he on a wire with a harness under his tux? After graduating, R.G. Antony Armstrong-Jones, the dapper photographer who became the Earl of Snowdon after he married Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, in 1960, and plunged into a life . So did Curt Dawson, who did several soaps, including Another World. I remember Beth Broderick from that Sabrina show was the main speaker at his memorial service. If the world were fair, he and Jamie would have been husbands. It was beauty killed the beast. [8] He appeared in 127 films between 1927 and 1964; very prolific in the late 1920s and early 1930s, he made nine movies in 1928 alone. [quote]Crothers' longtime EDGE OF NIGHT co-star, Dennis Parker (who also went by the name Wade Nichols in some porn flicks), died eight months earlier. [quote]In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. OP -- I had such a crush on Richard Warwick and, like another poster, that scene in IF when he's in bed with beautiful blond Bobby Phillips was the first time I had seen two men in bed together. The "we can make a brooch, we can make a pteradactyl" queen from the movie AIRPLANE. ", that was MARK Lester. An English photographer and filmmaker by the name of Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, GCVO, FRSA, RDI wed Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II's sister, for ten years, from 1960 until 1978. He played Damien. In the fall of 1990, Hall was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles and required a blood transfusion, which was later discovered to be contaminated with HIV. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. R306, there *is* an F&F button. I knew him in the 70s and early 80s. Anybody got any info on him? I just checked his bio, and it says he died of Alzheimers. Father of Azariah Armstrong; Robert Alfred Armstrong; Barzillai Armstrong and Alfred Robert Armstrong. The initial sort is by something called "STARmeter" with Rock Hudson heading the list. He has that very distinct late 70s/early 80s style of comedy that I grew up with and love. He was treated like a leper until his death. There's no mention of AIDS-related death. I'm 65 and sometimes I forget it ever happened. You might want to stop talking to it.]. Sadly, while playing Larry Kramer in a play about the impact of AIDS, he was a major whore. Other cast members included Elizabeth Allen, Dennis Cole, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Haskell, Linda Harrison, Karen Jensen, Madlyn Rhue, and Laraine Stephens. Mark Fotopolos, one of the most handsome guys in that chorus and a Broadway musical actor (as well as Thommie Walsh's one-time bf) died of AIDS in 1991, after living for quite a few years with HIV, and devoting himself to ACT-UP. [quote] What kind of idiot puts dust in a "dessert". I don't remember when it happened. The "official" story back then was cancer of the throat caused by his inexperience as a singer in "A Love My Wife", which is the lousiest cover story I'd ever heard. ", Paul Reeves, of the West End "Starlight Express.". . [7] Armstrong gave up his studies to manage his uncle's touring companies. I can't remember where i posted them. The story that Wade committed suicide is false. (Frank Silva) died from AIDS. Agreed! Ian Charleson. Later, I turned on tv and it was Oscar night. fun-loving personality made him a delight for all who came in contact with him. BTW, I lived through this in the 1980s. [quote]The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller. I actually knew Richard Warwick - slightly, he used to frequent a gay bar (The Colherne - now gone) my gang used to drink in at Earls Court, back in the early 80s, so we got chatting a few times, and almost picked each other up once, but something came up and it didnt happen. Kenny Sacha- He played the Rose drag queen in The Rose among other things. Thanks for that observation, r71. Gender: Male. Strange that his memory was treated so shabbily in the Crystal Skull fiasco His name was Michael, r278. Salivary Gland Tumour. Speaking of GG, I think the black actor who served the Girls at the Diner on Xmas eve (in season 2) also died of AIDS, though I would have to look it up. I've asked about Bert Convy here before. I also appeared in a successful Off Broadway production in the 80s. Remember Ernest Robert Armstrong by laying a poppy. Steven Gelfer, 'Carbucketty' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", December 26, 1988. Robert Drivas - interesting young American actor, also naked in "The Illustrated Man" with Rod Steiger, and in "Where Its At" with David Janssson and DL fave Brenda Vacarro, he also had a small part in "Cool Hand Luke". He was 50 years old at the time of his passing. I came of age in the early 80s and hung onto the closet door with both hands super tight, I thought you didn't even have to have sex to get AIDS; you'd just develop it, triggered by the gay gene already in your body. By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". Not too many opportunities available, even with character/supporting/secondary roles. I ask at IMDb but apparently it's some big mystery. He died in 1994. Prolific character actor: portrayed Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America, as well as drug lord Alejandro Sosa in Scarface. A lot of people who are familiar with his solo career don't realize that he was also part of the Edgar Winter Group in the early 70s & sang lead on their huge hit, Free Ride (which he also wrote). He was a smart and lovely guy. R.G. Funny but when I first read the press release on Dr. Brandt, his publicist said an "illness " and didn't specify, and the first thing I thought was geez in this day and age people are still trying to cover up AIDS? Tom obviously touched a lot of people with his talent and honesty. Whenever I watch the movie version of "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas" , I.wonder how many of those beautiful talented dancers in the football team locker room number are still with us. I wonder if Lypsinka did this as a tribute to Swen Swenson, although she's lip syncing to a female singer who I cannot identify. People have all kinds of different personal relationships. [quote]Merritt Buttrick, Kirk's son David in Star Trek II/II, died at age 30 in 1989. He always had his bicycle with him. Mr. Armstrong traveled to New York and then accepted an offer to work with his uncle, Paul Armstrong, a writer and producer. Cause of Death and EndofLife Experiences in Individuals with Dementia with Lewy Bodies. He got his start in senior year at college writing sketches for a school theatrical, moved on to vaudeville, into silent films, Broadwayand then actionpacked gangster, Western and war, movies of the nineteenthirties and forties. A bit OT, Mark Lester might actually be the biological father of one, or two, of Michael Jackson's three children. [quote]Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980). Ernest Ivanhoe Vernon Armstrong; Ernest L. Armstrong; Ernest Robert Armstrong; Ernest William Armstrong; Francis Armstrong; Lay a poppy for 2022. This is heresy but "We'll Take a Glass Together" has always annoyed me. He and his kind are the reason I have not got rid of the mountain of antique porn on VHS. Although "King Kong " put Armstrong on the map as an actor, it would also cause him to. The other clip shows him in a bizarre scene seemingly about to shove his dick into Barnabas's mouth. He was 82 years old. Age: 82. He was buried on month day 1931, at burial place, Utah. It had a cast of 10 men and 2 women. and died after 2 days. World War I. took the plunge to Hollywood -- he appeared in two movies, a television series, and did numerous guest appearances on television series that year, usually in Westerns such as The Rifleman (1958), Have Gun - Will Travel (1957) and Zane Grey Theatre (1956), among others. R181 - I had no idea about the Dan Hartman history. [quote]What about Jim Henson? R63 Daniel McDonald was married, had 2 kids and reportedly died of brain cancer. [quote]Parker styled himself as the quintessential clone of the period; a mustachioed, uber-male strapped into tight, silver spandex jumpsuits and was obviously at ease sexually with both genders. He told people he was on a microbiotic diet and that his weight loss was was the result of hard work. headed to New York, where his acting career really took off. Is this why we're such bitter old things? Robert Armstrong before his off-screen death In the Most Dangerous Game. Accident. A truly beautiful man! IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. He was a lovely, talented man and had a wonderful partner in EJ Alexander. However his list of gay conquests is rather substantial: Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, Troy Donahue, Rudolf Nureyev, Paul Newman, Leonard Bernstein, James Dean, and Stephen Sondheim. It's something I do now when a friend dies. Best known for numerous 60s tv roles and for the movie "The Illustrated Man" where he has a very lovely nude scene. Did it hurt when you pulled that out of your ass, r302? Denholm Elliott wouldn't be famous to most Americans, right? Born: Nov 20, 1890. Interestingly, Richard Lester had cast a different boy as Bobby, but several people (probably RW included) told him that the kid wasn't pretty enough, so Lester fired the poor guy and found someone better looking. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". Please complete the process by verifying your email address. [en] Vital records: Robert Armstrong at +Archives + Follow. [11], "Robert Armstrong, Actor, Dies; Played Director in 'King Kong', "Robert Armstrong, Actor, Divorces Mate to Remarry", "Merian C. Cooper Dies; Creator of 'King Kong', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Armstrong_(actor)&oldid=1131855726, Ethel Virah Smith (June 12, 1926 - July 27, 1931; divorced) (died 1950), Gladys Dubois (January 10, 1936 - December 31, 1939; divorced), Claire Louise Frisbie (January 1, 1940 - April 20, 1973; his death), This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 02:19. Robert Armstrong died in 1834, and was buried . Rogers. Beth Armstrong Cause Of Death: Obituary. Cause of Death. Dack Rambo. Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. Rather a Peter O'Toole lookalike, the good-looking actor was in lots of British movies and TV including 'Zulu', and the newly re-released 'Wake In Fright' (originally titled 'Outback') made in Australia in 1971, he was also Anne Boleyn's lover in 'Anne Of The Thousand Days'. Alan Jay Lerner. Handsome Paul Keenan best known from his work on "Days of Our Lives" and "Dynasty" is notable in that he was one of the first actors to admit he was suffering from AIDS and was gay, rather than trying to cover it up. So wonderful She also wrote an advice column for the Village Voice. Those who knew Lenny knew it was AIDS, and he lost many of those people from his life because it was early in the plague years. Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon, which made the astronaut one of the most memorable people in human history.Armstrong died in 2012 at the age of 82. . His official cause of death was sudden heart failure. Finally retiring after six successful decades in show business -- his last film appearance was Purgatory (1999) -- R.G. Did TV and movies-- probably '70s and '80s. Apologies if this correction has been posted before. "Twas beauty killed the beast," he said at the close of that now iconic film. R148: Could you be thinking of Gene Anthony Ray? John Abineri portrayed Chingachgook (say that three times fast). World War II. He got off at 88 St and I wondered, "WTF is he doing in this neighborhood at night? I didn't realize that BOB from "twin Peaks". He died in 1996 from AIDS related Lymphoma. for your pointless bitchery needs. [quote] Cookie Mueller. Either the family was in full denial or they were trying to cover it up. Robert and his family were well acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, who came to their neighborhood a few years before Robert's death. They were in "The Rothschilds" together when Robby was 13-14. I have only ever seen Joel from the 70s and later, with the moustache. How can someone mention Dan Hartman and not "Relight My Fire"?! He's not an actor, but Max Robinson the ABC newscaster from the late 80's&early 90's who reportrd the news from Chicago, I know he died from AIDS. They claimed it was from heart failure. He delivered the film's famous final line: "It wasn't the airplanes. I remember how powerful he was in "Ragtime", and he got an Oscar nomination for that, and I thought he'd have an amazing career thereafter. Take a look at Sexy as fuck Terry Lester, the original (and only as far as I'm concerned) Jack in Y&R. 1972, three daughters, one son) Daughter: Daryl Armstrong Daughter: Laure Nell Daughter: Robbie Armstrong-Dunham Son: Wynn Wife: Susan Guthrie . Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones; Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones; Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon . He was bellissimo. He was a fucking knockout, for me, perfectly emblematic of what was "young and handsome" in the sixties. I loved this song. The Fugitive Kind (1959) Ride the High Counrty (1962) Major . Robert and his family were well acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, who came to their neighborhood a few years before Robert's death. And he took off his shirt a lot on AYITL. Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki . Couldn't remmber his name. It always went down a treat! He had issues, R175. He documented his slow death from AIDS in the documentary Life and Death on the A List (1996); he died the same year. Howard Rollins from In the Heat of the Night, Whoops I'm late. Not me, R172. Do you know something the rest of us don't? So many talented chorus men from the 80's. I used to stick their portraits on the cocktail olive toothpicks. [quote]It's tempting to turn this man's incredible story into a camp snapshot, a tawdry tale of the externalities of showbiz. George Armstrong Custer, (born December 5, 1839, New Rumley, Ohio, U.S.died June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory), U.S. cavalry officer who distinguished himself in the American Civil War (1861-65) but later led his men to death in one of the most controversial battles in U.S. history, the Battle of the Little Bighorn. One of them was the brilliant one about a gay guy who was under the mistaken impression that Frasier was, too. I'm not denying the publicist downplayed the cause of death, though. r10--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? Was recently in Manhattan staying with an old college friend in a hotel in Times Square; I grew up in NYC during the seventies until the mid-eighties. So, essentially, this is a list of closeted b list bottoms. Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. I really, truly believe that's why we have such a shitty generation of music that is so repetitive, of pop culture that keeps feeding on itself, why we have a lack of new ideas.because our beautiful artists and creators all died in the AIDS holocaust, while Reagan (and others) sat by and watched. (There is some disagreement over this, since other bios say he died of cancer from smoking.). I think it's the perfect kind of "interesting failure" type of film that is ripe for a remake. 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