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Richard Dawson was born Colin Lionel Emm on November 20, 1932 in Gosport, Hampshire, England. When he was 14, he joined the Merchant Navy and served for three years. During that time, he made money boxing. He had to lie about his age and remain tough so the older guys would not hassle him. In the late 1950s, Richard met a British actress named Diana Dors. On April 12, 1959, while in New York for an appearance on The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956), they were married. Richard and Diana's first child, a son named Mark Dawson, was born in 1960, and a second son, Gary Dawson, was born in 1962. Richard and Diana separated in 1964 and eventually divorced in 1967. When Richard moved to the United States, he began acting on the well-known series, Hogan's Heroes (1965), in 1965. Richard played the lovable British Corporal Peter Newkirk. The show ended in 1971. Not long after that, in 1973, he became a panelist on Match Game (1973) and remained there until 1978.
While still on "Match Game", he hosted his own show called Family Feud (1976). , which he is most remembered for by his trademark of kissing all the female contestants. Those kisses made the show a warm and friendly program, along with his quick wit, subtle jokes, and ability to make people feel at ease with being on camera. In 1987, Richard co-starred withArnold Schwarzenegger in the science fiction action movie The Running Man (1987). Richard portrayed an egotistical game show host, Damon Killian, whom many say was a mirror image of himself at one time or another, during his real-life career.
When Richard was 61, he hosted the third incarnation of "Family Feud" in 1994, but had only a short run. On April 6, 1981, the Johnson family appeared on "Family Feud" and Richard was introduced to 27-year-old Gretchen Johnson. They had a daughter, Shannon Dawson (Shannon Nicole Dawson), in 1990, and were married in 1991. They were still married and reside in Beverly Hills, California. Richard narrated TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) on Fox in early 2000. On Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd, 2000, he hosted a "Family Feud" marathon, which was filmed in 1995. Some people hear the name Richard Dawson and may not recognize the name. But say his name, followed by his famous quote "Survey says...!" or mention "Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes (1965)", and they're sure to know who you mean. Richard Dawson died at age 79 of complications from esophageal cancer on June 2, 2012.- Kathryn is best known for her portrayals of "Karen McCluskey" on Desperate Housewives (2004) on ABC and of "Mrs. Landingham", secretary to the President (Martin Sheen), on the critically-acclaimed NBC drama, The West Wing (1999). She has also recurred on Dharma & Greg (1997), and guest-starred on many hit television series, such as Becker (1998), Arli$$ (1996), Ally McBeal (1997), Providence (1999), Scrubs (2001) and over twenty other prime-time shows. Kathryn will also be seen later this year on ABC's daytime drama, General Hospital (1963). Her credits are impressive for any actor, let alone one that only began the craft at age 42.
Although only put into action well into her middle years, Kathryn's dream began in her twenties, when her mother died of cancer in 1963. While dying in the hospital, her mother shared that her biggest regret was not following her dreams. Kathryn vowed, at that moment, that she would someday pursue her own dream of acting.
At the time, she was entering into a new career as a psychiatric nurse in a medium security wing for disturbed teenagers. Through that job, she met and married a psychiatrist, gave birth to two boys and settled down as a suburban housewife in Lake Forest, Illinois, a well-to-do suburb of Chicago. But Kathryn never forgot her dream of acting, something that she never had time to pursue in-between caring for her children and husband. In 1980, her husband's alcoholism led Kathryn to a divorce and a difficult situation; a single mother with two young sons. Rather than lose hope, she took the opportunity to change her life forever and follow her lost dream.
Kathryn took classes at Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and performed at community theaters all over Northern Illinois. By day, she supported her family hanging wallpaper and painting the mansions of Lake Forest, working as a sales person for a Welcome Wagon company and using her contacts to book film and print locations in the houses she was painting. By night, Kathryn was improving her skills and moving from community theater to semi-professional theater. Her first break was in 1991. Disney held a cattle call for street performers for Disney World. After standing in line for five hours, Kathryn got the part and moved shop to Orlando, Florida. Though she was living behind an adult arcade in the "tourist unfriendly" part of Buena Vista, Kathryn was finally earning her living through performance and loving it. The part only lasted for a year and, once again, Kathryn was forced to supplement her acting income with other work -- bar-tending and catering during the day, theater at night. Though the acting gig was over, the move to Florida proved one thing to Kathryn...she had the talent to make it as an actor. She did it once and she could do it again. Unfortunately, it took her two and half years to realize it wouldn't happen in central Florida.
In December 1995, Kathryn again packed a truck and drove to Hollywood. Although she didn't have an agent and had no contacts, Kathryn never hesitated following her dream. In only five months, she landed her first part...two lines in Family Matters (1989). In the six years since then, she has appeared in over a dozen plays, six movies, eleven national television commercials, two pilots, ten drama series and over twenty sitcoms. From her many roles, Kathryn is recognized as one of Murphy Brown (1988)'s secretaries, Frasier (1993)'s agent's mother and the bingo buddy to Drew Carey's girlfriend, on The Drew Carey Show (1995). But it is her portrayal of "Mrs. Landingham", the foil, friend and secretary to Martin Sheen's "President Bartlet" on The West Wing (1999) that propelled her into the spotlight she truly deserves. She followed that up with her last huge roll as Karen McCluskey for 8 seasons on ABC's Desperate Housewives (2004), which won her two Emmy awards. Joosten made a guest appearance on CBS daytime soap The Bold and the Beautiful as part of the show's 6000th episode, which featured several other real-life lung cancer survivors discussing their experiences. She was named the national spokesperson for the Lung Cancer Profiles campaign on behalf of Pfizer. Joosten died of lung cancer on the morning of June 2, 2012. Her death happened 20 days after the onscreen death of her character Karen McCluskey on the final episode of Desperate Housewives. The hit show ended its eight-year run on ABC last month with a series finale in which Joosten's character passed away. Her character's battle with brain cancer was a story line in the show. - Director
- Actor
- Writer
Maurice Phillips was born on 25 March 1948 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for The American Way (1986), Poirot (1989) and Afterlife (2005). He died on 2 June 2012 in New York City, New York, USA.- Randy Paar was born in Los Angeles on March 2, 1949, and grew up in Bronxville, N.Y. She is remembered by many 1950s and '60s television viewers as the cute, precocious girl whom her father, the late-night talk-show host Jack Paar, introduced to a national audience in his monologues and home movies. Paar had Randy on the show frequently, spoke of her when she wasn't there and showed home movies of her antics. On one show he discoursed about her adjustment to a training bra. Randy Paar was also linked to the Beatles' historic first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964, when Mr. Sullivan said the Beatles had dedicated the songs they performed to Johnny Carson, the columnist Earl Wilson and Randy. When she knew she was going to Harvard, she requested a roommate who did not know anything about her family. She was paired with a foreign student. She earned degrees from Harvard and New York University Law School. During law school she worked at the United States attorney's office in Manhattan. In 1975-76, she clerked for the Manhattan federal judge Lloyd F. McMahon. In private legal practice Ms. Paar specialized in representing businesses suing insurance companies to get more money to cover damages claims. In one well-known case she represented W. R. Grace in recovering insurance money for asbestos and environmental claims. She won a number of national legal awards and earned a reputation as a persuasive litigator, never losing a case in court, Ms. Cohen said. Ms. Paar was found at Grand Central Station. She appeared to have fallen backward onto the track and hit her head and was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, Ms. Paar died there three days later. She may have had a stroke or seizure before tumbling onto the track. Investigators don't know what lead to her fall.
Ms. Paar was a longtime resident of Greenwich, Conn. Her marriage to Stephen Wells ended in divorce this year. She is survived by her son, Andrew. - Actor
Ellis was a first-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1962 and was the backup center to Wilt Chamberlin on the 1971-72 NBA championship team. He was a forward/center who played 14 seasons in the NBA and averaged 9.7 points and 8.3 rebounds. A New York City native, he played college basketball at St. John's University where he averaged 23.5 points a game as a senior, when he received the 1962 Haggerty Award as the New York metropolitan area's best collegiate player. The Lakers chose him with the sixth pick of the 1962 draft and he played four seasons in Los Angeles before being traded to Baltimore. He spent four seasons with the Bullets, and became the first starting center for the expansion Portland Trail Blazers in 1970. The next year the Trail Blazers traded him back to the Lakers. He was traded to Philadelphia in 1972 and played there four years. He played in the NBA finals four times, all with the Lakers. After his basketball career ended in 1976, he lived in Los Angeles and worked for a tire company, then moved to Portland and worked in property management until his illness forced him to stop working in 2009.- Rose Farley was born on 11 February 1997 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Mr. Vincent (1997) and Lilies (2007). She died on 2 June 2012 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Marco Onorato was born on 18 May 1953 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Gomorrah (2008), Primo amore (2004) and The Embalmer (2002). He died on 2 June 2012 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Faith Allen was an actress, known for MDA: Matt's Short Films (2013), Trippy: Spitting Rainbows (2014) and Boris & Freja (2013). She died on 2 June 2012 in Everett, Washington, USA.
- Casting Director
- Casting Department
Thelma Graves was born in 1926 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. She was a casting director, known for The Family Way (1966), Twisted Nerve (1968) and Horror Hospital (1973). She was married to Patrick McLoughlin and Lionel Wilkins. She died on 2 June 2012 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Hartmut Fischer was born on 26 August 1960 in Germany. He was an actor and production manager, known for Otto - Der Außerfriesische (1989), Otto - Der Liebesfilm (1992) and SOKO Wismar (2004). He died on 2 June 2012 in Hannover, Germany.- Producer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Frazier Mohawk was born on 12 December 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Stars of Jazz (1956), The Cinnamon Cinder Show (1963) and Cinnamon Cinder Show Christmas Special (1965). He was married to Essra Mohawk. He died on 2 June 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Marian Nosek was born on 29 January 1929. He was an actor, known for Pharaoh (1966), Mother Joan of the Angels (1961) and Death of a President (1977). He died on 2 June 2012 in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland.
- Henrik Stig Göran, LIndgren was a Swedish theatre and film producer, CEO of Sandrews 1964-1989. Lindgren established in the 1950s, a consulting and business agent for famous Swedish actors, directors, artists, writers and journalists. In 1963 he became assistant director and producer at Sandrews and in 1965 managing director/CEO of Sandrew Film & Teater AB. In 1989, he was succeeded by Klas Olofsson, but retained for some years the responsibility for the theatre operations.