• In memorium

    From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to All on Sat Nov 12 05:43:10 2016
    Hello All!

    Robert Vaughn, `The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' Star, Dies at 83
    Carmel Dagan
    Staff Writer


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    November 11, 2016 | 09:53AM PT

    Robert Vaughn, who starred as Napoleon Solo on TV's "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." from 1964-68, died Friday morning of acute leukemia, his manager Matthew Sullivan told Variety. He was 83.

    Vaughn began undergoing treatment for the illness this year on the East Coast.

    The James Bond-influenced "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," in which Vaughn's Solo and
    David McCallum's Illya Kuryakin battled the evil forces of T.H.R.U.S.H. around the globe (thanks to the glories of stock footage), was quite the pop-culture phenomenon in the mid-1960s, even as the show's tone wavered from fairly serious to cartoonish and back again over its four seasons.

    It spawned a spinoff, "The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.," starring Stefanie Powers, as well as a few feature adaptations during the run of the TV series - "One Spy Too Many," "One of Our Spies Is Missing," and "The Karate Killers" - that starred Vaughn and McCallum. Vaughn also guested as Napoleon Solo on sitcom "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" and made an uncredited appearance as Solo in the
    1966 Doris Day feature "The Glass Bottomed Boat"; he reprised the role in 1983 TV movie "The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair."

    A Guy Ritchie-directed feature adaptation of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." was released in August 2015 with Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer starring as Solo and
    Kuryakin, respectively.

    Vaughn vaulted into the public eye with his striking performance in the 1959 Paul Newman feature "The Young Philadelphians," for which he was Oscar nominated for best supporting actor.

    In the film, Newman's character is pursuing his Machiavellian way to the top of
    Philadelphia's upper crust when he sees his friend, played by Vaughn, manipulated by said upper crust into alcoholism and an unjust murder charge. The New York Times said, "Robert Vaughn, as Newman's sick and ill-used friend, adds a striking bit in incoherently explaining his dire predicament."

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    The next year he was one of the stars of John Sturges' "The Magnificent Seven,"
    a remake of Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai," along with Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, and Charles Bronson. The success of the Western certainly boosted the actor's profile, but his brand of sophisticated urbanite did not mesh well with
    a career in Westerns. (Though when the enduringly popular film was adapted into
    a TV series in 1998, Vaughn returned in the recurring role of Judge Oren Travis, and when the material was contemporized and turned into the story of a British soccer team in a 2013 film called "The Magnificent Eleven," the actor duly starred as the villain, a gangster named American Bob.) Antoine Fuqua also
    directed a remake of the film, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt, this
    year.

    In 1968, after appearing in the movie spinoffs from "The Man From UNCLE," Vaughn appeared in McQueen vehicle "Bullitt" as the politician who's out for the head of McQueen's cop while pressure mounts from other directions as well (and a lot of nifty car chases around San Francisco are offered up).

    He did several films in a row at this point: comedy "If It's Tuesday, This Must
    Be Belgium" (1969); WWII drama "The Bridge at Remagen," in which he played the Nazi commander (the New York Times said: "Mr. Vaughn, as the tense commander across the water, is excellent"); a feature adaptation of "Julius Caesar" that starred John Gielgud, Charlton Heston, and Jason Robards, and in which Vaughn played Servilius Casca; the interesting sci-fi drama "The Mind of Mr. Soames," in which Terence Stamp played a man, in a coma since birth, who's brought to consciousness by an American doctor played by Vaughn, who soon spars with the British team supervising him over his care; and 1971's "The Statue" and "Clay Pigeon."

    From 1972-74 he did his third stint as the star of a TV series with "The Protectors," playing Harry Rule, one of three freelance troubleshooters who run
    an international crime-fighting agency based in London.

    In 1974, as the show ended, he did two feature films: "The Man From Independence," in which Vaughn played Harry S. Truman, and disaster movie "The Towering Inferno," in which he played Senator Parker, who helps out once the blaze starts.

    During the 1970s Vaughn capitalized on the era of the miniseries, appearing in NBC's highly regarded 1976 entry "Captains and the Kings"; ABC's "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977), for which he received his first Emmy nomination; NBC's "Backstairs at the White House," in which the actor played President Woodrow Wilson, for which he was also Emmy nominated; NBC's "Centennial," in which he played the wealthy, opportunistic Morgan Wendell; ABC's "Inside the Third Reich" (1982); and CBS' "The Blue and the Gray" (1982).

    Having played Woodrow Wilson, he now played Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1982 HBO adaptation of the Dore Schary one-man play "FDR: That Man in the White
    House" (a role he reprised in the 1986 telepic "Murrow," starring Daniel J. Travanti as Edward R. Murrow) and Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Australian-made, PBS-aired miniseries "The Last Bastion" in 1984.

    The actor was now regularly playing senators and other powerful men who were often given to scheming and nefarious motives: Vaughn played one such fellow as
    the villain in 1983's "Superman III."

    He recurred on the series "Emerald Point N.A.S.," starring Dennis Weaver, in 1983-84.

    Vaughn was brought aboard the sagging NBC series "The A-Team" in its final season in 1986-87 as the network changed the flavor of the show. The actor played General Hunt Stockwell, a mysterious operative for the CIA for whom the team would now work, often abroad, in "Mission: Impossible"-like scenarios. (One episode was titled "The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair.")

    He was still working in features; Vaughn starred as Adolf Hitler in the obscure
    1989 comedy "That's Adequate" and as Lord Byron Orlock in the comedy "Transylvania Twist" the same year. He kept busy, too, with guest appearances on "Murder, She Wrote," "Walker, Texas Ranger," and "The Nanny."

    While "Law & Order" afforded many an actor with an opportunity to demonstrate his or her own skills, Vaughn was particularly memorable in his three-episode 1997-98 arc as Carl Anderton, a man as powerful as he is certifiably crazy and stubborn. What begins as Anderton's refusal to acknowledge that mental illness excused his grandson's otherwise criminal behavior - and that a propensity for paranoia may have been passed down genetically from him - escalates into a campaign to remove D.A. Adam Schiff from office.

    More recently he was memorable in two unrelated performances on "Law & Order: SVU"; in 2015 episode "December Solstice," he played a celebrity author who becomes the object of a legal battle over his welfare between his new wife and his daughters from a previous marriage.

    Vaughn brought his trademark brand of villainy to the David Zucker comedy "BASEketball" in 1998 and to Louis C.K.'s comedy "Pootie Tang" in 2001.

    From 2004-12 Vaughn starred in the BBC-AMC co-production "Hustle," a stylish if
    derivative dramedy series about a group of London con artists who pull off elaborate stings.

    In 2012 he did a 13-episode arc on the U.K. soap "Coronation Street," in which he played Milton Fanshaw, an American restaurant owner who proves a love interest for one of the main characters, tempting her to come back with him to the U.S.

    Robert Francis Vaughn was born in New York City to parents in show business, his father a radio actor and his mother an actress on the stage.

    He went to high school in Minneapolis and attended the University of Minnesota,
    where he majored in journalism, but quit after a year. Moving to Los Angeles, he studied drama at Los Angeles City College, then transferred to Cal State L.A. and completed his Master's degree. Subsequently - and while having already
    started a busy acting career in the 1960s and into the 1970s - he completed a Ph.D. in communications at USC. The subject of his thesis was the blacklisting of Hollywood entertainers during the McCarthy era, and it was published in 1972
    as "Only Victims."

    He made his small-screen debut way before the days of "U.N.C.L.E.," guesting on
    NBC's Richard Boone vehicle "Medic" in 1955 and was soon busy guesting on shows
    ranging from "Father Knows Best" to "Gunsmoke," and "The Rifleman" to "Dragnet," and "Mike Hammer." Vaughn also starred in the 1963-64 TV series "The
    Lieutenant," created by Gene Roddenberry.

    Meanwhile, he made his big-screen debut in an uncredited role in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 epic "The Ten Commandments" and there soon followed roles in Western "Hell's Crossroads" and "No Time to Be Young," a juvenile crime drama in which he starred. But his performance in "The Young Philadelphians" and the acclaim he received for it changed everything.

    He is survived by wife Linda Staab, to whom he had been married since 1974, and
    two adopted children: son Cassidy and daughter Caitlin.


    Regards,

    Roger
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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to All on Thu Jan 26 05:05:00 2017
    Hello All!

    Mary Tyler Moore, TV Icon, Dies at 80

    Television great Mary Tyler Moore, the beloved star of "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
    and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," died Wednesday in Connecticut, her publicist confirmed. She was 80.

    "Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine," read the statement from Mara Buxbaum, her longtime rep. "A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile."

    The vivacious brunette performer transformed the image of women on television first as Van Dyke's sexy, vulnerable wife Laura Petrie and then as single career girl Mary Richards in her own series. Her work in the two series brought
    Moore five Emmy Awards, in 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974 and 1976. She won another Emmy for 1993 TV special "Stolen Babies.

    - Carmel Dagan


    Regards,

    Roger
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  • From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to Roger Nelson on Thu Jan 26 13:08:14 2017
    It is really sad because I have met MTM twice on Diabetes retreats back in the 1990's. She was an inspiration to anyone with Diabetes not just a great actress. In fact the type of diabetes that I have is attributed to her as she was one of the first that had it.

    MTM living to be 80 with Diabetes gives a lot of us hope, especially since she kept her vision and overall health.

    I've noticed on Hulu the complete Dick Van Dyke show is on it... and MTM made that show... DVD was good byt MTM was definately the best.

    Allen
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  • From Dallas Vinson@1:116/18 to Roger Nelson on Thu Jan 26 19:07:22 2017
    Re: In memorium

    Mary Tyler Moore, TV Icon, Dies at 80

    Now I'm sad. I grew up watching her and loved her comedy.

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  • From Al Kaiser@1:142/926 to Roger Nelson on Fri Jan 27 11:34:24 2017
    Roger Nelson wrote to All Subject: In memorium


    Mary Tyler Moore, TV Icon, Dies at 80

    Tears in my eyes, many of these actors and actress brought me much joy with their work, (and I've had the pleasure of meeting a few too at vaious functions).

    She passed away at a local hospital.


    Al Kaiser n1api@cox.net <=-

    Byebye for now.

    Al Kaiser - Meriden, CT, 27-Jan-2017 at 11:34.
    Fido : 1:142/926 - Internet : n1api@cox.net

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  • From Al Kaiser@1:142/926 to Allen Prunty on Fri Jan 27 11:38:56 2017
    Allen Prunty wrote to Roger Nelson Subject: RE: In memorium

    It is really sad because I have met MTM twice on Diabetes
    retreats back in the 1990's. She was an inspiration to anyone with Diabetes not just a great actress. In fact the type of diabetes
    that I have is attributed to her as she was one of the first that
    had it.

    MTM living to be 80 with Diabetes gives a lot of us hope,
    especially since she kept her vision and overall health.

    One thing I did not realize was that she had lost most of her site to it. I know and worked with people who have lost their legs and their lives to it.


    Al Kaiser n1api@cox.net <=-

    Cheers!

    Al Kaiser - Meriden, CT, 27-Jan-2017 at 11:39.
    Fido : 1:142/926 - Internet : n1api@cox.net

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  • From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to Al Kaiser on Fri Jan 27 09:34:20 2017
    On 1/27/2017 11:38 AM, Al Kaiser wrote to Allen Prunty:

    One thing I did not realize was that she had lost most of her site to it. I know and worked with people who have lost their legs and their lives to it.

    Type 1 Diabetes is a wicked condition... one can lose one thing but not the other. It effects each one of us differently. The Legs are usually
    because the Diabetic did not want to follow a diet or medication schedule correctly. There are things that can accelerate the loss of limb / sight
    like drinking... but the #1 reason why diabetics suffer so much is that it costs so much to manage. Each test strip averages out to .75 (for the
    good ones there are now budget ones but in this case you get what you pay
    for). To achieve the level of control that I have I have to test 9-10
    times a day. At $7.50 a day it makes the Dexcom sensor that I use
    reasonable at $50 per sensor that monitors my blood sugars ever 5 minutes justifiable. MTM fought to help those without financial means get what
    they need.

    When I needed my insulin pump in the 1990's Nicole Johnson (Miss America)
    and MTM both wrote letters to help me get it. Nicole Johnson is the Miss America with Diabetes that educated the nation about insulin pumps. Hallie Berry is another one who has Diabetes and an insulin pump that helps people too.

    MTM had the resources and the means to afford the best of care. As she
    would tell many of us in her inspirational talks that Type 1's did not get
    this way because of what we ate, or failed to exercise or from Grandma.
    Type 1 is an autoimmune response and it can just happen... she was a mighty warrior for us and sadly I am afraid the diabetic community lost one of our superheros. MTM was that vocal for us... and I have a feeling that
    Diabetes will be very prominent in the next few months as her
    accomplishments are talked about.

    I really didn't know MTM, but I feel so sad... it's like I've lost someone
    I deeply care about and I just don't know why. She was a beautiful person.

    Allen

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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to Al Kaiser on Fri Jan 27 11:28:56 2017

    Roger Nelson wrote to All Subject: In memorium

    Mary Tyler Moore, TV Icon, Dies at 80

    Tears in my eyes, many of these actors and actress brought me much joy
    with their work, (and I've had the pleasure of meeting a few too at
    various functions).

    She passed away at a local hospital.

    Another actor died yesterday by the name of Mike Connors. He was 91.


    Regards,

    Roger

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  • From Darryl Perry@1:106/324 to Roger Nelson on Fri Jan 27 14:47:38 2017
    On 01/27/17, Roger Nelson said the following...

    Roger Nelson wrote to All Subject: In memorium

    Mary Tyler Moore, TV Icon, Dies at 80

    Tears in my eyes, many of these actors and actress brought me much joy with their work, (and I've had the pleasure of meeting a few too at various functions).

    She passed away at a local hospital.

    Another actor died yesterday by the name of Mike Connors. He was 91.

    I thought Mannix dies decades ago.

    "No matter where you go, there you are!" - Buckaroo Bonzai

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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to All on Sat Jan 28 07:54:06 2017

    John Hurt, `Alien' and `The Elephant Man' Star, Dies At 77

    11 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news

    Sir John Hurt, one of the elder statesmen of great British actors, has passed away. He was 77.

    Hurt's first major breakout film role was as Richard Rich in "A Man for All Seasons" in 1966, and was a captivating on-screen presence in a rich array of roles. He won a Golden Globe for his supporting work in 1978's "Midnight Express," playing a prisoner addicted to heroin, and starred as David Lynch's iconic "Elephant Man" (nominated for an Oscar and winning a BAFTA for his work in the 1980 black-and-white drama).

    He was also beloved by genre fans for his unforgettable work in 1978's "Alien,"
    which led to a cameo parodying the most famous scene of Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror film for Mel Brooks in "Spaceballs."

    - Liz Shannon Miller
    [I wonder why they didn't mention his role as S. R. Hadden in Contact]


    Regards,

    Roger

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Roger Nelson on Sat Jan 28 12:50:02 2017

    On 2017 Jan 28 07:54:06, you wrote to All:


    John Hurt, `Alien' and `The Elephant Man' Star, Dies At 77

    [trim]

    - Liz Shannon Miller
    [I wonder why they didn't mention his role as S. R. Hadden in Contact]

    he also played in Doctor Who as the "War Doctor" which was his embodiment back during the Time War... he played this character several times in the last couple of years... the "War Doctor" existed between those we know of as the eighth and ninth doctors...

    - The Name of the Doctor (2013) ... The Doctor
    http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Doctor_(TV_story)

    - The Night of the Doctor (2013) ... The War Doctor
    http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Night_of_the_Doctor_(TV_story)

    - The Day of the Doctor (2013) ... The Doctor
    http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Doctor_(TV_story)


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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to mark lewis on Sun Jan 29 07:48:22 2017
    On Sat Jan-28-2017 12:50, mark lewis (1:3634/12.73) wrote to Roger Nelson:

    On 2017 Jan 28 07:54:06, you wrote to All:

    John Hurt, `Alien' and `The Elephant Man' Star, Dies At 77

    [trim]

    - Liz Shannon Miller
    [I wonder why they didn't mention his role as S. R. Hadden in Contact]

    he also played in Doctor Who as the "War Doctor" which was his
    embodiment back during the Time War... he played this character
    several times in the last couple of years... the "War Doctor"
    existed between those we know of as the eighth and ninth doctors...

    - The Name of the Doctor (2013) ... The Doctor
    http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Doctor_(TV_story)

    - The Night of the Doctor (2013) ... The War Doctor
    http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Night_of_the_Doctor_(TV_story)

    - The Day of the Doctor (2013) ... The Doctor
    http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Doctor_(TV_story)

    Thanks.

    Of all the movies I've seen with John Hurt in them, I liked his role in Contact
    the most.


    Regards,

    Roger
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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to All on Sun Jan 29 14:55:06 2017
    Hello All!

    Barbara Hale, `Perry Mason' Actress, Dies at 94
    [Variety]
    Daniel Holloway
    VarietyJanuary 27, 2017

    Barbara Hale, who played secretary Della Street in the "Perry Mason" television
    series and movies, died Thursday. She was 94.

    According to a Facebook post by her son William Katt, Hale passed away at her home on Sherman Oaks, Calif.

    "Lost my beautiful wonderful mom Barbara Hale yesterday afternoon," Katt, star of the television series "The Greatest American Hero," wrote Friday. "She left peacefully at her home in Sherman Oaks Ca surrounded by close family and dear friends. We've all been so lucky to have her for so long. She was gracious and kind and silly and always fun to be with. A wonderful actress and smart business woman she was most of all a treasure as a friend and mother! We're all
    a little lost without her but we have extraordinary stories and memories to take with us for the rest of our lives.

    Hale played Street, assistant to Raymond Burr's titular lawyer, in nine seasons
    of the series and 30 television movies. She spent her early career under contract with RKO, and went on to star in "Higher and Higher" with Frank Sinatra, "Lady Luck" with Robert Young and Frank Morgan, "The Window," "Jolson Sings Again," "Lorna Doone," and "The Far Horizons" with Charlton Heston.

    "Perry Mason" aired on CBS from 1957 to 1966 and starred Burr as a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney. The show was one of the first hour-long series in television history. Hale won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1959 for playing Street,
    and reprised the character when "Perry Mason" was revived in the 1980s as a series of television movies by NBC.

    Hale was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Among her later film roles were "Airport" and "Big Wednesday."

    Born in DeKalb, Illinois in 1922, Hale was the second child of Willa and Luther
    Hale. Her father was a landscape gardener. Her late husband, Bill Williams, starred in the western series "The Adventures of Kit Carson" and died in 1992. She is survived by her son William Katt, daughters Johanna Katt and Juanita King, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.


    Regards,

    Roger
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  • From JIMMY ANDERSON@1:116/18 to ALLEN PRUNTY on Tue Jan 31 11:10:00 2017
    Allen Prunty wrote to Roger Nelson <=-

    I've noticed on Hulu the complete Dick Van Dyke show is on it... and
    MTM made that show... DVD was good byt MTM was definately the best.

    My wife gets on a 'kick' of an old show, so she watched them all. :-)

    I watched as well, cause I love them, but she'd watch while I was
    doing other things too. :-)


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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to All on Thu Apr 27 05:20:48 2017
    Hello All!

    Jonathan Demme, the filmmaker whose career ranged from the David Byrne documentary "Stop Making Sense" to the Oscar-winning "The Silence of the Lambs"
    and "Philadelphia," died this morning in New York. He was 73.

    The cause was esophageal cancer and complications from heart disease, according
    to a source close to the family. He was originally treated for the disease in 2010, but suffered from a recurrence in 2015, and his condition deteriorated in
    recent weeks.


    Regards,

    Roger
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  • From Nick Andre@1:229/426 to Roger Nelson on Sat Apr 29 17:15:06 2017
    On 27 Apr 17 05:20:48, Roger Nelson said the following to All:

    Hello All!

    Jonathan Demme, the filmmaker whose career ranged from the David Byrne documentary "Stop Making Sense" to the Oscar-winning "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Philadelphia," died this morning in New York. He was 73.

    Stop Making Sense is one of the greatest concert films of all time.

    Nick

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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to Nick Andre on Sun Apr 30 06:15:20 2017
    On Sat Apr-29-2017 17:15, Nick Andre (1:229/426) wrote to Roger Nelson:

    On 27 Apr 17 05:20:48, Roger Nelson said the following to All:

    Hello All!

    Jonathan Demme, the filmmaker whose career ranged from the David Byrne documentary "Stop Making Sense" to the Oscar-winning "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Philadelphia," died this morning in New York. He was 73.

    Stop Making Sense is one of the greatest concert films of all time.

    Apparently there is always something I'm going to miss, because until I read of
    his death, all I knew about were his most famous works. I knew he had talent when I saw Something Wild with Melanie Griffith. After that was Silence of the
    Lambs.


    Regards,

    Roger
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  • From Roger Nelson@1:3828/7 to Sll on Sun Oct 1 06:50:02 2017
    Monty Hall, `Let's Make a Deal' Host, Dies at 96

    Influential game show debuted in 1963
    Ross A. Lincoln | September 30, 2017 @ 3:27 PM

    [...]
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    Monty Hall, the emcee, producer, singer and sportscaster best known as the host
    and co-creator of the influential long-running game show "Let's Make a Deal," has died at age 96.

    Born Monte Halparin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to an Orthodox Jewish family,
    Hall began his career in broadcasting on the radio in 1946, but soon moved into
    the then-nascent television industry. He hosted several pivotal game shows in the 1940s and 50s, among them "Strike It Rich" on CBS, the short-lived CBS game
    show "Video Village," and briefly in 1958, NBC's notorious "Twenty One" (though
    he was not involved in the contest-rigging scandal for which that show is best known).

    "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Monty Hall, a television legend who hosted a show and created a format that has entertained audiences for more than 50 years," said Angelica McDaniel, Executive Vice President, Daytime Programs and Syndicated Program Development, CBS Entertainment and CBS Television Distribution in a statement. "Monty's infectious enthusiasm, humor and warmth were a winning combination that was evident to everyone he encountered, whether returning to make appearances on the current version of LET'S MAKE A DEAL, or gracing us with his presence at a photo shoot celebrating
    CBS Daytime earlier this year. On screen, Monty made the `Big Deals,' but in the game of life, he himself was one. Our hearts go out to his children, his entire family and friends."


    Regards,

    Roger

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