"Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888" is a
baseball poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. It was first published in
The San Francisco Examiner on June 3, 1888, it was later popularized
by DeWolf Hopper in many vaudeville performances.The poem was
originally published anonymously (under the pen name "Phin",
based on Thayer’s college nickname, "Phineas").
Ernest Lawrence Thayer (1863-1940)
James Earl Jones
Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) (June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010)
Richard Dawson (30 November 1932 – 2 June 2012)
(Fox News) Former host of "Family Feud" Richard Dawson has died at
79 from complications due to esophageal cancer.
Dawson’s son, Gary, announced the death in a Facebook message, TMZ
reports.
“He was an amazing talent, a loving husband, a great dad, and a doting
grandfather. He will be missed but always remembered, “the message read.
Dawson hosted the popular game show from 1976-1985 and 1994-1995. He
was also known for his role as Corporal Newkirk in "Hogan’s Heroes."
Richard "Dick" Beals (March 16, 1927 – May 29, 2012
(AP) The radio and television voice-over star whose work included the animated characters Gumby and Speedy Alka-Seltzer died Tuesday, May 29 in Southern
California. Dick Beals was 85.
A friend, Peter Gorman, tells the Los Angeles Times that Beals died in the
northern San Diego County community of Vista.
Beals was the original voice of the title character on "The Gumby Show" in the
late 1950s. He also was the unseen pitchman in more than 3,000 commercials
for such products as Oscar Mayer and Campbell’s Soup.
He was also the voice of the Davey in the television series "Davey and Goliath."
Beals often got jobs that called for him to sound like a child because he suffered
from a glandular condition.
His voice hadn’t changed since elementary school.
