Al Ruscio (June 2, 1924 – November 13, 2013)
(The Hollywood Reporter) – Al Ruscio, an often-seen character
actor who appeared on TV, in films and on stage for more than
a half-century, died Tuesday, according to his daughter Elizabeth.
His film résumé includes Fever Heat (1968), Any Which Way You
Can (1980), The Hunter (1980), Jagged Edge (1985), Guilty by
Suspicion (1991), The Silence of the Hams (1994) and The
Phantom (1996).
Shirley Mitchell as Lucy’s friend Marion
Shirley Mitchell (November 4, 1919 – November 11, 2013)
(FOXNEWS) – Shirley Mitchell, who was believed to be the last surviving
cast-member of the hit CBS sitcom “I Love Lucy,” died earlier this week.
Mitchell died of heart failure on Monday, according to her sister-in-law
Nancy Olson. The veteran actress played Lucy’s friend Marion Strong
— with the cackling laugh– in the classic show during the 1953 to 1954
season.
The Toledo, Ohio native later appeared in “Perry Mason,” “The Dick
Van Dyke Show” and “The Beverly Hillbillies.”
Mitchell was married to famed film composer Jay Livingston until his
death in 2001.
From left: Conrad, Gordon, Bean
Apollo 12 was the sixth manned flight in the Apollo program and the second to land
on the Moon. It was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Mission commander Charles "Pete" Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean performed
just over one day and seven hours of lunar surface activity while Command Module
Pilot Richard F. Gordon remained in lunar orbit. The landing site for the mission was located in the southeastern portion of the Ocean of Storms.
In 1942 McCarthy enlisted as a lieutenant in the United
States Marine Corps, serving as an intelligence officer
for a bomber squadron. He left the marines with the
rank of Captain.
Joseph Raymond "Joe" McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957)
Joseph McCarthy was a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin
from 1947 until his death in 1957. He was noted for making claims that there
were large numbers of Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside
the United States federal government and elsewhere. His claims of widespread
Communist subversion, termed McCarthyism, ultimately led him to be censured
by the U.S. Senate.
