Joseph Anthony Pepitone
(October 9, 1940 – March 13, 2023)
Pepitone was a professional baseball first baseman and
outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB)
for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago
Cubs, and Atlanta Braves from 1962 to 1973 and for the
Yakult Atoms of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1973.
Pepitone was a three-time MLB All-Star and won three
Gold Glove Awards.
SANDY KOZEL
Walter Matthau, left, and Art Carney on Broadway in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple.
Neil Simon Broadway play The Odd Couple debuted in 1965
and starred Walter Matthau (who would go to play the same
role in the film) and Art Carney as Felix Ungar. Matthau won
a Tony award for his portrayal, one of a slew of accolades
the play received.
Robert Blake, as ‘Mickey’ in the "Our Gang", shorts (1942).
Robert Blake in “Baretta” which ran on ABC-TV from 1975 to 1978.
Actor Robert Blake, best known as the star of the 1970s TV drama
Baretta and the crime film In Cold Blood (1967), died Thursday at
his home in Los Angeles. He had long-term heart issues and spent
the last few years listening to jazz music, playing his guitar and
watching classic movies.
SANDY KOZEL
