Harris Yulin (November 5, 1937 – June 10, 2025)

Harris Yulin, the acclaimed character actor who
starred in films including Scarface and
Ghostbusters II, has died.

Over the course of his career, the California-
born actor played more than 100 roles on stage
and screen, including working extensively on
Broadway.
 

Yulin’s family and his manager, Sue Leibman,
announced that he died June 10 in New York
City of cardiac arrest. He was 88.

On June 11, 1979, John Wayne, famous for starring in countless westerns, died at age 72 after battling cancer for more than a
decade.

The actor was born Marion Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset,
Iowa, and moved as a child to Glendale, California. A football star
at Glendale High School, he attended the University of Southern California on a scholarship but dropped out after two years.

After finding work as a movie studio laborer, Wayne befriended
director John Ford, then a rising talent. His first acting jobs were
bit parts in which he was credited as Duke Morrison, a childhood nickname derived from the name of his beloved pet dog.

Wayne’s first starring role came in 1930 with The Big Trail, a film
directed by Raoul Walsh.

Martin and Lewis

Singer and actor who found fame with comedian Jerry Lewis,
palled around with the "Rat Pack"(above) and became a TV
staple starting in the 1960s.        
        
       
He  is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the
mid-20th century.

             
CAMILLE BOHANNON

On June 5, 2004, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of
the United States, died after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s
disease. Reagan, who was also a well-known actor and served
as governor of California, was a popular president known for
restoring American confidence after the problems of the 1970s.