Erin Marie Moran (October 18, 1960 – April 22, 2017)
Actress Erin Moran, best-known for her role as Joanie Cunningham on the hit
ABC-TV sitcom “Happy Days” has died. Harrison County, Indiana, authorities
were alerted to an unresponsive female Saturday, later identified as Moran.
Original air dates on ABC: January 15, 1974 – September 24, 1984.
Original run on NBC: December 1, 1976 – April 28, 1978.
Donald Jay "Don" Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017)
(FoxNews)-According to his publicist, comedy legend and actor Don Rickles
died of kidney failure today at his Los Angeles home.
Rickles was known for his stand-up comedy work and his frequent longtime
appearances on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and “Late
Show with David Letterman.”
His most recent film work included voice-over roles as the grumpy Mr. Potato
Head in the “Toy Story” films and shorts.
(AP) – Bob Dylan finally has his hands on his Nobel Literature diploma and
medal.
Klas Ostergren, a member of the Swedish Academy, said the 75-year-old
American singer-songwriter received his award during a small gathering
Saturday afternoon at a hotel next to the conference center where Dylan
was performing a concert later that night.
Ostergren told The Associated Press that the ceremony was a small, intimate
event in line with the singer’s wishes, with just academy members and a
member of Dylan’s staff attending.
Nobel Medal for Literature.
(FoxNews) – An original Ford Mustang claimed to be the first hard-top example is
coming up for auction. It will go under the hammer at Mecum’s Indy 2017 auction
in mid-May.
This is a 1965 Mustang with VIN ending in 00002, meaning it comes after the 1965 Mustang convertible with VIN ending in 00001 currently sitting in The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Both of these were pre-production examples,
hence the 1965 model year. The first production examples were famously sold
as 1964½ models.
Charles Hirsch "Chuck" Barris (June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017)
(AP) – Chuck Barris, whose game show empire included "The Dating Game,"
"The Newlywed Game" and that infamous factory of cheese, "The Gong Show,"
According to publicist Paul Shefrin, Barris.died of natural causes Tuesday
afternoon at his home in Palisades, New York.
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