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FRANK BANK HAS DIED AT 71

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Frank Bank attends the 2005 TV Land Awards held at the Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on March 13, 2005
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            Frank Bank
(April 12, 1942 – April 13, 2013)

Bank was known for his role as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford on the 
CBS/ABC television sitcom series Leave It to Beaver from 1957 to
1963.
He died this morning, one day after turning 71. He had been
a bond broker in Los Angeles. 

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Clarence ‘Lumpy’ Rutherford (Frank Bank), Edward ‘Eddie’ Haskell
(Ken Osmond) and Wallace ‘Wally’ Cleaver (Tony Dow) from an
episode of Leave It To Beaver.

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Leave It to Beaver cast in 1998

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TONY DOW TURNED 68 TODAY

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Tony Dow

Tony Lee Dow is best known for his role in the television sitcom
Leave It to Beaver (CBS/ABC) ,
which ran in primetime from 1957 to
1963. He played big brother Wally Cleaver. Before his acting career,
Dow was a Junior Olympics diving champion
.

 

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DAVID CASSIDY TURNED 63

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David Bruce Cassidy is a former teen idol, best known for his role as 
Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical/sitcom
The Partridge Family on
ABC (1970 to 1974). He still performs today.

 


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NEW TO DVD THIS WEEK!

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Season six consists of 28 episodes (Sep.13, 1987 – May 1, 1988) 

The sitcom Family Ties aired on NBC from September 22, 1982 until
May 14, 1989 for a total of seven seasons. It won multiple awards,
including three consecutive Emmy Awards for Michael J. Fox as
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.


 

 

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ACTOR MILO O’SHEA HAS DIED AT 86

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                Milo O’Shea (June 2, 1926 – April 2, 2013)

New York (AP) – Irish character actor Milo O’Shea had roles in the NBC
television series “The West Wing” (1999 – 2006) and was often cast as
priests, playing one in the NBC sitcom “Cheers” (1982 – 1993). One of
his most memorable supporting roles was as a judge in the Sidney Lumet
directed 1982 film “The Verdict” starring Paul Newman. O’Shea also had
a career on Broadway, during which he earned two Tony nominations. He
died on Tuesday following a short illness.  


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