James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017)
The actor, singer and comedian, Jim Nabors, the star who played the clumsy
deputy sheriff Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” on CBS (1960-1968)
and eventually starred in his own spinoff, died today.Nabors’ health had been
declining for the past year. His immune system also was suppressed after he
underwent a liver transplant about 20 years ago. (Fox News)
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1999.
Pink Floyd’s best – selling album was released on this day in 1979.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
(November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965)
Winston Churchill served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from
1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (pen name Mark Twain)
(November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)
Clemens was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur,
publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1876) and its sequel, the
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885).
Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012)
Dick Clark was a radio and television personality, TV producer who remains best
cultural icon who remains best known for hosting American Bandstand from 1957
to 1987 on ABC. He also hosted the game show Pyramid and Dick Clark’s New
Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Clark was often referred to as "America’s oldest teenager"
or "the world’s oldest teenager”.
Rance Howard (November 17, 1928 – November 25, 2017)
Actor Rance Howard, the father of director Ron Howard, died Saturday. The elder
Howard was also the father of actor Clint Howard and grandfather of actresses
Bryce Dallas Howard and Paige Howard.
Rance Howard’s acting career spanned several decades since the 1950s. He
appeared in several of Ron Howard’s films, including "Apollo 13," "A Beautiful
Mind," "Splash," "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Parenthood" and "Grand
Theft Auto." (AP)
From left: Rance Howard and son Ron.
Rance Howard in a scene from Apollo 13, 1995.
David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017)
(Fox News) – According to his publicist the "Partridge Family" star David Cassidy
died Tuesday after suffering liver and kidney failure.
Cassidy was admitted to a Fort Lauderdale, Fla. hospital Wednesday, though his
condition was not reported until this past Saturday. Many news outlets over
the weekend reported Cassidy was suffering from multiple organ failure.
Born into a show business family, Cassidy rocketed to stardom on ABC’s "The
Partridge Family," a sitcom about a widow (played by Cassidy’s real-life
stepmother Shirley Jones) and her five children who form a rock band and
tour the country. The cast also featured Susan Dey, later of "L.A. Law" fame,
as sibling Laurie Partridge and Danny Bonaduce as sibling Danny Partridge.
TIM MAGUIRE
The Edmund Fitzgerald, an ore-hauling ship, and its crew of 29
vanished during a storm in Lake Superior on this day in 1975.
Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev died of a heart attack at age 75
on this day in 1982. He was suceeded by Yuri V. Andropov.
Henry M. Stanley, journalist and explorer, found David Livingstone
on this day in 1871. Livingston was a missing Scottish missionary
in central Africa. Stanley delivered his famous greeting: "Dr.
Livingstone, I presume?"
On this day in 1969, "Sesame Street" made its debut on PBS.
Sesame Street is a long-running educational children’s television series that
combines live action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced
by Sesame Workshop (formerly known as the Children’s Television Workshop)
and was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett.
