Robert MacNeil, formerly the anchor of the evening news program
now known as "PBS News Hour," died Friday of natural causes at
New York-Presbyterian Hospital at 93.

Actor, writer and comedian Joe Flaherty, who was best known
for his work on the sketch show SCTV and Freaks and Geeks,
passed away Monday after a brief illness.

Flaherty on SCTV.

On That ‘70s Show, he portrayed Bryan (Mountie) in
“Canadian Road Trip.” 

Farm Film Celebrity Blow-Up: Hosts Big Jim McBob (John Candy) and Billy Sol Hurok (Joe Flaherty).                                  

Barbara Rush, the Golden Globe-winning star of "It Came from
Outer Space" and "Peyton Place" has died.

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1969

1986

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024)

Gossett appeared in the popular 1977 miniseries Roots and
won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a
Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.

Gossett died at a rehabilitation center in Santa Monica,
California, on March 29. No cause of death has been given.  

In late December 2020, Gossett was hospitalized in Georgia
with COVID-19.

1985

‘’MR. TELEVISION”

Milton Berle (Mendel Berlinger)
(July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002)

Milton Berle’s career as an entertainer spanned over eight
decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor,
then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC‘s
Texaco Star Theatre (1948–1953), he was the first major
American television star and was known to millions of
viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during the
first Golden Age of Television. He was honored with two
stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in both
radio and TV.