Robert Swan, the veteran character actor who appeared in key
roles in the notable sports films Hoosiers, Rudy and The Babe, 
died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer at his home in
Rolling Prairie, Indiana.

Swan also portrayed a Canadian Mountie in Brian De Palma’s
The Untouchables (1987) and a bloodied deputy in Oliver
Stone’s Natural Born Killers (1994) and was other lawmen in
Who’s That Girl (1987) and Mo’ Money (1992).

Robert Swan in Natural Born Killers.

Lucille Désirée Ball

On August 6, 1911, Lucille Desiree Ball, one of America’s
most famous redheads and beloved comic actresses, was
born near Jamestown, New York.

“I love Lucy” ran from October 15, 1951 to May 6, 1957 on
CBS.

Paul Reubens ( Rubenfeld) (August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023)

Well known actor Paul Reubens who played the role of
Pee-Wee Herman died Sunday of cancer which he had
been fighting for six years. 

Jack Webb (Joe Friday) and Harry Morgan (Bill Gannon)
from the TV series Dragnet. 1970.

Adam John Walsh, age 6,was abducted from a mall in Hollywood,
Florida, and later found murdered. In the aftermath of the crime,
Adam’s father, John Walsh (below) became a leading victims’
rights activist and host of the long-running television show
America’s Most Wanted (Feb. 7, 1988 – present) on Fox.