SANDY KOZEL
Roger Eugene Maris
(September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985)
Maris was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1983.
In response, Maris organized the annual Roger Maris
Celebrity Golf Tournament to raise money for cancer
research and treatment.
Maris died of the disease at age 51 at M.D. Anderson Hospital
in Houston, Texas. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery
in Fargo, North Dakota.
Stuart Margolin (January 31, 1940 – December 12, 2022)
Stuart Margolin, the character actor and James Garner buddy
best known for portraying the smarmy yet sweet con man
Evelyn “Angel” Martin on The Rockford Files, has died. He
was 82.
Margolin died Monday, his stepson, actor Max Martini
(The Unit), reported on Instagram. Another stepson,
director Christopher Martini, told The Hollywood Reporter
that Margolin died of natural causes in Staunton, Virginia.
Stuart Margolin and James Garner.
Richard Wayne “Dick” Van Dyke is 97 years old today.
On December 13, 1925, Dick Van Dyke, the actor who would
become known for his performances in such movie classics
as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, as well as the
popular 1960s TV sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, was born
in West Plains, Missouri.
Van Dyke, who was raised in Danville, Illinois, served in the
Army Air Force during World War II and in the 1950s took
various acting jobs and hosted a series of TV game shows.
In 1960, he starred on Broadway in Bye Bye Birdie, a role
which earned him a Tony Award. The following year, he
signed on to play comedy writer Rob Petrie on The Dick
Van Dyke Show.
1964
Initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to June 1, 1966.
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Legendary game show
host Bob Barker is celebrating his 99th birthday today.
Paul Theron Silas (July 12, 1943 – December 11, 2022)
(UPI) – Paul Silas was a College Basketball Hall of Famer
and three-time NBA champion.
Immediately upon retirement in 1980, Silas began a coaching
career with the San Diego Clippers.
