Reed Jones, 'Skimbleshanks, in the original Broadway production of "Cats", June 19, 1989. He is survived by his four children from his first marriage. He died on April 20, 1973, while Cooper died on April 21, 1973. Jeffrey Mylett, of the original cast/film version of "Godspell", died in 1986 at age 36. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. So wonderful She also wrote an advice column for the Village Voice. Not a good guy but hot. Handsome yes, but I didn't realize he was downright HOT on Dark Shadows! Text size. I'm 65 and sometimes I forget it ever happened. Irresponsible, maybe. Really appreciate this effort to remember these fellas. View a cause of death to find out which celebrities died from it. You hit an exterior keypad with your destination floor and it routes you to one of the 14 elevators;no more sardine-cans). TENNESSEE DEATH RECORD Name: Robert Harrison Armstrong Event Type: Death Event Date: 07 May 1953 Event Place: Wartrace, Bedford, Tenn Gender: Male Marital Status: Widowed Race: White . Visit this actor at the IMDb. Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. Terry Lester died from heart disease. Is like when you kill the flowers and the weeds take over the garden. I moved to NYC as an 18 year-old in 1981, coinciding with the official beginning of the AIDS epidemic. [quote]Tom Villard--You may remember him from 2 GG episodes (one where they are on vacation) or the movies One Crazy Summer and My Girl. They did have success in several territories and promotions like the UWF and Smoky Mountain aside from WCW. He wasn't young. He was born in Plattsburgh, May 8, 1939, the son of Thurman and Laura (Dubuque) Armstrong. Husband of Sarah Reeve and Letitia Camping. [quote]It's traumatic for me to read these. It just craves attention. [quote]R18 [R10]--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? His upbeat, fun-loving personality made him a delight for all who came in contact with him. R181 - I had no idea about the Dan Hartman history. cancer; Cemetery. The late 70's early 80's were the height of whoredome with the bath houses filled to capacity. I just checked his bio, and it says he died of Alzheimers. Irving Allen Lee, Joel Crothers, and Dennis Parker; all of The Edge of Night. R205- Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play" before it played Philadelphia, where it closed. Milford was way too theatrical for a raunchy blues based rock band, he was good looking, but not at all suited for Beck's band. Of the men, Im one of only 3 cast-members who was still alive in the 1990s. The trouble was that he would leave the office about 4 and have a couple at the VFW, a couple at the Legion, a couple at the country club and so on, so that by the time he rolled home about 7:30 he was flying high. "Mrs. Nixon and I share the sorrow of millions of Americans at the death of Louis Armstrong. They were in "The Rothschilds" together when Robby was 13-14. Davis was dying of AIDS and then the wife helped him commit suicide before the the end came naturally. not the AIDS. Same thing for Ronnie Dyson, of Hair fame and later a solo artist as well, died from AIDS. West End actor Martin Smith is also mentioned in the piece above. Dennis Parker aka soap star, disco singer, and porn actor. r62 a 4th member of the original cast died of AIDS -- Rene Clemente, who played Coricopat. Of course, Brad Davis was more than semi-famous. Cause of Death: cancer. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. Such Darwinism. So many beautiful young men snatched away before their time. Official cause of death was an intentional overdose of narcotics (assisted suicide). Last known rank . Movies. Anyone remember partner's name? I find it too cutesy for words. This category includes civil, church, cemetery, obituary, and other death-related collections. If you can't see it, or the W&W and Ignore Poster buttons, you probably have NoScript or AdBlock enabled on your browser. Abdominal Cancer. I'm lucky to be alive; timing is everything, if I'd been born 5 years earlierwho knows? With Brad's death, it was always about AIDS. and died after 2 days. Plot #3545253. Yeah, that video of Michael Jeter is pure joy. Dan Hartman, singer/musician. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn Bob Armstrong was diagnosed with prostate cancer and according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, he refused treatment as he knew the cancer was terminal. Robert Armstrong Attorney at Law. I met good people from all over while in the elevators (new technology, no buttons inside the elevator. He has a wife and two children whom by now must be teens or young adults. I don't think anyone's mentioned Kevin Peter Hall: [quote]Kevin Peter Hall was an actor famous for his roles as Dr. Elvin Lincoln in Misfits of Science (1985), the 'monsters' in Prophecy (1979), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Predator (1987), and Predator 2 (1990). Birth State: Ohio. Results: The number of deaths declined over the study period, with 987 deaths in the pre-HAART era, 159 deaths in the early HAART era (1997-1999), and 78 deaths in the late HAART era (2000-2003) (P < 0.01). Light-skinned black actor -- I think his first name may have been Ray? There's no mention of AIDS-related death. They apparently fell in love on the set of Dallas. . In 1978, Parker was introduced to Jacques Morali, the producer and impresario responsible for the Village People, the Ritchie Family, Eartha Kitt during her disco kick (did you know Bruce Vilanch was a co-writer of 'Where Is My Man'??) In the film, Armstrong co-starred with Helen Vinson, Richard Cromwell and Jack La Rue. He is the biggest queen I've ever seen. IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. Lord Snowdon dies aged 86 Guardian. Died in December 11, 1986 the day after his 31st birthday. I also appeared in a successful Off Broadway production in the 80s. What was Aaron Armstrong's cause of death? r77 This is the first I've heard of it. He was only 37 years old. Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM. Almost nobody actually died from AIDS. I've always found it fascinating how he was able to effortlessly transition from Gay & Straight Adult Films to a mainstream network soap opera (Edge Of Night). World War I. Born to Brainard Leroy and Evelyn (Martin) Arm Robert Golden Armstrong ("Bob" to his friends) was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 7, 1917. No, poor Jim just wouldn't go to the doctor until it was too late. [11], "Robert Armstrong, Actor, Dies; Played Director in 'King Kong', "Robert Armstrong, Actor, Divorces Mate to Remarry", "Merian C. Cooper Dies; Creator of 'King Kong', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Armstrong_(actor)&oldid=1131855726, Ethel Virah Smith (June 12, 1926 - July 27, 1931; divorced) (died 1950), Gladys Dubois (January 10, 1936 - December 31, 1939; divorced), Claire Louise Frisbie (January 1, 1940 - April 20, 1973; his death), This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 02:19. He was a dear friend, and I miss him to this day. Wade's brother says he died in the hospital due to AIDS complications. He delivered the film's famous final line: "It wasn't the airplanes. He had a couple of big solo hits: Instant Replay in the late 70s and I Can Dream About You in 1984. He continued to make movies until his retirement 10 years ago, and he appeared in many television dramas and comedies, including the Perry Mason series. [quote]This is heresy but "We'll Take a Glass Together" has always annoyed me. Leonard Frey was a gifted comic actor who could do drama as well. Anyone can read what you share. What an evil, evil tragedy AIDS wrought on our artistic community. The 52 year old who died of AIDS in 1997. I loved Dan Hartman's Instant Replay and remember Billy Preston well from The Beatles era - didnt realise they had died of Aids. One of them was the brilliant one about a gay guy who was under the mistaken impression that Frasier was, too. It wasn't until Tom Hanks and Philadelphia that actors (and producers) clamored "I want an Oscar, get me a gay role! Donnelly and Sons for over 20 years before his retirement in 2003. Birthplace: Lawshall. IMDb has a sortable database entitled "Most Popular Males Who Died Of "aids." Timothy Scott was the boyfriend of Norman Buckley, Betty Lynn's brother. Hal Rubenstein won't die, because he IS THE UNDEAD! Dennis Stewart 1994- Craterface in Grease. Kenny Everett. He was treated like a leper until his death. During the filming of Steel (1979) in Kentucky, watching the mammoth Kincaid Tower being built, he made some good friends in the cast: "You become a family on the set," he said in an interview at the time.Even though he had a long, versatile career, the younger generation knows him as the demonic Lewis Vandredi (pronounced VON-drah-dee), who just would not let the main characters have a good night's sleep on the television series Friday the 13th: The Series (1987). Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. It had a cast of 10 men and 2 women. 3133. nickname. R232 is that Idolmaker remake ever happening? Meyer Lansky. Later, Warwick played Judi Denchs brother-in-law in the sitcom A Fine Romance (1981-84). Howard Rollins he played Virgil Tibbs in "In The Heat Of The Night" tv series. [quote]Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. Hello and thank you for registering. 1. Did so many actors, and other people in show business, who died of AIDS have their families, and managers etc, go to such extremes to cover up the real cause of their deaths? Robert was employed by R.R. Cause of Death. I. So babygays heard it at the same time you did. He may not have been born into the nobility, but no one could say that Antony Armstrong-Jones' family was anything less than upper-class. I remember how powerful he was in "Ragtime", and he got an Oscar nomination for that, and I thought he'd have an amazing career thereafter. Died at 49 in 1989 - GREAT actor, so sad to lose him (used to see him around the UWS when I lived in NYC in the 80's.). He attended law college at the University of Washington but dropped out in senior year to seize what appeared to be a temporary opportunity to tour with a vaudeville company. I really, truly believe that's why we have such a shitty generation of music that is so repetitive, of pop culture that keeps feeding on itself, why we have a lack of new ideas.because our beautiful artists and creators all died in the AIDS holocaust, while Reagan (and others) sat by and watched. Apparently wasa heroin user. Robert and his family were well acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, who came to their neighborhood a few years before Robert's death. September 9, 2022 by Prinzo. He received great reviews for his portrayal of Big Daddy in the Broadway production of "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" in 1955.In 1958, R.G. . Although "King Kong " put Armstrong on the map as an actor, it would also cause him to. Ray Vitte was his name. ", that was MARK Lester. Robert Armstrong (1890 - 1973) . Brad was just 50 years old at the time of his death. R306, there *is* an F&F button. It's dangerous." R148: Could you be thinking of Gene Anthony Ray? Lord Snowdon, born as Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones on March 7, 1930, in London, England, was the only son of his father, a Welsh barrister named Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones . Was he on a wire with a harness under his tux? So handsome. It's traumatic for me to read these. (Frank Silva) died from AIDS. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Birth Country: United States. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I googled this and his publicist did say this to gay press soon after Ritts' death: "Herb was HIV-positive, but this particular pneumonia was not PCP (pneumocystis pneumonia), a common opportunistic infection of AIDS. [quote]Brett was gay after his marriage to Anna Massey. The "official" story back then was cancer of the throat caused by his inexperience as a singer in "A Love My Wife", which is the lousiest cover story I'd ever heard. Birth Name: Robert William Armstrong. On November 1, 2012, Brad was found dead in his Kennesaw, Georgia home. Do you know something the rest of us don't? He told people he was on a microbiotic diet and that his weight loss was was the result of hard work. Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. We decided wed start a scholarship fund in his honor. Armstrong had seen his physician the previous week for an undisclosed treatment, but his cause of death was never publicly disclosed. No name compares with Armstrong in the growth and development of downtown Cedar Rapids. Just checked the Wikipedia page for Brad Davis and it contradicts the commonly held belief he died of AIDS. r57, here's another pic of Timothy Patrick Murphy: I had to look up his name admittedly, but Tom Villard - he guested on The Golden Girls last season (he was Dorothy's former student who gave her that high paying job that she quit) and he was also on Pyramid often. . It's sad if someone is doing that but I doubt it's his Foundation or his publicist? [quote]During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. The actress who played Billy Beyer's sister on Capitol also died from complications of AIDS. The gayest HORROR ever! The story of Antony Armstrong-Jones is one of both serious triumph and devastating tragedy. More talented then I gave him credit for, then. Never. But most of the people mentioned here made the team, but barely got up to bat a few times. He and his kind are the reason I have not got rid of the mountain of antique porn on VHS. got his first taste of movies, appearing in Garden of Eden (1954). Major Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones, MBE QC DL ( n Jones; 18 May 1899 - 27 January 1966) was a British barrister and soldier. He previously got a heart attack on March 1971, a the end of playing at the Waldorf-Astoria's Empire Room at a two-week engagement, even though his doctor had advised him not to perform. Ernest Ivanhoe Vernon Armstrong; Ernest L. Armstrong; Ernest Robert Armstrong; Ernest William Armstrong; Francis Armstrong; Lay a poppy for 2022. Wow, thank you, r166. QUICK FACTS. Colin Higgins also wrote the screenplay for Harold and Maude. He also worked throughout the 1930s and 1940s for many film studios. Timothy Scott, 'Mistoffelees' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", February 24, 1988. . Brett was gay after his marriage to Anna Massey. 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