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actor Darren McGavin has died
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| February 25, 2006
Posted on 02/25/2006 2:50:35 PM PST by lunarbicep
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Darren McGavin at approximately 7:10 A.M. Pacific time today, Saturday 25, 2006. Darren was just three months short of his 84th birthday. While we suspect none of us can imagine a world without the beloved, feisty little red-head, it is time to reflect, give thanks for his life and hold in reverence his memory. Darren is gone, but in many respects he will always be with us: as Carl Kolchak, fighting authority and battling monsters; the grumpy Old Man sending curses over Lake Michigan; as David Ross, the outsider, Grey Holden, captain of the Enterprise, the irascible detective Mike Hammer or any number of memorable guest star appearances, most notably as Joe Bascome on GUNSMOKE and as the washed-up old actor from "Distant Signals."
Please take a moment in your sadness to reflect upon all the ways Darren touched your lives, say a prayer and raise a glass to toast a career which spanned over fifty years and affected us all in ways too numerous to count.
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To: lunarbicep
A truly memorable performer-my favorites were his portayal of the conflicted D.I. in "Tribes" and of course, the 'old man' in " A Christmas Story".He brought a unique and compelling humanity to his roles.
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posted on
02/25/2006 5:57:08 PM PST
by
Carl LaFong
("I take care of the place while the master is away")
To: FryingPan101
Feeling my age tonight. Don Knotts & Darren McGavin are added to the list of actors who will truly be missed. And that list is getting shorter and shorter.
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posted on
02/25/2006 5:59:21 PM PST
by
demkicker
(democrats and terrorists are familiar bedfellows)
To: demkicker
Aren't many left and I don't want to name names tonight.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:02:34 PM PST
by
FryingPan101
(Tears for Don Knotts and Darren McGavin.)
To: COEXERJ145
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:06:24 PM PST
by
onyx
(IF ONLY 10% of Muslims are radical, that's still 120 MILLION who want to kill us.)
To: evad
Me too ! three weeks ago .
To: southernnorthcarolina
"How did that "they come in threes" superstition ever get started?
Old Irish saying foreboding death....the Italians just get a bird flying into the side of their house.
To: COEXERJ145
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:09:03 PM PST
by
tutstar
(Baptist Ping List Freepmail me if you want on or off this ping list.)
To: Nightshift
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:09:51 PM PST
by
tutstar
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To: demkicker
Feeling my age tonight. Don Knotts & Darren McGavin are added to the list of actors who will truly be missed. And that list is getting shorter and shorter.
There are many actors today who will be missed
just not in the same way. :>)
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:12:12 PM PST
by
WKB
To: lunarbicep
McGavin and Knotts in one weekend!!!
Man this is sad.........two who never failed to entertain. Their Kolchak and Barney Fife characters were very memorable and I for one have missed them for years.
Prayers to their families, may they rest in peace.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:13:38 PM PST
by
PISANO
(We will not tire......We will not falter.......We will NOT FAIL!!! .........GW Bush [Oct 2001])
To: tutstar
171
posted on
02/25/2006 6:13:40 PM PST
by
WKB
To: lunarbicep
172
posted on
02/25/2006 6:15:34 PM PST
by
PLMerite
("Unarmed, one can only flee from Evil. But Evil isn't overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper)
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To: lunarbicep
I'm so sad to hear about this. What a wonderful actor. He'll go down in history as Ralphie's father. Rest in peace...
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:17:46 PM PST
by
Dr. Scarpetta
(There's always a reason to choose life.)
To: laconic
They tried to revive the series last year, but like most things Hollywood touches these days it sucked.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:25:32 PM PST
by
PLMerite
("Unarmed, one can only flee from Evil. But Evil isn't overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper)
To: iPod Shuffle
He was one of my favorites. May he RIP.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:25:51 PM PST
by
Carolinamom
(I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. ---Ronald Reagan)
To: Uhhuh35
Loved that show. As broadly as Carl Colchak was drawn, and played by McGavin, he was still the Lone Hero.
Others would look away, or run away, but not him. Whatever it was, he faced it. He never backed down.
Rest In Peace, Darin McGavin, and thank you.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:28:33 PM PST
by
MrNatural
("...You want the truth!?...")
To: lunarbicep
Most everyone here is echoing my thoughts. I saw the first thread - Barney's gone. And then this one - Kolchak too.
To: OldArmy94
Man, I agree. I really hate it when these old-timers I grew up with die off. It seems we have so few true entertainers to replace them, just the Hollywood junk with egos ten times the size of Exxon.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:29:00 PM PST
by
Ghost of Philip Marlowe
(Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
To: Mike Bates
that's great... I love the FR.. learn something new everyday...
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:29:07 PM PST
by
Dick Vomer
(liberals suck......... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.)
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