Actress Nell Carter Dead At 54

The Denver Channel ^ | UPDATED: 1:17 p.m. EST January 23, 2003

[AUsome Joy]

Both she and Condolezza Rice are natives of Birmingham AL. As a Birmingham native, I find that interesting.

[American Preservative]

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[RichInOC]

God be good to you, Nell...and may the joint be jumpin' when you get there.

[KC Burke]

Despite her dress size, she had a certain class, grace and appeal that transcended all that. Would have been a pleasure to have known in person, I imagine.

[cyborg]

She also converted to Judaism and lived in Israel for some time teaching children the alef-bet on Sesame Street-Israel. She struggled with her weight and even tried to lose weight with her co-star Dolph Sweet (who died because of a heart attack). Nell Carter was always classy. She never involved herself with all these fake, hollywood types. I do believe she was a hollywood conservative which explains much of how people treated her in hollywood.

[WyCoKsRepublican]

God rest and may her family find the peace and comfort in knowing that there is so much more after this life.

[rintense]

I'm ok. Am having a real hard time with the anesthetic and being sick.

[scripter]

i remember her during the 2000 election--in an interview she said she had converted to Judaism... and yes, she was a conservative...

latina4dubya using my husband's account...

[Mark17]

She died of *natural causes* age age 54?!

Ouch, same age as me.

[MadelineZapeezda]

Agreed. Especially since the fundraiser met their goal.

[mafree]

You shouldn't die of natural causes at age 54. I think it was a heart problem, no doubt exaggerated by diabetes, which often contributes to the main cause of death.

Anyhoo, Nell Carter's talents especially shone on stage. May she rest in peace.

[homeschool mama]

It's so very sad, isn't it Mark? It's a wake up call (or could be) to all of us to take note and take care of ourselves. imho.

[homeschool mama]

**Nell Carter's talents especially shone on stage. May she rest in peace. **

Nell Carter was an amazing singer...just amazing. God rest her soul and may her loved ones be blessed with peace.

[Mark17]

and take care of ourselves. imho.

Roger that.

[JohnHuang2]

Glad to hear you're okay. I'm praying for you. Please keep us posted. God bless.

[CounterCounterCulture]

I don't feel like making a new thread for this bit of info I found (someone else can if they wish)....check out the last line...

Grapevine




From Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith in Hollywood

Nell Carter planned well for her two sons

Nell Carter, who died last week at age 54, made sure her sons Joshua and Daniel would always have a parent to care for them, even if she wasn't there to fulfill that role.

When the Tony-winning singer-actress adopted the boys shortly after their births -- two months apart -- in 1989, she proceeded to recruit 10 friends to be the boys' godparents. She told us back then, ``I want to make sure that, if anything happens to me, the boys will be taken by two of the godparents.''

Her foresight paid off. We are told that those she so carefully chose to care for her sons are now stepping up to the plate to fulfill their responsibilities.

Says a source who had been close to Nell for years, ``She was, more than anything, a wonderful, caring mother. The boys (like Nell's grown daughter, Tracey) were raised with a loving yet strong hand. They had manners like you seldom see in young people these days.''

Joshua and Daniel, both African-Americans, have been raised in the Jewish faith, a religion to which Nell converted when she was married to Dr. Georg Krynicki of Vienna, Austria, in the late '80s.

Last month, Joshua -- who discovered his mother's body at their Beverly Hills home last week -- had his bar mitzvah.

``She was so proud,'' says a family friend.

And indeed she must have been. As she once told us of Joshua, ``I'm raising the first black Jewish Republican president.''

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News

[Timesink]

LOL. You are sooo bad!

"Morbidly obese" is the proper medical term, actually.