Funnyman Buddy Hackett Dead at 79

www.fownews.com ^ | 06/30/03 | fox nres

[BOBWADE]

I just saw this on Fox. It always happens in threes...First Hepburn, now Buddy...Who is next?

[Mo1]

Oh wow .. Sad news

[College Repub]

Probably hope.

[BOBWADE]

I also noticed that Buddy Epsen is in the hospital so I thought of "ole Jed".

[F16Fighter]

"I just saw this on Fox. It always happens in threes...First Hepburn, now Buddy...Who is next?"

Hitlery?? ;-)

[WSGilcrest]

I remember Buddy in the Love Bug movies when I was a kid. My jaw dropped when I saw him do an R rated stand up routine on HBO.

R.I.P. Buddy

[stylin19a]

um.....which group of threes were Gregory Peck & David Brinkley in ?

[Keith in Iowa]

No - Hepburn was 3...if you're counting move types..Hume Cronin, Gregory Peck, & Ms. Hepburn. Buddy appears to be the start of a new group of 3...

[BOBWADE]

The old guy from "cacoon"

[Keith in Iowa]

2003 Celebrity Deaths

• Katharine Hepburn, actress, died June 29 at the age of 96.
• Strom Thurmond, ultra conservative US politician, died June 26 at the age of 100.
• Leon Uris, author best known for novels such as Exodus and Trinity, died June 21 at the age of 78.
• Hume Cronyn, actor most recently known for Cocoon, died June 15 at the age of 91.
• Gregory Peck, movie star best known as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, died June 12 at the age of 87.
• David Brinkley, news anchorman, died June 11 at the age of 82.
• June Carter Cash, country music star, died May 15 at the age of 73.
• Robert Stack, actor best known for starring in TV's The Untouchables, died May 14 at the age of 84.
• Robert C. Atkins, diet doctor, died April 17 at the age of 72.
• Cardinal Gerald Emmett Carter, archbishop emeritus of Toronto, died April 6 at the age of 91.
• Daniel Patrick Moynihan, one time US senator for New York, died March 26 at the age of 76.
• Joseph Coors, brewing giant, died March 16 at the age of 85.
• Fred Rogers, of Mr. Rogers fame, died February 27 at the age of 74.
• Nell Carter, known for her role in Gimme a Break, died January 23 at the age of 54.
• Richard Crenna, actor known for such films as The Sand Pebbles and Wait Until Dark, died January 17 at the age of 76.
• Maurice Gibb, star of the Bee Gees, died January 11 at the age of 53.
• Sydney Omarr, astrologer to the stars, died January 2 at the age of 76.

[Tall_Texan]

Then there's Strom Thurmond, Don Regan, Larry Doby. Sorta like a big door has just swung open, eh?

[rvoitier]

Donald Regan.

Mr. Hackett is in with Hepburn and Strom.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Who is next?"

[krb]

The old guy from "cacoon"

Hehehe...I think that by definition, they all were old :-)

[BOBWADE]

Funnyman Buddy Hackett Dies at 79







Tuesday, July 01, 2003

LOS ANGELES — Buddy Hackett (search), the squat, round, rubbery-faced funnyman who appeared for more than 50 years as a top act in nightclubs, Broadway shows, on television and in such movies as The Music Man, The Love Bug and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, has died, his son confirmed Monday night. He was 79.



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Hackett died at his Southern California beach house either late Sunday or early Monday, Sandy Hackett told The Associated Press Monday night. His body was found Monday.

"He was one of the greatest ever. He was a terrific father. He was my best friend. He prepared me very well for this day, but no matter how much you prepare it still hurts," Sandy Hackett said as he arrived at his mother's house in Los Angeles.

The younger Hackett, who is also a comedian, said he had driven to Los Angeles from his Las Vegas home as soon as he got word of his father's death.

Hackett was invited to join the Three Stooges (search) when "Curly" Howard, the bald-headed member of the comedy team, suffered a stroke in 1946. But Hackett declined, believing he could develop his own comedy style. Playing for small money on the Borscht Circuit for New York City vacationers in the Catskill Mountains, he learned to get laughs with his complaints about being short, fat and Jewish.

His career grew with appearances on the variety TV shows of Jack Paar, Arthur Godfrey and others. Soon he was earning top money in Las Vegas, Florida and Las Vegas. In the beginning his material was suitable for family audiences, but in later years nightclubs advertised his show "For Mature Audiences Only." His performances in those days were noted for their prolific use of four-letters words at a time when that just wasn't done.

"Compared to motion pictures," he remarked in 1996, "I'm very mild these days."

[isthisnickcool]

Some years ago Buddy Hackett was involved in a business with a friend of my dads. They opened a new location in Houston and when we went to the opening Mr. Hackett was there. I was in a room with him for several hours. Some people wanted him to tell dirty jokes. But there were children around and he refused.

He seemed like a very kind and gentle soul. Just a real nice man.

RIP Buddy Hackett

[rvoitier]

Ever have one of those days where you're one minute late on everything you do?

This is my second dis on the same subject!

[Keith in Iowa]

>>..The Music Man...

I live in the shadows of Meredith Wilson's home town - the model for "River City" - my grandmother even went to shcool with him, lived just down the street...

[BOBWADE]

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