Entertainment & Arts
Gordon MacRae, the clean-cut, full-throated baritone who triumphed over the alcoholism that threatened a career that involved such grandiose musical films as “Oklahoma!”
Jan. 25, 1986
Gordon MacRae, who died Friday of cancer at 64, was buried today in a private ceremony attended by family members.
Jan. 27, 1986
Gordon MacRae, the clean-cut, full-throated baritone who triumphed over the alcoholism that threatened a career which peaked with his portrayal of Curly in the film version of “Oklahoma,” died today at Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Neb.
Jan. 24, 1986
Obituaries
PASSINGS: Sheila MacRae, Hank Rieger, Robert Ashley
March 7, 2014
Sheila MacRae, actress-singer who was on ‘60s ‘Honeymooners,’ dies at 92; Hank Rieger, longtime NBC press representative, dies at 95; Robert Ashley, avant-garde composer, dies at 83.
Television
Meredith MacRae, an award-winning television talk show host and actress whose credits included the role of Billie Jo on the long-running television series “Petticoat Junction,” died at her home in Manhattan Beach on Friday morning from brain cancer.
July 15, 2000
Movies
January may not be the cruelest month, but it can get pretty bleak out there, so it’s good to have not one but two movies with music in their blood to help us forget the chill outside.
Jan. 4, 2017
World & Nation
Actors, athletes and recording artists urged Americans to swear off drinking for an “Alcohol-Free Weekend” April 3-5 in an event sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism.
March 26, 1987
Music
Bandleader Horace Heidt, who helped launch the careers of such stars as Art Carney, Gordon MacRae and accordionist Dick Contino with his radio talent shows, has died after a long illness, his manager said today.
Dec. 2, 1986
Archives
CHARLES DUTTON, who co-stars with Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey in John Grisham’s “A Time to Kill” and stars in the upcoming Spike Lee film “Get on the Bus,” has listed his Studio City home at $1.45 million.
Sept. 29, 1996