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Television 'Pioneers' reflect again
Zap2ItTelevision has been part of so many people's lives for so long, there's always an audience for its past. If there weren't, Nick at Nite and TV Land likely wouldn't exist, nor would have the 2008 PBS miniseries "Pioneers of Television." Each of its...Tags: Stefanie Powers, James Arness, Real Estate, Entertainment, Chuck Connors
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Barry Bremen dies at 64; prankster crashed All-Star games, Emmys
Barry Bremen, a Michigan businessman and incorrigible impostor who fielded pop flies at baseball's 1986 All-Star game, launched warm-up layups at the 1979 NBA All-Star game and bounded on stage to accept actress Betty Thomas' Emmy Award in 1985 has died....Tags: Football, National Football League, Celebrities, Tommy Lasorda, Athletes
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James Arness dies at 88; TV's Marshal Dillon on landmark 'Gunsmoke' series
James Arness, the towering actor best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon, the strong and commanding symbol of frontier justice on the landmark TV western series "Gunsmoke," died Friday. He was 88.
Arness died of natural causes at his home in...Tags: Celebrities, James Arness, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Entertainment, Amanda Blake
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James Arness, Actor Best Known for 'Gunsmoke,' Dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Actor James Arness, who played U.S. Marshall Matt Dillon on the TV western series "Gunsmoke," died Friday in Brentwood at the age of 88.
According to a posting on his official website, Arness, a native of Minneapolis, died of...Tags: James Arness, Entertainment, William Conrad, Dennis Weaver, Television
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Leslie Nielsen dies at 84; serious actor became a comic star
Leslie Nielsen, a serious actor who became a comic star with his career-changing roles in "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" comedies, died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84.
Nielson died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home,...Tags: Celebrities, Disasters and Accidents, Entertainment, Comedy (genre), Lloyd Bridges
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Gone but not forgotten, 2010: Goodbye to some true TV icons
Zap2ItIt's natural with the dawn of a new year to bid farewell to the old, and to those who left with it. In terms of television talents lost in 2010, though, the ritual hits particularly close to the heart. A number of genuine icons of the home screen...Tags: A Christmas Story (movie), Dallas Cowboys, Fiction, Bill Cosby, Dirty Sexy Money (tv program)
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Actor Peter Graves dies at 83
KTLA News-- Actor Peter Graves was found dead Sunday afternoon at his home in Pacific Palisades. He was 83 years old. Graves, who starred in "Mission: Impossible," "Airplane!" and Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17"--apparently died of natural causes, according to Los...Tags: Golden Globe Awards, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film Festivals, Lloyd Bridges
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Actor Peter Graves Dies
The Associated PressPeter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday. Graves died of an...Tags: Celebrities, Australia (movie), James Arness, Entertainment, Comedy (genre)
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Peter Graves succeeds in an impossible mission
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen Peter Graves was honored last month at the Ojai Film Festival with a lifetime achievement award, the 83-year-old actor was hoping they would screen Billy Wilder's 1953 classic "Stalag 17" in which he played a Nazi spy placed among American POWs in...Tags: William Holden, Australia (movie), James Arness, Entertainment, Film Festivals
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Peter Graves dies at 83; star of TV's 'Mission: Impossible'
Peter Graves, the rugged actor who starred in the hit TV series "Mission: Impossible" and whose career took a comic turn in the disaster spoof "Airplane!" has died. He was 83.
Graves was found dead Sunday afternoon in front of his Pacific Palisades...Tags: Golden Globe Awards, Celebrities, Documentary (genre), James Arness, Entertainment
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Nice Try, but a Can of Worms
TIMES STAFF WRITERLike the men whose lives they chronicle, members of an oh-so-secret government organization that polices and monitors alien activity on Earth, the creators of "Men in Black II" knew their challenge was great: how to come up with a sequel to one of the...Tags: Robert Gordon, Rip Torn, Tommy Lee Jones, Star Wars (movie), Entertainment
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Hollywood Mourns Death of "Mission: Impossible" Actor Peter Graves
KTLA NewsPACIFIC PALISADES -- Actor Peter Graves collapsed at died Sunday afternoon at his home in Pacific Palisades. He was 83 years old. Graves, who starred in "Mission: Impossible," "Airplane!" and Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17"-- apparently suffered a heart...Tags: Golden Globe Awards, Celebrities, Film Festivals, Entertainment, Lloyd Bridges
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