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I have the book right here in my bookcase. I remember telling my photography teacher soon after Ritts' death that it was because of AIDS so I had read about it pretty soon after. He died in 1994. However, lots and lots of men in their 30s and 40s died unusually young from cancer or pneumonia :P A high school friend, a talent musician, died of aids. Then Susan Hayward was almost eaten by a panther. Updated: October 8, 2011 . John Hargreaves, Australian actor who was in Don's Party died of AIDS. In the summer of 1971 he was awarded a scholarship to go to the National Youth Chorus Workshop at Wolf Trap American University Academy for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.,[5] and was one of 25 selected performing arts students who appeared with Lloyd Haynes on the WMAQ-TV musical special The New Performers: Chicagoland '71. [There is nothing more tedious than a race baiting troll. Thanks for that observation, r71. Anthony Perkins admitted he had AIDS In his last couple of months. r10--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? He always pinged to me even though he was married and had a son. Played "Johnny" in the Airplane movies. No obituary appeared for him in the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, the New York Times, or Variety. R150 No-- I just did a little research and found him, but it turns out he was killed by a cop. Colin Higgins also wrote the screenplay for Harold and Maude. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. [4] He also sang in the All-City High School Chorus. Timothy Patrick Murphy is best known of his portrayal of the doomed Mickey Trotter Rays nephew and a love interest for Lucy before hes paralyzed in a car accident with Sue Ellen in the 82-83 season of Dallas; in 1984, he played the title role in Sams Son, Michael Landons semi-autobiographical TV movie about his youth and his struggles with his family. I don't know if she tried it herself, but it obviously didn't save her life. r114, what makes you think those three actors are living with AIDS? Jeffrey's big number, "We Beseech Thee", which was cut from the movie version, Anton Diffring (German actor who played Nazis in many post-World War II films), Bill Beyer, who played Wally on the soap "Capitol". He was rumored to have had a relationship with Frank Langella. 'I want to preserve him.'. Either youre too young or your memory is failing you, but clearly you forget what it was (and in some instances, still is) like to be an actor of color in 1981. How the hell could he throw himself around like a rag doll that way? Leonard Frey was a gifted comic actor who could do drama as well. David Oliver, appeared on "Another World" from 1983 to 1985, then landed a role in the acclaimed mini-series "A Year in the Life" (1986), playing Sarah Jessica Harper's husband, a role he reprised when it was turned into a series for the 1987-88 season. Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. Take a look at He was a lovely, talented man and had a wonderful partner in EJ Alexander. He tries to restrain his gayness but it makes him seem even faggier. The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. [quote]Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play". There's no mention of AIDS-related death. Merrell Jackson April 26, 1952 - February 23, 1991 was an actor who played one of the apostles in the film Godspell 1973, He sang "All Good Gifts", Life, Jackson graduated from Chicago's Calumet High School in 1971, where he was a soloist for the a cappella chorus, and had leading roles in two stage productions for which he won the "best actor" award, He died of AIDS at age 29 in 1989; he claimed to have had an affair with actor Brad Davis, who himself contracted AIDS and committed suicide in 1991. :te probable causes of death. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. I have to wonder if that was some sort of inside joke. He died of a brain tumor. [quote]It's traumatic for me to read these. Lee Mathis-hot man. Stephen Stucker. IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. The handsome Tom Fuccello, who played Sen. Dave Culver on "Dallas." Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site No AIDS, and not gay, although he was very gay friendly. A good conversation starter. Besides, singing on Broadway, Kim Milford also toured as a vocalist with British rock/jazz guitarist Jeff Beck's band in the 1970s. Although he didn't die of AIDs, he contracted the disease and then shot himself at age 55: handsome actor Todd Armstrong, the lead in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). He also starred as rich, evil Alan Spaulding in "GL" in the late 70's and 80's. Maybe for mud-pie? People have all kinds of different personal relationships. Wade's brother says he died in the hospital due to AIDS complications. Wow, thank you, r166. I was shocked and saddened to see that he died of AIDS at age 52 in 1997. Thanks for that link, r44. Speaking of Chores boys, I would say Michael C. Hall is HIV. Cause of death was chest and internal injuries, although he also sustained a brain concussion and fractures of both legs. (There is some disagreement over this, since other bios say he died of cancer from smoking.). I remember your story! Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. Perhaps someone will write a more elaborated biography about this strange character, who appeared on the Merv Griffin Show during the late '70s, and slept with many of the hottest men of the era (you can find some of their comments on YouTube and DiscoMusic.com). He is the biggest queen I've ever seen. R168 - I guess I didn't read carefully enough because I thought I waste first to mention him, at rwhatever I was. Dennis Parker aka soap star, disco singer, and porn actor. I can't remember where i posted them. Death . It's dangerous." You know, it's true this is a sad thread and, yes, there are some ignorant comments here. Merrell Jackson's Biography Merrell was born to Patricia and Leonard Jackson, the second child of five; four boys and one girl, Stephanie. When the second season began, Leslie Nielsen joined the cast to portray Bracken. He also did a lot of Broadway, with a featured role in the original Fiddler on the Roof and later in the movie. While Joe Jackson was married to Katherine Jackson and raising 10 children, he had a secret relationship with Cheryle . | Died of AIDS - early 90s, I think. (I had a crush on him and nearly satisfied it many moons ago.) They apparently fell in love on the set of Dallas. Yeah, that video of Michael Jeter is pure joy. I just found this post online regarding Dennis Parker (Wade Nichols): [quote] Dennis and I were friends from the early 80s until his death. I came of age in the early 80s and hung onto the closet door with both hands super tight, I thought you didn't even have to have sex to get AIDS; you'd just develop it, triggered by the gay gene already in your body. I'll make sure of that. He was frequently cast in monster roles due to his extremely tall staturehe stood 7' 2" (2.20 m). He was very blonde (I saw him on stage a few times). Cause of Death: Stillborn . Although I wonder, had he lived, how well he would have been able to transition - because even between the early 80s and late 80s/early 90s the style of comedy in movies changed SO much. Didn't Billy Preston die in the last decade? Davis was dying of AIDS and then the wife helped him commit suicide before the the end came naturally. When I watch musicals of the 60's and 70's, or old television variety shows with bunches of male dancers - I'm always sad that probably most of them died of AIDS in the first wave. And I was thinking exactly what you were thinking. He definitely did NOT commit suicide, but died of AIDS, which was still very much a stigma in 1985. R295 Is Miss Hal a bottom? Is this why we're such bitter old things? Smith died at 37 in 1994. Jeffrey Mylett, of the original cast/film version of "Godspell", died in 1986 at age 36. Irresponsible, maybe. Those who knew Lenny knew it was AIDS, and he lost many of those people from his life because it was early in the plague years. [quote]In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. But it may have been suicide. [quote'It's a terrible curse,' Heat star Carroll O'Connor has said of what he calls his friend and co-star's substance-abuse problems. Shenar had a great speaking voice. They seemed to get along famously. He always had his bicycle with him. Merrell Jackson (April 26, 1952, Chicago, Illinois - February 23, 1991) [1] was an actor who played one of the apostles in the film Godspell (1973). In contrast to his buttoned-down image on CBS' In the Heat of the Night, Rollins sometimes wore a long, startling wig of dreadlocks when he cruised the North Georgia roads last year in his maroon 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII. I just learned of his death when I was listening to the audio commentary. He joined Chicago's Goodman Theater in 1971. R90, the guy who played Al was also a longtime Solid Gold dancer who got this young gay hot week after week. How long might he have been living with it? The trouble was that he would leave the office about 4 and have a couple at the VFW, a couple at the Legion, a couple at the country club and so on, so that by the time he rolled home about 7:30 he was flying high. [quote]The audio commentary for the Doctor Who series Silver Nemesis mentions he left Germany in 1936, as he was not enamored of fascism and further that he was a homosexual. I loved Michael Jeter in Green Mile and The Gift. For years, I thought that Keene Curtis died of AIDS. [all posts by tedious, racist idiot removed.]. They were in "The Rothschilds" together when Robby was 13-14. To this day, his IMDB bio still insists he was engaged to soap actress Veleka Grey at the time of his death and the cause was cancer, -- Brad OHare (Guiding Light, Longtime Companion), -- James Raitt (brother of Bonnie), Broadway musical director, -- Denholm Elliott (A Room With A View), -- Ilka Tanya Payan (Telenovelas + Scarface, Hill Street Blues), -- Joe Megna (Dill in To Kill A Mockingbird), -- Merritt Butrick (Captain Kirks son on Star Trek). So, essentially, this is a list of closeted b list bottoms. Most of the cast from "The Boys In the Band" (1970). Many film stars made cameo appearances. Sexy as fuck Terry Lester, the original (and only as far as I'm concerned) Jack in Y&R. It's traumatic for me to read these. I still get chills. He must have been a pushy bottom then.He was kind of an outcast in Germany as he was half Jewish. At the time of his death he survived by his large extended friends and family. Recently watched the movie If. (1968) and was struck by actor Richard Warwick; I was sure Id seen him in something else and sure enough he also appeared in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Sebastiane (1976) interestingly, in all 3 films, his character was implied to be or definitely was gay. For the person upthread who asked about Terry Lester, you were confusing him with the child star of the film "Oliver! The pop legend had been rehearsing past midnight on the night of June 24, 2022 ahead of a series of comeback concerts at the London . He was an actor, known for Godspell (1973). Everyone said, "I never knew Harry had a drinking problem. (For more on Casablanca check out Larry Harris' book 'And Party Every Day' for the inside story of this wildly dysfunctional but highly productive label). If you only know him from Evening Shade, or you don't know him, the Grand Hotel clip is him at his (or anyone's) best. He sang All Good Gifts. Did any non-gay actors ever die of the AIDS? Ray Sharkey deserves his own thread. Gorgeous German hunk Amadeus August - died in 1992 at age 50. My ex was best friends with Julie in the 80s/90s and she was absolutely devastated after he died. But they soon learned of a disturbing development, leading to a grim discovery. Milford was way too theatrical for a raunchy blues based rock band, he was good looking, but not at all suited for Beck's band. Handsome Paul Keenan best known from his work on "Days of Our Lives" and "Dynasty" is notable in that he was one of the first actors to admit he was suffering from AIDS and was gay, rather than trying to cover it up. His official cause of death was sudden heart failure. How did he survive from 85 to 90 alone? Most depressing thread ever. Kenny Sacha- He played the Rose drag queen in The Rose among other things. Earl Colloway, "Merrell Jackson wins music scholarship to Wolftrap". I used to stick their portraits on the cocktail olive toothpicks. Antony Hamilton, the hottie who replaced Jon Erik Hexum on "Cover Up". Singer And Actor (1952-1991) Robert Drivas - interesting young American actor, also naked in "The Illustrated Man" with Rod Steiger, and in "Where Its At" with David Janssson and DL fave Brenda Vacarro, he also had a small part in "Cool Hand Luke". I thought the whole show godawful at the time. But it's important to remind all of us, and to tell the younger ones who were not there, what was lost. r195, do you mean Playgirl's own Chris George? [quote] Cookie Mueller. Even before he died, when it was obvious he was ill, he never said anything about his illness. R302 . oy, what did they all die of ? for your pointless bitchery needs. Miss Amanda Blake, tho she was a bit of a household name. I would not put it past him to have also got it from a guy--he was one of those guys who would fuck anything that moved. . It just craves attention. Merrell died on December 13, 2002 at age 75. I'm really happy that someone started this thread. Updated: November 2, 2011 For the most part I remember reading each of these in the newspaper at the time. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. Tom Villard--You may remember him from 2 GG episodes (one where they are on vacation) or the movies One Crazy Summer and My Girl. Merrell Jackson, better known by her family name Merrell Jackson, was a popular American singer and actor (1952-1991). [You do realize that this is a troll, right? Had never seen that before. Merrell Jackson was born on 26 April 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Merrell wiki profile will be updated soon as we collect Merrell Jacksons Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. And then there's that other role we remember Leonard Frey for, R10: People in the US know Denholm Elliott from Indiana Jones and "A Room with a View.". Last Known Residence . Can't remember. A lot of people who are familiar with his solo career don't realize that he was also part of the Edgar Winter Group in the early 70s & sang lead on their huge hit, Free Ride (which he also wrote). I remember Carrol O'Connor tried to save his job for him but he was on another planet. He was bellissimo. Merrell Jackson was born on 26 April, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. Not an actor, but director Colin Higgins, who directed 9 to 5 (which I'm watching right now) and Foul Play. Makes me sad even to mention it but Lance Baker was a cute actor kid from New Zealand we managed who died really young. Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? Earl Calloway, "Merrell Jackson wins 'best trouper' award". Not for nothing, I assumed you were R25. The very talented actor Franklyn Seales, co-star of The Onion Field (1979) and star of many stage productions, died of AIDS at age 37. He played Damien. Merrell was a phenomenal celebrity influencer. Rick Meadows- gorgeous man from revival of On Your Toes. He was a smart and lovely guy. r55 Lypsinka performed "I've Got Your Number" from "Little Me" in a tribute to fashion designer Pauline Trigere in 1992. [quote] What kind of idiot puts dust in a "dessert". Tom obviously touched a lot of people with his talent and honesty. I had to go to IMDB to find out what happened to him. I googled this and his publicist did say this to gay press soon after Ritts' death: "Herb was HIV-positive, but this particular pneumonia was not PCP (pneumocystis pneumonia), a common opportunistic infection of AIDS. It's even been posted as FACT on some legitimate sites I've seen. Apparently wasa heroin user. R306, there *is* an F&F button. I loved Paper Dolls as a kid. Ron Vawter - Supporting actor in films and member of the Wooster group. It helps to already be famous to become a social media influencer, but he demonstrates that you need to have a raw or personal touch and engage with your followers if you want to do well on Instagram Facebook, Twiter, Youtube, etc. Walloon 14:41, 29 October 2007 (UTC) [ reply] He spent 20 years in the Air Force which has many gays but when Bob was in that was not allowed. It was awful. They were friends and occasional fuck buddies. Agreed! Remarkably, ABC never found out about Parker's double life, (of if they did, excused it as an excess of the times) despite the fact that his XXX films continued to be released as late as 1983. and I just saw R271's post. Notably, Parker must have had an influence on the quality of the tunes as both singles are co-written by him and stand out in Morali's pantheon for being slower and more thoughtful than the majority of his releases of the period. It does happen. Thank you, R35 and R36. also know about his Social media accounts i.e. If so, it worked on me. Love R&B, love gospel, love many other areas where Blacks have made a great contribution to music. He was on Broadway in the cast of "Hair" and starred in Fellini's "Satyricon" and a dozen other European B movies. So many talented chorus men from the 80's. R132 Anton Diffring was gay? I truly hope they find a cure for this (and other) dreadful diseases. I find it too cutesy for words. Peter Coffield who was in a ton of TV series and TV movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as commercials. There's a compilation of her articles in print, and one of them she talks about a man with AIDS who stayed alive by drinking his own pee. December 13, 2002 . Somewhere in my kitchen. Even though God called him home just before his 39th birthday, because of GODSPELL, Merrell will always be with us. R31, Tom got AIDS from his partner, who didn't reveal his HIV when they met. When was Merrell Jackson born? Jonathon Scott Taylor apparently retired from acting took a law degree and is living somewhere in England. I'm lucky to be alive; timing is everything, if I'd been born 5 years earlierwho knows? At the time of his death, he was 39 years old. Your post irresponsible and offensive. Bless him. Uh Terry Lester died of AIDS complications, he wasted away and a heart attack did him in. Not a good guy but hot. Did it hurt when you pulled that out of your ass, r302? Look at the Clintons. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous singer and actor (1952-1991). Rue was an even bigger slut than Blanche. [quote] Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. Yes, I agree, Michael Jeter was more than semi-famous. Date of death: 23 February 1991, Died Place: United States: Nationality: United States: Denholm Elliott wouldn't be famous to most Americans, right? That DALLAS actor was so young and beautiful. It had a cast of 10 men and 2 women. Such dark, shitty days. [quote]This is heresy but "We'll Take a Glass Together" has always annoyed me. Charlie Kay Ely, 19, and Justin Soto, 21, have already. Brett was gay after his marriage to Anna Massey. Ooh, you should see what Robby Benson has to say about Queen Curtis in his autobiography. He was a fucking knockout, for me, perfectly emblematic of what was "young and handsome" in the sixties. [quote]The worst offender, may he rest in peaceherb ritts. I remember Beth Broderick from that Sabrina show was the main speaker at his memorial service. Trivia (2) He auditioned for the Chicago production of "Godspell" in May 1972, but was c Some features on this site require a subscription. r225 wandered in from Pleasantville I think. Darryl Hinton 0. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? BTW, I lived through this in the 1980s. He was a model for Yves St. Laurent and others. That first guy was smoking hot..to bad he got a dirty load. Prolific character actor: portrayed Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America, as well as drug lord Alejandro Sosa in Scarface. Merrell Jackson was an actor who played one of the apostles in the film Godspell (1973). R181 - I had no idea about the Dan Hartman history. [quote]Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? In his senior year, he appeared as King Melchior in a school production of the Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" that was also broadcast on WCIU-TV. Some common questions are also added below the content. Discover Merrell Jackson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. To top it all off, the film shot for 13 weeks on ground where the Army had previously tested atomic bombs. Dexter Stuffins from Silver Spoons ( Franklyn Seals) died from AIDS. On February 23, 1991, Merrell Jacksondied of non-communicable disease. *Peter Evans, 38, May 20, 1989, Versatile actor praised for his lead role in "Children of a Lesser God", *Ian Charleson, 40, January 6, 1990, The Scottish actor who costarred in the 1981 "Chariots of Fire", *Leonard Fray, 49, August 24, 1988, Motel the tailor in the stage and film versions of "Fiddler on the Roof", *Larry Kert, 60, June 5, 1991, The singer and actor who played Tony in Broadway's "West Side Story", Charles Ludlam, 44, May 28, 1987, Actor-playwright-director in his post-absurdist theater of the Ridiculous, Cookie Mueller, 40, November 10, 1989, Actress in John Waters's "Pink Flamingoes"; Details magazine art critic, Larry Riley, 59, June 6, 1992, The actor who played Frank Williams on CBS's "Knots Landing", Craig Russell, 42, October 30, 1990, Flamboyant entertainer and impersonator of Mae West, Judy Garland, Jack Smith, 57, September 18, 1989, Performance artist and maker of the 1963 film "Flaming Creatures", Barry Robins, 41, April 1, 1986, Lead in Bless the Beasts and the Children, Rmi Laurent, 32, 14 November 1989, the son in 1978 film La Cage aux Folles. Ryan Gosling was attached to it some time ago. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! who should have been famous if they hadn't been taken from the world prematurely. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn Then it hit me - he was going to the Oscar party at Elaine's, the only non-dangerous place in the neighborhood back in the glory days of homelessness and crack. I grew up in the midst of this and was scared beyond scared to think it was something I could contract. I've never had that happen before, you know, where your date shows up and asks to take a bath. Peter Tramm the substitute dancer for Kevin Bacon in Footloose. A 1971 graduate of Calumet High School in Chicago, Illinois. and various studio groups of the time. Official Sites. I'm sure they liked each other a lot. It's just a dopey show, in my opinion. This thread always bums me out when it resurfaces. He had a couple of big solo hits: Instant Replay in the late 70s and I Can Dream About You in 1984. He was a dear friend, and I miss him to this day. In a remembrance of McLinden, Ian Temple paints a vivid picture of youthful energy, sex, love and loss in the 1980s through to the 1990s. [9] He joined the Chicago production in November, but was called back to New York for additional location shots[10] and then continued in the cast until the show's run ended in August 1973. His obit at the time mentioned his companion. [13] While living in New York City, Jackson performed with dance companies, appeared in Broadway musicals, and did commercial spots for 7 Up soft drink. [quote]For years, I thought that Keene Curtis died of AIDS. I just checked his bio, and it says he died of Alzheimers. After her doctors warned her of the exhaustion being brought on by her demanding itineraries, Mahalia Jackson made fewer public appearances in the last five years of her life. The newest episode of Lifetime's 'Sleeping With a Killer' delves into what happened to Seath Jackson in Florida and the cold-blooded plot to murder him at a [] However his list of gay conquests is rather substantial: Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, Troy Donahue, Rudolf Nureyev, Paul Newman, Leonard Bernstein, James Dean, and Stephen Sondheim. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. This is quite possibly the gayest name ever. [quote]For Christ sake, I'm sure Rue was no older then Bradyou big dummy. Well that was true. Not actors, but the founders of the fun, doomed FILMEX in LA, Gary and Gary. I saw Carol Channing in one of her revivals of Hello Dolly in the early 80s. He appears to have died of AIDS in the mid1980s, and his partner, Gerald Mast, a film historian, died a few years later. Peter Burnell, who played Mike Powers on The Doctors, committed suicide after being diagnosed. For Christ sake, I'm sure Rue was no older then Bradyou big dummy. The 52 year old who died of AIDS in 1997. Here's a clip from the MTM episode. On June 25, 2009, American singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 50.His physician, Conrad Murray, said that he found Jackson in his room at his North Carolwood Drive home in the Holmby Hills area of the city not breathing and with a weak pulse; he administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to no avail, and . I didn't realize that BOB from "twin Peaks". At the time of his death he survived by his large extended friends and family. r128, you violated rule 87 in the 1970s Gay Handbook: 87: Never date an actor. In fact, I didn't know that he'd died. ", that was MARK Lester. It seems unlikely that he continued shooting them after the Edge contract began but was probably ending up on VHS formats of 16mm reels he had shot earlier. Mark Lester is very much alive. 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