I have lost track of these "things happend in3's"

[kwormann]

TV Star Buddy Ebsen Dies at 95

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Buddy Ebsen, the loose-limbed dancer turned Hollywood actor who achieved stardom and riches in the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Barnaby Jones," has died, a hospital official said Monday. He was 95.

Ebsen died Sunday morning at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance, said Pam Hope, an administrative nursing supervisor. He had been admitted to the hospital, near his home in Palos Verdes Estates, last month for treatment of an undisclosed illness.


http://apnews.myway.com//article/200...D7S4N1G00.html

[badunnin]

Kim - I agree. I think we are on about our third set of "threes" here. *sigh*

[honeygirl1971]

I know! It's not a good time to be an aged celeb.

[badunnin]

Even if you aren't aged. Barry White wasn't that old, and Mr Noodle (from Sesame Street) wasn't either.

[kwormann]

Ok, I missed something...Mr Noodle???

[badunnin]

Technically The Other Mr. Noodle. It wasn't recent, but it wasn't a long time ago either.

Mr. Noodle, Michael Jeter Dies at 50

Courtesy of Reuters
April 1, 2003

Award-winning stage and screen actor Michael Jeter, an "actor's actor" who was beloved by children as Sesame Street's The Other Mr. Noodle, died over the weekend in Los Angeles, his publicist said on Tuesday.

Jeter, who revealed in 1997 that he had contracted HIV (news - web sites) and was a longtime supporter of AIDS (news - web sites) charities, was found dead in his Hollywood Hills home on Sunday, his publicist said. The cause of his death has not been determined. Jeter was 50.

The slight, prematurely balding actor won fame and an Emmy award in 1992 for his role as wimpy assistant coach Herman Stiles in TV's "Evening Shade" opposite Burt Reynolds (news).

He was nominated twice more for "Evening Shade" before the show ended in 1994, and twice for guest appearances on "Picket Fences" and "Chicago Hope."

The Tennessee native earned a Tony award and other honors in 1990 for his Broadway performance as a dying clerk enjoying a last fling in Berlin in "Grand Hotel."

At the time of his death, Jeter was wrapping up a role in "The Polar Express" with actor Tom Hanks (news), with whom he shared the screen in "The Green Mile." In that film, Jeter played a condemned murderer who befriends a cell block mouse.

Filming was suspended on "The Polar Express" on Monday in observance of Jeter's death, his publicist said.

Born the son of a physician on Aug. 26, 1952, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, Jeter discovered his love of acting while studying medicine at Memphis State University.

After graduation, he moved to New York and worked at a law firm while trying to land his first acting job. That came in 1979, as a small role in Milos Forman (news)'s film "Hair."

Dubbing an "actor's actor" by critics, Jeter earned rave reviews for his turn as a homeless cabaret singer in "The Fisher King" opposite Robin Williams (news).

He starred again with Williams in "Patch Adams" and "Jakob the Liar," and in Clint Eastwood (news)'s "True Crimes." His credits include "Air Bud," "Mousehunt," "Waterworld," "Tango and Cash," "Zelig" and numerous guest-starring TV and stage roles.

In 2000, Jeter began his run as the bumbling Mr. Noodle for the children's TV series "Sesame Street." He is survived by his life partner, Sean Blue, his parents and five siblings.

[kwormann]

OMG, I LOVED him on Evening Shade! I hadnt even heard about that!

[Peggy]

I was catching up on reading newspapers and saw that Robert McCloskey passed away this weekend. He was one of my favorite authors of children's books. Some of my favorites are Make Way for Ducklings , Blueberries for Sal and Time of Wonder . Another talented artist leaves us this week...

Peggy

[jazzcat]

Yes, things do seem to happen in 3's. My own personal experience as some of you may remember. One co-worker lost her husband two years ago this month, and then my other co-worker friends husband died in August. Then my Mike died in September. Hard to believe it will be two years. I always found this almost eerie, but the datees were July 19th, August 10th, and then September 29th.

Don't mean to be a "downer", just recalling.............

Beth

I do remember and will always apreciate all the kindness I found HERE.

[Beth]

Beth, it is hard to believe it has been almost 2 years. Your posts sincethen haven't been as numerous, but always touched with a special beauty. Perhaps it is a reflection of the support you found here, the love in your heart and the new peace you seem to have found. Just thought you ought to hear that.

My dad always said things came in threes. My only problem with that is knowing what to count in the threes and wondering how many threes you can count sometimes. Going back to why Kim started this, it often seems like we lose celebrities in clusters, and quite a few tall names have fallen recently.

[Clover]

Originally posted by Peggy
I was catching up on reading newspapers and saw that Robert McCloskey passed away this weekend. He was one of my favorite authors of children's books. Some of my favorites are Make Way for Ducklings , Blueberries for Sal and Time of Wonder . Another talented artist leaves us this week...

I love his book One Morning in Maine. I think I'm going to finally break down and buy a copy of it for myself. It made me sad when I saw his obituary, even though, as a matter of fact, until I read he was dead I had no idea that he was still alive.

[MrsReber]

Yep, isn't that odd? Hume Cronin, Katherine Hepburn. So many well knowns at once. It's very eerie.

I think I used to have Blueberries for Sal. I just read that obit in my local paper and remembered the book. A little girl picking blueberries runs into a bear cub, right? Wonder what ever happened to my copy.

[claire797]

Originally posted by badunnin
Even if you aren't aged. Barry White wasn't that old, and Mr Noodle (from Sesame Street) wasn't either.

Mr. Noodle died?

[LaraW]

Originally posted by Peggy
I was catching up on reading newspapers and saw that Robert McCloskey passed away this weekend. He was one of my favorite authors of children's books. Some of my favorites are Make Way for Ducklings , Blueberries for Sal and Time of Wonder . Another talented artist leaves us this week...

Peggy

I had the book "Make Way for Ducklings" when I was little. I had totally forgotten about that book until I heard the story about Robert McCloskey on NPR on my way home from work one day last week. I told my DH that I was going to be buying 2 copies - one for my niece for Christmas and one for our new baby so that he/she can have that as part of their library.

[mrswaz]

Originally posted by claire797


Mr. Noodle died?

Not THE Mr. Noodle, it was Mr. Noodle's brother Mr. Noodle. The smaller Mr. Noodle.