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Friday, April 8, 2011

Betty Garrett, American actress (On the Town, All in the Family, Laverne & Shirley), died from a aortic aneurysm she was , 91.

Betty Garrett  was an American actress, comedienne, singer and dancer who originally performed on Broadway before being signed to a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer died from a aortic aneurysm she was , 91.. While there, she appeared in several musical films before returning to Broadway and making guest appearances on several television series.
Later, she became known for the roles she played in two prominent 1970s sitcoms: Archie Bunker's liberal neighbor Irene Lorenzo in All in the Family and landlady Edna Babish in Laverne & Shirley.
In later years, Garrett appeared in television series such as Grey's Anatomy, Boston Public and Becker as well as in several Broadway plays and revivals.


(May 23, 1919 – February 12, 2011)  

Early life

Garrett was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Shortly after her birth, her parents relocated to Seattle, Washington, where her mother, Octavia, managed the sheet music department in Sherman Clay, while her father, Curtis, worked as a traveling salesman. His alcoholism and inability to handle finances eventually led to their divorce, and Garrett and her mother lived in a series of residential hotels in order to curtail expenses.[1]

When Garrett was eight years old, her mother married the fiancé she had jilted in order to marry Curtis.[2] They settled in Regina, Saskatchewan, where stepfather Sam worked in the meat packing industry. A year later her mother discovered her new husband was involved in a sexual relationship with his male assistant, and she and Betty returned to Seattle.[3] After graduating from public grammar school, Garrett enrolled at the Annie Wright School in Tacoma, which she attended on a full scholarship. There was no drama department there, and she frequently organized musical productions and plays for special occasions. Following her senior year performance in Twelfth Night, the bishop urged her to pursue a career on the stage. At the same time, her mother's friend arranged an interview with Martha Graham, who was in Seattle for a concert tour, and the dancer recommended her for a scholarship at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.[4]
Garrett and her mother arrived in Manhattan in the summer of 1936 and Garrett began classes in September. Her teachers included Graham and Anna Sokolow for dance, Sandy Meisner for drama, Lehman Engel for music, and Margaret Webster for the Shakespearean classics, and fellow students included Daniel Mann and Richard Conte. She felt she was destined to be a dramatic actress and shied away from playing comedic roles.[5]

Early career

During the summer months, Garrett performed in the Borscht Belt, where she had the opportunity to work with Danny Kaye, Jerome Robbins, Carol Channing, Imogene Coca, and Jules Munshin, and she was encouraged to hone her singing and dancing skills. [6] She joined Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre as an understudy in what was to be its last stage presentation, a poorly-reviewed and short-lived production of Danton's Death that gave her the opportunity to work with Joseph Cotten, Ruth Ford, Martin Gabel, and Arlene Francis.[7][8] She performed with Martha Graham's dance company at Carnegie Hall and the Alvin Theatre, sang at the Village Vanguard, and appeared in satirical and political revues staged by the Brooklyn-based Flatbush Arts Theatre, which eventually changed its name to the American Youth Theatre and relocated to Manhattan. It was during this period she joined the Communist Party and began performing at fundraisers for progressive causes.[9]

Broadway

Garrett made her Broadway debut in 1942 in the revue Of V We Sing, which closed after 76 performances but led to her being cast in the Harold Rome revue Let Freedom Sing later that year.[10] It closed after only eight performances, but producer Mike Todd saw it and signed her to understudy Ethel Merman [11] and play a small role in the 1943 Cole Porter musical Something for the Boys.[12] Merman became ill during the run, allowing Garrett to play the lead for a week. During this time she was seen by producer Vinton Freedley, who cast her in Jackpot, a Vernon Duke/Howard Dietz musical also starring Nanette Fabray and Allan Jones.[13] The show closed quickly, and Garrett began touring the country with her nightclub act.[14][15]

MGM



After Laffing Room Only another production Garrett appeared in on broadway closed there she traveled with the show as it played extended runs in Detroit and Chicago, after which she returned to New York and was cast in Call Me Mister, which reunited her with Harold Rome, Lehman Engel, and Jules Munshin. She won critical acclaim and the Donaldson Award for her performance, which prompted Al Hirschfeld to caricature her in the New York Times.[16] It also led to her being signed to a one-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Louis B. Mayer. Garrett arrived at the studio in January 1947 and made her film debut portraying nightclub performer Shoo Shoo O'Grady in Big City, directed by Norman Taurog and co-starring George Murphy.[17] Mayer renewed her contract and she appeared in the musicals Words and Music, On the Town, Take Me Out To The Ball Game, and Neptune's Daughter in quick succession. [18]
The Jolson Story had been a huge hit in the United Kingdom, and Garrett and husband Larry Parks decided to capitalize on its popularity by appearing in at the London Palladium and then touring the UK with their nightclub act. Its success prompted them to return to the country three times, but the increasing popularity of television eventually led to the decline of music hall entertainment.[19] Then Garrett was cast opposite Janet Leigh and Jack Lemmon in My Sister Eileen, a 1955 musical remake of a 1942 film starring Rosalind Russell, when Judy Holliday dropped out of the project due to a contract dispute.[20] The following year, she and Parks replaced Holliday and Sydney Chaplin in the Broadway production of Bells Are Ringing during their vacation from the show. Over the next two decades, she worked sporadically, appearing on Broadway in two short-lived plays (Beg, Borrow or Steal with Parks and A Girl Could Get Lucky with Pat Hingle) and a musical adaptation of Spoon River Anthology, and making guest appearances on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, The Lloyd Bridges Show, and The Fugitive.

Later career

In the fall of 1973, All in the Family added two new neighbors to the neighborhood, Frank Lorenzo and his feisty Irish American wife, Irene. Lear had been the publicity man for Call Me Mister, All in the Family writers Bernard West and Mickey West knew Garrett from her days with the American Youth Theatre, and Jean Stapleton had been in the cast of Bells Are Ringing, so Garrett appeared to be a frontrunner for the role of Irene. It went instead to Sada Thompson, but, unhappy after filming one episode, Thompson asked to be released from her commitment, freeing the role for Garrett. Irene was Catholic and assumed many of the household duties normally associated with husbands, and she therefore presented a kind of nemesis to Archie Bunker. She later worked with Archie at his place of employment, driving a forklift, and was paid less than the man she replaced. Garrett remained with the series from 1973 through 1975. [21]
The following year, Garrett was performing her one-woman show Betty Garrett and Other Songs in Westwood when she was offered the role of landlady Edna Babish in Laverne & Shirley. The character was a five-time divorcĂ©e who eventually married Laverne's father Frank. Although Garrett felt she never was given enough to do on the show, she appreciated the fact that her musical talents occasionally were incorporated into the plot, and she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her performance. When the series was extended beyond what had been intended to be its final season, Garrett was forced to drop out because she already had committed to performing with Sandy Dennis, Jack Gilford, Hope Lange, and Joyce Van Patten in The Supporting Cast on Broadway. The play closed after only eight performances, but returning to Laverne & Shirley was not an option, as the writers had explained Edna's disappearance by having her divorce Frank. [22]
In the ensuing years, Garrett appeared on television in Murder, She Wrote, The Golden Girls, Harts of the West, Union Square, Boston Public, Becker (for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series), and Grey's Anatomy, among others, and on stage in Plaza Suite (with Parks), And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little, and the 2001 Broadway revival of Follies. At Theatre West, which she co-founded, she directed Arthur Miller's The Price and appeared in the play Waiting in the Wings. She won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award twice, for Spoon River Anthology and Betty Garrett and Other Songs.[citation needed]
Garrett received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2003. On the occasion of her ninetieth birthday in 2009, she was honored at a celebration sponsored by Theatre West at the Music Box Theatre in Hollywood.[23][24][25]
In 2010, Garrett appeared alongside former two-time co-star Esther Williams during Turner Classic Movies' first annual Classic Film Festival.[26] Their film Neptune's Daughter was screened at the pool of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California while a Williams-inspired synchronized swimming troop, The Aqualilies, performed. [27]

Personal life

While appearing in Los Angeles, Garrett was invited to perform a comedy sketch at the Actor's Lab in Hollywood. It was there she met Larry Parks, who was producing the show. He invited her to join him for a drink, then drove her to the top of Mulholland Drive and told her, "You're the girl I'm going to marry." During the next two weeks, the two were inseparable. Garrett departed for a nightclub engagement in Chicago. Eventually Parks joined her and introduced her to his mother, who lived in nearby Joliet. Parks returned to Los Angeles to begin filming Counter-Attack and Garrett continued to New York to prepare for Laffing Room Only with Olsen and Johnson, but before rehearsals began she called Parks and proposed marriage. The two were wed on September 8, 1944,[28] four months after their initial meeting. Actor Lloyd Bridges served as best man.[28] Garrett and Parks spent a month honeymooning in Malibu Beach, and then lived apart for the next two years while pursuing their respective careers.[29]
Garrett and Parks remained married until his death in 1975. She had two sons, composer Garrett and actor Andrew. [30]

Blacklisting

Because of their past affiliations with the Communist Party, Garrett and Parks became embroiled with the House Un-American Activities Committee, although only Parks was forced to testify. He willingly admitted he had been a member of the party and initially refused to name others though did later. Despite this he found himself on the Hollywood blacklist. Garrett also had trouble finding work, although as the mother of two young sons she did not mind being unemployed as much as her husband did. Parks formed a highly successful construction business, and eventually the couple owned many apartment buildings scattered throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Rather than sell them upon completion, Parks decided to retain ownership and collect rents as a landlord, a decision that proved to be extremely profitable. During this period, the couple occasionally performed in Las Vegas showrooms, summer stock productions, and touring companies of Broadway shows.[31][32]

Death

Betty Garrett died of an aortic aneurysm in Los Angeles on February 12, 2011, at the age of 91.[33]


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Fedor den Hertog, Dutch cyclist and Olympic medallist, died from prostate cancer. he was , 64

Fedor Iwan den Hertog  was a Dutch racing cyclist died from prostate cancer. he was , 64. He won the Olympic 100 km team time trial in 1968 with Joop Zoetemelk, RenĂ© Pijnen and Jan Krekels. He also won the national road championship in 1977.

(20 April 1946 – 12 February 2011)

As an amateur, Den Hertog won the British Milk Race in 1969 and 1971. His most outstanding performance was the Rheinland-Pfalz tour in Germany in 1969, when he won nine of 11 stages and overall, 36 minutes ahead of the field.[1] He was national road champion in 1968 and pursuit champion in 1968 and 1971. He came third in the Olympic team time trial in 1972, won the Grand Prix des Nations in 1969 and 1970, and in 1969 won the Tour of Belgium. An accident with a car in the Belgian Ardennes on 17 August 1967 came close to ending his career. Den Hertog was considered the best amateur of his time, and many professional teams wanted him, but he declined out of fear to lose his freedom.[1]
In 1974, Den Hertog finally turned professional but he had passed his peak.[1] He first rode the Tour de France in 1974. He rode three times for the Dutch team, Frisol, coming 27th, 18th and then not finishing, although in 1977 he won the stage to Rouen. He broke away from the field 21 km from the finish and won by 20 seconds. He dropped out with knee pain in the 13th stage.[2] He also rode for Lejeune-BP and the Belgian team, IJsboerke-Warncke Eis, but never with the success he had as an amateur.[3]
He won a stage in the Vuelta à España in 1977 but retired soon afterwards. He opened a bicycle business in Dilsen in Belgium but closed it for "personal circumstances".[2]
His brother, Nidi, was a professional from 1974 to 1980.
Fedor den Hertog was 1.83 metres (6.0 ft) tall and weighed 76 kilograms (170 lb).[4] In 2007, he was diagnosed with prostrate cancer, from which he died in February 2011.

Palmarès


1966
 Netherlands National Militaries Road Championship
1968
 Netherlands National Amateur Track Pursuit Championship
Gold medal icon.svg Olympic Games Team Time Trial (with Jan Krekels, René Pijnen and Joop Zoetemelk)
1969
Milk Race
Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
1970
Omloop der Kempen
Ronde van Limburg
1971
Milk Race
 Netherlands National Amateur Track Pursuit Championship
1972
Tour de l'Avenir
1973
Olympia's Tour
1976
Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
1977
Liedekerkse Pijl
Netherlands Dutch National Road Race Championship
Schijndel
Trofee Jan van Erp
Tour de France:
Winner stage 10
Vuelta a España:
Winner stage 3
1979
GP Frans Verbeeck
1980
Maaslandse Pijl


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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Kenneth Mars American actor (Young Frankenstein, Malcolm in the Middle, The Producers, The Little Mermaid), died from pancreatic cancer he was , 75, .

Kenneth Mars was an American television, movie, and voice actor died from pancreatic cancer he was , 75, .. He may be best-remembered for his roles in several Mel Brooks films: the insane Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in 1968's The Producers, and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's Young Frankenstein.
 

(April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011)

Career

Television

Mars made his acting debut in 1962 as a book publisher on the comedy series Car 54, Where Are You?. Afterwards, he appeared on such television series as Gunsmoke, Get Smart, McMillan & Wife, and The Bob Crane Show. Mars played Harry Zarakartos on the sitcom He & She. Mars was featured in a number of small roles in programs such as the Misfits of Science pilot episode and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Shadowplay".

He was cast opposite Bette Davis in Hello Mother, Goodbye!, a 1973 television pilot that was aired by NBC but never added to its schedule. From 1970 until 1974 he guest starred in five episodes of Love, American Style, playing random characters. In 1977, he became a series regular on both the Sha Na Na variety series and on Fernwood 2-Night, where he played "Bud Prize" on the fictional comedy talk show, later appearing on America 2-Night in the same role. His last television gigs were that of Otto, the German dude ranch owner on Fox's Malcolm in the Middle, an appearance on Disney Channel's Hanna Montana, and a reprisal of his role as Grandpa Longneck in The Land Before Time television series.

Stage and film roles

Mars often played characters with exaggerated accents. He was German in The Producers and Young Frankenstein, and was the Croatian musicologist Hugh Simon in What's Up, Doc?. His first broadly accented character was that of Sir Evelyn Oakleigh in the 1962 Off-Broadway revival of the Cole Porter musical, Anything Goes.

Comedy albums

In 1975, ABC/Dunhill released a comedy LP produced by Earl Doud titled Henry the First featuring Mars in a number of comedy bits as Henry Kissinger, including a cover version of the Bachman–Turner Overdrive song, "Takin' Care of Business".

Voice acting roles

Mars cultivated a lengthy voice acting career, launching it by voicing several characters on Uncle Croc's Block. He voiced the roles of Ariel's father King Triton in The Little Mermaid, as well as voicing Triton in Kingdom Hearts & Kingdom Hearts 2. He also voiced Littlefoot's Grandpa Longneck in The Land Before Time movie series and the spin-off television series. He played some minor roles on the popular radio show, Adventures in Odyssey. He played Sweet Williams in Fievel's American Tails, which took place after An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. He voiced characters on many animated television series, such as The Smurfs, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Tale Spin, and Animaniacs, as well as video games, such as Fallout and Kingdom Hearts.

Death

Mars died aged 75 from pancreatic cancer in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California on February 12, 2011.[1]

Filmography


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Bridgett Rollins, American model (Playboy), died from cancer she was 54.


In Memoriam: Bridgett Rollins (1956–2011)
🌹 September 7, 1956 – February 12, 2011 🌹
Bridgett Rollins, a captivating presence in the world of modeling, left an indelible mark as the Playmate of the Month in the May 1975 issue of Playboy magazine. Her timeless beauty and allure, captured through the lens of legendary photographer Pompeo Posar, enchanted readers and fans alike.
!Bridgett Rollins
A Vision of Elegance: Bridgett's ethereal beauty transcended the physical realm. Her delicate features, framed by flowing hair, exuded a timeless elegance—a blend of innocence and allure that mesmerized all who gazed upon her. As a centerfold, she stood as a testament to the artistry of the human form, a muse for dreamers and romantics.
Beyond the Lens: Bridgett was more than just a captivating image; she possessed an inner grace that touched the lives of those fortunate enough to know her. Her laughter rang through sun-kissed afternoons, and her eyes held secrets—both playful and profound. Whether in front of the camera or in quiet moments, she radiated authenticity.
A Life Cut Short: Tragically, Bridgett's journey ended too soon. On a fateful day in February 2011, the world lost a shining star. Yet her legacy persists—a delicate imprint on the pages of history, forever etched in the hearts of those who remember her.
Honoring Bridgett: As we pay tribute to her memory, let us celebrate the spirit of Bridgett Rollins—the enchantress who danced with light, the muse who graced our dreams. May her laughter echo through time, reminding us that beauty transcends the ephemeral, and that even in loss, there remains a luminous legacy.
🌟 Rest in eternal beauty, dear Bridgett. 🌟1)[1][2]



Joanne Siegel, American widow of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, model for Lois Lane died she was , 93.

Joanne Siegel  was an American model who in the 1930s worked with Superman creator Joe Shuster as the model for Lois Lane, Superman's love interest died she was , 93.. She later married Superman's co-creator Jerry Siegel and sued for restoration of her husband's authorship copyright in the Superman character.

(December 1, 1917 – February 12, 2011)

Siegel was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1917, the daughter of Hungarian immigrants.[1] Her birth name was Jolan Kovacs. In 1935, while still attending high school, Kovacs placed an advertisement in Cleveland's The Plain Dealer offering her services as a model.[1] The ad stated: "Situation Wanted — Female ARTIST MODEL: No experience."[2] Joe Shuster, who was working on a new comic character, Superman, responded to the ad. Prior to the modeling sessions, Shuster's co-creator, Jerry Siegel, had developed an idea for a journalist to be Superman's love interest, Lois Lane. Shuster hired Kovacs as a model for Lane, and his depiction of Lane was based on his drawings of Kovac's hairstyle and facial features. Interviewed in 1996 by The Plain Dealer, she recalled, "I remember the day I met Jerry in Joe's living room. Jerry was the model for Superman. He was standing there in a Superman-like pose. He said their character was going to fly through the air, and he leaped off the couch to demonstrate."[2][3] The New York Times wrote, "Ms. Siegel was the first in a long line of Lois Lanes, who have included Phyllis Coates, Noel Neill, Teri Hatcher, and Erica Durance on television, as well as Margot Kidder and Kate Bosworth in the movies."[1]
Following her modeling work for Shuster, Kovac worked as an artist's model, sometimes using the professional name Joanne Carter. She worked for a ship builder in California during World War II. After the war, Kovacs moved to New York, where she ran into Jerry Siegel at a costume ball to raise money for cartoonists.[1] Both had been married and divorced previously, and the two were married in 1948.[2] They lived in Connecticut and New York before moving to California in the 1960s. They remained married until Jerry Siegel's death in 1996 and had a daughter, Laura, who later recalled, "My father said she not only posed for the character, but from the day he met her it was her personality that he infused into the character. She was not only beautiful but very smart and determined, and she had a lot of guts; she was a courageous person."[2][4] In a profile of Siegel, NPR noted, "Though a number of actresses played [Lois Lane] on television and in the movies over the years, Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel always said that his wife, Joanne ... inspired the character of Lois Lane."[5]
Despite the success of Superman in comic books, television and motion pictures, Siegel and Shuster had sold the copyright to Detective Comics for $130,[1] and the Siegels led a modest lifestyle. Their daughter recalled, "My mother and father lived in complete poverty for many, many years."[2] Joanne Siegel worked for a time as a car salesman in Santa Monica, California, to help support the family. Siegel lived in the Marina Del Rey section of Los Angeles in her later years.[2]
Siegel devoted herself to reclaiming the original Superman copyright. At one point, she called the publisher of Superman and said, "How can you sit by and continue to make millions of dollars off of a character that Jerry co-created and allow him to live in this unbelievable poverty?"[2] In the late 1970s, DC Comics agreed to pay both Siegel and Shuster a stipend of $20,000 per year for life, but Joanne Siegel was not satisfied and continued the fight, even after her husband died in 1996. She filed a lawsuit in 1999 seeking partial ownership of the Superman character.[6] In 2006, Siegel won partial summary judgment in a lawsuit with DC Comics. The Court found that Joanne Siegel and her daughter had successfully recaptured the Superboy copyright in 2004 and opined that the television program Smallville was infringing the Siegels' copyright.[7] In 2008, Siegel secured a further ruling from a federal court in Los Angeles restoring her husband's co-authorship share of the original Superman copyrights.[8][9] In a 72-page decision, the Court ruled that Jerry Siegel was entitled to claim a share of the United States copyright to Superman, while leaving intact DC Comics' international rights to the character.[8] Following the ruling, Joanne Siegel told the press, "We were just stubborn. It was a dream of Jerry's, and we just took up the task."[8]
Siegel died on February 12, 2011 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica.[4][6] Following her death, Siegel's lawyer noted, "All her life she carried the torch for Jerry and Joe — and other artists. There was a lot of Lois Lane in Joanne Siegel."[1
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Vipindas, Indian cinematographer and director, died from a short illness he was , 72.

Vipindas  was an Indian cinematographer and director  died from a short illness he was , 72.. He has cinematographed more than 200 films in Malayalam alone, and has directed a couple of films.
 

(1938 – 12 February 2011)

Biography

Vipindas was born on 1938 in Pazhayannoor, Thrissur, Kerala, as the son of Pallippatta Sankaran Nair and Lakshmi Amma. He shifted to Chennai when he was fifteen, to study photography. He had no formal education in photography but he was able to assist veteran Bollywood cinematographer Beevashom for three years. He also studied violin under maestro Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan during his early days.
Vipindas started his film career with the Tamil film Thalattu, for which he was the director also. He debuted in Malayalam through Prethangalude Thazhvara. It was followed by Prathidhwani, directed by him but cinematographed by veteran director I. V. Sasi. This film established the successful collaboration of Sasi and Vipindas. He worked as a cinematographer with Sasi in about twenty five films. He has also collaborated with several master directors including P. A. Backer, Fazil, Hariharan, Joshiy, K. Madhu, Padmarajan and Bharathan. His last work was Thathwamasi, directed by Sunil.[1]
He died on 12 February 2011.[2]

Slected filmography

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Frank Whitten New Zealand actor (Outrageous Fortune), died from cancer he was , 68,

Frank Whitten  was a New Zealand television actor. He was more recently known for playing Ted "Grandpa" West in the New Zealand television show Outrageous Fortune died from cancer he was , 68.


 ( 1942 – 12 February 2011)

Life and career

Frank Whitten grew up in the Waikato Region in the 1950s. Around 1963, "with very little experience and even less money", he left for England to become an actor. Over the next eighteen years Whitten worked in a children's theatre company that developed plays with, and for, working-class children. He also spent time as an improvisational tutor at leading British drama school the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
In 1982 Whitten returned to New Zealand and began acting in theatre. Two years later, he appeared as an exploitative guru of a commune in Trespasses, the movie spin off of police show Mortimer's Patch. The same year, Whitten played the enigmatic farmer who strides into the isolated rural world of a young child in Vigil, the first feature directed by Vincent Ward. In the mid eighties he joined the serial Heroes, playing roadie to a group of young musicians. He followed this role by playing one of the main roles on historical drama Heart of the High Country, based on the novel by English author Elizabeth Gowans.[citation needed]
Whitten had a role in the short film Accidents, and small roles in the romance Arriving Tuesday, Zilch, The Returning, and two international thrillers, Chill Factor and Hot Target.

Television

On television, he made guest appearances on Erebus: The Aftermath, Gloss, The Chosen, The Ray Bradbury Theatre and Mysterious Island, the live action remake of Peter Pan and the award-winning miniseries The Leaving of Liverpool, which followed two English children transplanted to Australia after World War 2. In 2007, his ongoing role on Outrageous Fortune won him a best supporting actor award at the Air New Zealand Screen Awards. He also played the older man in the Speights Southern Man advertisements well known for his saying, "Good on ya, mate!"

Trifecta

Frank Whitten penned the stage drama Trifecta.

Death

Frank Whitten died on 12 February 2011, aged 68.[1][2] The official media statement stated that "[he] died peacefully in his sleep"[3] following a short battle with cancer[4]

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Dickey Betts died he was 80

Early Career Forrest Richard Betts was also known as Dickey Betts Betts collaborated with  Duane Allman , introducing melodic twin guitar ha...