Frank Chirkinian, American producer (CBS Sports), died from lung cancer he was , 84.

Frank Chirkinian was an Armenian-American CBS Sports producer and director died from lung cancer he was , 84..
He is most notable for his work on golf coverage, though he also directed coverage of the Winter Olympics, the United States Open Tennis Championships, college and professional American football, auto racing and the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.^[2] He died at his Florida home after suffering from lung cancer.

( 1926 – March 4, 2011)

Golf coverage

Chirkinian was known as the 'father of televised golf' for the impact he had on golf broadcasting.^[2] He came to the attention of CBS after he impressed with his direction of the 1958 PGA Championship.^[2] Recruited by the network, who had no one with expertise in the relatively new field of golf broadcasting, he went on to be executive producer of CBS's golf coverage from 1959 until 1996.^[3][4] During his time at CBS, he was nicknamed 'The Ayatollah' for his brusque, uncompromising approach to directing broadcasts.^[5] Chirkinian was particularly well regarded for the coverage of the Masters Tournament that he oversaw for four decades, working closely with the authorities at Augusta National to ensure they were satisfied.^[6]
Chirkinian was responsible for a number of innovations in the filming and presentation of golf. He ensured as many microphones as possible were placed around the golf course to pick up the sounds of the tournament and golfers' conversations, rather than having commentators talk over silent footage.^[1] He showed as many golf shots as possible, cutting quickly from player to player to keep up the pace of the broadcast, unafraid of focusing on the game's stars.^[1][4] The use of multiple cameras was introduced during Chirkinian's tenure, including high-angle cameras mounted in trees and on blimps for the first time.^[4] Chirkinian said that he was most proud of being the first to display golfers' scores relative to par, rather than cumulatively, making it simpler to work out how they were faring relative to the rest of the field.^[1] Most of all, Chirkinian thought it important to allow coverage to focus on golfers and the shots they made, and was critical of recent innovations in golf broadcasting that he saw as distracting and unnecessary.^[2][1]

Other media

He appeared as himself in the Kevin Costner film Tin Cup.

Honours and awards

Chirkinian won four Emmys and two Peabody Awards during his career.^[4] In 2007 he was awarded the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award and inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.^[7] At the time of his death, he was scheduled to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on May 9, 2011.^[1][8]

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Annie Fargue, American actress and manager, died from cancer she was , 76.

Annie Fargue was a French-born American actress, who garnered fame in 1961, when she was named "most promising new star in a situation comedy"died from cancer she was , 76. when she costarred with Marshall Thompson, Doris Singleton, and Don Keefer in CBS's Angel.

(c. 1934 – 4 March 2011)


Fargue played Angelique "Angel" Smith, the young, pretty, scatterbrained wife of an American architect, John Smith, portrayed by Marshall Thompson. Singleton was her sympathetic neighbor Susie, and Keefer was Susie's husband George. The program was filmed at Desilu Studios under producers Jess Oppenheimer and Edward H. Feldman. Prior to the debut of Angel on October 6, 1960, Fargue had made no previous acting appearances. The series ran for thirty-three episodes, with new segments until June 14, 1961.
After Angel folded because of low ratings on Thursday evenings, having lost out to My Three Sons starring Fred MacMurray, Fargue appeared as a guest star in a few other series, including Jennifer in "The Princess" on The Rifleman with Chuck Connors (1962) and as Suzanne in "Policeman's Holiday" on Adventures in Paradise with Gardner McKay (1962), both on ABC. Her last television appearance was in CBS's "The Case of the Betrayed Bride" on Perry Mason (1964). ^[3][4]
On November 30, 1960, she appeared as herself on CBS's I've Got a Secret, hosted by Garry Moore.^[5] That appearance came shortly after the premiere of Angel. In August 1961, Fargue joined actor Howard Duff in the play For Love or Money by F. Hugh Herbert at the Colonie Summer Theatre in Latham, New York.^[6]

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Vivienne Harris, British businesswoman and newspaper publisher, co-founder of the Jewish Telegraph, died she was , 89.

Vivienne Harris, MBE was a British businesswoman, newspaper publisher and journalist who co-founded the Jewish Telegraph in December 1950 with her husband, Frank Harris  died she was , 89.. She is the mother of the Jewish Telegraph's present owner and group editor, Paul Harris.

(1921/1922 - March 4, 2011) 

Harris was born in Prestwich. Vivenne Harris's husband, Frank, a freelance journalist, had relocated to Manchester from London.^[1] He soon realized that the only Jewish newspaper publication in the area. Vivienne and her husband co-founded the weekly Jewish Telegraph in the dining room of their home in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 1950.^[1] Vivienne Harris oversaw much of the newspaper's expansion from its origins as a four-page, weekly paper^[2] during the next sixty years, until 2011.^[1] Under Harris, the Jewish Telegraph expanded to four editions in four major British cities - Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Glasgow.^[1] Her husband and newspaper co-founder Frank Harris died in 1979. Their son, Paul Harris, became group editor while Vivienne Harris remained financial director and co-owner.^[1]
In June 1997, Harris was the recipient of the MBE for her contributions to both journalism and Greater Manchester.^[2] She remained the Jewish Telegraph's financial director until her death in 2011.^[2] Additionally, Harris was active in numerous charitable organizations, including Save the Children, the Citizens Advice Bureau of Salford, the League of Jewish Woman, St Ann’s Hospice and the Jewish Day Centre.^[2]
Harris addressed attendees at the Jewish Telegraph’s 60th anniversary dinner in December 2010.^[2] Dignitaries at the event, which was held at the Radisson Blu Hotel at Manchester International Airport, included Bury Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr John Byrne and his wife, Brenda.^[2]
Vivienne Harris died at her home in Broughton Park on March 4, 2011, at the age of 89.^[1] She remained the active financial director of the newspaper until her death.^[1] She was survived by her sons, Paul Harris and Jonathan Harris.^[2]

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Charles Jarrott, British film and television director (Anne of the Thousand Days), died from prostate cancer he was , 83.

harles Jarrott was a British film and television director died from prostate cancer he was , 83.. He was best known for costume dramas he directed for producer Hal B. Wallis, among them Anne of the Thousand Days, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Director in 1970 died from prostate cancer he was , 83..

(16 June 1927 – 4 March 2011)


Although Anne was nominated for several awards, critic Pauline Kael wrote in her book Reeling (Warner Books, p. 198), that as a director, Jarrott had no style or personality, and that he was just "a traffic manager".

Selected filmography

• Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
• Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
• Lost Horizon (1973)
• The Dove (1974)
• Escape from the Dark (1976)
• The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
• The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
• Condorman (1981)
• The Amateur (1981)
• The Boy in Blue (1986)
• The Secret Life of Algernon (1997)
• Turn of Faith (2001)

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Chester Kahapea, American soil scientist, known as the "face of Hawaiian statehood", died from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease he was , 65.

Chester Frank Kahapea  was an American soil scientist, technician and former paperboy died from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease he was , 65.. Kahapea became a symbol of the Hawaiian statehood after an iconic photo of him appeared in newspapers around the United States holding a special edition copy of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin headlined "Statehood."^[2][3] Kahapea became known in state history as "the face of Hawaii statehood."

(March 14, 1945 – March 4, 2011)
 
The photo of Kahapea was taken on March 12, 1959, shortly after U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Hawaii Admission Act, admitting Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state.^[2] Kahapea was a twelve-year old paperboy in Honolulu at the time.^[2] People had taken to the streets to celebrate Hawaii's admission to the U.S. and Kahapea reportedly could not keep up with the demand for the special edition Honolulu Star-Bulletin statehood newspapers.^[2] Kahapea was selected as the newsboy to hand the first statehood newspaper to then Honolulu Mayor Neal Blaisdell, who was late for the photographer's appointment.^[4] With the Mayor late, the reporter began talking to Kahapea, which led to the now famous photograph.^[4] In 2009, on the fiftieth anniversary of statehood, Kahapea recalled the instance when an Associated Press reporter took the now iconic photograph, "He just asked me how I normally sold my papers. So, I held up my hand with the paper - and, just a shot of statehood - and that was it!"^[2] The photo of Kahapea holding a "Statehood" special edition appeared in newspapers and publications worldwide, including the New York Times.^[3] The photograph made Kahapea a symbol of Hawaii's achievement of statehood.^[5]
Kahapea become a soil technician for Construction Engineering Labs, testing the quality and composition of soil, cement and asphalt.^[3] where he worked for thirty-one years before retiring.^[3]
In 2008, Kahapea was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, but acted as a spokesman and activist for those suffering from the disease in Hawaii.^[3] He worked to spread awareness of the disease in the state. Kahapea died of complications from Lou Gehrig's disease at Kua­kini Medical Center in Honolulu on March 4, 2011, at the age of 65. He was a longtime resident of Waianae, Oahu.^[2] He was survived by three children - Christopher, Jeffrey and Nadine.^[3] His memorial service was held at the Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary on March 26, 2011.

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Ed Manning, American basketball player (Baltimore Bullets) and coach (San Antonio Spurs), died from a heart condition he was , 68.

Edward (Ed) R. Manning was an American professional basketball player and college and NBA assistant coach. He was the father of former NBA player Danny Manning died from a heart condition he was , 68..
He played college basketball for the Jackson State University Tigers from 1963–1967 scored 1,610 career points.

(January 2, 1943 – March 4, 2011)

Manning was inducted into the Jackson State University Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
Manning's career as a player took him to several NBA and ABA teams including the Baltimore Bullets where his jersey number was 35, as well as various European franchises. In 1985, he was hired as an assistant basketball coach at the University of Kansas under Larry Brown.
Manning followed Brown in 1988 to San Antonio to serve as an assistant coach for the Spurs, where Brown had been hired as the team's head coach.
Manning later served as a scout for the Spurs.

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Johnny Preston, American pop singer ("Running Bear"), died from heart failure he was , 71.

Johnny Preston was an American pop music singer, who was best known for his international number one hit in 1960, "Running Bear" died from heart failure he was , 71.

(August 18, 1939 – March 4, 2011)

Life and career

Born as John Preston Courville in Port Arthur, Texas,^[4] of Cajun ancestry, Preston sang in high school choral contests throughout the state of Texas.^[4] He formed a rock and roll band called "The Shades", who were seen performing at a local club by J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.
Richardson offered Preston the chance to record a teenage tragedy song he had written, "Running Bear", which they did in Houston, Texas, in 1958.^[5] The "Indian" sounds on the record were performed by Richardson and George Jones.^[6] The record was released after the Big Bopper's death in the same plane crash that killed Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.^[4] It entered the U.S. Hot 100 in October 1959, reaching number one in January 1960 and remaining there for three weeks.^[4][6] It was a transatlantic chart-topper, reaching #1 in the United Kingdom in March 1960.^[7] The sales of the record exceeded one million copies, earning Preston his first gold disc.^[4]
Preston quickly followed up with another hit called "Cradle of Love," (Billboard #7, UK # 2) and made several other records during the early 1960s that met with modest success. "Cradle of Love" was a hit in both the UK Singles Chart and in Athens, Greece.^[8] Preston's "I'm Starting to Go Steady", a song on the flip side of "Feel So Fine", (Billboard #14), was released in June 1960. Preston made appearances on American Bandstand (ABC-TV) and The Milt Grant Show and also The Buddy Deane Show (East Coast, United States).
Preston's pioneering contribution to the genre was recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He also performed at Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater in Branson, Missouri.^[9] In 2009, Preston performed at the Lamar State College, in his hometown.^[10]
Preston had coronary artery bypass surgery in 2010.^[1] He died of heart failure in Beaumont, Texas on Friday 4 March 2011, at the age of 71,^[2] after years of heart-related illnesses.

 Discography

Chart singles

Year	Title	U.S. Hot 100[6]	UK Singles Chart[11]
1959	"Running Bear"	1	1
1960	"Cradle of Love"	7	2
	"Feel So Fine"	14	18
	"I'm Starting to Go Steady"	-	49
	"Charming Billy"	-	34
1961	"Leave My Kitten Alone"	73	-
	"Free Me"	97	-

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