Deaths in the News
EDITOR'S NOTE: GOLLY. ISN'T THAT A CHEERY TITLE FOR A BLOG ENTRY?! (HEY....I JUST POST 'EM; I DIDN'T ACTUALLY KILL THE GUYS)!
THEY SAY (THEY? WHO THEY?) THESE THINGS COME IN 'THREES'.
SO I AM POSTING 3 RECENT DEATHS.
THE FACT THAT THESE THREE FELLOWS HAD VIRTUALLY NOTHING TO DO WITH ONE ANOTHER SHOULD NOT TAKE ANY 'BLOOM OFF THE ROSE' OF THOSE OLD SUPERSTITIONS. (IF WE STOP BELIEVING IN BUNK, OUR WHOLE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IS LIABLE TO CRUMBLE).
'Star Trek' writer Michael Piller dies
Michael Piller, "Star Trek" veteran and co-creator/executive producer of USA Network's hit series "The Dead Zone," died early Tuesday at his Los Angeles home after a long battle with cancer.
He was 57.
Before co-creating "The Dead Zone" with his son Shawn, Piller was head writer on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," leading the show to a best drama Emmy nomination in 1994, the first for a syndicated series.
He went on to co-create the following two "Trek" installments, "Deep Space Nine" and "Voyager." Both series ran for seven seasons.
In 1998, Piller wrote and co-produced "Star Trek: Insurrection," the ninth installment in Paramount Pictures' successful Star Trek feature franchise. EDITOR'S NOTE: SO YOUNG. I WONDER IF "THE DEAD ZONE" CAN CONTINUE WITHOUT HIM?
Actor Lloyd Bochner dies at 81
Actor Lloyd Bochner, best known for his roles as Cecil Colby on TV's "Dynasty" and in the classic "To Serve Man" episode of "The Twilight Zone," has died.
He was 81.
Bochner died of cancer at his Santa Monica home on Oct. 29, family members said Tuesday.
Bochner's career in television and film spanned more than five decades. He was a character actor who "almost always played a suave, handsome, wealthy villain," said his son, Paul Bochner.
Lloyd Bochner began his career on the radio in his native Ontario, Canada when he was 11. He went on to perform on stage and screen, earning two Liberty Awards, Canada's top acting honor. He started working in New York in 1951 and moved to Los Angeles in 1960 to co-star in the television series, "Hong Kong."
'Tonight Show' bandleader Skitch Henderson dies
Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Monday.
He was 87.
Henderson died at his home in New Milford of natural causes, said Barbara Burnside, director of marketing and public relations at New Milford Hospital.
Born in England, Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson moved to the United States in the 1930s, eking out a living as a pianist, playing vaudeville and movie music in Minnesota and Montana roadhouses. He got his big break in 1937, when he filled in for a sick pianist touring with Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. When the tour wrapped up in Chicago, he used the original pianist's ticket and went to Hollywood
THEY SAY (THEY? WHO THEY?) THESE THINGS COME IN 'THREES'.
SO I AM POSTING 3 RECENT DEATHS.
THE FACT THAT THESE THREE FELLOWS HAD VIRTUALLY NOTHING TO DO WITH ONE ANOTHER SHOULD NOT TAKE ANY 'BLOOM OFF THE ROSE' OF THOSE OLD SUPERSTITIONS. (IF WE STOP BELIEVING IN BUNK, OUR WHOLE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IS LIABLE TO CRUMBLE).
'Star Trek' writer Michael Piller dies
Michael Piller, "Star Trek" veteran and co-creator/executive producer of USA Network's hit series "The Dead Zone," died early Tuesday at his Los Angeles home after a long battle with cancer.
He was 57.
Before co-creating "The Dead Zone" with his son Shawn, Piller was head writer on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," leading the show to a best drama Emmy nomination in 1994, the first for a syndicated series.
He went on to co-create the following two "Trek" installments, "Deep Space Nine" and "Voyager." Both series ran for seven seasons.
In 1998, Piller wrote and co-produced "Star Trek: Insurrection," the ninth installment in Paramount Pictures' successful Star Trek feature franchise. EDITOR'S NOTE: SO YOUNG. I WONDER IF "THE DEAD ZONE" CAN CONTINUE WITHOUT HIM?
Actor Lloyd Bochner dies at 81
Actor Lloyd Bochner, best known for his roles as Cecil Colby on TV's "Dynasty" and in the classic "To Serve Man" episode of "The Twilight Zone," has died.
He was 81.
Bochner died of cancer at his Santa Monica home on Oct. 29, family members said Tuesday.
Bochner's career in television and film spanned more than five decades. He was a character actor who "almost always played a suave, handsome, wealthy villain," said his son, Paul Bochner.
Lloyd Bochner began his career on the radio in his native Ontario, Canada when he was 11. He went on to perform on stage and screen, earning two Liberty Awards, Canada's top acting honor. He started working in New York in 1951 and moved to Los Angeles in 1960 to co-star in the television series, "Hong Kong."
'Tonight Show' bandleader Skitch Henderson dies
Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Monday.
He was 87.
Henderson died at his home in New Milford of natural causes, said Barbara Burnside, director of marketing and public relations at New Milford Hospital.
Born in England, Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson moved to the United States in the 1930s, eking out a living as a pianist, playing vaudeville and movie music in Minnesota and Montana roadhouses. He got his big break in 1937, when he filled in for a sick pianist touring with Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. When the tour wrapped up in Chicago, he used the original pianist's ticket and went to Hollywood
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