Child actor-turned-writer Tony Blankley has died after losing his battle with stomach cancer. He was 63.
The social commentator passed away at the Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
Blankley became a child star playing Rod Steiger's onscreen son in 1955 movie The Harder They Fall and also appeared in TV shows including Lassie and Highway Patrol.
He later turned his back on acting to focus on writing and politics, most notably serving as an adviser to Republican politician Newt Gingrich during the 1990s, when he was the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Gingrich says, "Tony was a very special person. Everybody in our alumni who have heard about it have felt something in their hearts because he was more than a great professional. He was a great human being, he was a caring and loving person, he was a tremendous amount of fun, remarkably erudite and educated, and we will all miss him deeply."
Danny DeVito has also paid tribute to the star, writing on his Twitter.com page, "Tony Blankley passed away condolences to his family. Gonna miss him on (radio show) Left Right and Center!"...
The social commentator passed away at the Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
Blankley became a child star playing Rod Steiger's onscreen son in 1955 movie The Harder They Fall and also appeared in TV shows including Lassie and Highway Patrol.
He later turned his back on acting to focus on writing and politics, most notably serving as an adviser to Republican politician Newt Gingrich during the 1990s, when he was the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Gingrich says, "Tony was a very special person. Everybody in our alumni who have heard about it have felt something in their hearts because he was more than a great professional. He was a great human being, he was a caring and loving person, he was a tremendous amount of fun, remarkably erudite and educated, and we will all miss him deeply."
Danny DeVito has also paid tribute to the star, writing on his Twitter.com page, "Tony Blankley passed away condolences to his family. Gonna miss him on (radio show) Left Right and Center!"...
- 1/9/2012
- WENN
Tony Blankley, a conservative author and commentator who served as press secretary to Newt Gingrich during the 1990s, when Republicans took control of Congress, has died. He was 63. Blankley grew up in Los Angeles and was a child actor during the 1950s. Photos: The Most Talked-About TV News Faces Blankley, who had been suffering from stomach cancer, died Saturday night at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington. His death was announced by The Washington Times, where he was the newspaper's editorial page editor from 2002-2007 and confirmed by Edelman Public Relations, where Blankley served as executive vice
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Related story on The Daily Beast: How Palin's Winning the Media War
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