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'M*A*S*H' Star Dies At 95
23 April 2013 1:40 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"M*A*S*H" actor Allan Arbus died on Friday at the age of 95.
The actor's daughter, Amy, confirmed Allan's death to the New York Times on Tuesday. He passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Friday, April 19.
Arbus' cause of death was related to complications of congestive heart failure, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"At 95, doctors didn't want to do surgery and Allan didn't want it at all," his second wife, Mariclare Costello Arbus, told Reuters. "He just slowed down. He just got weaker and weaker and was at home with his daughter and me."
Arbus was best known for playing psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on the CBS hit series, "M*A*S*H," running from 1972 to 1983, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Since then, he made appearances in shows like "Matlock," "Law & Order," "Mad About You," "NYPD Blue" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Prior to entering the acting biz, »
- The Huffington Post
R.I.P. Allan Arbus
23 April 2013 12:23 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Allan Arbus, remembered for his recurring role as psychiatrist Major Sidney Freedman on the long-running TV series Mash, has died. His daughter, Arin Arbus, tells the La Times her father died from complications of congestive heart failure on Friday at his Los Angeles home. He was 95. Arbus, a New York City native, most recently appeared in 2000 as Uncle Nathan on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. He appeared in just 12 episodes of Mash (1972-1983) as Sidney Freedman, who doctors called on when they needed help with a tough psychological case, but it remains ones of his most memorable roles. His dozens of other TV credits include Taxi, Wonder Woman, Matlock, Judging Amy and NYPD Blue. He also appeared in the films Coffy, Crossroads, Damien: Omen II, The Electric Horseman, and Gangster Wars. His most recent feature role was Father Time in 1999′s Making Contact. »
- THE DEADLINE TEAM
'M*A*S*H' Star Who Played Psychiatrist Dies
23 April 2013 10:20 AM, PDT | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
Allan Arbus -- who was best known for portraying the sarcastic psychiatrist Major Sidney Freedman on the popular '70s comedy series M*A*S*H -- has died at age 95.
Allan's daughter Amy confirmed to the New York Times that her father died Friday at his home in Los Angeles.
Related: M*A*S*H Star Harry Morgan Dies
In addition to M*A*S*H, Arbus appeared on countless classic TV shows including Taxi, The Odd Couple, Starsky & Hutch and Matlock. In more recent years, he had guest-starred on Judging Amy, NYPD Blue and Curb Your Enthusiasm. But he became most famous for his role as Freedman on M*A*S*H, despite only appearing in about a dozen episodes of the series.
Before his acting career, Arbus worked with his wife Diane Arbus (maiden name Nemerov), who became a famous photographer in her own right. Their photography business ended up securing contracts with major »
'M*A*S*H' actor Allan Arbus dies, aged 95
23 April 2013 9:43 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Allan Arbus has died, aged 95.
The veteran actor was perhaps best known for his role of psychiatrist Dr Sidney Freedman on the 1970s TV series M*A*S*H.
He passed away on Friday (April 19) at his Los Angeles home, his daughter Amy Arbus told The New York Times.
He had many roles on TV, including appearances in Matlock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law & Order and Judging Amy.
In film, he also starred in the likes of Scream, Pretty Peggy, Wc Fields and Me and Damien: Omen II. His character kills a young Robert Downey Jr in the 1972 movie Greaser's Palace.
Allan was married to the notable photographer Diane Arbus until their separation in 1956. However, they remained friends until her suicide in 1971.
He was also a credible photographer himself during his time with the Us Army, before setting up a business with Diane.
Nicole Kidman portrayed Diane Arbus in the 2006 movie Fur, »
M*A*S*H Actor Allan Arbus Dies at 95
23 April 2013 8:45 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Allan Arbus, best known for his dozen appearances as the sarcastic psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on the '70s series M*A*S*H, died Friday at his Los Angeles home, his daughter, photographer Amy Arbus, told The New York Times. He was 95. In addition to numerous roles on TV and in movies, from Matlock and Curb Your Enthusiasm (in 2000) to Cinderella Liberty and Damien: Omen II, the New York City native, during his military service in the army, had been a photographer - as was, notably, his wife, Diane Arbus. The two met when Allan was an employee in »
- Stephen M. Silverman
Andy Griffith's Widow Gets Permit To Demolish Actor's Longtime Home
21 March 2013 11:09 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Raleigh, N.C. — The widow of actor Andy Griffith has gotten a permit to tear down the house where he lived for many years on the North Carolina waterfront, upsetting friends who had hoped it would be preserved as a museum or Graceland-type estate.
Cindi Griffith obtained the demolition permit Monday, according to Dare County records. County officials and friends confirmed the permit is to demolish a smaller house along the Roanoke Sound that Griffith bought in the 1950s, not the larger house that he and Cindi built nearby several years ago.
William Ivey Long, the Tony Award-winning costume designer whose parents were friends with Griffith and his first wife, Barbara, said Griffith told him in 2007 that he wanted to preserve the older home as a museum. The two discussed the possibility when Long had an exhibit of his costumes at the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, Long said.
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Andy Griffith's widow granted permit to demolish his former house
20 March 2013 4:54 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
The widow of actor Andy Griffith plans to demolish the actor's former home, the Associated Press reports. Cyndi Griffith received a permit Monday to demolish the house, a move that is upsetting to the late actor's friends. They had hoped the home would be converted into a museum celebrating Griffith, as Graceland does for Elvis Presley.
One acquaintance says he spoke with Griffith about the museum idea before he passed. Tony Award-winning costume designer William Ivey Long, whose parents were friends with Griffith, recalls a discussion with the "Matlock" star about the possibility in 2007. Long says Griffith wanted the museum to include memorabilia from his careers in both acting and music.
Griffith's will, dated two months before his 2012 death, makes no mention of the museum, or the property in question. He bought the house, smaller than the one he lived in with Cindi when he died, after experiencing his first real sucess. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
NBC affiliate airs 'Matlock' instead of network's Thursday shows
1 March 2013 12:30 PM, PST | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Updated: You know NBC’s ratings are bad when…
An affiliate decides to air a 21-year-old Matlock movie instead of the network’s Thursday night programming.
You know NBC’s ratings are really bad when…
Matlock’s ratings are not much different than the regular shows.
Last night, Cleveland’s Wkyc-tv opted to run a 1992 two-hour Matlock movie at 9 p.m. instead of NBC’s scheduled lineup. The rest of the country saw an Office repeat, a new episode of struggling White House sitcom 1600 Penn and a Law & Order: Svu repeat.
How did this rebellious experiment turn out? The metered-market »
- James Hibberd
'Matlock' Adds Insult To Injury For NBC
1 March 2013 12:24 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Wkyc viewers got a very unpleasant surprise on Thursday night ... in the form of "Matlock."
NBC's Cleveland affiliate decided to pre-empt the network's Thursday night lineup with a re-run of a "Matlock" TV movie from 1992 called, "The Legacy."
With NBC falling to fifth place -- behind Univision -- recently in February sweeps, and both its new shows and once-strong Thursday night lineup struggling to generate consistent ratings, Wkyc-tv decided that a 21-year-old "Matlock" feature might generate higher ratings than re-runs of "The Office" and "Law & Order: Svu" and a new episode of "1600 Penn," which the affiliate bumped to Saturday night beginning at 1 a.m. According to their website, they plan to employ the same scheduling strategy next week.
Commenters on the Wkyc-tv website expressed outrage and bewilderment at the move. "Because what I'd love is to sit down to a nice tv movie from 1992, as I'm sure would most of your regular Thursday night viewers. »
- Alex Moaba
NBC Affiliate Replaces 'Office' With 'Matlock' in Response to Andy Griffith Oscars Snub
1 March 2013 10:53 AM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
NBC's Cleveland affiliate Wkyc-tv raised a few eyebrows Thursday night when the station announced a fairly last-minute adjustment to its primetime lineup. In lieu of the regular 9-11 p.m. NBC fare -- The Office, 1600 Penn and Law & Order: Svu -- it put on a 20-year-old episode of Matlock. Previously scheduled programming was displaced to Saturday night, though all but 1600 Penn was an encore. Photos: Andy Griffith: A Life in Pictures So why Matlock? Wkyc president and Gm Brooke Spectorsky tells The Hollywood Reporter that there's a lot of lingering affection for the long-
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- Michael O'Connell
Oops
24 February 2013 9:18 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The 85th annual Academy Awards took a moment Sunday evening to honor a number of late Hollywood greats. The memoriam nodded to an extraordinary group, including Nora Ephron and Richard Zanuck. However, one actor was noticeably absent from the list.
Andy Griffith, who died on July 3, 2012 at the age of 86, wasn't included as a part of the televised memoriam.
Griffith is perhaps best known for his television show, "The Andy Griffith Show." He also starred in "Matlock," recorded a Grammy-winning album, and appeared in multiple films.
The 2013 Academy Awards were hosted by Seth MacFarlane at Hollywood's Dolby Theater.
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- Madeline Boardman
Richard Collins obituary
20 February 2013 10:17 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Screenwriter for Don Siegel and writer/producer of classic TV series, he named many of his colleagues as communists
In 1951, when the screenwriter Richard Collins, who has died aged 98, testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (Huac), he named more than 20 colleagues and friends in the film industry as belonging to or sympathising with the Communist party. Although by so doing he saved his Hollywood career, it was an action that cast a shadow over the rest of his life, regardless of his success in film and television as a writer and producer.
According to many, it was a cowardly act, which Collins later tried to justify, as did directors Elia Kazan and Edward Dmytryk, by saying that it was his patriotic duty, and that Huac knew the names anyway. However, in an interview in Victor Navasky's book Naming Names (1980), Collins called himself "a son of a bitch, a miserable little bastard. »
- Ronald Bergan
Richard Collins obituary
20 February 2013 10:17 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Screenwriter for Don Siegel and writer/producer of classic TV series, he named many of his colleagues as communists
In 1951, when the screenwriter Richard Collins, who has died aged 98, testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (Huac), he named more than 20 colleagues and friends in the film industry as belonging to or sympathising with the Communist party. Although by so doing he saved his Hollywood career, it was an action that cast a shadow over the rest of his life, regardless of his success in film and television as a writer and producer.
According to many, it was a cowardly act, which Collins later tried to justify, as did directors Elia Kazan and Edward Dmytryk, by saying that it was his patriotic duty, and that Huac knew the names anyway. However, in an interview in Victor Navasky's book Naming Names (1980), Collins called himself "a son of a bitch, a miserable little bastard. »
- Ronald Bergan
Blacklisted screenwriter Richard Collins dies at 98
15 February 2013 10:39 AM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
A blacklisted screenwriter who later named names to Communist hunters during the McCarthy era has died in California. Richard Collins was 98.
His son, Michael Collins, tells the Los Angeles Times that Collins died Thursday of pneumonia in Ventura.
Collins was one of 19 writers and directors called by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 in a probe of supposed Communist subversion in Hollywood. He wasn’t asked to testify but 10 who refused to answer questions about their beliefs were jailed in what has widely been called a witch hunt.
Collins was subpoenaed again in 1951 and identified more than 20 colleagues as Communist sympathizers. »
- Associated Press
Blacklisted Screenwriter Dead At 98
15 February 2013 9:22 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Los Angeles -- A blacklisted screenwriter who later named names to Communist hunters during the McCarthy era has died in California. Richard Collins was 98.
His son, Michael Collins, tells the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/Z1nT8s) that Collins died Thursday of pneumonia in Ventura.
Collins was one of 19 writers and directors called by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 in a probe of supposed Communist subversion in Hollywood. He wasn't asked to testify but 10 who refused to answer questions about their beliefs were jailed in what has widely been called a witch hunt.
Collins was subpoenaed again in 1951 and identified more than 20 colleagues as Communist sympathizers. He later expressed regrets.
He went on to have a three-decade career in TV writer and producer on shows including "Bonanza" and "Matlock."
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- AP
"Matlock" Shuffles Its Way To DVD
14 February 2013 2:31 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Back in the late 1980s through the '90s, there was a slew of murder mystery procedural TV shows starring middle-aged detectives. Murder She Wrote had Angela Lansbury as a widowed writer turned detective, Diagnosis Murder had Dick Van Dyke as a doctor/police consultant, and Matlock had America's favorite sheriff Andy Griffith as a lawyer who also investigates all of his cases. They were produced to be safe, predictable entertainment suitable for all ages. The deaths were never too gruesome, and crime did not go unpunished. The eighth season of Matlock is evidence of what happens when these intentionally bland procedural shows overstay their welcome. Even Andy Griffith's Southern charm can't save this season from its lazy writing and bizarre character developments.
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- Rachel Kolb
Slideshow: Stars Align at ‘The Hollywood Show’ in Chicago
19 January 2013 11:31 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – One of the most unique happenings in Chicago every year is “The Hollywood Show.” This annual event presents celebrities from TV and film, both from the nostalgic past and the current scene. In September of 2012, the show included Loni Anderson (“Wkrp in Cincinnati”), Oscar Winner Martin Landau and the reunited cast of “Lost in Space,” all meeting fans and signing autographs.
HollywoodChicago.com covered the event, and photographer Joe Arce put the show’s participants in front of the lens. “The Hollywood Show” will be back in Chicago in September, 2013. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
HOLSHOW1: Loni Anderson of ‘Wkrp in Cincinnati.’ HOLSHOW2: Another view of Loni Anderson. HOLSHOW3: Oscar winner Martin Landau of ‘Ed Wood’ and ‘The Majestic.’ HOLSHOW4: »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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