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The television heartthrob from the 1960s and 1970s was the proverbial tall, dark and classically handsome actor. Completing the solid package was a great, muscular build, smooth charm, and an almost perfect set of teeth. Born in 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, he certainly paid his dues before landing his breakthrough as the suave announcer on The Carol Burnett Show (1967) in the late 1960s. The one-time door-to-door encyclopedia peddler, prior to his prime TV job, appeared in poorly-made sci-fi and beach party flicks with such dubious titles as Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966), Swamp Country (1966), Journey to the Center of Time (1967) and Catalina Caper (1967). In time, he was more than just a gorgeous hunk with a resonant voice, and they began to incorporate Waggoner into the show as a comedy sketch partner along with Vicki Lawrence and Harvey Korman. His better scenes typically had him essaying the superficial cad or gleamy-toothed, self-important star. After seven seasons on the knockabout variety show, however, Waggoner felt like a "third banana" and yearned to take a chance on solo stardom. During his off-times, he had prepared himself by appearing in summer stock and/or dinner theater in such breezy assignments as "Boeing, Boeing", "Send Me No Flowers", and "Once More, with Feeling". He also hosted the syndicated quiz show It's Your Bet (1969), and earned added "exposure" as Playgirl Magazine's first semi-nude centerfold in 1973.
Not long after his departure from the Burnett show, he landed the role of Major Steve Trevor on the popular comic strip-based series Wonder Woman (1975), playing the dashing, no-nonsense boss to Diana Prince. Again, the challenge was not there and he remained on the periphery for three seasons. In later years, Waggoner became more personality than performer and only sporadically appeared in glossy mini-movies and TV episodes, occasionally as himself. He appeared in a few feature films (including Love Me Deadly (1972), Surf II (1983) and Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991)). Perhaps surmising he was undone by being too perfect a specimen, he wisely looked into business ventures. In 1979, he successfully started up "Star Waggons", which served film/TV companies with rental trailers. His charming, vainglorious romancer act was for the cameras only. He married only once, to Sharon Kennedy, an actress, financial consultant and realtor. They were married for 59 years and had two sons.- Maggie Griffin was born on 10 June 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was married to John Griffin. She died on 17 March 2020 in the USA.
- Jairam Kulkarni was born in 1932 in Ambe, Barshi, Solapur, British India. He was an actor, known for Prem Deewane (1992), Zunz Tujhi Majhi (1992) and Aayatya Gharat Gharoba (1991). He was married to Hema. He died on 17 March 2020 in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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Eduard Limonov was born on 22 February 1943 in Dzerzhinsk, Gorky Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer and actor, known for Russkoe (2004), Des Teufels Kinder (2011) and Symphony of Donbass (2015). He was married to Ekaterina Volkova, Nataliya Medvedeva, Yelena Shchapova and Anna Rubinshtein. He died on 17 March 2020 in Moscow, Russia.- Whoever thinks of Flemish actor Johny Voners, a pseudonym of Johny Hoebrechts, probably remembers unmotivated sergeant, disaster of a goalkeeper and drunk harlequin Xavier who needs even less introduction than the sitcom. A dishonor to Voners, whose massive career began in the 1960s. A jack of all trades, at a young age Voners co-starred in youth-targeting whodunit Axel Nort (1966), as detective Dirk Talboom. In 'Axel Nort', he served as a sidekick to Nand Buyl, one of his mentors at the drama school he attended, Royal Conservatory Brussels. He denounced bureaucracy in comedy show De collega's (1978) as sub-head of the Finance Department Thierry De Vucht. In later years, he became active as a singer notably covering French-Armenian singer-songwriter Charles Aznavour's repertoire with Voners' distinctive voice range resembling that of Aznavour. He was previously married to Anne-Mie Volders and Janine Bischops. He was the first main cast member of the long-running sitcom F.C. De Kampioenen (1990) to pass away. Voners died from skin cancer at the age of 74, on March 17, 2020 in Waregem, Flanders, Belgium.
- Roger Mayweather was born on 24 April 1961 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Mayweather Exprience Documentary (2013), De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7 (2007) and El Boxeo (2013). He died on 17 March 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Author, composer and director, educated at Northwestern University (BA, cum laude, and MA, summa cum laude), and at the Cleveland School of Art and the Mannes School of Music. He was an assistant director of the Broadway musicals "Gypsy" and "West Side Story", and he also directed other Broadway and off-Broadway musicals and plays, and films and television shows. He wrote the Broadway stage score for "A Time for Singing", co-wrote its libretto, and directed it. Joining ASCAP in 1965, his chief musical collaborator was John Morris.- Writer
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Rüdiger von Spies was born on 27 June 1936 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer and producer, known for Four Senses (2013), Monolith (1993) and Who Saw Her Die? (1972). He died on 17 March 2020 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Bill McPherson was born on 24 October 1931 in the USA. He was married to Ellie Jean. He died on 17 March 2020 in the USA.
- Michael J. Borrelli was born on 4 September 1942 in Ohio, USA. Michael J. died on 17 March 2020 in California, USA.
- Betty Williams was born on 22 May 1943 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. She was married to James T. Perkins, James T Perkins, Ralph Williams and Ralph Williams. She died on 17 March 2020 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Michael Broadbent was born on 2 May 1927 in Yorkshire, England, UK. He was married to Valerie Smallwood and Daphne. He died on 17 March 2020 in Berkshire, England, UK.
- James Lee Falk Jr. was born on 19 March 1938 in Moline, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for An American Love (1994). He died on 17 March 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Tupac Pinilla was born on 28 August 1972. Tupac was a director and writer, known for Zapping (2005) and En vías de extensión (2005). Tupac died on 17 March 2020 in Havana, Cuba.- Archie Young was born on 19 September 1946 in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was married to Susie Dinan-Young and Sandra Clark. He died on 17 March 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.