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Topic: Darren McGavin also died today
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David Stambaugh
Film God
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Posts: 4021
From: Eugene, Oregon
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 02-25-2006 08:38 PM
From darrenmcgavin.net
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Darren McGavin at approximately 7:10 A.M. Pacific time today, Saturday 25, 2006. Darren was just three months short of his 84th birthday. While we suspect none of us can imagine a world without the beloved, feisty little red-head, it is time to reflect, give thanks for his life and hold in reverence his memory. Darren is gone, but in many respects he will always be with us: as Carl Kolchak, fighting authority and battling monsters; the grumpy Old Man sending curses over Lake Michigan; as David Ross, the outsider, Grey Holden, captain of the Enterprise, the irascible detective Mike Hammer or any number of memorable guest star appearances, most notably as Joe Bascome on GUNSMOKE and as the washed-up old actor from "Distant Signals." Please take a moment in your sadness to reflect upon all the ways Darren touched your lives, say a prayer and raise a glass to toast a career which spanned over fifty years and affected us all in ways too numerous to count. S. L. Kotar and J. E. Gessler
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Bobby Henderson
"Ask me about Trajan."
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Posts: 10973
From: Lawton, OK, USA
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 02-25-2006 11:25 PM
I remember watching those episodes of the Night Stalker when I was in elementary school.
Some of those shows really scared me good, especially the one where Kolchak has to deal with a huge, hairy monster that makes its victims only see people they trust (like a cop, a friend, etc.). Kolchak quips, "I don't trust anybody." But then at the end he is confronted in a dark alley by the old lady who worked in the office. He shoots her with the spear gun and the big, hairy monster drops dead. One of the best episodes of that series, IMHO. I can still hear that brooding piano led theme song.
I'll always remember him as both Kolchak and the father character from the now classic holiday film, A Christmas Story.
Pretty terrible day for the entertainment industry with the loss of both Don Knotts and Darren McGavin. Their passing will give me another reason to watch the Oscars telecast. Certainly their images deserve to be placed in the "In Memoriam" segment.
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