From: Doug Skrecky (oberon@vcn.bc.ca)
Date: Sat May 05 2001 - 16:20:19 MDT
I was reading some obituaries recently, and felt they served as an
interesting reminder that nobody lives forever. To my mind, it seems like
only yesterday, that the Ed Sullivan show, and Bonanza were entertaining
audiences in black & white, and that Elvis Presley was still the reigning
king of rock and roll. Here are some dates.
Fred Astaire 1899-1987
Lucille Ball 1911-1989
Ingrid Bergman 1915-1982
Bill Bixby 1934-1993
Sonny Bono 1935-1998
Lloyd Bridges 1913-1998
Yul Brynner 1920-1985
George Burns 1986-1996
Richard Burton 1925-1984
John Candy 1950-1994
Agatha Christie 1890-1976
Bing Crosby 1903-1977
Bette Davis 1908-1989
Sammy Davis Jr 1925-1990
John Denver 1943-1997
Marlene Dietrich 1901-1992
James Fixx 1932-1984
Henry Fonda 1905-1982
Eva Gabor 1919-1995
Greta Garbo 1905-1990
Ava Gardner 1922-1990
Lillian Gish 1893-1993
Jackie Gleason 1916-1987
Princess Grace 1929-1982
Cary Grant 1904-1986
Lorne Green 1915-1987
Rita Hayworth 1918-1987
Audrey Hepburn 1929-1993
Burt Lancaster 1913-1994
John Lennon 1940-1980
Margaux Hemingway 1955-1996
Michael Landon 1936-1991
Dean Martin 1917-1995
Roddy McDowall 1928-1998
Steve McQueen 1930-1980
Fred McMurray 1908-1991
Audrey Meadows 1922-1996
Robert Mitchum 1917-1997
Liz Montgomery 1933-1995
David Niven 1910-1983
Vincent Price 1911-1993
Elvis Presley 1935-1977
Telly Savalas 1922-1994
Frank Sinatra 1915-1998
Gene Siskel 1946-1999
Red Skelton 1913-1997
James Stewart 1908-1997
Ed Sullivan 1901-1974
Mother Teresa 1910-1997
Danny Thomas 1912-1991
John Wayne 1907-1979
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