[You do realize that this is a troll, right? [quote]Merritt Buttrick, Kirk's son David in Star Trek II/II, died at age 30 in 1989. When the second season began, Leslie Nielsen joined the cast to portray Bracken. He was treated like a leper until his death. He also appeared in plays by Moliere and Ronald Ribman at the Yale Repertory Theater and starred on Broadway in Peter Nichols's ''National Health.'' I came of age in the early 80s and hung onto the closet door with both hands super tight, I thought you didn't even have to have sex to get AIDS; you'd just develop it, triggered by the gay gene already in your body. He was a model for Yves St. Laurent and others. His last appearance was in an episode of ''Murder, She Wrote.''. Broadway power tenor David Carroll, OBC star of Chess and Grand Hotel, And then there's Brad Davis, though he's probably more than just semi-famous. Frey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Motel the tailor in Norman Jewison's 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof (he had appeared in the original Broadway musical production as Mendel, the rabbi's son). I wonder if Lypsinka did this as a tribute to Swen Swenson, although she's lip syncing to a female singer who I cannot identify. Of course, Brad Davis was more than semi-famous. Handsome yes, but I didn't realize he was downright HOT on Dark Shadows! Ian Charleson. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? Emmy and Tony Winner Jeter was more than semi-famous. Leonard H Frey was born on November 28, 1912, and died at age 78 years old on October 10, 1991. He was a drug user and a pussyhound to the infinite power, so it's not clear how he got AIDS (though he claimed it was from sharing needles). Let's not forget he was also Johnny Slash on "Square Pegs," with a very young SJP. He had no money at his death, so she didn't get anything. That eulogy is not in the play of "THe Normal Heart". One of his puppeteers died of AIDS around the same time, though. R240 What kind of idiot puts dust in a "dessert"? He had a couple of big solo hits: Instant Replay in the late 70s and I Can Dream About You in 1984. At the time of his death, he was 50 years old. What a tragic story: John Megna, who played nerdy little Dilli in To Kill a Mockingbird. He died in 1995 and was 52. r319 There have always been many gays and bis in the military, independent of not allowed. So he made his mark playing Nazis in the UK. Court Miller, one of the actors in Torch Song Trilogy, and Kim Milford, who was on Broadway in Hair and Rocky Horror Larry Kert, the original Tony in West Side Story, replaced Dean Jones in Company, died of AIDS. Glenn Frey, Eagles Guitarist, Dead at 67 "Hotel California" rocker "succumbed to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and Such Darwinism. - Susan Brooks. Never. I have to wonder if that was some sort of inside joke. ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM View death records Death details . Many publications, like Variety and The LA Times, reported that hospital officials would only say that he died after a long battle with a chronic illness. Then it hit me - he was going to the Oscar party at Elaine's, the only non-dangerous place in the neighborhood back in the glory days of homelessness and crack. [quote]For Christ sake, I'm sure Rue was no older then Bradyou big dummy. Tom Villard--You may remember him from 2 GG episodes (one where they are on vacation) or the movies One Crazy Summer and My Girl. He was 49. 308, he is already mentioned repeatedly up thread [quote] During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. They were in "The Rothschilds" together when Robby was 13-14. R232 is that Idolmaker remake ever happening? I saw Howard Rollins in a London production of I'm Not Rappaport co-starring the incredible Paul Scofield. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". He started going out on location wearing a wig and women's clothes. Daniel McDonald had a brain tumor. 4 Sep 1938. @205, Not according to IMDB. Leonard Frey, an actor admired for his vivid and often flamboyant performances, died of AIDS yesterday at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. This is quite a revelation because that suicide rumor has been floating around the internet for as long as I can remember. [quote]I don't know very much about Diffring's private life beyond the fact that he was gay . [quote]Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980). With Brad's death, it was always about AIDS. Perhaps someone will write a more elaborated biography about this strange character, who appeared on the Merv Griffin Show during the late '70s, and slept with many of the hottest men of the era (you can find some of their comments on YouTube and DiscoMusic.com). R148, I was a friend of Gary Bond's. (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.). A bit OT, Mark Lester might actually be the biological father of one, or two, of Michael Jackson's three children. Harry was very careful to never have more than those 2 or 3 drinks. Frey, who was gay, died at age 49 from the complications of AIDS in New York on August 24, 1988, 11 days before his 50th birthday.[1]. One thing about Elaine's -- it was always low key. Although he didn't die of AIDs, he contracted the disease and then shot himself at age 55: handsome actor Todd Armstrong, the lead in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). Robby has nothing good to say about him and clearly regarded him as a child molester (Robby never took him up on the offer). I have the book right here in my bookcase. The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. This thread makes me so sad. Shame about drag queen Craig "Outrageous" Russell, Larry Kert, with Liza in "New York New York". He was 49 years old. Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. Played "Johnny" in the Airplane movies. [quote]The audio commentary for the Doctor Who series Silver Nemesis mentions he left Germany in 1936, as he was not enamored of fascism and further that he was a homosexual. Smith died at 37 in 1994. He's one of the sweetest, gentlest men I know, and one of the most gifted actors,' O'Connor told a small group of TV writers in Los Angeles earlier this year. About a dozen men from the original Broadway production of Evita. She was a fat, nasty, prejudiced bitch who sold horrible food but you never saw paparazzi or blue police barriers or limos at her place. I've always wondered. He died in New York City. Not an actor, but I want to add Ricky Wilson of The B-52's. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. 24 Aug 1988 (aged 49) New York, New York County (Manhattan), New Either youre too young or your memory is failing you, but clearly you forget what it was (and in some instances, still is) like to be an actor of color in 1981. Frey, who was gay, died at age 49 from the complications of AIDS in New York on August 24, 1988, 11 days before his 50th birthday. [quote]It's traumatic for me to read these. It wasn't until Tom Hanks and Philadelphia that actors (and producers) clamored "I want an Oscar, get me a gay role! I'm lucky to be alive; timing is everything, if I'd been born 5 years earlierwho knows? In 1978, Parker was introduced to Jacques Morali, the producer and impresario responsible for the Village People, the Ritchie Family, Eartha Kitt during her disco kick (did you know Bruce Vilanch was a co-writer of 'Where Is My Man'??) IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." I meant to post this as evidence of Joel Crothers' beauty. They were friends and occasional fuck buddies. An incredibly nice man. [quote] Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. When I called his family to let them know we were going to have a tribute, I was referred to his brother. Dan Hartman, singer/musician. What is sad about Gary and Gary is that the pair are not buried together -- Gary A is in Eden Memorial Park, and Gary E is in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. Peter Tramm the substitute dancer for Kevin Bacon in Footloose. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Morgan Freeman criticizes Black History Month and the term African American, Armie Hammer sexual-assault allegations being reviewed by L.A. prosecutors, Vidiots returns: L.A. institution reveals opening date for new movie theater, video store, Waynes World is not the film Penelope Spheeris wants to be remembered for, The actor, the hairstylist and the eye surgeon: Drugs and death in a Malibu beach house, Have guests in town? [quote] Cookie Mueller. I remember your story! He made his stage debut in an Off-Broadway production of Little Mary Sunshine and received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for The National Health. And boy, did they! I can not find a photo of him anywhere online, which saddens me even more. Sadly, while playing Larry Kramer in a play about the impact of AIDS, he was a major whore. He played "Rooster" - GREAT dancer; great showman. They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ? Died in 1994 at age 45. It was sad. I loved Paper Dolls as a kid. Choreographers, playwrights, dancers, actors. I saw Carol Channing in one of her revivals of Hello Dolly in the early 80s. [quote]Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. He also starred as rich, evil Alan Spaulding in "GL" in the late 70's and 80's. Some features on this site require a subscription. Worsening health forced him to drop out of the production of "Grand Hotel" six months into the show's run. they still claim he only died of pneumonia and the dust from shooting out in the dessert, total croak of crap. Milford was way too theatrical for a raunchy blues based rock band, he was good looking, but not at all suited for Beck's band. Your post irresponsible and offensive. 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