Where Are They Now - Friday, October 6, 2017

Hello fans,

It's October so I make it a habit to watch horror movies all month long. The other night, I decided to mix things up a bit and a comedy that revolves around a spooky haunted house. That's right, I watched 'The Ghost and Mr. Chicken', which stars Don Knots and, today's 'Where Are They Now' celebrity, Joan Staley.

After some research I discover that Mrs. Staley has had quite a lengthy career in the field of entertainment. So let's learn about Joan Staley's life, career, and most recent accomplishments.

Take care,
Steve

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Brian Wilson: Member of the Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations", "California Girls", "Surfin' USA"

Sparky Anderson: Baseball manager, he skippered the Cincinnati Reds to World Series wins in 1975 and 1976 and won the World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1984

Marty Feldman: Comic actor in many movies, "Young Frankenstein", "Silent Movie"



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Joan Staley
Learn More About Joan Staley on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: May 20, 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

BIRTH NAME: Joan Lynette McConchie

CLAIM TO FAME: Joan Staley is an American actress known for her roles in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, TV series Broadside, and the Elvis vehicle Roustabout.

FAMILY LIFE: She had a daughter, Sherrye, from her first marriage to Chuck Staley. With husband Dale Sheets, she had 3 children from his first marriage. Joan and Dale have three children: Stephanie, Greg, and Dina. Together they raised 7 children. They now have 10 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

INFO: Started taking violin lessons by the time she was three-years-old. Living in Los Angeles, her prodigious talent was obvious and she soon joined a baby orchestra in Los Angeles and, within a few years, became a Junior Symphony performer at age six.

She also made her unbilled specialty debut on film as a child violinist in The Emperor Waltz (1948), starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine.

Sang backup on records for Sam Phillips.

In 1966, she suffered a serious back injury as a result of a horseback riding accident.

TRIVIA: Playboy Playmate of the Month November 1958.

Her second husband Dale Sheets, formerly an MCA-Universal executive, formed International Ventures, Inc., located in Valencia, California, a company for theatrical personal management that schedules bookings for entertainers.

An avid consumer activist, she served 2 years as national director of Fight Inflation Together.

Was a Hollywood Deb Star of 1962.

Living in California working with her husband's firm, as does her daughter. Also serves as a religious counselor to troubled teenage boys.

WHERE IS HE NOW: Joan and her husband Dale Sheets founded International Ventures Incorporated and continue to manage talent. Staley is active in consumer affairs, her church, and prison ministry.

CREDITS:

2009 A Golightly Gathering (Video short)...Party goer 2

1982 Dallas (TV Series)
- Mama Dearest

1969-1972 Adam-12 (TV Series)...Jenny / Agnes Wellman
- Airdrop (1972) ... Jenny
- Log 92: Tell Him He Pushed a Little Too Hard (1969) ... Agnes Wellman

1967 Ironside (TV Series)...Millie O'Neil
- Girl in the Night

1967 Mission: Impossible (TV Series)...Ginny
- The Council: Part 2
- The Council: Part 1

1967 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series)...Cynthia
- Harold's Double

1967 Rango (TV Series)
- Gunfight at the K.O. Saloon

1966 The Clumbsys (TV Movie)

1966 Batman (TV Series)...Okie Annie
- It's How You Play the Game
- Come Back, Shame

1966 Gunpoint...Uvalde

1966 The Munsters (TV Series)...Clara Mason
- Cyrano De Munster

1966 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken...Alma Parker

1966 McHale's Navy (TV Series)...Sally Murdock
- The Wacky WAC

1965 The Virginian (TV Series)...Maggie
- Beyond the Border

1965 Laredo (TV Series)...Laurie Martin
- Anybody Here Seen Billy?

1963-1965 Burke's Law (TV Series)...Chrissie Keller / Traffic Girl / Laura
- Nightmare in the Sun (1965) ... Chrissie Keller
- Who Killed Don Pablo? (1964) ... Traffic Girl
- Who Killed Wade Walker? (1963) ... Laura

1964-1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series)...Marla / Beth / prostitute addict
- Kill Me on July 20th (1965) ... Marla
- Charlie, He Couldn't Kill a Fly (1964) ... Beth / prostitute addict

1964-1965 Broadside (TV Series)...Roberta Love

1964 Roustabout...Marge

1964 Kisses for My President...Blonde (uncredited)

1964 Kissin' Cousins...Jonesy (uncredited)

1964 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)...Interior Decorator
- Jack Redecorates His House

1959-1964 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)...Hannah / Miss Stanley / Stewardess

1964 The New Phil Silvers Show (TV Series)...Darlene
- Beauty and the Least

1963 The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series)...Private Nurse
- Ellie Gives Joey First Aid

1963 Wagon Train (TV Series)...Polly Ann Hill
- The Sam Pulaski Story

1963 A New Kind of Love...Danish Stewardess

1963 Johnny Cool...Suzy

1963 Wives and Lovers...Blonde at party (uncredited)

1961-1963 The Real McCoys (TV Series)...Trudi / Jeannie
- The Partners (1963) ... Trudi
- The Swedish Girl (1961) ... Jeannie

1963 Stoney Burke (TV Series)...Gita
- Kelly's Place (1963) ... Gita

1961-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series)...Kathy Quire / Ann Farmer
- Colossus (1963) ... Kathy Quire
- Who Killed Julie Greer? (1961) ... Ann Farmer

1962-1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV Series)...Claire / June / Cora Pierson
- Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks (1963) ... Claire
- Whatever Happened to Miss Illinois? (1962) ... June
- All My Clients Are Innocent (1962) ... Cora Pierson

1962 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (TV Series)...Joan / Joan Carlyle
- An Old Friend of June's (1962) ... Joan
- Client's Daughter (1962) ... Joan Carlyle

1958-1962 Perry Mason (TV Series)...Sally O'Hara - Secretary / Gina Gilbert / Judith Ford / ...
- The Case of the Double-Entry Mind (1962) ... Sally O'Hara - Secretary
- The Case of the Lonely Eloper (1962) ... Gina Gilbert
- The Case of the Gallant Grafter (1960) ... Judith Ford
- The Case of the Corresponding Corpse (1958) ... Roberta Walker

1962 The Lively Ones (TV Series)...Tiger
- Episode #1.7 (1962) ... Tiger
- Episode #1.5 (1962) ... Tiger
- Episode #1.2 (1962) ... Tiger
- Episode #1.1 (1962) ... Tiger

1962 The Beachcomber (TV Series)...Linda
- Honest Larceny

1959-1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV Series)...Sue Alden / Sandra / Kiana / ...
- Location Shooting (1962) ... Sue Alden
- Girl on a String (1960) ... Sandra
- Sea Fire (1960) ... Kiana
- A Dime a Dozen (1959) ... Blonde on the beach (uncredited)

1962 87th Precinct (TV Series)...Monica
- Girl in the Case

1962 Cape Fear...Waitress

1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series)...Clarissa
- To Kill a Town

1961 The Untouchables (TV Series)...Marcia Stone
- Hammerlock

1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series)...Valerie Blake
- Jealousy!

1961 Valley of the Dragons...Deena

1960-1961 Bonanza (TV Series)...Blonde Girl / Dixie
- The Burma Rarity (1961) ... Blonde Girl
- The Stranger (1960) ... Dixie

1961 Frontier Circus (TV Series)...Anna-Marie
- Lippizan

1961 The New Breed (TV Series)...Sophie
- Death of a Ghost

1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's...Blonde in Low-Cut Cream Dress (uncredited)

1961 The Lawless Years (TV Series)...Daphne / Kiki
- The Miles Miller Story (1961) ... Daphne
- Louy K: Part 4 Heydays of the Organization (1961) ... Kiki

1961 The Ladies Man...Working Girl

1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series)...Alice
- The Professor

1961 Bringing Up Buddy (TV Series)...Kathy
- The Aunts Have a Baby

1961 Gun Fight...Nora Blaine

1961 Dondi...Sally

1961 All in a Night's Work...Blonde (uncredited)

1960-1961 The Tab Hunter Show (TV Series)...Elaine / Secretary / Blonde
- Me and My Shadow (1961) ... Elaine
- How to Lose a Girl (1960) ... Secretary
- One Blonde Too Many (1960) ... Blonde

1961 Checkmate (TV Series)...Gloria
- A Matter of Conscience

1960 The Detectives (TV Series)...Stewardess
- Shuttle

1960 Midnight Lace...Malcolm's Date at Opera (uncredited)

1960 Ocean's 11...Helen (uncredited)

1960 Bells Are Ringing...Blonde in Susanswerphone Ad (uncredited)

1960 Not for Hire (TV Series)...Jill
- Line of Duty

1960 Bourbon Street Beat (TV Series)...Blonde Interviewed by Kenny
- Swamp Fire

1960 Shotgun Slade (TV Series)
- The Lady and the Piano

1959 Laramie (TV Series)...Saloon girl
- The Iron Captain

To see Then & Now pictures of Joan Staley, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Brian Wilson - ALIVE
Born: 06/20/1942

Sparky Anderson - DEAD (Alzheimer's disease)
Born: 02/22/1934 Died: 11/04/2010

Marty Feldman - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 07/08/1933 Died: 12/02/1982

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
10/3
Rodney Bickerstaffe, 72, British trade unionist, General Secretary of UNISON (1996-2001).
Digby Diehl, 76, American journalist and biographer, Alzheimer's disease.
Michel Jouvet, 91, French oneirologist and neurobiologist, developer of Modafinil and discoverer of REM sleep.
Victorino Martín Andrés (es), 88, Spanish cattlerancher of toros de lidia, stroke.
Les Mutrie, 66, English footballer (Hull City), cancer.
Lance Russell, 91, American professional wrestling announcer and commentator (CWA, USWA, WCW), complications from a broken hip.
Tassaduq Sohail, 87, Pakistani painter.
Jalal Talabani, 83, Iraqi-Kurdish politician, Prime Minister (2003) and President (2005-2014).
Gunnar Thoresen, 97, Norwegian footballer (Larvik Turn, national team).

10/2
Peter Burke, 90, New Zealand rugby union player (Taranaki, national team).
Evangelina Elizondo, 88, Mexican actress, artist and singer.
Robert Elsie, 67, Canadian linguist and translator, motor neuron disease.
Solly Hemus, 94, American baseball player and manager (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies).
Klaus Huber, 92, Swiss composer and academic.
Kim Un-yong, 86, South Korean sports administrator.
Azra Kolakovic, 40, Bosnian pop singer, cancer.
Hanumant Moreshwar Marathe, 77, Indian writer and journalist.
Paul Otellini, 67, American businessman, CEO of Intel (2005-2013).
Jim Patterson, 67, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (since 2010), heart attack.
Tom Petty, 66, American Hall of Fame musician (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch) and voice actor (King of the Hill), cardiac arrest.
Patrocinio Samudio, 42, Paraguayan footballer, heart attack.
Robert Yates, 74, American racing team owner (Yates Racing), NASCAR Winston Cup champion (1999), liver cancer.

10/1
Olivier Baudry, 44, French footballer (Sochaux).
Hansje Bunschoten, 59, Dutch Olympic swimmer (1972) and television presenter, complications from breast cancer.
Pierluigi Cappello, 50, Italian poet, Viareggio Prize laureate (2010).
Robert D. Hales, 85, American religious leader (LDS Church).
Arthur Janov, 93, American psychologist (The Primal Scream).
Frantisek Listopad, 95, Czech-born Portuguese poet, prose writer and director.
Edmond Maire, 86, French labor union leader, secretary general of CFDT (1971-1988).
István Mészáros, 86, Hungarian Marxist philosopher (Marx's Theory of Alienation, Socialism or Barbarism) and professor (University of Sussex, York University).
Muktar Muhammed, 72, Nigerian military officer, Governor of Kaduna (1977-1978), cancer.
Angelika Muharukua, 59, Namibian Herero politician, MP (since 1995).
Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., 89, American publisher (Advance Publications) and businessman.
Stephen Paddock, 64, American mass murderer (2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting), suicide by gunshot.
José Pratas (pt), 59, Portuguese football referee.
Philippe Rahmy, 52, Swiss poet and writer, Swiss Literature Awards laureate (2017).
Eliu Rivera, 74, Puerto Rican activist and politician.
Dave Strader, 62, American sportscaster (Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes), cholangiocarcinoma.
John Swinburne, 87, Scottish politician, founder of SSCUP and member of Parliament (2003-2007).
Larissa Volpert, 91, Russian-Estonian philologist and chess Woman Grandmaster, Soviet women's chess champion (1954, 1958, and 1959).

9/30
Monty Hall, 96, Canadian-American game show host (Let's Make a Deal), heart failure.
Frank Hamblen, 70, American basketball coach (Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers), heart attack.
Donald Malarkey, 96, American soldier (Easy Company), depicted in Band of Brothers.
Jimmy McDonnell, 90, Irish Gaelic footballer.
Tom Paley, 89, American folk musician (New Lost City Ramblers).
Lou Reda, 92, American documentary filmmaker.
Joe Taruc, 70, Filipino news anchor and radio broadcaster (DZRH).
Joe Tiller, 74, American football coach (University of Wyoming, Purdue University).
Iulian Vlad (ro), 86, Romanian general, head of the Securitate (1987-1989).
Vladimir Voevodsky, 51, Russian-American mathematician, 2002 Fields medalist.