Where Are They Now - Friday, June 24, 2016
Hello fans,
It's been awhile since we've caught up with actress Catherine Bach who played Daisy Duke on the TV series Dukes of Hazzard. What new things have been going on in her life? Let's find out!
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Steve
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Fran Allison: Fran of "Kukla, Fran & Ollie"
Keenan Wynn: He appeared in the movies "The Absent-Minded Professor", "Dr. Strangelove", "Escape from Witch Mountain", and "Nashville"
Howard Hawks: Acclaimed movie director, films include "His Girl Friday", "To Have and Have Not", "The Big Sleep", and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
(Answer at the bottom)
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Catherine Bach
Learn More About Catherine Bach on Celebrity Nooz
BIRTH DATE: March 1, 1954 in Warren, Ohio
CLAIM TO FAME: She played Daisy Duke on the TV show "Dukes of Hazzard".
FAMILY LIFE: She was married to entertainment lawyer Peter Lopez from 1990 until his death on April 30, 2010 from an apparent suicide. She has two children with him (Sophie and Laura). She was married to David Shaw from 1976-1981 (divorced).
INFO: As soon as Bach finished high school she flew to California to pursue the acting career she'd been dreaming about since seeing her actor uncle, Tony Verdugo, in a stage production. Supporting herself with various day jobs, Bach took dancing lessons, made the audition rounds, and eventually attained a few TV bits and movie roles.
But things took off for her when she was cast in the TV series 'Dukes of Hazzard.' She stayed with Dukes until its cancellation in 1985, even weathering the "siege of 1981," when her costars John Schneider and Tom Wopat left over contract differences and were briefly replaced by two lookalike actors.
Like many 1970s TV stars, Bach found the movie offers, poster contracts, personal appearances and talk-show gigs slowly evaporating as her series faded from the public's memory.
TRIVIA: Cut off denim shorts are sometimes referred to as "Daisy Dukes" as often worn by her character Daisy Duke on "The Dukes of Hazzard."
She once had her legs insured for $1 million dollars.
Her first husband is Angela Lansbury's stepson.
She appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care."
She actually made some of the very clothes she wore on "The Dukes of Hazzard".
Father is German and mother is Mexican.
Has one brother named Philip.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: In 2007, she launched her own clothing line, called CB. She had a successful run on QVC Europe selling her own line of jewelry. Her most recent project includes a Duke of Hazzard cookbook.
WRITE TO CATHERINE BACH:
Catherine Bach
15930 Woodvale Rd.
Encino, CA. 91436
CREDITS:
2012-2015 The Young and the Restless (TV Series)...Anita Lawson / Anita
2015 Book of Fire...Bibiana
2015 The Breakup Girl...Ellen
2015 Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series)...Amy Harlan
2013 Chapman...Mother
2010 You Again ...Daisy
2006 Monk (TV series)...Sara Jo
Mr. Monk Meets His Dad
2004 The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee (Video Game)...Daisy Duke (voice)
2000 The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (TV movie)...Daisy Duke
1997 The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (TV movie)...Daisy Duke
1995 15th Annual Tejano Music Awards (video)...Host
1992 The Nutt House...Benefit Reporter
1992 Rage and Honor...Capt. Murdock
1992 African Skies (TV series)...Margo Dutton
1990 Masters of Menace...Kitty Wheeler
1990 Street Justice...Tamarra
1989 Criminal Act...Pam Weiss
1989 Driving Force...Harry
1987 Trying Times (TV series)...Actress
Drive, She Said
1979-1985 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)...Daisy Duke
1984 Cannonball Run II...Marcie, Lamborghini Babe
1983 The Dukes (TV series)...Daisy Duke
1980-1983 The Love Boat (TV series)...Pamela Hodgekins / Pat Bigelow
Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway? (1983) â?¦ Pamela Hodgekins
Caller, The/Marriage of Convenience/No Girls for Doc/Witness for the Prosecution (1980) â?¦ Pat Bigelow
1983 White Water Rebels (TV movie)...Trisha Parker
1981 Enos (TV series)...Daisy Duke
One Daisy Per Summer (1981) â?¦ Daisy Duke
1977-1978 Police Woman (TV series)
A Shadow on the Sea (1978)
Screams (1977)
1978 Nicole...Sue (as Kathy Bach)
1977 Murder in Peyton Place (TV movie)...Linda
1975 Hustle...Peggy Summers
1975 Strange New World (TV movie)...Lara, the Guide
1975 Matt Helm (TV series)...Alice
Matt Helm
1974 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot...Melody
1974 The Midnight Man...Natalie
To see Then & Now pictures of Catherine Bach, visit: Celebrity Nooz
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Fran Allison - DEAD
Born: 11/20/1907 Died: 06/13/1989
Keenan Wynn - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 07/27/1916 Died: 10/14/1986
Howard Hawks - DEAD (Head injury)
Born: 05/30/1896 Died: 12/26/1977
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
6/21
Karl Dallas, 85, British journalist, author and campaigner.
Jack Fuller, 69, American journalist and publisher (Tribune Publishing), cancer.
Henk Hofland, 88, Dutch journalist, columnist and writer.
6/20
Frank Chapot, 84, American equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (1960, 1972).
Eamonn Dolan, 48, Irish football player and coach, cancer.
Benoîte Groult, 96, French journalist, writer and feminist activist.
Ernesto Maceda, 81, Filipino politician, Senate President (1996-1998), Senator (1971-1972, 1987-1998) and columnist, multiple organ failure.
Rich Olive, 66, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (2007-2011), cancer.
Edgard Pisani, 97, French politician, philosopher and writer.
Chayito Valdez, 71, Mexican-born American folk singer and actress, complications from a cerebral hemorrhage.
6/19
Mihnea Berindei, 68, Romanian-born French historian.[11]
Nicolae Boc?an (ro), 68, Romanian historian.[12]
Gerry Cormier, 66, Canadian politician, Mayor of Miramichi, New Brunswick (since 2008), heart attack.
Nicolás García Uriburu, 78, Argentine artist and landscape architect.[
Ho Fan, 84, Chinese photographer, film director and actor, pneumonia.
Ricardo Obregón Cano, 99, Argentine politician, Governor of Córdoba (1973-1974).
Victor Stanculescu, 88, Romanian general and politician, Minister of National Defence.
Norbert Thériault, 95, Canadian politician, MLA (1960-1979) and Senator for New Brunswick (1979-1996).
Niki Tobi, 75, Nigerian judge, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (2002-2010).
Bob Williamson, 67, British songwriter and comedian.
Anton Yelchin, 27, Soviet-born American actor (Star Trek, Alpha Dog, Fright Night), blunt traumatic asphyxia.
6/18
Mircea Chiorean (ro), 83, Romanian physician and university professor, co-founder of SMURD.
Nae Cosmescu (ro), 75, Romanian theatre and television director.
Paul Cox, 76, Dutch-born Australian film director (My First Wife, A Woman's Tale, Exile), liver cancer.
Susana Duijm, 79, Venezuelan beauty queen, Miss World winner (1955).
Peter Feuchtwanger (de), 76, German-born British pianist, composer and piano teacher.
Jano Fuentes, 45, American singer (La Voz... México), shot.
Curt Hofstad, 70, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (since 2006), heart attack.
Jeppiaar, 85, Indian educationalist, founder and chancellor of Sathyabama University.
Sverre Kjelsberg, 69, Norwegian musician (The Pussycats).
Vittorio Merloni, 83, Italian entrepreneur and industrialist, founder of Indesit Company.
Kitty Rhoades, 65, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1999-2011).
Joe Schaffernoth, 78, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians), cancer.
Wu Jianmin, 77, Chinese diplomat, Ambassador to France and the Netherlands (1998-2003), traffic collision.
6/17
Rubén Aguirre, 82, Mexican actor (El Chavo del Ocho, El Chapulín Colorado, Chespirito), pneumonia.
Attrell Cordes, 46, American rhythm and blues singer (P.M. Dawn), renal disease.
Angel Gelmi Bertocchi, 78, Italian-born Bolivian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (1985-2013).
Thomas Ashley Graves, Jr., 91, American academic, President of the College of William & Mary (1971-1985).
Bud Gregory, 90, Canadian politician.
Mary Ann King, 82, American television host (Romper Room).
Sam Beaver King, 90, Jamaican-born British political activist, Mayor of Southwark (1983), co-founder of the Notting Hill Carnival.
Ron Lester, 45, American actor (Varsity Blues, Popular, Good Burger), liver and kidney failure.
David Morgenthaler, 96, American businessman (Morgenthaler Ventures).
Loretto Petrucci, 86, Italian racing cyclist.
Tenor Fly, English rapper and ragga vocalist.
Wang Sichao, 77, Chinese astronomy scholar, cerebral hemorrhage.