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Hello fans,
Larry Hagman is famous for his iconic roles on two legendary
television series - Dallas and I Dream of Jeannie. In today's
issue, learn about Hagman's extensive acting career and what
he is up to these days!
Take care,
Melissa
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":
--Penny Marshall: Played Laverne on the TV series "Laverne &
Shirley", director of "Big", "A League of their Own" and other
movies
--Alan Hale, Jr.: Played the Skipper on the TV show "Gilligan's
Island"
--Allan Sherman: He was the voice of the Cat in the animated
Dr. Seuss TV special "The Cat in the Hat", he wrote and sang
the song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" and was the creator and
producer of the TV game show "I've Got a Secret"
(Answer at the bottom)
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LARRY HAGMAN
http://www.celebritynooz.com/larry_hagman.aspx
BIRTH DATE: September 21, 1931, Fort Worth, Texas
CLAIM TO FAME: Hagman's most famous roles include playing
J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera
Dallas and Major Anthony Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I
Dream of Jeannie.
FAMILY LIFE: In 1954, Hagman married Swedish-born Maj
Axelsson and they had two children, Heidi Kristina (b.
1958) and Preston (b. 1962).
INFO: It's not a big surprise that Hagman went into acting
since his mother Mary Martin was a successful Broadway star.
He first appeared on stage with the Margo Jones Theatre-in-
the-Round in Dallas, and next in the New York City Center
production of Taming the Shrew.
At this time, his mother was involved in the big stage hit,
South Pacific, and Hagman moved to England to be part of
the cast. While living in England, he joined the U.S. Air
Force and stayed busy producing and directing shows for
service members.
When his military service was complete, he moved back to
New York and was cast in a series of Broadway and off-
Broadway plays. Moving to television, Hagman made various
guest appearances before being cast in the daytime series,
The Edge of Night. He starred on the show for two years. He
finally decided to pack up his family and move to Hollywood
to pursue bigger roles.
This turned out to be an excellent move for his career. In
1965, he was cast as Major Anthony Nelson on the hit comedy
series I Dream of Jeannie, and stayed on for the show's
five year run. He and his co-star Barbara Eden turned the
show into a success, and led to Hagman becoming a major TV
star.
More roles soon followed, including appearances on The
Good Life and Here We Go Again, and a starring role along-
side Lauren Bacall in the television version of the hit
Broadway musical Applause.
He found true fame as the man everyone loved to hate -
corrupt millionaire J.R. Ewing - on the mega popular series
Dallas. The series ran for an unprecedented 13 seasons
(from 1978 - 1991), with Hagman's volatile character
remaining the show's centerpiece for the entire run.
Continued below....
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TRIVIA: Has been a member of the Peace and Freedom Party
since the 1960s.
Hosted an eight-part documentary series on the history of
Texas, called Lone Star.
Served as the National Spokesperson for the 1996 U.S.
Transplant Games presented by the National Kidney Foundation.
Was chairperson of the American Cancer Society's Great
American Smokeout from 1981 to 1992.
During the 80s, he was featured in a national televised
Schlitz beer campaign, playing on Hagman's J.R. character
from Dallas.
Underwent a life-saving liver transplant in 1995 after
admitting he had been a heavy drinker.
Was drafted into the United States Air Force in 1952, during
the Korean War.
Requires autograph seekers to sing a song for him or tell
him a joke before giving his autograph.
Is a huge supporter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation.
Is a long-time friend of the late Carroll O'Connor, and
spoke as his funeral in 2001.
Was one of the few players on "Dallas" (1978) to stay on
for the entire series.
Just before his future "Dallas" (1978) co-star, Patrick Duffy
was born, Hagman would frequently visit Duffy's parents'
home, as a teenager.
Was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2009
in Austin, Tx.
Is Bridget Fonda's godfather.
Has three granddaughters: Noelle, Rebecca, and Tara.
Produced and directed shows for servicemen while he was
stationed in the U. S. Air Force.
Earned a reported $75,000 to $100,000 an episode for
"Dallas" (1978) in 1980.
Met his wife while he was stationed in England, UK.
Offered to pay for drug rehab for Robert Downey Jr. in 1996,
after Downey asked to borrow $100,000 from him.
Has a ring made from the gallstones that were removed during
his liver transplant.
Collects canes, hats and flags.
his mansion in California has been fittest with America?s
biggest home solar power system.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Hagman most recently had a guest starring
role during the 2006-2007 season of the FX series NIP/TUCK.
He played Burt Landu, a business executive, who wants some
cosmetic surgery of an intimate nature.
This year he began working as a spokesman for SolarWorld, a
solar energy commercial enterprise. In the commercials, he
supports solar energy by appearing as his J.R. Ewing character,
who announces that his oil company days are long over and he
is in the solar energy business instead.
WRITE TO LARRY HAGMAN:
Larry Hagman
Post Office Box 57593
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.larryhagman.com
Video Clips of Larry Hagman
Lady In The Bottle - I Dream of Jeannie
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=2003
Too Many Tonys - I Dream of Jeannie
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=2005
Get Me To Mecca On Time - I Dream of Jeannie
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=2006
Dallas - Theme Song
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum#81
Dallas - Trailer
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=8445
Business Trip - Dallas
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=12240
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CREDITS:
The Flight of the Swan (2010) (completed) .... Corporate President
"Das Traumschiff" .... Larry Hagman (1 episode, 2010)
- Indian Summer (2010) TV episode .... Larry Hagman
"Somos cómplices" .... Richard Slater (2 episodes, 2009)
- Episode #1.2 (2009) TV episode .... Richard Slater
- Episode #1.1 (2009) TV episode .... Richard Slater
"Nip/Tuck" .... Burt Landau (5 episodes, 2006)
"The Simpsons" .... Wallace Brady (1 episode, 2006)
- The Monkey Suit (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Wallace Brady
"Sheer Dallas" .... Narrator (6 episodes, 2005)
Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998) (TV) .... J.R. Ewing
Primary Colors (1998) .... Gov. Fred Picker
The Third Twin (1997) (TV) .... Berrington Jones
"Orleans" .... Judge Luther Charbonnet (6 episodes, 1997)
Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) (TV) .... J.R. Ewing
Nixon (1995) .... 'Jack Jones'
Staying Afloat (1993) (TV) .... Alexander Hollingsworth III
"Dallas" .... J.R. Ewing (357 episodes, 1978-1991)
Dallas: The Early Years (1986) (TV) .... Narrator (J.R. Ewing)
Deadly Encounter (1982) (TV) .... Sam
"Knots Landing" .... J.R. Ewing (5 episodes, 1980-1982)
I Am Blushing (1981) .... Larry Hagman
S.O.B. (1981) .... Dick Benson
"Police Story" .... Alan R. Richardson / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1979)
- A Cry for Justice (1979) TV episode .... Dwight Sheperd
- Glamour Boy (1974) TV episode .... Alan R. Richardson
Superman (1978) .... Major
"Sword of Justice" .... Doyle Rettig (1 episode, 1978)
- A Double Life (1978) TV episode .... Doyle Rettig
Last of the Good Guys (1978) (TV) (uncredited) .... Sergeant Frank O'Malley
The President's Mistress (1978) (TV) .... Ed Murphy
A Double Life (1978) (TV) .... Doyle Rettig
"What Really Happened to the Class of '65?" .... Gene (1 episode, 1977)
- The Girl Nobody Knew (1977) TV episode .... Gene
"The Rockford Files" .... Paul T. Grisham / ... (1 episode, 1977)
- Forced Retirement (1977) TV episode .... Richard Lessing / Paul T. Grisham
Intimate Strangers (1977) (TV) .... Mort Burns
Checkered Flag or Crash (1977) .... Bo Cochran
"McMillan & Wife" .... Dr. Wesley Corman (1 episode, 1977)
- Affair of the Heart (1977) TV episode .... Dr. Wesley Corman
"The Rhinemann Exchange" (1977) TV mini-series .... Col. Edmund Pace
Cry for Justice (1977)
The Eagle Has Landed (1976) .... Colonel Pitts
The Big Bus (1976) .... Doctor in parking lot
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976) (TV) .... Sherman Holmes
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) .... Murdoch
"Barnaby Jones" .... Dr. Frank Rickers (1 episode, 1975)
- Fatal Witness (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Frank Rickers
"The Streets of San Francisco" .... Terry Vine (1 episode, 1975)
- Dead Air (1975) TV episode .... Terry Vine
"Ellery Queen" .... Paul Gardner (1 episode, 1975)
- The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party (1975) TV episode .... Paul Gardner
"Three for the Road" .... Gordo Thurgate (1 episode, 1975)
- Ride on a Red Balloon (1975) TV episode .... Gordo Thurgate
"Harry O" .... Bernie Roth (1 episode, 1975)
- One for the Road (1975) TV episode .... Bernie Roth
"Doctors' Hospital" (1 episode, 1975)
- Come at Last to Love (1975) TV episode
"Marcus Welby, M.D." (2 episodes, 1970-1975)
- Loser in a Dead Heat (1975) TV episode
- To Get Through the Night (1970) TV episode
"McCoy" .... Darnell (1 episode, 1975)
- The Big Ripoff (1975) TV episode .... Darnell
The Big Rip-Off (1975) (TV) .... Frank Darnell
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975) (TV) .... Jerry Travis
"Lucas Tanner" .... Officer Morgan (1 episode, 1975)
- Pay the Two Dollars (1975) TV episode .... Officer Morgan
Stardust (1974) .... Porter Lee Austin
"McCloud" .... Larry Harris (1 episode, 1974)
- The Gang That Stole Manhattan (1974) TV episode .... Larry Harris
"Police Woman" .... Tony Bonner (1 episode, 1974)
- Seven Eleven (1974) TV episode .... Tony Bonner
Hurricane (1974) (TV) .... Paul Damon
Harry and Tonto (1974) .... Eddie Coombes
Sidekicks (1974) (TV) .... Quince Drew
"Love Story" .... Dick Madison (1 episode, 1973)
- The Youngest Lovers (1973) TV episode .... Dick Madison
What Are Best Friends For? (1973) (TV) .... Frank Ross
Blood Sport (1973) (TV) .... Coach Marshall
The Alpha Caper (1973) (TV) .... Tudor
The Toy Game (1973) .... Major
"Here We Go Again" .... Richard Evans (13 episodes, 1973)
Applause (1973) (TV) .... Bill Sampson
"Medical Center" .... Glenn Dorsey (1 episode, 1973)
- Between 2 Fires (1973) TV episode .... Glenn Dorsey
Antonio (1973) .... Mark Hunter
No Place to Run (1972) (TV) .... Jay Fox
Beware! The Blob (1972) .... Young Hobo
Getting Away from It All (1972) (TV) .... Fred Clark
"The Good Life" .... Albert Miller (15 episodes, 1971-1972)
A Howling in the Woods (1971) (TV) .... Eddie Crocker
The Hired Hand (1971) (uncredited) .... Sheriff
Vanished (1971) (TV) .... Jerry Freytag
"The Name of the Game" .... Dean Chasen (1 episode, 1971)
- A Capitol Affair (1971) TV episode .... Dean Chasen
"Dan August" .... Art Lewis (1 episode, 1971)
- The Law (1971) TV episode .... Art Lewis
"Night Gallery" .... Cedric Acton (1 episode, 1970)
- The Dead Man/The Housekeeper (1970) TV episode .... Cedric Acton
"Love, American Style" .... Harry Fishberg (segment "Love and the Psychiatrist") (1 episode, 1970)
- Love and the Hypnotist/Love and the Psychiatrist (1970) TV episode .... Harry Fishberg (segment "Love and the Psychiatrist")
Up in the Cellar (1970) .... Maurice Camber
"I Dream of Jeannie" .... Major Anthony Nelson / ... (139 episodes, 1965-1970)
Three's a Crowd (1969) (TV) .... Jim Carson
The Group (1966) .... Harald Peterson
In Harm's Way (1965) .... Lt. J.G. Cline
"The Rogues" .... Mark Fleming (1 episode, 1965)
- Mr. White's Christmas (1965) TV episode .... Mark Fleming
"Mr. Broadway" .... Luke (1 episode, 1964)
- Between the Rats and the Finks (1964) TV episode .... Luke
Fail-Safe (1964) .... Buck
"The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Boyd / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
- Ambassador at Large (1964) TV episode .... Elias
- The Takers (1963) TV episode .... Boyd
Ensign Pulver (1964) .... Lt. J.G. Billings
The Cavern (1964) .... Capt. Wilson
"The Defenders" .... Edmund Lockwood / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
- The Last Day (1964) TV episode .... Edmund Lockwood
- The Noose (1963) TV episode .... Jim Lewton
The Silver Burro (1963) (TV)
"Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
- Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' (1960) TV episode
"Diagnosis: Unknown" .... Don Harding (1 episode, 1960)
- The Case of the Radiant Wine (1960) TV episode .... Don Harding
"The Edge of Night" (1956) TV series .... Ed Gibson / ... (unknown episodes, 1961-1963)
"The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1958)
- Climate of Marriage (1958) TV episode
"Sea Hunt" .... Alex Kouras / ... (3 episodes, 1958)
- The Hero (1958) TV episode .... Elliot Conway
- Legend of the Mermaid (1958) TV episode .... Alex Kouras
- The Sponge Divers (1958) TV episode .... Johnny Greco
"The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Jarvis (1 episode, 1958)
- The Member of the Wedding (1958) TV episode .... Jarvis
No Time for Sergeants (1958) (uncredited) .... Pilot B-25
"Harbormaster" (1 episode, 1958)
- The Captain's Gun (1958) TV episode
"Kraft Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1958) TV episode
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1958) (TV)
"Search for Tomorrow" (1951) TV series .... Curt Williams (unknown episodes, 1957)
"Studio One in Hollywood" (1 episode, 1957)
- First Prize for Murder (1957) TV episode
"Goodyear Playhouse" (1 episode, 1957)
- Backwoods Cinderella (1957) TV episode
"Decoy" .... Kenneth Davidson (1 episode, 1957)
- Saturday Lost (1957) TV episode .... Kenneth Davidson
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE
Penny Marshall - ALIVE
Born: 10/15/1942
Alan Hale, Jr - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 03/08/1918 Died: 01/02/1990
Allan Sherman - DEAD (Emphysema)
Born: 11/30/1924 Died: 11/20/1973
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
8/19
-Michael Been, 60, American musician (The Call) and actor
(The Last Temptation of Christ), heart attack.
8/18
-Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, 80, Spanish Carlist pretender
to the Throne, cancer.
-Edelmiro Cavazos, 38, Mexican politician, Mayor of
Santiago, shot.
-Fiona Coyne, 45, South African television presenter (The
Weakest Link), suspected suicide.
-Kenny Edwards, 64, American singer-songwriter (The Stone
Poneys), prostate cancer.
-Christopher Kovacevich, 82, American Metropolitan of
Libertyville and Chicago in the Serbian Orthodox Church,
cancer.
-Rod Shealy, 56, American political consultant, cerebral
hemorrhage.
8/17
-Francesco Cossiga, 82, Italian politician, Prime Minister
(1979?1980) and President (1985?1992), respiratory problems.
-Sir Frank Kermode, 90, British literary critic and writer.
-Ludvik Kundera, 90, Czech writer and translator, recipient
of the Jaroslav Seifert Prize.
-Alejandro Maclean, 41, Spanish television and film producer
and aerobatics pilot, plane crash.
-Bill Millin, 88, British World War II piper.
-Edwin Morgan, 90, Scottish poet, The Scots Makar, pneumonia.
8/16
-Biliyar Ramadas Bhat, 80, Indian mathematician and
statistician.
-Nicola Cabibbo, 75, Italian physicist, President of the
Pontifical Academy of Sciences, respiratory problems.
-Christopher Freeman, 88, British economist.
-Dimitrios Ioannidis, 87, Greek military leader.
-Frank Ryan, 50, American plastic surgeon, car crash.
-Narayan Gangaram Surve, 83, Indian poet, after short
illness.
-Bobby Thomson, 86, Scottish-born American baseball player
(Shot Heard 'Round the World), after long illness.
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