Merrell E Smith's bio. He was rumored to have had a relationship with Frank Langella. Gary Bond, aged 55, who died in 1995. Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. For Christ sake, I'm sure Rue was no older then Bradyou big dummy. Very good threadbut r2's link was bad! R199, Christopher George was not on "Bracken's World," he was on "Rat Patrol." I never saw him drink more than 2 or 3 drinks.". Earl Colloway, "Merrell Jackson wins music scholarship to Wolftrap". R302 . oy, what did they all die of ? @205, Not according to IMDB. We became good friends and spent a lot of time together, He and his partner and my husband and I socialized frequently..he even helped my husband build bookshelves and a window seat in our apartment. Miss Amanda Blake, tho she was a bit of a household name. For the most part I remember reading each of these in the newspaper at the time. The pop legend had been rehearsing past midnight on the night of June 24, 2022 ahead of a series of comeback concerts at the London . If he died in Illinois, a death certificate is not obtainable until twenty years after the death unless one is a member of his immediate family or has a legal reason. He was a heavy drug user definitely, but he was also a sex addict. I truly hope they find a cure for this (and other) dreadful diseases. Notably, Parker must have had an influence on the quality of the tunes as both singles are co-written by him and stand out in Morali's pantheon for being slower and more thoughtful than the majority of his releases of the period. During those times they just used other illnesses to cloak the real reasons but these were sexually active gay men who died young. How can someone mention Dan Hartman and not "Relight My Fire"?! They were friends and occasional fuck buddies. The Conqueror 1956: During the filming of this terrible film staring John Wayne as Genghis Khan, the entire crew was almost killed in a flash flood. I remember how powerful he was in "Ragtime", and he got an Oscar nomination for that, and I thought he'd have an amazing career thereafter. Ray Vitte was his name. You think she was lying? If so, it worked on me. 'I want to preserve him.'. So many folks lost and these are just the semi-famous folks. I can't remember where i posted them. Tom McBride is probably best-remembered as one of the more famous unfortunate victims of Jason Voorhees: in Friday the 13th Part II (1981), he played Mark, the wheelchair-bound camp counselor who gets a machete in the face. I haven't read about the dust thing. He was an actor, known for Godspell (1973). Dack Rambo. Brad Davis' wife wrote a book, based on the fact that he died of aids. In 1984, Parker died, whether from a self-inflicted gunshot wound (a rumor) or complications from AIDS. People have all kinds of different personal relationships. Apparently Keene was always bugging him for sex, promising to give him a blowjob if Robby would suck his dick too. What about Jim Henson? On February 23, 1991, Merrell Jacksondied of non-communicable disease. If you can't see it, or the W&W and Ignore Poster buttons, you probably have NoScript or AdBlock enabled on your browser. [There is nothing more tedious than a race baiting troll. Christopher Bernau: won huge acclaim (as in, some said even better than Frank Langella in Bway version) for "Dracula" in an Off-Bway "Dracula" in - late 70's (I think; NYC gays, pls correct if am wrong with dates). However, lots and lots of men in their 30s and 40s died unusually young from cancer or pneumonia :P A high school friend, a talent musician, died of aids. Robert Drivas' wonderful ass in "The Illustrated Man". I remember telling my photography teacher soon after Ritts' death that it was because of AIDS so I had read about it pretty soon after. Did Jonathon Scott Taylor die of aids. All those plays that won't get written now. I remember Dack Rambo discussing his diagnosis on some talk show when I got home from school. Died at 49 in 1989 - GREAT actor, so sad to lose him (used to see him around the UWS when I lived in NYC in the 80's.). Davis was dying of AIDS and then the wife helped him commit suicide before the the end came naturally. But I swear I saw it once in a soap mag but never again. How unpleasant that your racism has to taint this thread. R263 my mind always goes there, too. Not an actor, but I want to add Ricky Wilson of The B-52's. Nellie's Husband on Little House on the Prairie. At least they didn't turn the New Amsterdam into a megachurch. The critics HATED it. He was a lovely, talented man and had a wonderful partner in EJ Alexander. Hi, R170. When I saw that movie for the first time--I was about 14 or so--I remember having crush on him, and then when he has that scene where he's in bed with the cute blonde Bobby Phillips, my heart nearly exploded. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn I'm sure they liked each other a lot. 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. with lot of social media fan he often posts many personal photos and videos to interact with her huge fan base social media plateform. If you only know him from Evening Shade, or you don't know him, the Grand Hotel clip is him at his (or anyone's) best. I doubt his HIV-status when he died is secret to anyone. Either the family was in full denial or they were trying to cover it up. This thread makes me so sad. Recently watched the movie If. (1968) and was struck by actor Richard Warwick; I was sure Id seen him in something else and sure enough he also appeared in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Sebastiane (1976) interestingly, in all 3 films, his character was implied to be or definitely was gay. He died at 38, not 39. It just craves attention. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site Rue McClanahan wrote that Brad mowed her lawn and plowed her pussy. 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. Oh, hey there R169. r77 This is the first I've heard of it. When. [quote'It's a terrible curse,' Heat star Carroll O'Connor has said of what he calls his friend and co-star's substance-abuse problems. R168 - I guess I didn't read carefully enough because I thought I waste first to mention him, at rwhatever I was. There's a compilation of her articles in print, and one of them she talks about a man with AIDS who stayed alive by drinking his own pee. We decided wed start a scholarship fund in his honor. Cause of Death: Stillborn . While Joe Jackson was married to Katherine Jackson and raising 10 children, he had a secret relationship with Cheryle . As in, right now, my shoulders. Ian Charleson. Other Works (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.). Trivia (2) He auditioned for the Chicago production of "Godspell" in May 1972, but was cast in the movie version instead. I've always found it fascinating how he was able to effortlessly transition from Gay & Straight Adult Films to a mainstream network soap opera (Edge Of Night). Not a good guy but hot. He sang All Good Gifts. Interesting, never knew there were porn stars who crossed over to soaps - or vice-versa. Some might say r160 that marriage to Anna Massey would turn anyone gay - but she was a revered actress who played lots of old boots and evil spinsters. [quote]Whenever I watch the movie version of "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas" , I.wonder how many of those beautiful talented dancers in the football team locker room number are still with us. West End actor Martin Smith is also mentioned in the piece above. Oh, that's so sad. He was a dear friend, and I miss him to this day. His official cause of death was sudden heart failure. Merrell Jackson died on February 23, 1991. He was so good looking. Sad to see that Baltimora "Tarzan Boy" and comedian Frank Maya both died of AIDS. He sure was! "'Godspell' climaxes Chicago performances". So he made his mark playing Nazis in the UK. I went with this very smart theater friend of mine who leaned over and whispered after the big opening number where you meet all the characters, "The whole house will come down when the little dying Jewish man does his big "To Life!" [13] While living in New York City, Jackson performed with dance companies, appeared in Broadway musicals, and did commercial spots for 7 Up soft drink. The reality is probably much more complex. He auditioned for the Chicago production of "Godspell" in May 1972, but was cast in the movie version instead. The wife was in complete denial. He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. EJ told me that Gary watched that episode over and over and loved it. Casey Stevens, who played Jamie Lee Curtis' boyfriend, Nick, in Prom Night. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? [2] During his senior year he played King Melchior in a school production of the Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors that was shown on local television TV 26,[3] and was an understudy in the Chicago production of the rock musical The Me Nobody Knows. r225 wandered in from Pleasantville I think. He was really good looking. Timothy Scott was the boyfriend of Norman Buckley, Betty Lynn's brother. He died in 1994. Had never seen that before. [quote]Musical theatre for anyone with a brain died with AIDS. Merrell Jackson is one of the most popular American Actor. He also did a lot of Broadway, with a featured role in the original Fiddler on the Roof and later in the movie. Thanks for that observation, r71. I can;t stand Swen Swenson's voice singing "I've Got Your Number." Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? R295 Is Miss Hal a bottom? If he returns to Covington, 30 miles east of Atlanta where filming started April 28 for the seventh season of Heat of the Night, he will be arrested and almost certainly jailed. At the age of years, Merrell Jackson weight not available right now. R31, Tom got AIDS from his partner, who didn't reveal his HIV when they met. r57, here's another pic of Timothy Patrick Murphy: I had to look up his name admittedly, but Tom Villard - he guested on The Golden Girls last season (he was Dorothy's former student who gave her that high paying job that she quit) and he was also on Pyramid often. Never. There is no cause of death listed for Merrell. Born Dennis Posa in Long Island, our struggling auteur co-opted the name Wade Nichols in the mid-70's when he started doing skinflicks, initially gay and then seguing exclusively into straight porn. He was also prominent in the Beat It video. I have only ever seen Joel from the 70s and later, with the moustache. I have the book right here in my bookcase. IMDb has a sortable database entitled "Most Popular Males Who Died Of "aids." El Bananero Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, NetWorth & Know More. No AIDS, and not gay, although he was very gay friendly. David Oliver from Another World and A Year IN the Life died at 30 in 1992. He and his wife had two children. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! I moved to NYC as an 18 year-old in 1981, coinciding with the official beginning of the AIDS epidemic. Agreed! After her doctors warned her of the exhaustion being brought on by her demanding itineraries, Mahalia Jackson made fewer public appearances in the last five years of her life. But thank you for posting R10 and R14, Leonard Frey was not the only Boys in the Band cast member who died of AIDS. On February 23, 1991, Merrell Jackson died of non-communicable disease. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". Unless you are rich enough to keep him as a sugar daddy, you will always be third or lower on their priority list. He was waiting to invite you to his big debut at Carnegie Hall or some shit so we could all be proud of him. I've never had that happen before, you know, where your date shows up and asks to take a bath. [6] His fellow performers voted him "Best Trouper" among the supporting cast members for which he won a $500 scholarship. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. 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). Merrell Jackson, who also starred in the movie version (sang a beautiful rendition of "All Good Gifts") died at 38 in 1991; cause of death was never disclosed. Or vice-versa the New Amsterdam into a megachurch heard of it death listed for Merrell these merrell jackson cause of death Life! 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