His near fatal horse riding accident a decade earlier had left him paralyzed, but he had proven himself a hero both on and off the screen with his tireless effort in favor of medical research. Brando, who had played Kryptonian scientist Jor-El in the 1979 film Superman, shortly preceded in death the courageous young man who had starred as the Man of Steel, Christopher Reeve. Brando, who transformed Hollywood with his masterful performances in the 1950s and won an Oscar two decades later for his comeback role of Vito Corleone also passed on. Reagan, who went from Hollywood star to President of the United States, died after a long illness during the year. The notable passings include The Gipper (Ronald Reagan), The Godfather (Marlon Brando), and Superman (Christopher Reeve). INTRODUCTION The entertainment world lost several legendary stars and a host of other men and women involved in film, television, stage and music in 2004. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Reference Bibliography Obituaries
Alexanders and Willy Moffitt’s, the Memphis Film Festival, the gang at AOL’s Classic Horror Film Board, Tommy Gattas, James Gattas, the University of Memphis Library and the Memphis and Shelby County Public Libraries. Rusty White of Entertainment Insiders, Russ Blatt of Life in Legacy, the folks at VoyForums: Celebrity Obits, Joy Martin, Denise Tansil, Blaine Lester, Louis and Carol Baird, Michael and Maggie Hernandez, “Doc,” Dave Ramsey, Ray and Judy Herring, Don and Elaine Kerley, Mark Webb, Wally Traylor, Letsie Axmaker, Jerry Van Hausen, Ronnie McAfee, Mark Ledbetter, Dennis Traylor, Kira Christensen, Keith John Mahr, Shannon Carrico, Miki McFarland, April Gibson, Suzie Valenzuelo, Laura Crofcheck, the fine folks at J. Mark Heffington, Anne Taylor, Andy Branham, John Nelson, Richard Allynwood, Frank de Azpillaga, Irv Jacobs, Bill Warren, Bob Cuneo, Alun Jones, Marty Baumann, Joe Caviolo, Also, thanks to Rosa Burnett and the staff at State Technical Institute library, Tom Weaver, Fred Davis, Forrest J Ackerman, Mike Fitzgerald, John Beifuss, Ray Neilson, John Whyborn, Boyd Magers, Larry Tauber, Andrew “Captain Comics” Smith, Jimmy Walker, Tony Pruitt, Greg Bridges, Bobby Mathews, Kent Nelson, Dale Warren, Andrew Clark, Arrin Pritchard, Dr. Special thanks also go to my sister, Nikki Walker, and to Bob King at Classic Images, for granting permission to use information from my columns. Dabbs, Patricia Welsh Mayer, Debbie Tauber and John Randolph, Frances Dee, Irene Manning, Plato Skouras, Sam Edwards, Chris Alcaide, Jerome Lawrence, Czeslaw Milosz, Skeeter Davis, Ray Traylor, Marion Shilling, Ed Kemmer, Tommy FarrellĪCKNOWLEDGMENTS I greatly appreciate the assistance of my good friend, Carla Clark, and my mother, Helene Lentz. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 6¡¡, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 To the memory of those friends and family lost during 2004 - Pam Gaia, Bob James, Dr.
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