TomJH Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Bit of a quiz for you here. They were two large Hollywood stars who were co-featured together one time in their lengthy film careers. Coincidentally one would die just one day after the other. Any guesses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Bit of a quiz for you here. They were two large Hollywood stars who were co-featured together one time in their lengthy film careers. Coincidentally one would die just one day after the other. Any guesses? Now by LARGE, do you mean ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenBaby2 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 James Stewart & Robert Mitchum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Now by LARGE, do you mean ... Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 DARREN McGAVIN and DON KNOTTS appeared in a couple of Disney films together ("No Deposit, No Return" (1976) -&- "Hot Lead and Cold Feet" (1978)) and they died 1 day apart in February 2006. Don Knotts died Feb. 24, 2006 at age 81. Darren McGavin died Feb. 25, 2006 at age 83. Both passed on in California, btw. Edited on June 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 James Stewart & Robert Mitchum? Yup, you got it, Helen. Robert Mitchum died July 1, 1997, with Jimmy Stewart going the following day. January 2, 1963 saw both Dick Powell and Jack Carson dying of cancer. I don't believe they were ever co-starred, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 DARREN McGAVIN and DON KNOTTS both appeared in a couple of Disney films together ("No Deposit, No Return" (1976) ; "Hot Lead and Cold Feet" (1978)) and they died 1 day apart in February 2006. McGavin was 83 and Knotts was 81. (Knotts died Feb. 24, McGavin died Feb. 25). I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 CHARLES LAUGHTON and THOMAS MITCHELL died 2 days apart in 1962. They co-starred in 1939's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". (Laughton died at 63 on Dec. 15, 1962; Mitchell died at 70 on Dec. 17, 1962). They both had different forms of cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 CHARLES LAUGHTON and THOMAS MITCHELL died 2 days apart in 1962. They co-starred in 1939's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". (Laughton died at 63 on Dec. 15, 1962; Mitchell died at 70 on Dec. 17, 1962). They both had different forms of cancer. Right, with the Powell and Carson deaths from the same disease just two weeks later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Robert Mitchum and then James Stewart, July, 1997. One day apart, actually. I remember really reacting to hearing that Mitch had died. I was still "processing" this information when the news came that James Stewart had gone. I loved both these actors, with a slight preference for Mitchum. I did feel rather bad for Mitch, because Stewart's death kind of "upstaged" Mitchum's. Of the two, James Stewart was more well-known. The remake of The Big Sleep was so lack-lustre and disappointing to me that I'd forgotten about it, and despite my affection for these two icons, did not particularly enjoy either the film or seeing the two stars in it. It just made me think about how old they both were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I dig morbid trivia, TomJh. I reckon you could call it a weakness. Familiar Tv and movie faces HANS CONRIED and HARVEY LEMBECK both died on January 5, 1982 in California from a heart attack. Conried was 64 and Lembeck was 58. 5 days later on January 10th Lembeck's co-star in "Beach Blanket Bingo" (1965) was found dead of a heart attack in Beverly Hills. PAUL LYNDE was 55. (Lynde's father HOY had died in 1949 at 55). (VICTOR BUONO had died on Jan. 1, 1982 of a heart attack due to his long-time weight issues at 43). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 I didn't recall that Mitchum and Stewart died at the same time. However, a friend of mine recalled that Mitchum's death sort of got lost in the media with all the eulogizing going on about Jimmy, confirming your memory of it, MissW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiboo Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I had forgotten about Mitch and Jimmy's timing. At least Sinatra got the spotlight all by himself. Pretty sure they never performed together at any time and they are not Classic Hollywood folks but Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson died on the same day. News of Farrah came first and it was expected but the MJ bombshell hit and America kind of forgot to say goodbye to Farrah, by all accounts a good person. Lembeck was such an under appreciated actor all these years later. He was also an acting teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Mae West and George Raft died two days apart. Hedda Hopper and Buster Keaton died on the same day. Billy Rose and Sophie Tucker died one day apart, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bundie Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I knew this was Mitchum and Stewart right away. I turned 40 on July 2nd of that year, and I remember it well. Betty Grable died on my 16th birthday, in 1973. I believe Lee Remick also passed on July 2nd, but don't remember the year. BLU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Keyes Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I believe Lee Remick also passed on July 2nd, but don't remember the year. Lee Remick died on July 2, 1991. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 I didn't mean for this thread to get a little, well, morbid, but does anyone know the stars that died on Christmas Day? I know of at least two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Keyes Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Dean Martin died on December 25, 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I didn't mean for this thread to get a little, well, morbid, but does anyone know the stars that died on Christmas Day? I know of at least two. Charlie Chaplin - December 25, 1977 Lee Bowman - December 25, 1979 Not a star, perhaps.. but an actor Eartha Kitt - December 25, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 You guys are good. I completely forgot about Chaplin. Joining Chaplin as an Xmas departure was another legendary comedian - W.C. Fields, who always claimed that he hated Christmas. I guess at the end he had another reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I can't think of anyone else of note who died Christmas Day, but the writer/presenter ROD SERLING was born Dec. 25, 1924. Re: Lee Bowman. He missed turning 65 by 3 three days. He sprung to life in Ohio on Dec. 28, 1914. ALSO: Speaking of July 2 . . . FRED "Herman Munster" GWYNNE died July 2, 1993 at 66 in Taneytown, Maryland. I remember very clearly reading his obit back then. I believe he had pancreatic cancer; he would have turned 67 on July 10th had he stuck around. (And, what's a "ute"?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Daisy and Violet Hilton died on the same day, though rather unsurprisingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Daisy and Violet Hilton died on the same day, though rather unsurprisingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 "A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile..." February 3, 1959 October 10, 1985 March 27, 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGGGerald Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Robert Mitchum and then James Stewart, July, 1997. One day apart, actually. I remember really reacting to hearing that Mitch had died. I was still "processing" this information when the news came that James Stewart had gone. I loved both these actors, with a slight preference for Mitchum. I did feel rather bad for Mitch, because Stewart's death kind of "upstaged" Mitchum's. Of the two, James Stewart was more well-known. The remake of The Big Sleep was so lack-lustre and disappointing to me that I'd forgotten about it, and despite my affection for these two icons, did not particularly enjoy either the film or seeing the two stars in it. It just made me think about how old they both were. But, it helps you to understand the plot. They could show things the prior version was unable to show on screen because of the code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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