[quote] Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. Was recently in Manhattan staying with an old college friend in a hotel in Times Square; I grew up in NYC during the seventies until the mid-eighties. Merrell Jackson died on February 23, 1991. What a peculiar and erroneous notion, r111. During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. [quote]It's tempting to turn this man's incredible story into a camp snapshot, a tawdry tale of the externalities of showbiz. Merrell Jackson (April 26, 1952 - February 23, 1991) was an actor who played one of the apostles in the film Godspell (1973). It does happen. A starring role in the short-lived prime-time soap Glitter (1984-85) followed, as did guest spots on The Love Boat and Hotel. He died of AIDS at age 29 in 1989; he claimed to have had an affair with actor Brad Davis, who himself contracted AIDS and committed suicide in 1991. Official Sites. In 1978, Parker was introduced to Jacques Morali, the producer and impresario responsible for the Village People, the Ritchie Family, Eartha Kitt during her disco kick (did you know Bruce Vilanch was a co-writer of 'Where Is My Man'??) An incredibly nice man. 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. I remember as a kid getting Premiere Magazine and every year they'd have a list. The reality is probably much more complex. Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. He was a dear friend, and I miss him to this day. He has a wife and two children whom by now must be teens or young adults. Ray Vitte was his name. click ACCEPT. He fucked guys as well as women, so he could have easily gotten it through sexual contact. He sure was! But they soon learned of a disturbing development, leading to a grim discovery. Such dark, shitty days. I remember your story! I didn't realize that BOB from "twin Peaks". One of his puppeteers died of AIDS around the same time, though. He was really good looking. It's even been posted as FACT on some legitimate sites I've seen. He died of a brain tumor. Three other actors from GODSPELL have passed on, and they each have their own tribute pages. And then there's that other role we remember Leonard Frey for, R10: People in the US know Denholm Elliott from Indiana Jones and "A Room with a View.". Today is the Anniversary of Wayland Flowers death in 1988. He wanted children, so he convinced himself he was bisexual and married Berry Berenson, whose proper name later became Berry Berenson, Wdow of Anthony Perkins, Who Died on American Airlines Flight 11 in the World Trade Center Attack. One of them was the brilliant one about a gay guy who was under the mistaken impression that Frasier was, too. right before he died, talking about how he had to hide the fact he had AIDS and no one would hire him, etc. Brad Davis' wife wrote a book, based on the fact that he died of aids. Sadly almost six hundred entries including directors, choreographers, and even porn stars. Someone here claimed the guy who played Daddy Warbucks' gardener in 1982's [italic]Annie[/italic] died of AIDS, but since he is neither credited in the film or listed on IMDb, I cannot recall his name. During the original Public Theatre run of THE NORMAL HEART, Brad was getting fuked by every hot boy who came his way. Died of AIDS - early 90s, I think. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! R267 I don't think so. Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980), replaced Mark Harmon in the last 3 episodes of the LA paramedics TV series 240 Robert (1981) and, in the role that probably brought him his biggest exposure, played Jack Cleary, one of Meggies brothers, in the classic miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983). When the second season began, Leslie Nielsen joined the cast to portray Bracken. About 15 years later, I heard Channing say in an interview that all the chorus boys in that show were dead of AIDS. 'I want to preserve him.'. And I was thinking exactly what you were thinking. The first Chicago stage production opened on Sept. 19, 1972, but Jackson was not in the opening cast. I'm sure they liked each other a lot. He was on Broadway in the cast of "Hair" and starred in Fellini's "Satyricon" and a dozen other European B movies. I wonder if Lypsinka did this as a tribute to Swen Swenson, although she's lip syncing to a female singer who I cannot identify. You know he died of LEG CANCER which is so unusual. He documented his slow death from AIDS in the documentary Life and Death on the A List (1996); he died the same year. Harry was very careful to never have more than those 2 or 3 drinks. During those times they just used other illnesses to cloak the real reasons but these were sexually active gay men who died young. Strange that his memory was treated so shabbily in the Crystal Skull fiasco His name was Michael, r278. In a remembrance of McLinden, Ian Temple paints a vivid picture of youthful energy, sex, love and loss in the 1980s through to the 1990s. My ex was best friends with Julie in the 80s/90s and she was absolutely devastated after he died. 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.). By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". He got off at 88 St and I wondered, "WTF is he doing in this neighborhood at night? Same thing for Ronnie Dyson, of Hair fame and later a solo artist as well, died from AIDS. Tim Scott was the "longtime companion" (that's what we called them in those days) of Norman Buckley, brother of Betty. They sang together as the "Soulful Three." . Dennis was one of the sweetest, kindest people I have ever Known. They apparently fell in love on the set of Dallas. Ray Sharkey continued to have sex with and infect women with HIV after he was diagnosed. Sad to see that Baltimora "Tarzan Boy" and comedian Frank Maya both died of AIDS. "'Cope' has greater expression with new stars", Earl Calloway,"Services Held for Singer Jackson,", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrell_Jackson&oldid=1084721930, This page was last edited on 26 April 2022, at 05:23. r123, he made hot porn. 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. R205- Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play" before it played Philadelphia, where it closed. [quote]This is heresy but "We'll Take a Glass Together" has always annoyed me. Publicity Listings But his wife tells herself that he got it from drug use. Mark Fotopolos, one of the most handsome guys in that chorus and a Broadway musical actor (as well as Thommie Walsh's one-time bf) died of AIDS in 1991, after living for quite a few years with HIV, and devoting himself to ACT-UP. David Oliver from Another World and A Year IN the Life died at 30 in 1992. R148, I was a friend of Gary Bond's. But it's important to remind all of us, and to tell the younger ones who were not there, what was lost. His work for the Ritchie Family was all over the map with LP's like 'African Queens' rating quite high and ones like 'American Generation' quite low. I just learned of his death when I was listening to the audio commentary. But any excuse to watch this What a sad thread. also know about his Social media accounts i.e. He was a very sexy man. Peter Coffield who was in a ton of TV series and TV movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as commercials. Not for nothing, I assumed you were R25. He was only 37 years old. I meant to post this as evidence of Joel Crothers' beauty. I loved Michael Jeter in Green Mile and The Gift. He also starred as rich, evil Alan Spaulding in "GL" in the late 70's and 80's. Thanks for that link, r44. I thought the whole show godawful at the time. 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. When did Merrell Jackson die? Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? He and his wife had two children. He always had his bicycle with him. This is heresy but "We'll Take a Glass Together" has always annoyed me. Bill Beyers, famous for 1980s daytime drama "Capitol", died at only 37 of AIDS in 1992. I saw Carol Channing in one of her revivals of Hello Dolly in the early 80s. In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. Prolific character actor: portrayed Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America, as well as drug lord Alejandro Sosa in Scarface. Both Larry Kert's and Timothy Scott's memorial services were held at the Winter Garden Theatre, theaters where they had their biggest successes. Perhaps someone will write a more elaborated biography about this strange character, who appeared on the Merv Griffin Show during the late '70s, and slept with many of the hottest men of the era (you can find some of their comments on YouTube and DiscoMusic.com). He's one of the sweetest, gentlest men I know, and one of the most gifted actors,' O'Connor told a small group of TV writers in Los Angeles earlier this year. Oh, hey there R169. Paul Stevens, who played Brian Bancroft on Another World, died of AIDS. It just craves attention. 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. I mean you know that must be true. 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