Vegetarian Environmentalist Actor Dennis Weaver Leaves For God
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Dennis Weaver
http://dennisweaver.com/
former president of the Screen Actors
Guild, vegetarian and organic farmer,
follower of Yogananda and guest
minister of Self Realization, left
for his God this week.
Gunsmoke' Actor Dennis Weaver Dies
Universal Studios signed Weaver to a contract in 1952 but found little
work for him. Three years later, he was doing freelance features and TV
spots and earning $60 a week delivering flowers when he was offered the
"Gunsmoke" role for $300 a week.
Nine years later, he was earning a then-princely $9,000 a week.
Weaver wasn't immediately taken with Deputy Chester Goode, his
character in "Gunsmoke," he wrote in his 2001 autobiography, "All the
World's a Stage."
Weaver considered the role "inane" but told himself "I'll correct this
character" using his training and personal experience.
His odd gait and his drawling "Mis-ter Dil-lon" gave him a memorable
on-screen presence - even in the shadow of 6-foot-7 James Arness, who
played Marshal Dillon.
Weaver won an Emmy for his role in the 1958-59 season.
In the 1950s, Weaver also toured in a singing trio with the series'
Miss Kitty (Amanda Blake) and Doc (Milburn Stone).
Weaver had other series over the years, most of them short-lived. In
addition to "Gentle Ben," which lasted two seasons in the mid-1960s, he
starred in "Kentucky Jones," "Emerald Point N.A.S.," "Stone" and "Buck
James."
But it was Sam McCloud that Weaver called "the most satisfying role of
my career." The show, which ran from 1970 to 1977, featured him as a
New Mexico lawman cast on the streets of New York City with a horse, a
sheepskin coat and a folksy manner that belied his shrewd crime-solving
talent.
Off-screen, Weaver served as president of the Screen Actors Guild and
was a vegetarian and activist for environmental and charitable causes.
He served as president of Love Is Feeding Everyone, which fed 150,000
needy people a week in Los Angeles County. He founded the Institute of
Ecolonomics, which sought solutions to economic and environmental
problems. He spoke at the United Nations and Congress, as well as to
college students and school children about fighting pollution.
His "Earthship" home was the most visible of Weaver's crusades. He and
his wife, Gerry, built the solar-powered Colorado dwelling out of
recycled tires and cans. The thick walls helped keep the inside
temperature even year-round.
"When the garbage man comes," Jay Leno once quipped, "how does he know
where the garbage begins and the house ends?"
Weaver responded: "If we get into the mind-set of saving rather than
wasting and utilizing other materials, we can save the Earth."
Weaver is survived by his wife; sons Rick, Robby and Rusty; and three
grandchildren.
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Weaver's home is in Ridgway, Colorado. This type of house which uses
tires, aluminum cans and other recycled materials as a part of the
structure is called an Earthship. The house uses solar mass to conserve
heat and solar power. they have the following items available to help
anyone intersted in knowing more about the house.
"EARTHSHIP" is a 28 minute, professionally made, environmental film on
the building of Gerry & Dennis Weaver's Earthship....an independent
sustainable living space...built from used automobile tires and cans.
In addition, this film contains many environmental messages and
solutions on how we can save our Planet. It's great for use in the
schools, at group meetings or in your own home with friends. Available
on video tape.
The Earthship video is the only item that we will be selling at the
moment. The Earthship books may be purchased from Michael Reynolds
directly through his website at http://www.earthship.org
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