Actors who died of Hiv/aids since Rock Hudson
JCr...@webtv.net
about their gay or bi lifestyle: Anthony Perkins, Brad Davis ( of
Midnight Express fame), Tony Hamilton of the New Mission Impossible (in
late 80s), Jim Henson of the Muppets, Liberace, and hundreds of writers,
directors, and behind the scenes folks in Hollywood. Could Paul Lynde
from the old Hollywood Squares have also died from this in the early
80s? Oh yea and the lead singer of Queen. Anymore famous ones ?
tro...@webtv.net
not die from Aids. According to www.imdb.com he died from
pneumonia which could have been as a result of Aids but
i am almost positive that he didn't have Aids. Since he
was a children's entertainer that little fact would have
been all over the place.
Also according to www.imdb.com Paul Lynde died from cancer.
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Maggie8097
***Jim Henson died of a strep infection--not AIDS. Dack Rambo (from Dallas)
and the father from the Brady Bunch died from it, too. Years ago, People
Magazine listed Amanda Blake from Gunsmoke as an AIDS victim, but the IMDb says
she died of oral cancer.
Maggie
"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a
merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around--and why his parents
will always wave back."--William D. Tammeus
G I L L I G A N
listed. AIDS shuts down the immune system so a number of illnesses can
take you out. Robert Reed (father on the Brady Bunch) was HIV+ but
that was not listed as the cause of death for example.
This is a regular thread on Alt.Obituary whenever the cause of death
for someone involves them being HIV+
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maryanne kehoe
I thought he died of a heart attack?
As to Paul Lynde, I seem to recall the "official" cause was also a heart
attack, but I am trying to rack my brain as to the time period. I
remember that he appeared in a play at the Atlanta Civic Center about 6
months before he died, and in a newspaper interview, never gave any
indication that he was sick, but I distinctly remember the pic that
accompanied the story and he did _not_ look too good.
I don't think he was ever officially "out"-can anyone with a better
memory than me set me straight (no pun intended!) on this one?
Maryanne.
David In Austin
> As to Paul Lynde, I seem to recall the "official" cause was also a heart
> attack, but I am trying to rack my brain as to the time period. I
> remember that he appeared in a play at the Atlanta Civic Center about 6
> months before he died, and in a newspaper interview, never gave any
> indication that he was sick, but I distinctly remember the pic that
> accompanied the story and he did _not_ look too good.
>
> I don't think he was ever officially "out"-can anyone with a better
> memory than me set me straight (no pun intended!) on this one?
>
> Maryanne.
>
I was always a big fan of Mr. Lynde. I didn't know that either of us were
homosexual until later in life, but that is another story. I loved watching
him on "Bewitched." My own mother said that I reminded her a lot of him.
Little did she know.
In any case it appears that Paul died in 1982. According to the info at
http://home.att.net/~joeandscot/PLTIME.HTML
1982
Early on January 11, Paul's body is found by friends after he fails to
appear at a dinner party. The 55 year old actor had died of a massive heart
attack and as a result of natural causes.
KBELL12345
surgery.
Jay H.
Maggie8097 <maggi...@aol.comSPAMBLOC> wrote in message
news:19990415155605...@ng110.aol.com...
> >These are on the list as having the illness but don't know for sure
> >about their gay or bi lifestyle: Anthony Perkins, Brad Davis ( of
> >Midnight Express fame), Tony Hamilton of the New Mission Impossible
(in
> >late 80s), Jim Henson of the Muppets, Liberace, and hundreds of
writers,
> >directors, and behind the scenes folks in Hollywood. Could Paul Lynde
> >from the old Hollywood Squares have also died from this in the early
> >80s? Oh yea and the lead singer of Queen. Anymore famous ones ?
>
Dallas)
> and the father from the Brady Bunch died from it, too. Years ago,
People
> Magazine listed Amanda Blake from Gunsmoke as an AIDS victim, but the
IMDb says
> she died of oral cancer.
>
I'm pretty sure she died from some AIDS related illness. Amanda Blake
was married to a local politician in Austin, TX. I was living in Austin
shortly after the politician passed away. There was a bit of a scandal
at the time - seems he was well known in Austin's gay scene although he
remain closeted in public life. The cause of his death was never really
revealed, but it was common knowledge that it was AIDS related. A lot of
people I know believe that Amanda Blake contracted HIV from him (jeez, I
wish I could remember the guys name - sorry).
Jay H.
-=JR=-
Jay H. <j...@showbuzznet.com> wrote in message
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> I'm pretty sure she died from some AIDS related illness. Amanda Blake
> was married to a local politician in Austin, TX. I was living in Austin
> shortly after the politician passed away. There was a bit of a scandal
> at the time - seems he was well known in Austin's gay scene although he
> remain closeted in public life. The cause of his death was never really
> revealed, but it was common knowledge that it was AIDS related. A lot of
> people I know believe that Amanda Blake contracted HIV from him (jeez, I
> wish I could remember the guys name - sorry).
According to the IMDb
Spouse
'Mark Spaeth'
(1984 - ?) (divorced)
Frank Gilbert
(1967 - ?) (divorced)
'Jason Day'
(1964 - ?) (divorced)
'?'
(? - ?) (divorced)
-=JR=-
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complications. For about a year before he passed he kept dropping out
of projects because he was fighting something like a reccurring stomach
flu.
Happiness is not a right. It is an achievement.
Jay H.
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>
> Jay H. <j...@showbuzznet.com> wrote in message
> news:7f5rnf$jr2$1...@camel15.mindspring.com...
> > I'm pretty sure she died from some AIDS related illness. Amanda
Blake
> > was married to a local politician in Austin, TX. I was living in
Austin
> > shortly after the politician passed away. There was a bit of a
scandal
> > at the time - seems he was well known in Austin's gay scene although
he
> > remain closeted in public life. The cause of his death was never
really
> > revealed, but it was common knowledge that it was AIDS related. A
lot of
> > people I know believe that Amanda Blake contracted HIV from him
(jeez, I
> > wish I could remember the guys name - sorry).
>
> According to the IMDb
> Spouse
> 'Mark Spaeth'
> (1984 - ?) (divorced)
Yeah, I think that's the guy. Thanks Judith. Story was that she caught
him in bed with a man, but who knows if that's true. Supposedly he
married her because he needed a beard and because of her fame. The other
rumor was that she had no idea he was gay when she married him. I lived
in Austin back in 1985, so I'm a bit fuzzy on the details. The whole
thing always seemed so sad to me.
Jay H.
cosmo...@webtv.net
(poppers) during sex with a guy. When soap stars, Dennis Parker and Joel
Crothers died in the mid-80s, it was attributed to cancer. Procter &
Gamble didn't want the viewers to think they had gay actors. Since then
P&G has included AIDS in storylines with openly gay actors. Rene
Enqriquez of "Hill Street Blues" also died of the disease.
Rags01
According to www.imdb.com he died from pneumonia which could have been as a
result of Aids but
i am almost positive that he didn't have Aids. Since he was a children's
entertainer that little fact would have been all over the place.<<<
I'm going out from lurking to answer this one. Jim Henson died of a virulent
form of pneumonia, not AIDS. He apparently had been sick for a days with
what he thought was a cold and didn't seek medical help. By the time he
finally sought help, it was too late. I remember this quite clearly, because
for the next year or two I made damn sure my husband went to see his doctor
when any cold seemed to last too long. When my husband tried to brush it off,
I said: "Remember Jim Henson?" (who is still sorely missed).
Reba
StThork
>The 55 year old actor had died of a massive heart
>attack and as a result of natural causes.
IIRC, there was talk later of poppers (amyl nitrate) being involved.
= Uncle Robbie
AGC Arbiter of Attitude
Jeg7777
> I'm going out from lurking to answer this one. Jim Henson died of a virulent
> form of pneumonia, not AIDS. He apparently had been sick for a days with
> what he thought was a cold and didn't seek medical help. By the time he
> finally sought help, it was too late. I remember this quite clearly, because
> for the next year or two I made damn sure my husband went to see his doctor
> when any cold seemed to last too long. When my husband tried to brush it off,
> I said: "Remember Jim Henson?" (who is still sorely missed).
>
> Reba
He sure is.
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Jeg7777
> According to the IMDb
> 'Mark Spaeth'
> (1984 - ?) (divorced)
> Frank Gilbert
> (1967 - ?) (divorced)
> 'Jason Day'
> (1964 - ?) (divorced)
> '?'
> (? - ?) (divorced)
She married the rock singer of "? and the Mysterians" who did the old
song "96 tears"??
Jeg7777
>
> Arthur Ashe - tennis great - was HIV+ from a blood transfusion after heart
> surgery.
He's not an actor though.
Jeg7777
>
> These are on the list as having the illness but don't know for sure
> about their gay or bi lifestyle:
Why does that matter?
Marlene Blanshay
<gill...@nospamD5.abraxis.com> wrote:
> A lot of people that died were HIV+ but will have another cause of death
> listed. AIDS shuts down the immune system so a number of illnesses can
> take you out. Robert Reed (father on the Brady Bunch) was HIV+ but
> that was not listed as the cause of death for example.
>
> This is a regular thread on Alt.Obituary whenever the cause of death
> for someone involves them being HIV+
>
>
>
>
> JCr...@webtv.net wrote in message
> <3158-371...@newsd-143.iap.bryant.webtv.net>...
> These are on the list as having the illness but don't know for sure
> about their gay or bi lifestyle: Anthony Perkins, Brad Davis ( of
> Midnight Express fame), Tony Hamilton of the New Mission Impossible (in
> late 80s), Jim Henson of the Muppets, Liberace, and hundreds of writers,
> directors, and behind the scenes folks in Hollywood. Could Paul Lynde
> from the old Hollywood Squares have also died from this in the early
> 80s? Oh yea and the lead singer of Queen. Anymore famous ones ?
I had heard Jim Henson died of a streptococcal infection, or flesh-eating
disease. This is the first I've heard it was AIDS.
KBELL12345
> surgery.
He's not an actor though.
--
Neither is Jim Henson. Didn't Peter Allen also die of AIDS?
Jennifer Hardy
<19990416075050...@ng42.aol.com>...
> Arthur Ashe - tennis great - was HIV+ from a blood transfusion after
heart
> > surgery.
>
> He's not an actor though.
>
I may be wrong but wasn't Jim Henson a fairly prolific voice actor?
Cheers,
Jennifer
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Kent Parks
: These are on the list as having the illness but don't know for sure
: about their gay or bi lifestyle: Anthony Perkins, Brad Davis ( of
: Midnight Express fame), Tony Hamilton of the New Mission Impossible (in
: late 80s), Jim Henson of the Muppets, Liberace, and hundreds of writers,
: directors, and behind the scenes folks in Hollywood. Could Paul Lynde
: from the old Hollywood Squares have also died from this in the early
: 80s? Oh yea and the lead singer of Queen. Anymore famous ones ?
Whoever said Amanda Blake ("Miss Kitty") was correct. Also, Wayland
Flowers of "Wayland & Madame". Less known except to cult movie fans,
Cookie Mueller (of several John Waters films such as "Pink Flamingoes and
"Female Trouble"). And, I'm assuming you mean "TV/movie actors", since
hundreds of stage/Broadway personalities have perished (Michael Bennett,
producer of "A Chorus Line", off the top of my head).
One way to find out about someone is to see if he/she has a panel in the
NAMES Project Quilt. Now, obviously, that is not a comprehensive list AND
it is possible that someone could have a panel and not really have died of
AIDS, but usually, panels are made by someone who knew the person and thus
would have known. The entire Quilt is searchable at www.aidsquilt.org
Kent
Alwtsi
>from the old Hollywood Squares have also died from this in the early
>80s?
I always wondered about Andy Kaufman - comedian - actor - wrestler(?). He died
from a very rare form of lung cancer - a type not associated with smoking. I
believe this cancer is also associated with AIDS.
BluesSung
Kent >>
Kent,
Thanks so much for posting that addy, the site is amazing and really hard to
look through but so needed.
Blue
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>Flowers of "Wayland & Madame". Less known except to cult movie fans,
>Cookie Mueller (of several John Waters films such as "Pink Flamingoes and
>"Female Trouble"). And, I'm assuming you mean "TV/movie actors", since
>hundreds of stage/Broadway personalities have perished (Michael Bennett,
>producer of "A Chorus Line", off the top of my head).
>
Band Played On"?
-=JR=-
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I've done several squares for it - it is hard to try and embroider through
tears.
-=JR=-
Missing some dear friends
ishani
JCr...@webtv.net wrote in message
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These are on the list as having the illness but don't know for sure
about their gay or bi lifestyle: Anthony Perkins, Brad Davis ( of
Midnight Express fame), Tony Hamilton of the New Mission Impossible (in
late 80s), Jim Henson of the Muppets, Liberace, and hundreds of writers,
directors, and behind the scenes folks in Hollywood. Could Paul Lynde
from the old Hollywood Squares have also died from this in the early
lyle gardiner
wrote:
: >>>About your list I am almost positive that Jim Henson did not die from Aids.
: According to www.imdb.com he died from pneumonia which could have been as a
: result of Aids but
: i am almost positive that he didn't have Aids. Since he was a children's
: entertainer that little fact would have been all over the place.<<<
: I'm going out from lurking to answer this one. Jim Henson died of a virulent
: form of pneumonia, not AIDS. He apparently had been sick for a days with
: what he thought was a cold and didn't seek medical help. By the time he
: finally sought help, it was too late. I remember this quite clearly, because
: for the next year or two I made damn sure my husband went to see his doctor
: when any cold seemed to last too long. When my husband tried to brush it off,
: I said: "Remember Jim Henson?" (who is still sorely missed).
: Reba
I recall reading that Jim Henson died of mad-cow disease <Jajov-Rickove
Syndrome iThink is the medical term for it.>
I do know it's a very quick and vicous infection. In Britian they slughted
thousands of cows that were infected, the disease crossed over to
humans.
--
"Even the tiniest kitten is a work of art." de Vinci
mark zimmerman
I had heard also died at a young age from the same thing.
maryanne kehoe
>Missing some dear friends
Me too...I lost a boss to AIDS and also a friend of mine in the
shortwave radio hobby that I saw at convention meetings from time to
time.
Maryanne.
Chris Boswall
Chris,
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Chris Boswall
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> Hasn't it always been suspected that Raul Julia died from AIDS
> complications. For about a year before he passed he kept dropping out
> of projects because he was fighting something like a reccurring stomach
> flu.
No he died because of a stroke.
Chris,
Chris Boswall
Ron Turner
disease known to man. So far I've heard:
-- Pnuemonia
-- AIDS
-- Flesh-eating strep virus
-- Cancer
-- Mad Cow Disease
I'll take Ebola for three hundred, please, Alex.
SWCS
StThork
>I may be wrong but wasn't Jim Henson a fairly prolific voice actor?
Game, set, match.
Maggie8097
>disease. This is the first I've heard it was AIDS.
***Henson had strep-A. It wasn't the flesh-eating kind, but was in his lungs.
He died of pneumonia as a result of a strep infection.
Maggie
"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a
merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around--and why his parents
will always wave back."--William D. Tammeus
KING B MAN
I was surprised that E! TV would have the opening graphics of a cover of a
National Enquirer tab which had Ray Sharkey cover story :
"I slept with over 200 women knowing I had AIDS."
as the title card to their Gossip show a few years back.
Thankfully, they changed the opening title graphics.
Mike
Boobaby116
> >Missing some dear friends
As am I. I lost a favorite cousin and a dear coworker/friend to AIDs. RIP
guys.
Carole
Suzanne900
>
>
10 years ago last month. I heard that he fell down some stairs from being so
weak and it was the head injury that did him in. :(
Swmpmnstr
KING B MAN
Jeg7777
>
> I read he died Merritt died of an drug overdose.
No, that story refers to that guy Steve from the show Blue's Cl....oh
no, not again.
--
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maryanne kehoe
early 60's.
Maryanne.
Suzanne900
I heard the story of him falling down the stairs from a mutual friend. How
tragic.
Goldrivet
>Can Liberace be considered an actor? He did have that TV series in the
>early 60's.
Who could forget "Li" in "The Loved One"?
And his guest appearance on TV's Batman?
He had a few other film roles, and according to IMDB, played "Himself" in quite
a few TV appearances.
Butch
Butch
Nifmail
>
Sorry- but who was he?
daytripr22
"Life is a banquet and most poor fools are starving to death"
King Daevid MacKenzie, UltimaJock!
atl...@webtv.net (maryanne kehoe) sez:
□ Can Liberace be considered an actor? He did have that TV series in the
□ early 60's.
...well, he also was in THE LOVED ONE, so at the least he had a SAG card...
...same for Della Barris, Chuck's daughter and a supporting player in THE
GONG SHOW MOVIE, who appears to have OD'd as a result of an HIV-related
depression...
...and, tho I don't think he was in any movies (correct me if I'm wrong
there), certainly his work on TV qualifies him to be an actor of sorts, so
I'll toss in the name of Kenny Everett...
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UncaRobbie
>Sorry- but who was he?
Buttrick, Merritt, actor, noted for roles such as "Richie" in "Fright Night
Part II" (1989), "Dr. David Marcus" (son of "Admiral Kirk") in "Star Trek II:
The Wrath of Khan" (1982) & "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" (1984), Gary
Cooter in "Zapped (1982), "T'Jon" in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode
"Symbiosis" (4/16/1988) and "Billy Christiansen" in "Fame" episode "Equals"
(6/10/1984). He was a pretty good actor with a pretty bad career (and the
*cutest* little butt).
=Unk
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cold. It's best served large.
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KING B MAN
Pegs.
The series was funny the first episode, but after that , it seemed that even
the laugh track couldn't be coaxed to laugh.
One episode in particulal, Father Guido Sarducci had to exorcise one of
Buttricks friends because he was possessed by the pac man machine.
Mike
KING B MAN
Death. That has to qualify him as an actor."He had a SAG card". To qoute a
fellow poster.
Mike
Uncle Waltie
KING B MAN wrote:
>
> Merrit Buttrick was also in the awful overrateed teen series called Square
> Pegs.
Speak for yourself. Square Pegs was one of my favorite tv shows.
-walt
--
"Since I've met you and moved to Sydney, I haven't
listened to one ABBA song. That's because now
my life's as good as an ABBA song. It's as good
as 'Dancing Queen'." Mariel to Rhonda in "Muriel's Wedding"
Jeg7777
>
> KING B MAN wrote:
> >
> > Merrit Buttrick was also in the awful overrateed teen series called Square
> > Pegs.
>
> Speak for yourself. Square Pegs was one of my favorite tv shows.
Mine too! Can you believe how Sarah Jessica Parker turned out?
JLplsSS
but he was the dark-haired "Todd Chandler" on Days of Our Lives and eventually
ended up on Dynasty as a horseman. He was the second Dynasty actor to succumb
to the disease.
Donna
My opinions might have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
EllyH
>
>
Amen, I really miss him. When I play some of his songs, I still get
teary....:-(
Clamzilla
Allen. Anybody know of plans to bring this to the US? It's absolutely terrific,
and the songs (Allen's of course) are perfect for the show.
Dane
Ah, Robbie, how can you say he had a pretty bad career? He was not only
in two incarnations of "Trek," he played Kirk's son ... *snif* Trekkers
like me will always remember him fondly. :) Anyway, he was a cutie.
I also remember him fondly from the first thing I saw him in, something
you left off your list, perhaps purposely. He was in "Square Pegs" in
the early eighties, along with Jami Gertz & Sarah Jessica Parker.
Dane
ishani
Dane wrote in message <37204B4C...@netwalk.com>...
One of my favorite memories of MB in Square Pegs was when he colored his
ponytail in class -- with a magic marker!
Crunchy Frog
Or when he single-handedly spelled W
"Weemawee" on the school field during a pep rally...