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| Gary Collins dead at 74 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 13 2012, 04:11 PM (92 Views) | |
| Tybee | Oct 13 2012, 04:11 PM Post #1 |
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I'm betting the booze finally got to him. Once back in the mid 80's he and that snotty wife of his sat across the isle from me on a Delta flight from LA to Atlanta. He was drunk as a skunk when they got on the plane and before we even took off he was passed out and they had to practically beat him to get him up when we landed. He was a looker back in the day though.![]() Gary Collins, an actor who was the longtime host of the syndicated TV show “Hour Magazine” and a former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant, died early Saturday in Biloxi, Miss. He was 74. Collins died of natural causes soon after arriving at Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove told the Associated Press. In 2011 Collins moved to Mississippi, the home state of his wife, Mary Ann Mobley, an actress and Miss America 1959. He had been arrested and fined last year for leaving a Biloxi restaurant without paying his dinner tab; in 2007 and 2009 he was convicted in separate DUI cases in California. From 1980 to 1988, Collins served as host of the TV talk show “Hour Magazine,” a gentler version of the genre that avoided some of the controversial topics tackled by Phil Donahue, Geraldo Rivera and other tabloid programs. “It seems that the viewing public and producers of those programs have tapped into this insatiable desire for stronger formats, stronger issues, stronger confrontations, a stronger examination of subject matter and reality subject matter. And that was never ‘Hour Magazine,’ “ Collins told The Times in 1989 soon after the show was canceled. Describing himself as “inquisitive, sensitive, caring, likable, nonconfrontational,” Collins added, “I don’t think all television has to be on that hard edge.… That’s basically not a part of my character.” Collins had also been emcee of the Miss America Pageant in the 1980s and hosted other televised variety programs. Born April 30, 1938, in Venice, Collins enrolled in Santa Monica City College before joining the Army. He became an announcer and disc jockey for Armed Forces Radio and began acting. After his military service ended he landed a starring role in the 1965 sitcom “The Wackiest Ship in the Army” and followed with regular roles in the TV series “Iron Horse,” “The Sixth Sense” and “Born Free.” He also had a string of guest star appearances in popular prime-time programs. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-gary-collins-dead-20121013,0,7781458.story |
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| Guest | Oct 13 2012, 04:16 PM Post #2 |
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:OT A bit off topic. He looks like a heavy drinker. Is a glass of wine in the evening or a beer detrimental to your health? As I posted once before, I had started to enjoy a glass of white wine before going to bed. But every night now. Any thoughts? What kind of liver damage is there for that? Is there any difference between an evening G&T and a glass of wine? |
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| Tybee | Oct 13 2012, 04:22 PM Post #3 |
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According to my GP a glass of wine in the evening can be good for you. And he said my nightly Gimlet (or 2) is no problem. Edited by Tybee, Oct 13 2012, 04:23 PM.
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| Erna | Oct 13 2012, 04:28 PM Post #4 |
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We have just returned from a delightful 24 hours at the Costa Brava AA conventia. http://aaspain.org/convention/convention_index.html |
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| Guest | Oct 13 2012, 05:06 PM Post #5 |
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We see you weren't a scheduled speaker, Mary PC. |
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| Erna | Oct 14 2012, 05:12 AM Post #6 |
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We get too nervous in front of an audience unless we are backed by a full orchestra. |
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| LizBien | Oct 14 2012, 10:58 AM Post #7 |
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Sorry for linking to such a thing as TMZ, but... http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/13/gary-collins-dead/
...I'm thinking that there will be no lit candles at his funeral, right? My goodness, a .29 is a lot of liquor! Poor guy. He might have just drank himself to death. |
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