In Memoriam 1968: Famous Faces We Lost in 1968

[fatima]

Who else is hooked on these obituaries? I am

[jeffwalker]

My all time favorite, Marion Lorne. She was everybody's favorite aunt! RIP.

[jchapman]

1968 was a tough year, politically, for the country (USA). I was only in 3rd grade when we watched the news about the RFK and MLK murders (assassinations) with great sadness!

[Decgyrrl]

Thanks for Marion Lorne! She was so funny & an absolute sweet soul. She was priceless.🕊💐🪽✨️

[simonagree]

Words of wisdom from William Talman. Notice how many of these died early from heart and lung ailments.

[donaldcampbell]

I was a young kid in 1968 and it’s just so odd that people were ending their lives when I was just starting mine.

[lynettepalecek]

I really liked William Talman a lot. He was a fantastic actor in the tv show "Perry Mason."

[DianeGrimess]

I admire a lot of these people, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King Jr, Robert Kennedy. People to learn from

[brunomadero]

Rest In Peace Martin Luther King.
A man with a great message and a legacy that be eternal.

[PaulTesta]

Aunt Clara, Black Widow & Betty Rubble!

[robertnorris]

One person who has not been included in this video is Bill Masterton. Bill played in the NHL for the expansion Minnesota North Stars and scored the first goal in the team's history. However, on January 13, 1968, Masterson received a stiff body check and hit his head hard on the ice. He died two days later, the result of massive head injuries which was a shock to all players and fans in the National Hockey League. Bill is the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of injuries suffered in a game. Out of respect to Bill Masterton, the Bill Masterton Trophy has been awarded since 1968 to a player who demonstrates dedication to hockey.

[robertdragoff]

So many familiar faces….

More importantly, so many giants!

Helen Keller……

Not only a giant, but quite a looker back in the day…

But as someone already said, so many (Bobby Kennedy Sr, Martin Luthier King, both in particular) were murdered by assassins.

Sad year

[meggieh]

Honorable Mentions:

1) Padre Pio - Roman Catholic priest and Saint. Died of pneumonia of September 23, 1968

Three who passed away on October 30, 1968:

1) Author Conrad Richter- Wrote the novels The Sea of Grass and The Light in the forest. Passed away from a heart attack.
2) Actress Pert Kelton - Best known for originating the role of Alice Kramden on the variety series Cavalcade of Stars. Also passed away from a heart attack.
3) Actor Ramon Navarro - Best known for starring in the original silent film version of Ben-Hur. Murdered in a robbery attempt at his home.

[calvinkatt]

One of the great things about your videos is reminding us of people we had long forgotten. I watched a lot of The Three Stooges and The Little Rascals on TV when I was young. I knew Dudley Dickerson's face, but I never knew his name, until now. And that's just one example among many. Thanks!

[jchapman]

I liked the actor Dan Duryea. He was a very good actor. He was great in westerns. He appeared in a Twilight Zone episode based in the wild west. He was a retired gunslinger who became the town drunk from the PTSD he had due to killing so many men in gun fights. He was bullied around by this town bully (Martin Landau). One day a traveling peddler (Henry J. Fate - Malcom Atterbury) comes in and offers a vial this elixir to Dan Duryea just prior to a showdown with the bully (Landau) to steady his nerve and get his shooting skills back. Then wham Dan shoots Martin in the hand. After a some time whe things seem to calm down, in rides a young Doug McClure aiming to challenge Dan to a shoot out. Dan takes another swig of the elixir where upon Doug is likewise drinking a vial the same stuff sold to him by the traveling peddler. In the end, they both end up shooting one another in their respective shooting hands! That saved both their lives. That peddler, Henry J. Fate, was some kind of guardian angel. Oops..got carried away! 😳😊

[BelievingRebel]

Thank you for remembering Rose Wilder Lane.

[meggieh]

Fun fact : Prior to June Foray's arrival at Warner Brothers in 1955, Bea Benederet was one of the main female voice performers for the Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes cartoons. She originated the Voices of Witch Hazel, Miss Prissy the spinster hen, and Granny. She was also the voice of Little Red Riding Hood in the Bugs Bunny cartoon Little Red Riding Rabbit.

[lisanidog]

I was 9 in ‘68. I remember hearing in the radio of Bobby Kennedy’s passing. I also remember the funeral of his brother John in 1963 when I was four watching it on TV.

[joelwatts]

I'm always fascinated to see who passed away on my birthday, or close to it. Here i see Rose Wilder Lane died at 81 years old, the day that i was one day old. It's somewhat eerie for me to realize that her mother was Laura Ingalls, and my all-time favorite television show is Little House On The Prarie. I'm sure it's just my imagination but i feel as though there might be a connection there.

[Laura-irr]

Scotty Beckett was the cutest child star in the 30s $& early 40s . He died so young . I certainly remember him from Little Rascals and numerous parts in Hollywood movies. Virginia Wiedler also a child star in Big Hollywood Films. Oh and ML King and Bobby Kennedy . So sad I noticed a lot of them here had Emphysema, heart attack and Cancer . Smoking !! This generation of people were led to believe that smoking was totally glamorous and cool . So very Sad. So lied to by T obacoo Companies . 🕊️🕊️🌷🌷💔💔💐💐😢😢✝️✝️