In Memoriam 1961: Famous Faces We Lost in 1961

[royalsu]

Even though I don't remember some of these people, because I was only 3, I find this channel very informative.

[bruce]

48 was much too young for Joan Davis to pass away. She was great on "I Married Joan" with Jim Backus as Judge Bradley Stephens.

[kevinbutlerNYC]

One of John Elredge's last roles..was playing a racetrack secretary on an episode of"Mr.Ed"..another semi-regular on"The Adventures Of Superman"TV Show..Ben Weldon also appeared on that show as a race track tout.

[dougmorris]

1961, the year I was born... another wonderful video, thank you. 🙂

[kevinbutlerNYC]

Frank Faye was also the first performer to play"Elwood P.Dowd"in the original Broadway stage production of"Harvey".

[steventrompeter]

Always look forward to your posts. Thanks.

[scottdevane]

I've never heard Hemingway's voice before, and it was not AT ALL like what I expected.

[calvinkatt]

I watched reruns of The Cisco Kid when I was young. Years later I was a bit surprised to learn the ages of Duncan Renaldo (Cisco Kid) and Leo Carrillo (Pancho). Renaldo turned 50 during the show's run and Carrillo turned 70 right before the show began. They both looked younger, especially Carrillo.

[freeguy]

I remember reading about Gary Cooper's sad death at only 60 in May 1961 from cancer. I did not know it was specifically prostate cancer. He was one of the best and highest-profile actors in the Golden Age of Hollywood, and will never be forgotten!

[MrTrashcan]

Moss Hart was married to Kitty Carlisle, actress and regular panelist on To Tell The Truth.

[robertnorris]

The popular race car driver Tony Bettenhausen was killed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 12, 1961 while testing another driver's car. The real shame is that this accident was clearly not Tony's fault - a part on the unfamiliar race car broke which caused the tragedy.

[gogoyubari]

Anna May Wong and Belinda Lee were so pretty andd so was Joan Davis and Gail Russell!

[jefferyballard]

.... premier in progress ....so cool I just got on when they were adding

[ronaldsteele]

I came a year later and through my mom i remember most of the actors. I also knew some of the more famous writers. Great video, hope to see "62" soon

[markbrookes]

WOW!, Ernest Hemingway offed himself with a shotgun and wrote "A Farewell To Arms" Just WOW!

[josephrowe]

I remember learning the name Gary Cooper from the 1983 song Puttin' on the Ritz by Taco Ockerse which was actually a cover of an old 1930's song.

[patrickryan]

Gary Cooper was so loaded with charm and overall charisma. It was a shame he died so relatively young. Fine, Fine actor and human being. He played especially well against another legendary actor (I prefer the term actress), Ms. Barbara Stanwyck.

[alvaropelayo]

Jeff Chandler was a very good actor who was in a lot of movies worth watching, rip.

[TheDavBow]

It's amazing and tragic to see so many young people passing away from heart attacks on this list

[resultsbroadcasting]

Joan Davis was also active in network radio, appearing in The Rudy Vallee Program, The Big Show, and starring in Joan Davis Time.

Frank Fay also appeared frequently on radio shows after his time in vaudeville.