The first one to note is the death of actor/comic Ronnie Schell, 94, known for his many television appearances and roles, including Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and a completely forgotten sitcom of the 1960s but one of the best, Good Morning World. It was an absolute classic and featured Billy De Wolfe, who stole every scene he was in.
He died of natural causes.
Schell got his start in entertainment as a stand-up comedian while a senior at San Francisco State University and later performed at supper clubs around the country. He made his television debut in 1959 on "You Bet Your Life," the quiz show hosted by Groucho Marx.
In 1964, he landed the role of Marine Pvt. Duke Slater, the best friend of the title character on "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." Three years later, he starred opposite Goldie Hawn in the CBS sitcom "Good Morning World." His other television credits included "That Girl," "General Hospital," "Yes, Dear" and Disney's "Phil of the Future." He also appeared in more than two dozen films, including "The Revenge of the Red Baron" and "Fatal Instinct."
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Film critic, author, television personality, and author Gene Shalit, 100, also passed away. He was best known for his regular appearances on the Today show. He had a trademark fuzzy mustache and what can only be termed as frizzy hairstyle, which distinguished him from just about everybody else on the planet. Unlike the caustic late critic Rex Reed, who died a few weeks ago, Shalit was quite likeable.
He had turned 100 in March.
Shalit started his career as a print journalist. He was the senior film critic for Look Magazine and wrote the “What’s Happening?” page for Ladies Home Journal for a dozen years. He published articles in The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, TV Guide, Seventeen, Glamour and McCall’s.
He composed and broadcast a daily “Man About Anything” essay on NBC’s coast-to-coast radio network from 1969 to 1982, according to his profile on the “TODAY” show website. He was also a regular panelist on the game shows “What’s My Line?” and “To Tell The Truth.”
In other words, Shalit packed a lot of living in the brief time he had on this earth.
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