RIP Ivan Dixon

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NellyLunatic1980 · #1 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:51 am

Longtime actor and director, best known as James Kinchloe on "Hogan's Heroes". Age 76.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080319/ap_ ... it_dixon_4

Damn... so this means that Dickie Dawson and Robert Clary are the last two living regular cast members from that series.

mrkelley23 · #2 Post by **mrkelley23** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:22 am

Man, I coulda sworn Richard Dawson was dead. I thoguht that's why he wasn't hosting the Feud any more.

Just his career, then.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #3 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:23 am

I thought that Richard Dawson was dead as well.

VAdame · #4 Post by **VAdame** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:56 am

mrkelley23 wrote:Man, I coulda sworn Richard Dawson was dead. I thoguht that's why he wasn't hosting the Feud any more.

Just his career, then.

Dawson's alive. Ray Combs is dead (suicide.)

silverscreenselect · #5 Post by **silverscreenselect** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:58 am

VAdame wrote: Dawson's alive. Ray Combs is dead (suicide.)

Just Dawson's career is dead. Suicide.

Many years ago, when I was a college student, I met Dawson when he hosted some sort of beauty pageant at a local hotel. I actually ran into him while waiting for the elevator after the event and tried to tell him how much I enjoyed the show. He looked at me like I was some sort of insect, and then stalked off (I didn't ask for an autograph or anything).

That attitude, with I understand was his general way of dealing with supposed inferiors, contributed to his career flameout after Feud.

NellyLunatic1980 · #6 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:06 am

Dawson retired from show business and now lives a quiet, private life. Just like Johnny Carson did.

TheConfessor · #7 Post by **TheConfessor** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:36 am

Dawson can't be dead. I'm watching him on GSN right now!

I thought I'd check out the "GSN Live" programming block for my first time today, since their guest for the three hours is Ken Jennings.

You can register to win a prize each hour. I called the maximum of 10 times this hour to be in the random drawing to see who gets to play. Ken already read the question that will be asked. You have to know the name of the famous song used in Casablanca.

I don't think this will become "must see TV" for me after today.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #8 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:48 am

TheConfessor wrote:Dawson can't be dead. I'm watching him on GSN right now!

I thought I'd check out the "GSN Live" programming block for my first time today, since their guest for the three hours is Ken Jennings.

You can register to win a prize each hour. I called the maximum of 10 times this hour to be in the random drawing to see who gets to play. Ken already read the question that will be asked. You have to know the name of the famous song used in Casablanca.

I don't think this will become "must see TV" for me after today.

Ken is visiting our local library on Friday.

Will a stint on "Dancing With the Stars" or "Celebrity Rehab" be next.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #9 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:59 am

TheConfessor · #10 Post by **TheConfessor** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:05 am

It's a big Dawson day on GSN. Now he's a panelist on The Match Game.

Bob Juch · #11 Post by **Bob Juch** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:09 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Dawson retired from show business and now lives a quiet, private life. Just like Johnny Carson did.

He married a former contestant and is living in Beverly Hills.

MarleysGh0st · #12 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:15 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Will a stint on "Dancing With the Stars" or "Celebrity Rehab" be next.

In his March 4 blog entry, Ken mentioned getting an invitation to some new celebrity reality show. The money tempted him, but he turned it down.