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exotica-digest       Thursday, December 17 1998       Volume 02 : Number 268



In This Digest:

(exotica) Re: Report from the Tiki Room
Re: (exotica) things to do in SF for new year's
Re: (exotica) Re: Report from the Tiki Room
Re: (exotica) things to do in SF for new year's
Re: (exotica) Re: Report from the Tiki Room
Re: (exotica) Re: cassettes quality
Re: (exotica) Hut Sut Riot
(exotica) Clair L. Peck Jr., Will Tremper obits
(exotica) Re: Sergio Mendes On CD
(exotica) Death in retrospect
(exotica) Yank this!!!
(exotica) Nude on the Moon
(exotica) Boyd Rice on UK TV
(exotica) Yank this!!!
(exotica) Lounge Brigade
(exotica) Death in retrospect
(exotica) What does this mean?????
(exotica) Shirim Klezmer NUTCRACKER
(exotica) fwd: AP's entertainment obit roundup

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Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 23:21:18 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re: Report from the Tiki Room

In a message dated 98-12-15 09:17:45 EST, Rcbrooksod writes:

<< And just what has replaced them?  Well, we get to hear Zazo sing his own
praises and run down the old show some more.  After that the birds sing (in a
more disco-like than exotica manner) these abominations:  "Hot, Hot, Hot"  and
"Rhythm of the Night".  And these are so lame even Buster Poindexter and
Gloria Estafan would puke. >>

If this doesn't stink of Disney propaganda. they are conducting a culture war
against exotica and trying to pave the way for demolishing the Tiki Room in
Disneyland, I bet.  What do the rest of you think?

- - Michele


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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 01:14:17 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) things to do in SF for new year's

Something like 22 years ago, I went to San Francisco on a field trip in high
school and  went to the Exploratorium.  One thing about the Exploratorium that
I remember to this day is being able to play a Theremin they had there..
..anyone could play it....... I am just curious.....do they still have the
Theremin at the Exploratorium??

Charlie


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Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 22:16:44 -0800
From: "paul m." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Report from the Tiki Room

>against exotica and trying to pave the way for demolishing the Tiki Room in
>Disneyland, I bet.  What do the rest of you think?


predictable, as DL isnt intended to be museum of popular culture.
eventually some 20 something product/marketing mgr will sell them
on 'bringing it up to date'.

of course, its sad to see it slip away.

paul m.




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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:33:04 +0100
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) things to do in SF for new year's

> Musee Mechanique is basically this guy's
> huge collection of mechanical turn-of-the-century coin operated arcade
> games. It's located on the lower level of the structure housing SF's
> famous Cliff House restaurant at 1090 Point Lobos.
>
Right! That's the one I've been to. There was also a documentary
exhibition about the Cliff House, which as far as I can remember not
only was a restaurant but also a public swimming pool. Amazing but
pretty windy place.

Mo



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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:31:37 +0100
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Report from the Tiki Room

[e-mail] wrote:

> If this doesn't stink of Disney propaganda. they are conducting a culture war
> against exotica and trying to pave the way for demolishing the Tiki Room in
> Disneyland, I bet.

Keith Larsen wrote:

> Why are they in such a god-damned hurry
> to bring our kids into the real world?
>
As much as I appreciate any conspiracy theories especially in connection with
Disney, I think further research would be neccessary to reveal the truth.

I have no kids myself, but am always surprised when parents tell me what their
kids are into. 3-years-old are bored with Sesame Street, it has to be the
Simpsons. Etc. Question is why are kids in such a damn hurry to get into the real
world. I think it's a problem to always argue there shouldn't be any
modernizations of the world we once loved. I had this discussion with friends
about the changes Disney had planned for Tomorrowland. They wanted to tear away
some of the old attractions and replace them with new designs that,  f.i.,
resemble "environmental" ideas. While everybody among my friends seemed to reject
those plans and wanted their old moon rocket caroussels etc., I considered these
new concepts as only consequent. You can't freeze future. I didn't like
tomorrowland so much anyway, but it had become a museum and that's definitely not
what you liked about it when you were kids.

In the case of the Tiki Room the main problem to me is the obvious fact that the
people who are responsible for changes there are not informed about the state of
the arts in Exotica. Theirs isn't a modernization of the intended spirits of the
Tiki Room. They just turn it into something else; they have no taste, they are
not artists. Possibly one of the people who established this horrible new music
has watched his own 2-year-old singing along to "Hot, hot, hot" and now believes
that's what kids like. Or - even more likely - someone profits from the musical
rights of the constant playing of those new songs.

BTW: Disney operates a huge depot where they collect demolished parts from past
attractions. Unfortunately they don't collect systematically. When I visited the
depot I couldn't find any leftovers from the Tahitian Terrace f.i. . Again it
takes somebody with taste, knowledge and the abilty to look into the future to
operate such a depot and decide what to collect and what not.

So it's not always conspiracy... most of the time it's just plain stupidity.

Mo



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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:33:38 +0100
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: cassettes quality

> My boyfriend who is a musician with an electronics background and does audio
> for television says that CD is a digital source and  vinyl is analog.
>
yes, but it is turned into an anolg signal before it leaves the CD
player. Unless you have an entire digital equipment. But even then...
before you can record it on MC, music cassette, it has to be turned into
an analog signal, as cassettes are not a digital medium.

Mo



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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 23:20:36 +0900
From: Jan Fornell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Hut Sut Riot

> Any idea as to whether these are actually Swedish
> words?
 Not as such.

Jan




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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:51:46 -0600
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Clair L. Peck Jr., Will Tremper obits

                          *Clair L. Peck Jr.    =09
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Clair L. Peck Jr., a building contractor responsible
for many Southern California landmarks, died Monday of a stroke. He was 78.=
=20
    C.L. Peck Contractor, founded by Peck's father in 1918, constructed more
than 1,200 buildings in the city and surrounding area, including the Capitol
Records Building, Bonaventure Hotel and Library Tower -- which at 73 stories
is the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.=20
    As chief executive officer and chairman of the board, Peck Jr. ran the
company during Southern California's building spree over the last half=
 century.=20
    Peck built the Crystal Cathedral, Orange County Performing Arts Center, the
Forum, the Los Angeles World Trade Center, high-rises in Century City and
most of the chapels and other buildings at Forest Lawn cemeteries.=20
    Peck also built shopping centers, erecting major department stores for
Nieman Marcus, Robinsons-May, Broadway and Bullock's, the Sherman Oaks
Galleria, Fashion Island in Newport Beach and much of the original South
Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. He retired in=20
1987.=20

                           *Will Tremper    =09
    MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- Will Tremper, a journalist, screenwriter and
director, died Monday. He was 70.=20
    Tremper made a name for himself in the 1950s mainly as a celebrity reporter
for Berlin's Der Tagesspiegel newspaper and the Stern and Bunte magazines.=
=20
    He then turned to film, winning critical acclaim in 1961 for the action
movie ``Flight to Berlin.'' Two years later he won the German critics prize
for his film ``Delay in Marienborn.''=20
    After his last film in 1970, ``How Did A Nice Girl Like You Get Into This
Business?'', he returned to journalism and wrote novels. In 1993 he
published an autobiography, ``My Wild Years.''=20
    He is survived by his wife, Celia.=20
=20
 1970 Wie kommt ein so reizendes Maedchen zu diesem Gewerbe?
=A0=A0=A0=A0 aka How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? =
 Director =A0=20
 1968 That Woman           Director / Screenwriter / Producer =A0=20
 1966 Sperrbezirk          Director =A0=20
 1965 Berlin Ist Eine Suende Wert
=A0=A0=A0=A0 aka Playgirl          Director =A0=20
 1963 The Endless Night    Director / Screenwriter / Producer =A0=20
 1962 Escape to Berlin     Producer / Screenwriter / Editor / Director =A0=
=20
 1960 Flucht Nach Berlin   Screenwriter / Director =A0=20
 1958 Nasser Asphalt       Screenwriter =A0=20
 1957 Die Halbstarken
=A0=A0=A0=A0 aka Teenage Wolfpack [1956]
=A0=A0=A0=A0 aka The Hooligans [1956]    Screenwriter =A0=20





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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 19:21:16 +0100
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Sergio Mendes On CD

At 22:06 -0700 98/12/16, Clarice Reichstul <[e-mail]> wrote:

    >I was curious to
    >know if his records have been re-issued somewhere...
    >can anyone help mewith that?



* Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66-'86:  "Classics Volume 18"
      CD, A&M 2516, USA, 1987

* Sergio Mendes:  "Dance Moderno"
      CD, Philips, Brasil, 1997

* Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66:  "Easy loungin'. Twenty Easy Listening Classics"
      CD, Polydor 540 468, Germany, 1995

* Sergio Mendes:  "Fool On The Hill"
      CD, Rebound 31453 20296 2, USA, 199?

* Sergio Mendes:  "Greatest hits of Brazil '66"
      CD, PGD/A&M 7502 3258 2, USA, 199?

* Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66:  "Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66"
      LP, A&M SP4116 180 gr. audiophile pressing, Germany?, 1998

* Sergio Mendes:  "Sergio Mendes' Favorite Things"
      CD, Atlantic 7567-80792, Europe, 1998

* Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66:  "The Very Best Of Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66"
      2CD, ?, UK, 1997

* Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66:  "Ye-Me-Le"
      CD, A&M, Japan, 199?


        visit The "eXotica Releases Overview":
        <http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/>




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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 15:52:21 -0500
From: "Ray Coffey" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Death in retrospect

 robert writes:

 > Everybody else is making Christmas comp tapes/lists and Lou is making
 > death comps and list.  So much for the "spirits" of the season.

 Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
 And never brought to mind?

 Happy Yuletide!   Wassail while you work!




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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 12:17:46 -0800 (PST)
From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Yank this!!!

 Robert:
 I love this song.  I have it on a compilation called Christmas Comedy
(I think) and the cd has another great song about animals in the Barn
waiting to party when the farmer leaves to go to sleep.

Thanks for the lyrics,
Chuck

 > [e-mail] wrote:
 Has anybody heard the Weird Al Yankovich song "Christmas at Ground>
Zero"?
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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 21:18:14 -0000
From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Nude on the Moon

UK readers don't forget that Nude on the Moon (from 1960) is on
C4 late on Friday night (0145)!  Not seen it before but I gather it's
the story of men going to moon to discover it's occupied by naked
women...

And the music's by Doc Severinsen!!!


Robbie


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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 22:20:40 +0100
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Boyd Rice on UK TV

Mail*Link(r) SMTP               Boyd Rice on UK TV

Boyd Rice will feature in 'Rock Babylon' this Saturday, 19 December on Channel
4 at 10.30pm.

Cheers!

Janet
Mute, London
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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 16:30:47 -0600
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Yank this!!!

Here's the lyrics to another topical seasonal tune:
- -Lou

                      HANUKAH WITH MONICA
                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
            (c) 1998 Sean Altman & Rob Tannenbaum

The underwear she wore was so erotica
She liked to serve 'cause she was patriotica
She put that age-old myth to bed  - 'bout Jewish girls not giving head
One thing she was not was underfed

He likes jazz, but she likes electronica
He plays sax, but she toots his harmonica
& every day she's in the news is one more bad day for the Jews
How long must we suffer through the blues

'Cause now it's Hanukah with Monica
It all seems so moronica
Hey you nosy paparazzi - let my people go eat matzi
Hanukah with Monica - It's so tragicomica
Stuffed her face with rugelach
She gave his thing a tugelach

He wagged his finger, said it's just platonica
While she drank him like a gin & tonica
She put the head in head of state
Tell Yasser Arafat to wait
It's secret service while you legislate

& now it's Hanukah with Monica
Light up your Cubanica
Eight whole days of goin' nuts - on the presidential putz
It's Hanukah with Monica - this plague is so bubonica
'tis the season to be noshin' - on big Bubba's hamantashin

Oh oval office dreidel - she made it hard as clay
On presidential kneepads - he just sees her beret....

Yes it's Hanukah with Monica - this condition's chronica
We all want to dance the hora - but she blew the whole menorah
Careful don't you make a mess - "That's Manischewitz on my dress"
Hanukah with Monica - this ends our symphonica
A Hanukind of Monikind of year....

                      ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

If you find this amusing, check out sound clips of the recording on Sean
Altman's web site at http://www.bigsean.com .  The song is available for
purchase on a 2-tune
CD single, along with "(It's Good to Be) A Jew at Christmas," at
http://www.bigsean.com/hanumon.shtml.

(Sean Altman is the former lead singer of Rockapella, the singing group that
appeared on the PBS kids' show, "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?".
Sean is co-writer of the show's theme song.  Rob Tannenbaum is a musician --
member of NYC band White Courtesy Telephone -- and an editor at DETAILS
magazine.)






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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 16:41:13 -0600
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Lounge Brigade

Just saw this one in the shop - pardons if this one's been discussed before.

Lounge Brigade: Put Some Style In It (Shanachie 1998)
 dedicated to Enoch Light
Musicians include Bucky Pizzarelli, Al Caiola, Phil Bodner, Bobby
Rosengarden, and a few others.

If I can recall some of the tunes, they include Heart Shaped Box, the GD's
Touch Of Grey, a Sammy Davis Jr. Medley, an Exotica medley, and Star Wars,
and five others.

So, anyone heard this one? Any comments?

- -Lou




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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 17:22:43 -0600
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Death in retrospect

At 03:52 PM 12/17/98 -0500, Ray wrote:
> Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
> And never brought to mind?

Aw, now yer just encouraging me...
- -ls

Some Who Bid Adieu in 1998
.c The Associated Press
 By POLLY ANDERSON

The Voice. Chairman of the board. Mr. Ring-a-ding-ding.

Frank Sinatra left us in 1998, perhaps the greatest exponent of the American
popular song, the man who made aching ballads of love and loss an art form,
an intimate expression that spoke to millions over six decades.

It was the end of an era, too, when we lost Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, two
cowboy kings of big screen and small, whose lives oddly paralleled each
other's -- from radio successes to musical western stars to
multimillionaires, each proving that a modest background and pleasant
personality on screen were not incompatible with business acumen.

Here, then, a (edited - ls) roll-call of some of those who drew our
farewells in 1998.

JANUARY:

Sonny Bono, Cher's former sidekick who turned to politics and became a
well-liked member of Congress. Jan. 5. Age 62. Skiing accident.

Carl Perkins, ``rockabilly'' pioneer whose song ``Blue Suede Shoes'' and
lightning-quick guitar influenced Elvis Presley, the Beatles and a slew of
other performers. Jan. 19. Age 65. Stroke.

Jack Lord, whose gruff portrayal of a detective helped turn ``Hawaii
Five-0'' into one of TV's longest running shows. Jan. 21. Age 77. Heart failure.

Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese educator whose approach stressed listening and
imitation taught thousands of toddlers to play musical instruments. Jan. 26.
Age 99. Heart failure.

FEBRUARY:

Carl Wilson, founding member of The Beach Boys and lead guitarist for the
seminal surf band. Feb. 6. Age 51. Cancer.

Henny Youngman, Borscht Belt comic dubbed king of one-liners for cracks like
immortal ``Take my wife -- please.'' Feb. 24. Age 91. Flu complications.

MARCH:

Lloyd Bridges, whose half-century in acting reached from drama of ``High
Noon'' to adventure of TV's ``Sea Hunt'' to daft ``Airplane!'' March 10. Age
85. Natural causes.

APRIL:

Tammy Wynette, who rose from beautician to poignant-voiced ``first lady of
country music'' with hits including ``Stand by Your Man'' and
``D-I-V-O-R-C-E.'' April 6. Age 55. Blood clot.

Linda McCartney, American photographer who broke the hearts of teen-age
girls when she married Beatle Paul McCartney. April 17. Age 56. Breast cancer.

MAY:

Alice Faye, whose lilting songs, blond beauty and sunshiny personality
brightened such 20th Century Fox musicals of 1930s and 1940s as
``Alexander's Ragtime Band'' and ``Tin Pan Alley.'' May 9. Age 83. Cancer.

Frank Sinatra, premier romantic balladeer of American popular music and
``chairman of the board'' to millions of fans. May 14. Age 82. Heart attack.

Phil Hartman, comic famed for his impersonations -- President Clinton, Jimmy
Swaggart -- on ``Saturday Night Live'' and role as vain anchorman on
``NewsRadio.'' May 28. Age 49. Killed by wife in murder-suicide.

JUNE:

Shirley Polykoff, creator of such ad slogans as Clairol's ``Does she ... or
doesn't she?'' and ``Is it true blondes have more fun?'' June 4. Age 90.

Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-born beauty who starred as Jane in string of
Tarzan films; mother of Mia Farrow. June 22. Age 87.

JULY:

Roy Rogers, singing ``King of the Cowboys'' whose straight-shooting exploits
with wife and partner Dale Evans made him No. 1 at box office and hero to
generations of fans. July 6. Age 86. Congestive heart failure.

Robert Young, loved by millions of TV viewers as all-knowing dad on ``Father
Knows Best'' and compassionate ``Marcus Welby, M.D.'' July 21. Age 91. Heart
problems.

Jerome Robbins, choreographer and director whose career carried him between
the Broadway of ``West Side Story'' and ballet classics like ``Fancy Free.''
July 29. Age 79. Stroke.

``Buffalo Bob'' Smith, host of ``The Howdy Doody Show'' who delighted baby
boom generation in early years of television. July 30. Age 80. Cancer.

AUGUST:

Shari Lewis, who enchanted baby boomers and their children with a spirited,
squeaky-voiced sock puppet named Lamb Chop. Aug. 2. Age 65. Cancer.

E.G. Marshall, Emmy Award-winning character actor who played so many
politicians, lawyers and judges that he was sometimes confused with the real
thing. Aug. 24. Age 84.

SEPTEMBER:

Akira Kurosawa, whose hauntingly poetic vision, innovative style and
stunning technical virtuosity in films such as ``Seven Samurai'' and
``Rashomon'' made him Japan's most celebrated director. Sept. 6. Age 88. Stroke.

Reynold B. Johnson, inventor at IBM known as father of computer disk drive.
Sept. 15. Age 92. Cancer.

OCTOBER:

Gene Autry, who parlayed $5 mail-order guitar, charm and smooth voice into
career as Hollywood's first singing cowboy. Oct. 2. Age 91.

Roddy McDowall, child actor who left Britain during London blitz and became
award-winning star in theater, TV and films that included ``Lassie Come
Home'' and ``Planet of the Apes.'' Oct. 3. Age 70. Cancer.

Myron Scott, Ohioan who founded All-American Soap Box Derby and gave
Chevrolet Corvette sports car its name. Oct. 4. Age 91.

Frankie Yankovic, accordion-playing Polka King who had folks rolling out the
barrel with hits such as ``Just Because'' and ``In Heaven There Is No
Beer.'' Oct. 14. Age 83. Heart failure.

Eric Ambler, British author of modern thrillers such as ``The Mask of
Dimitrios,'' and ``The Light of Day'' and screenwriter of such films as ``A
Night to Remember.'' Oct. 22. Age 89.

NOVEMBER:

Bob Kane, who created ``Batman'' and watched comic book character become
American icon. Nov. 3. Age 83.

Alan Pakula, who found a way to bring uneasy heartbeat of America to the
screen in intelligent but disturbing movies like ``All the President's
Men,'' ``Klute'' and ``To Kill a Mockingbird.'' Nov. 19. Age 70. Car crash.

Flip Wilson, who became first successful black host of a TV variety show
with his turns as sassy Geraldine, the Rev. Leroy and other characters he
mined for ethnic humor. Nov. 25. Age 64. Cancer.

DECEMBER:

Hazel Bishop, chemist who made indelible mark on cosmetics industry by
inventing kiss-proof lipstick and formed a company to market it. Dec. 5. Age 92.




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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 17:51:13 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) What does this mean?????

In a message dated 98-12-17 17:33:42 EST, you write:

<< At 03:52 PM 12/17/98 -0500, Ray wrote:
 > Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
 > And never brought to mind?
  >>


Just what in the Hell does the above line mean?  Why would you want to forget
your old acquaintances????  I have heard one version by (the Andrew
Sisters????) where they say "should old acquaintances be REMEMBERED".
Geeeeezzz am I confused.

the dumb southern bumpkin,

robert


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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 14:53:17 -0800
From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Shirim Klezmer NUTCRACKER

Shirim Klezmer NUTCRACKER

I stumbled across this gem the DAY AFTER I started burning copies of my Xmas
CD! I would have surely used in this year's comp if I'd found it a  day or
two earlier. I found it at my kid's pre-school of all places as I was
leafing through their record collection.

I would describe it for you, but the title says it all: If you know Klezmer
and you know the Nutcracker, you got it figgered.




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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 17:48:42 -0600
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) fwd: AP's entertainment obit roundup

(AP / POLLY ANDERSON, Associated Press Writer) wrote:

    Frank Sinatra had the voice that brought a catch to the heart on a cold,
lonely midnight, but Mae Questel's voice was her fortune, too.
    Questel was the sound of Betty Boop, the saucy cartoon heroine of the 1930s
who found new popularity among retro-minded fans in the 1980s and '90s. She
lent her voice to more than 150 cartoon shorts, recorded Betty singing ``On
the Good Ship Lollypop'' and revived the character in the 1988 movie ``Who
Framed Roger Rabbit.'' Questel, also the voice of Olive Oyl in Popeye
cartoons, died Jan. 4.
    Among the other figures of entertainment and the arts who died in 1998 were
country comedy favorites Grandpa Jones and Jerry Clower, children's TV stars
Shari Lewis and ``Buffalo'' Bob Smith, and half of the disgraced pop duo
Milli Vanilli.

 *JANUARY:
    Mae Questel, cartoon voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, and Woody Allen's
mom in ``New York Stories.'' Jan. 4. Age 89.
    Rep. Sonny Bono of California, a fixture with wife Cher on the record
charts of the '60s and TV screens of the '70s. Jan. 5. Age 62. Skiing accident.
    Owen Bradley, record producer whose hits with Patsy Cline (``Crazy,'' ``I
Fall to Pieces'') and Loretta Lynn (``Coal Miner's Daughter'') were the
pinnacle of the smooth ``Nashville Sound.'' Jan. 7. Age 82.
    Junior Wells, whose powerful harmonica playing and singing on albums such
as ``Hoodoo Man Blues'' helped shape Chicago blues. Jan. 15. Age 63. Cancer.
    Harriet Van Horne, radio and TV critic who railed against ``women's chatter
programs, the vulgar outpouring of the soap opera and the bad taste of
commercials.'' Jan. 15. Age 77. Breast cancer.
    Emil Sitka, veteran character actor best known for in various film roles
for being poked, bopped and squirted by the Three Stooges. Jan. 16. Age 83.
    Carl Perkins, rockabilly star who influenced a galaxy of top rock acts and
wrote ``Blue Suede Shoes.'' Jan. 19. Age 65. Strokes.
    Jack Lord, the no-nonsense ``Hawaii Five-0'' detective Steve McGarrett,
whose ``Book 'em, Danno!'' ended most episodes of TV's longest-running crime
show. Jan. 21. Age 77. Heart failure.

 *FEBRUARY:
    Roger L. Stevens, producer of more than 200 plays on London and Broadway
stages who also built Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Feb. 2. Age 87. Pneumonia.
    Carl Wilson, one of three brothers who were the backbone of the Beach Boys
for such pop hits as ``Fun, Fun, Fun'' and ``Good Vibrations.'' Feb. 6. Age
51. Cancer.
    Harry Stanley, vaudevillian whose routine segued from serious talk to utter
gibberish until audiences were gasping with laughter. Feb. 15. Age 100.
    Grandpa Jones who, with banjo, bright suspenders and mischievous grin, was
a country music favorite and a ``Hee Haw'' regular for more than two
decades. Feb. 19. Age 84. Strokes.
    Henny Youngman, comedian with split-second delivery who was dubbed ``king
of the one-liners'' by Walter Winchell. Feb. 24. Age 91. Flu complications.
    Antonio Prohias, cartoonist who fled Castro's Cuba and went on to create
popular ``Spy vs. Spy'' series in Mad magazine. Feb. 24. Age 77. Cancer.
    ``Rockin'' Sidney Simien, who won a Grammy for the 1985 zydeco hit ``(Don't
Mess With) My Toot Toot.'' Feb. 25. Age 59. Lung cancer.
    J.T. Walsh, top Hollywood character actor who played Jack Nicholson's
suicidal lieutenant colonel in ``A Few Good Men'' and mental patient in
``Sling Blade.'' Feb. 27. Age 54. Heart attack.
    ``Pappy'' Neal McCormick, who played steel guitar for top names in country
music and helped give Hank Williams Sr. his start. Feb. 27. Age 88. Flu
complications.

 *MARCH:
    George Masters, Hollywood hairstylist and makeup artist for everyone from
Marlene Dietrich to Marilyn Monroe to Dustin Hoffman in his role as
``Tootsie.'' March 6. Age 62. Heart failure.
    Lloyd Bridges, who overcame McCarthy-era blacklisting and built five-decade
acting career highlighted by the movie ``Airplane!'' and early TV series
``Sea Hunt.'' March 10. Age 85.
    Beatrice Wood, a freethinking potter and artist known as the ``Mama of
Dada'' and prototype for aging artist Rose in the movie ``Titanic.'' March
12. Age 105.
    Ben Bagley, who produced hit off-Broadway revues such as ``Decline and Fall
of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter'' in 1965 that
paved the way for similar revues on Broadway. March 21. Age 64. Emphysema.
    Kasey Cisyk, whose opera-trained voice was heard by millions in TV jingles
such as ``Have you driven a Ford lately?'' March 29. Age 44. Breast cancer.

 *APRIL:
    Gene Evans, rugged character actor in more than 30 films including
``Operation Petticoat'' and ``Walking Tall,'' who played the father on TV's
``My Friend Flicka.'' April 1. Age 75. Heart failure.
    Rob Pilatus, German-born model and half of Milli Vanilli duo whose career
crashed in disgrace and drug addiction after it was learned the pop
musicians lip-synched their its songs. April 2. Age 32. Alcohol, pills.
    Forrest E. Fickling, author who created the character Honey West -- part
Marilyn Monroe, part Mike Hammer -- in a series of detective novels that
became a TV show in the 1960s. April 3. Age 72. Brain tumor.
    Charles Lang, Academy Award-winning cinematographer who shot ``The
Magnificent Seven'' and lent glamour to some of the biggest names in
Hollywood. April 3. Age 96. Pneumonia.
    Wendy O. Williams, whose stage theatrics as lead singer of the punk band
The Plasmatics earned her the title ``queen of shock rock.'' April 6. Age
48. Suicide.
    James B. Conkling, who produced hits with Nat King Cole and Peggy Lee,
helped develop the Grammys and became first president of Warner Bros.
Records. April 12. Age 83. Alzheimer's disease.
    Rose Maddox, flamboyant country music pioneer whose lusty style on songs
like ``Pay Me Alimony'' and ``Whoa, Sailor'' prefigured rockabilly. April
15. Age 71. Kidney failure.
    Linda McCartney, American-born wife of Beatle Paul McCartney who sometimes
joined her husband in music making; marketed vegetarian products. April 17.
Age 56. Breast cancer.
    Peter Lind Hayes, likable star of TV's ``The Peter Lind Hayes Show'' and
``Peter Loves Mary,'' the latter costarring his wife, Mary Healy. April 21.
Age 82.
    Helen Ward, whose supple, swinging voice on songs such as ``These Foolish
Things'' contributed to the success of the Benny Goodman band. April 21. Age
82.
    Mel Powell, an arranger for Benny Goodman who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1990
for ``Duplicates: A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra.'' April 24. Age
75. Liver cancer.
    Dominique Aury, author (under a pseudonym) of the French erotic novel ``The
Story of O,'' a shocker when it appeared in 1954 that went on to awards and
sales in the millions. April 26. Age 90.

 *MAY:
    Gene Raymond, handsome blond actor and husband of Jeanette MacDonald, whose
films of the '30s and '40s include ``Flying Down to Rio,'' the first film to
team Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. May 3. Age 89. Pneumonia.
    Eddie Rabbitt, singer-songwriter who scored a series of top country hits
including the uptempo classics ``I Love a Rainy Night'' and ``Drivin' My
Life Away.'' May 7. Age 56. Lung cancer.
    Alice Faye, queen of 20th Century Fox musicals of the '30s and '40s. May 9.
Age 83. Cancer.
    Gene Fowler Jr., Oscar- and Emmy-winning director and editor who made the
cult classic ``I Was a Teen-Age Werewolf'' and edited the comedy epic ``It's
a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.'' May 11. Age 80.
    Frank Sinatra, idol of millions and singer among singers. May 14. Age 82.
Heart attack.
    Dorothy Donegan, jazz pianist known for flamboyant performances and
dexterous mixtures of musical styles. May 19. Age 76. Colon cancer.
    Montie Montana, cowboy roping legend and Tournament of Roses parade
mainstay who shared the screen with John Wayne and once lassoed President
Eisenhower as a joke. May 20. Age 87. Strokes.
    John Derek, actor-director reputed as the force behind the meteoric career
of his wife, Bo, of ``10'' fame. May 22. Age 71. Heart trouble.
    Royce Kendall, half of father-daughter duo The Kendalls, whose hit
``Heaven's Just a Sin Away'' won a Grammy in 1977. May 22. Age 61.

 *JUNE:
    Helen Carter, part of country music's famed Carter family. June 2. Age 70.
Stomach problems.
    Dorothy Stickney, who originated the role of mother in ``Life With
Father,'' a 1939 play whose seven-year run was the longest for a nonmusical
on Broadway. June 2. Age 101.
    Jeanette Nolan, actress whose varied, 70-year career included many roles in
Westerns, such as the movie ``The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'' and the
TV's ``Wagon Train. June 5. Age 86. Stroke.
    Maureen O'Sullivan, beautiful star of the 1930s who was Jane to Johnny
Weissmuller's Tarzan in a string of films. June 22. Age 87.

 *JULY:
    Kay Thompson, author of a series of books about a spoiled 6-year-old named
Eloise and her adventures at New York's Plaza Hotel. July 2. She was
believed to be in her 90s.
    Roy Rogers, the smiling, singing cowboy who rode the ``happy trails'' with
Dale Evans on and off the screen in the '40s and '50s. July 6. Age 86. Heart
failure.
    Bob McAllister, magician and host of a Sunday morning children's TV show in
the 1960s and '70s known as ``Wonderama.'' July 21. Age 63. Lung cancer.
    Robert Young, who won Emmys and the love of TV audiences doling out wisdom
on ``Father Knows Best'' and healing with compassion on ``Marcus Welby,
M.D.'' July 21. Age 91.
    Corbett Monica, comedian and actor who opened for big-name singers such as
Frank Sinatra and was a regular on the ``Joey Bishop Show.'' July 22. Age
68. Cancer.
    Binnie Barnes, a glamorous British-born character actress whose big break
came in the 1933 Charles Laughton film ``The Private Life of Henry VIII''
but more typically played roles as a wisecracker. July 27. Age 95.
    Jerome Robbins, master choreographer of modern ballet and dynamic,
painstaking director of such legendary Broadway musicals as ``West Side
Story,'' ``Gypsy,'' and ``Fiddler on the Roof.'' July 28. Age 79. Stroke.
    ``Buffalo Bob'' Smith, who greeted the Peanut Gallery every day on ``The
Howdy Doody Show'' by getting the moppet audience to shout, ``It's Howdy
Doody Time!'' July 30. Age 80. Cancer.
    Sylvia Field, who played Mrs. Wilson opposite Gale Gordon's grumpy Mr.
Wilson on the TV series ``Dennis the Menace.'' July 31. Age 97.

 *AUGUST:
    Shari Lewis, ventriloquist who gave children lessons on kid-size issues
with the help of puppets Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and the squeaky-voiced,
impudent Lamb Chop. Aug. 2. Age 65. Cancer.
    Eldon Shamblin, rhythm guitarist whose fluid style helped create the sound
of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, a mix of big band, blues, Dixieland and
western music. Aug. 5. Age 82. Heart failure.
    Jerry Clower, Grand Ole Opry comedian who regaled audiences for more than
25 years with stories about rural Southern culture. Aug. 24. Age 71.
Complications of heart bypass surgery.
    Eddie Shipstad, co-founder of Ice Follies, the touring show that
entertained families for decades. Aug. 24. Age 91.
    E.G. Marshall, Emmy Award-winning character actor (``The Defenders'') who
specialized in dignified judges and politicians. Aug. 24. Age 84.

 *SEPTEMBER:
    Leo Penn, Emmy-winning TV director (``Colombo,'' ``I Spy'') and father of
actor-director Sean Penn. Sept. 5. Age 77. Cancer.
    Akira Kurosawa, Japan's most-honored filmmaker who influenced movies
worldwide with such masterpieces as ``The Seven Samurai,'' ``Ran'' and
``Rashomon.'' Sept. 6. Age 88. Stroke.
    Jeffrey Moss, co-founder of ``Sesame Street'' who helped create Cookie
Monster and Oscar the Grouch and wrote the tunes ``Rubber Duckie'' and ``I
Love Trash.'' Sept. 24. Age 56. Cancer.
    Betty Carter, Grammy-winning singer who worked with Charlie Parker and
Dizzy Gillespie and was known for daring improvisations. Sept. 26. Age 69.
Pancreatic cancer.

 *OCTOBER:
    Gene Autry, Hollywood's first singing cowboy and a multimillionaire
entrepreneur. Oct. 2. Age 91.
    Lon Clark, stage actor and star of popular radio series ``Nick Carter,
Master Detective.'' Oct. 2. Age 86.
    Roger Vivier, French shoe designer to movie stars and royalty who created
the stiletto heel. Oct. 2. Age 90.
    Roddy McDowall, child actor who touched audiences in ``Lassie Come Home''
and ``How Green Was My Valley.'' Oct. 3. Age 70. Cancer.
    Frankie Yankovic, the Polka King more than a half-century. Oct. 14. Age 83.
Complications of a fall.
    Joan Hickson, British actress best known for her TV portrayal of Agatha
Christie's shrewd amateur detective Miss Marple. Oct. 17. Age 92.

 *NOVEMBER:
    Bob Trow, who portrayed Robert Troll, Bob Dog and himself for some 30 years
on ``Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.'' Nov. 2. Age 72. Heart attack.
    Bob Kane, who created ``Batman'' in 1939 and was creative consultant to
recent Caped Crusader movies. Nov. 3. Age 83.
    Jean Marais, protege of surrealist artist Jean Cocteau and pillar of French
cinema. Nov. 8. Age 84.
    Milton Kutsher, owner of Kutscher's Country Club, a Catskills resort that
drew leading entertainers and sports figures for decades. Nov. 16. Age 82.
    Dick O'Neill, actor whose long list of TV credits include Chris Cagney's
father on ``Cagney & Lacey.'' Nov. 17. Age 70. Heart failure.
    Alan Pakula, director known for his skill with actors in such films as
``Klute,'' ``Sophie's Choice'' and ``All the President's Men.'' Nov. 19. Age
70. Car crash.
    Flip Wilson, first successful black host of a prime-time variety show and
made ``The devil made me do it!'' a national slogan. Nov. 25. Age 64. Liver
cancer.
    George Van Eps, a jazz guitarist who used an unusual seven-string
instrument and played with Benny Goodman, George Gershwin and Fats Waller.
Nov. 29. Age 85. Pneumonia.
    Clayton ``Peg Leg'' Bates, a leading tap dancer and a favorite on ``The Ed
Sullivan Show.'' Nov. 29. Age 91. Heart attack.
    Johnny Roventini, pint-size bellboy who became familiar to radio listeners
for his ``Call for Philip Morris!'' Nov. 30. Age 88.

 *DECEMBER:
    Freddie Young, a triple Oscar winner for cinematography on ``Lawrence of
Arabia,'' ``Doctor Zhivago'' and ``Ryan's Daughter.'' Dec. 1. Age 96.
    John Addison, composer best known for his Oscar- and Emmy-winning scores
for movies and TV, including music for ``Tom Jones'' and ``Murder, She
Wrote.'' Dec. 7. Age 78. Stroke.
    Lew Grade, who founded Britain's first commercially-funded television
company and was behind such projects as the TV series ``The Saint'' and the
film ``On Golden Pond.'' Dec. 13. Age 91. Heart failure.
    Norman Fell, the irritable landlord Stanley Roper on the 1970s TV sitcom
``Three's Company'' and the spin-off series ``The Ropers.'' Dec. 14. Age 74.
Cancer.

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