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I can't remember - did Jimmy ever express a desire to return home? After all, wasn’t he spending his days wandering in the woods playing a flute? Immediately jumped on a strange boat when it called his name? Maybe Jimmy didn't like his home!😆

Director Elliot Silverstein who directed Cat Ballou and A Man Called Horse as well as television series such as The Twilight Zone, Route 66, and instrumental in the formation of the milestone Bill of Creative Rights for directors has died, age 96. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elliot-silverstein-dead-cat-ballou-1235679761/ https://deadline.com/2023/11/elliot-silverstein-dead-cat-ballou-1235638797/ https://variety.com/2023/film/news/elliot-silverstein-dead-cat-ballou-1235810005/ https://www.thewrap.com/elliot-silverstein-dead-dies-obit-twilight-zone-cat-ballou/ Director’s Guild statement: https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2023/231127-DGA-Statement-on-the-Passing-of-Elliot-Silverstein.aspx

Film editor Doug Ibold who collaborated 20 years with Dick Wolf on the Law & Order franchise and edited the first six seasons of Magnum, P.I. and other Donald P. Bellisario productions such as Quincy M.E. and, Quantum Leap has died, age 83. Mr. Ibold received the ACE Career Achievement Award in 2012 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/doug-ibold-dead-dick-wolf-film-editor-1235678846/ https://variety.com/2023/tv/obituaries-people-news/doug-ibold-dead-law-and-order-1235808727/ https://deadline.com/2023/11/doug-ibold-dead-ace-career-achievement-award-winner-obituary-1235637621/ https://www.thewrap.com/doug-ibold-law-and-order-dick-wolf-editor-dies/

Sid and Marty Krofft children's shows were weird and wonderful. Marty Krofft said in numerous interviews they were not on drugs; their ideas came from the land of imagination. And what an imagination it was! R.I.P. Mr. Krofft. From brother Sid: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-11-26/sid-krofft-marty-hr-pufnstuf From Donny Osmond:

I remember. It’s why I’m wishing Dick Van Dyke good luck.

What happened to Max Baril’s Classic Movie Musts podcast? I can’t find it anywhere and even older episodes seems to have disappeared from both Apple Podcast and Spotify.

OMG, I own this book! Or at least I used to own it. Now I can't remember if I loaned it to somebody (and it never returned) or if it's packed away somewhere in my house. Maybe I'll do a search this Thanksgiving weekend. Or maybe I won't LOL. Anyway, I do agree it's a very good read. In other news, CBS is set to air a celebration of Dick Van Dyke's 98th birthday on December 21. Good luck with that, Dick! Seems to me every time one of these Celebrating X Birthday! is announced for a future date, The Grim Reaper comes a knocking first. https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/dick-van-dyke-birthday-special-cbs-1235792308/ https://people.com/dick-van-dyke-98-years-of-magic-cbs-special-8403564

Actor Suzanne Shepherd best known for playing Karen's Mother in Goodfellas and Carmela Soprano's mother, Mary DeAngelis, in The Sopranos has died, age 89. https://deadline.com/2023/11/suzanne-shepherd-dead-goodfellas-and-sopranos-actress-89-1235627184/ https://variety.com/2023/film/news/suzanne-shepherd-dead-the-sopranos-1235801264/ https://www.thewrap.com/suzanne-shepherd-goodfellas-sopranos-actress-dies-obit/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/suzanne-shepherd-dead-actress-sopranos-goodfellas-mother-1235665137/

Growing anger at TMZ's behavior following the death of Matthew Perry also most likely prompted the linked article below from The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/tmz-hollywood-obituaries-1235648344/

Iconic! R.I.P. Mr. Kastel.

I was so confused! ION, someone posted TCM Remembers 2001 to YouTube. I have never seen this one and thought perhaps others haven't either, so decided to post it here:

Screenwriter Stephen Kandel whose work over four decades in television included Sea Hunt, The Wild Wild West, Mission Impossible, Star Trek, Batman, Barnaby Jones, and MacGyver has died, age 96. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stephen-kandel-dead-star-trek-batman-macgyver-1235645749/

I first heard of Keke Palmer from Akeelah and the Bee. I wish her and her son all the best.

Actor Janet Landgard who starred opposite Burt Landcaster in the 1968 film The Swimmer and played Jeff Stone's love interest, Karen, on the TV series The Donna Reed Show has died, age 75. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/janet-landgard-dead-swimmer-donna-reed-show-1235644872/ https://deadline.com/2023/11/janet-landgard-dead-donna-reed-show-regular-was-75-1235600424/ https://variety.com/2023/film/obituaries-people-news/janet-landgard-dead-the-swimmer-1235788235/ https://www.thewrap.com/janet-landgard-dies-donna-reed-show-the-swimmer-obit/

Cinematographer John Bailey who was DP on the films Ordinary People, The Big Chill, Groundhog Day, and As Good as it Gets and a former President of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has died, age 81. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-bailey-dead-ordinary-people-academy-president-1235644632/ https://deadline.com/2023/11/john-bailey-dead-ordinary-people-cinematographer-academy-president-1235600272/ https://variety.com/2023/film/obituaries-people-news/john-bailey-dead-academy-president-cinematographer-1235787930/ https://www.thewrap.com/john-bailey-big-chill-groundhog-day-cinematographer-academy-president-dies-obit/

Actor Peter White who played Linc Tyler on the soap opera All My Children and starred in the original stage production and film adaptation of The Boys in the Band has died, age 86. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-white-dead-boys-in-the-band-all-my-children-1235637127/ https://deadline.com/2023/11/peter-white-dead-former-all-my-children-actor-86-1235593374/ https://www.thewrap.com/peter-white-all-my-children-and-the-boys-in-the-band-star-dies-at-86/

Three-time Emmy nominee producer and writer Peter S. Fischer who co-created the television series Murder, She Wrote and wrote for TV shows such as Columbo, Ellery Queen, and Baretta has died, age 88. In 1994, Mr. Fischer received the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe award for his contributions to the genre. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/peter-s-fischer-dead-murder-she-wrote-columbo-1235635648/ https://deadline.com/2023/11/peter-s-fischer-dies-murder-she-wrote-co-creator-writer-1235591252/ https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/peter-s-fischer-dead-murder-she-wrote-1235778343/ https://www.thewrap.com/peter-s-fischer-murder-she-wrote-cocreator-obit/

Former child actor Judy Nugent who co-starred with Jane Wyman in the 1954 film Magnificent Obsession and played a young girl who goes on an around the world adventure with Superman on the TV series Adventures of Superman has died, age 83. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/judy-nugent-dead-actress-the-ruggles-adventures-of-superman-1235633202/ https://deadline.com/2023/10/judy-nugent-dead-1235588397/ https://www.supermanhomepage.com/judy-nugent-young-actress-on-around-the-world-with-superman-dies-at-83/

And the man aged like fine wine. Damn right.

Actor Elizabeth Hoffman who played Beatrice Reed Ventnor on the TV series Sisters and Eleanor Roosevelt in the miniseries The Winds of War and War and Remembrance has died, age 97. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/elizabeth-hoffman-dead-sisters-actress-1235625018/ https://deadline.com/2023/10/elizabeth-hoffman-dead-sisters-actress-1235580807/

Nooooo! R.I.P. Mr. Roundtree. You were one bad mother….

Actor Elaine Devry who appeared The Atomic Kid and A Guide for the Married Man and guest starred in television shows such as Perry Mason, Bonanza, Family Affair, and My Three Sons has died, age 93. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elaine-devry-dead-mickey-rooney-1235624219/ https://deadline.com/2023/10/elaine-devry-dead-actress-the-atomic-kid-a-guide-for-the-married-man-obituary-1235580248/ https://variety.com/2023/film/news/elaine-devry-dead-the-atomic-kid-1235764561/

Actor Lara Parker best known for playing the witch Angelique Bouchard on the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows has died, age 84. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lara-parker-dead-dark-shadows-angelique-1235619789/ https://deadline.com/2023/10/lara-parker-dead-dark-shadows-1235575023/ https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/lara-parker-dead-dark-shadows-1235758291/ https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/news-gh/lara-parker-star-of-dark-shadows-dead-at-84/