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"Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the
grave. Our birth is nothing but our death begun." Bishop Hall
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Welcome to another edition of Dead End.
This week we say good-bye to Joe Barbera, the American
animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director,
producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of
Hanna-Barbera. Together they produced cartoons such as Tom
and Jerry, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Flintstones, The
Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo. Also this week we remember this week
the death of much loved actor and comedienne, Chris Farley.
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JOE BARBERA, FLINTSTONES CREATOR, DEAD AT 95
Joe Barbera, half of the creative team that created Tom and
Jerry, Huckleberry Hound, the Flintstones and the Jetsons,
died Dec. 18. He was 95. "Joe Barbera truly was an animation
and television legend," said the Warner Brothers chairman and
CEO, Barry Meyer. "From the Stone Age to the Space Age and
from primetime to Saturday mornings, syndication and cable,
the characters he created with his late partner, William
Hanna, are not only animated superstars, but also a very
beloved part of American pop culture." Barbera started out in
banking, but he switched careers when Colliers magazine
published his cartoons. Hanna and Barbera met as animators for
MGM, where they created Tom and Jerry, the cartoon cat and
mouse who also appeared in musicals with Gene Kelly and Esther
Williams. When MGM eliminated its animation department in the
1950s, and Hanna and Barbera former Hanna-Barbera Studios and
decided to create TV cartoons. Hanna died in 1991.
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DENIS PAYTON, MUSICIAN, DEAD AT 63
Denis Payton, one of the founding musicians in the Dave Clark
Five, died Decembeber 18, at the age of 63 in Bournemouth,
England, after having been sick for many years. Payton played
saxophone, harmonica and guitar for the popular 1960s band,
which sold more than 100 million records and had 30 hit
singles before they broke up in the 1970s, the BBC reported
Monday. In a statement, Dave Clark called Payton "a very dear
friend who I've known since we were teenagers." "Denis was
extremely brave and not afraid of death. He had an amazing
philosophy on life and will be greatly missed by me and all
who knew him," he added. Payton died of cancer Sunday, only
weeks after it was announced that the Dave Clark Five had been
nominated for induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame.
Clark talked to Payton about the induction, "He said, 'I know
I won't be around but it was an amazing part of my life that
I am very proud of.'"
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TOM GREGORY, TV NEWSMAN, DEAD AT 79
Tom Gregory, the New York television host whose catchphrase
"Do you know where your children are?" was a staple in the
1960s, died December 16. He was 79. Gregory regularly opened
telecasts of "Faces and Places in the News" on WNEW by asking,
"It's 10 p.m. Do You Know Where Your Children Are?", a phrase
still in use on the station's night newscast. Gregory went
into television after World War II, doing yeoman service on
pioneering 1950s shows such as "Captain Kangaroo" and "Soupy
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KENNY DAVERN, JAZZ MUSICIAN, DEAD AT 71
Jazz musician Kenny Davern died December 18 of a heart attack
at the age of 71. The jazz clarinetist and soprano saxophonist
was an acclaimed musician in the world of traditional jazz and
swing, The Washington Post reported. Davern was particularly
known for his lyrical and expressive clarinet style. "A
chilling upper register, a rounded, woody tone and a hint of
Pee Wee Russell's rasp," jazz critic W. Royal Stokes wrote of
Davern. "If you ask 10 people what jazz music is, you might as
well ask them what God looks like: You'll get 10 different
answers," Davern once said. "There's no defining jazz. It's a
meaningless term." He is survived by his wife of 36 years,
Elsa Green Davern, two stepchildren, and four grandchildren.
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Notable deaths this week in history...
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In 1973, Bobby Darin, acclaimed singer and entertainer,
whose rock song "Splish Splash" became an instant hit, died.
In 1997, actor and comedian Chris Farley, known for his
uproarious characters on Saturday Night Live, died of a drug
overdose.
In 2000, pianist and symphony conductor Victor Borge, who
become one of Denmark's most popular artists in the 1930s,
died.
In 2003, Hope Lange, a talented actress of stage, film, and
television, died.
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