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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.
Let us take a moment to remember those who have gone before
us this week. They include actor Jack Warden, Carl M.
Brashear, the first black U.S. Navy diver, acting pioneer
Mako, and former child TV actress J. Madison Wright Morris.
Remember you can comment on any part of this issue or read
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JACK WARDEN, ACTOR, DEAD AT 85
Emmy-winning actor Jack Warden, best known for playing gruff
but likeable characters for five decades, has died in New
York at 85. Warden -- who won an Emmy for his performance as
football legend George Halas in the 1971 TV movie "Brian's
Song" -- also received two Oscar nominations during a career
in which he appeared in more than 100 films. Warden's break-
through movie performance came as an impatient juror who
wanted to decide a case quick so he could go to a ballgame,
in the 1957 courtroom drama, "12 Angry Men." He was
nominated for supporting actor Oscars for two films he made
with Warren Beatty -- "Shampoo" (1975) and "Heaven Can Wait"
(1978). Warden appeared on network TV in the 1950s in "Mr.
Peepers," and starred in "Crazy Like a Fox" in the 1980s.
Warden married actress Vanda Dupre in 1958. They separated
in the 1970s, but never divorced, Pazoff said. Warden is
survived by his companion Marucha Hinds, his son and two
grandchildren, the Times reported.
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CARL BRASHEAR, FIRST BLACK NAVY DIVER, DEAD AT 75
Carl M. Brashear, the first black U.S. Navy diver, and the
first Navy diver to be restored to full active duty as an
amputee, has died. He was 75. Brashear was portrayed by Cuba
Gooding Jr. in the 2000 film "Men of Honor." After a 1996
leg injury he sustained during a salvage operation, Brashear
had to have the bottom of his left leg amputated to avoid
gangrene. Although the Navy was ready to retire Brashear
from active duty, he began a grueling training program that
included diving, running and calisthenics. It was an uphill
battle for Brashear when he first joined the Navy in 1948,
right after the U.S. military desegregated. He was later
accepted and graduated from the diving program, despite
daily struggles with discrimination. He went on to train for
advanced diving programs before his 1966 incident. "He kept
to himself personally, but his military life was an open
book," said Junetta Brashear, his first wife.
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MAKO, ACTING PIONEER, DEAD AT 72
Mako, a pioneer in the acceptance of Asian Americans into
Hollywood, has died in California at the age of 72 from
esophageal cancer. The Los Angeles Times said Mako, who was
born Makoto Iwamatsu and revolutionized Hollywood's stereo-
typed view of Asian-American actors, died Friday at his
home in the Ventura County town of Somis. Mako first drew
the attention of U.S. moviegoers in 1966 when he was
nominated for an Academy Award for his compelling turn as
the Chinese character Po-han in the film, "The Sand Pebbles."
Later he formed the first Asian-American theater company,
East West Players, where he trained scores of aspiring
playwrights and actors over the years. "What many people say
is, 'If it wasn't for Mako there wouldn't have been Asian-
American theater,'" artistic director of East West Players,
Tim Dang, told the Times. "He is revered as sort of the
godfather of Asian American theater."
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J. MADISON WRIGHT MORRIS, ACTRESS, DEAD AT 21
Former child TV actress J. Madison Wright Morris, who under-
went a heart transplant at 15, died last week in Kentucky
from a heart attack at the age of 21. The Los Angeles Times
said that one day after marrying Brent Joseph Morris on July
8, the former child star suffered a major heart attack which
ultimately took her life last Friday. During her entertain-
ment career which began at age five, Harris starred in the
TV series "Earth 2," had roles on successful shows such as
"ER," and appeared in a feature film in 1997 entitled
"Shiloh." In her teenage years Harris, who shortened the
name Jessica to J. in an attempt to distinguish herself, was
diagnosed with the heart muscle disease restrictive cardio-
myopathy which ultimately led her to a heart transplant in
2000. She is survived by her husband, her parents Scott and
Melissa Wright, her siblings Tori, Isaiah, and Elijah, four
grandparents, two great-grandparents, and a great-great-
grandmother, the Times said.
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Notable deaths this week in history...
In 1946, Gertrude Stein, famed woman writer and one of the
most controversial figures of American letters, died of
cancer. She was 72.
In 1952, Eva Peron, wife of Argentina President Juan Carlos
Peron, and a leader in her own right, died of cancer at the
age of 33.
In 1980, actor Peter Sellers, best remembered for his role
of inept French police inspector Jacques Clouseau in the
Pink Panther films, died at the age of 54.
In 1981, Robert Moses, who played a larger role in shaping
the physical environment of New York State than any other
figure in the 20th century, died at 92.
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