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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.
Today we remember "Press Your Luck" host Peter Tomarken and
his wife, Kathleen, who perished in a plane crash earlier
this week. Tomarken was piloting the plane for Angel Flight
West when it went down in Santa Monica Bay. We also remember
actress Maureen Stapleton, roller derby bad girl Ann
Calvello, and best-selling children's author John Reynolds
Gardiner.
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MAUREEN STAPLETON, STAGE, FILM AND TV ACTRESS, DEAD AT 80
Oscar, Tony and Emmy-winning stage, film and TV actress
Maureen Stapleton died Monday in Lenox, Mass., at age 80.
The actress won two Tonys, an Emmy and an Oscar as well as
multiple nominations in all three, the New York Times report-
ed. Stapleton rose to stardom on Broadway in 1951 with her
Tony Award-winning performance in Tennessee Williams' "The
Rose Tattoo." The stress of the show set Stapleton on a path
of alcoholism and paranoia, which she battled throughout her
career, the newspaper said. She went on to star in several
Williams' plays through the years as well as make her mark
on both the big screen and TV. She won her Emmy in 1967 for
"Among the Paths to Eden," a Truman Capote story about a
spinster and a widower. Her second Tony was for Neil Simon's
"The Gingerbread Lady" in 1970 and she won her Oscar for
best supporting actress in the 1981 film "Reds." Twice-
divorced, Stapleton is survived by a son, a daughter and a
brother.
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PETER TOMARKEN, GAME SHOW HOST, DEAD AT 63
"Press Your Luck" host Peter Tomarken and his wife, Kathleen,
were killed while flying on a volunteer medical mission in
California. Tomarken was piloting the plane for Angel Flight
West, which transports medical patients who cannot afford
traditional air travel, The Los Angeles Times reported
Tuesday. The plane crashed Monday in Santa Monica Bay, kill-
ing Tomarken, 63; his wife, 41. An unidentified third person
was reported missing and presumed dead. Tomarken began his
Hollywood career with bit TV show parts and commercials in
the 1970s. His first game show was 1983's "Hit Man," and a
year later, he settled into his biggest hit, "Press Your
Luck." His other game shows included "Bargain Hunters,"
"Wordplay," "Wipeout" and "Monopoly." Veteran game show host
Bob Eubanks released a statement saying: "Peter was one of
the most underrated game show hosts in television. He could
adapt to any type of game show format." Tomarken had been
working with Angel Flight West since August, a spokesman said.
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ANN CALVELLO, ROLLER DERBY BAD GIRL, DEAD AT 76
Ann Calvello, who thrilled roller-derby audiences in
California and elsewhere with her spray-painted hair and
tattoos, has died at the age of 76. Calvello, who had
survived brain tumors and melanoma, died of liver cancer,
the San Francisco Chronicle reported. On skates, Calvello,
nicknamed "Banana Nose," was the bad girl of roller derby,
the heavy to Joanie Weston's Blonde Bomber. She was known
for her salty language, for painting her hair purple years
before punk rock and for her tattoos and body piercing. "She
loved it when the fans hated her," Jerry Seltzer, owner of
the San Francisco Bay Bombers, told the Chronicle. Calvello
was born in Rhode Island, the daughter of a career Navy man,
and moved to San Francisco at the age of 12. She told inter-
viewers that she was a teenage tomboy who loved to skate on
the street and at a local roller rink. When she was 18 she
saw roller derby for the first time and signed up with the
team.
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JOHN REYNOLDS GARDINER, CHILDREN'S AUTHOR, DEAD AT 61
"Stone Fox" author John Reynolds Gardiner has died in
Anaheim, Calif., of complications from pancreatitis at age
61, it was reported Thursday. The best-selling children's
author died March 4, his wife told the Los Angeles Times.
Gardiner described himself as "a dumbbell in English" and
said he never read entire novel until the age of 19, the
newspaper said. He earned a master's degree in engineering
and worked as a contract engineer specializing in thermo-
dynamics for Rockwell International and McDonnell Douglas,
the Times said. He turned to writing in his late 20s and was
inspired by an instructor who "didn't give a hoot about
spelling and grammar," Gardiner wrote in his autobiography.
In addition to "Stone Fox," his books included "Top Secret"
and "General Butterfingers." Gardiner is survived by his
wife, three daughters, a granddaughter, a brother and two
sisters.
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Notable deaths this week in history...
In 1906, activist Susan B. Anthony, who dedicated much of
her life in the movement for woman suffrage, died of heart
disease and pneumonia. She was 86.
In 1945, Anne Frank, who kept a diary of her experiences
during the Holocaust, died after contracting typhus at the
age of 15. Her diary later was published and met with great
success.
In 1975, actress Susan Hayward, who became a star for her
performances in such films as Among the Living and Reap the
Wild Wind, died at the age of 56.
In 1998, Dr. Benjamin Spock, the pediatrician who gently
coached anxious postwar parents to trust their "own common
sense," died at the age of 94.
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