Amsterdam, Morey b. December 14, 1908 d. October 27, 1996 Actor, Comedian. Born in Chicago, Illinois, his father was a concert violinist and he himself was an accomplished cellist. He began his career in vaudeville at the age of 14 and at one time worked in a Chicago speakeasy owned by Al Capone. He moved to California where he became a writer for the likes of Fanny Brice, Jimmy Durante and Will Rogers. Appeared in motion pictures and on television, gaining his widest fame with his role of "Buddy" on the 1960s television series "The Dick Van Dyke Show"...[Read More] (Bio by: A.J. Marik) Cause of death: Heart attack Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Plot: Court of Remembrance, furthest north-east section, C-3632
Deacon, Richard b. May 14, 1921 d. August 8, 1984 Actor. He was the oldest of two sons born to Joseph and Ethel Laughlin Deacon. He grew up in Binghamton, New York. He was stricken with polio at age 11 and took dancing lessons to strengthen his legs. He attended Ithaca College where he studied drama. He worked nights as a radio announcer. He spent four years in the Army Medical Corps. During 1949 to 1951, he was an ‘actor in residence' while attending Bennington College in Vermont. He went to California in the 1950s and worked in stock and...[Read More] (Bio by: Jane Eubanks) Cause of death: Heart attack Cremated
b. December 14, 1908 d. October 27, 1996