I'm losing track. They say deaths of well-known people occur in threes. So here's where we seem to be at:
Set 1: Ed McMahon (June 23), Farrah Fawcett (June 25), Michael Jackson (June 25).
Set 2: Billy Mays (June 28), Karl Malden (July 1), Steve McNair (July 4).
Set 3: Robert McNamara (July 6).
Mom mentioned the death of Harve Presnell (June 30) as part of Set 2. He was evidently a Big Name in the 1960s, appearing in some movie musicals ("The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Paint Your Wagon") and on broadway. That would push Steve McNair to Set 3, and mean we need only one more death to complete that set. But since his name rings no bells with me, I'm not including him. (Though I'm sure he was a much bigger deal in his time than Billy Mays.)
You want morbid? You got it.
Career-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
I a very sorry to hear about Harve Presnell' death. He
was very good in the Unsinkable Molly Brown. He was a
better stage actor than in movies.
Harve Presnell
Misc (more recent) work you might have heard of:
Movies
Fargo
Saving Private Ryan
Legally Blond
Old School
Flags of Our Fathers
Evan Almighty
Escanaba in the Moonlight
The Family Man
Legend of Bagger Vance
Patch Adams
Face/Off
TV Shows (re-occurring)
The Pretender,
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Dawson's Creek
Andy Barker, P.I.