Tuesday, June 01, 2010

DAILY DOZEN: ART, GARY & DENNIS

During the past week, three entertainers who touch my life, and probably yours too, past away. Art Linkletter, Gary Coleman and Dennis Hopper each brought us joy in their own way. And so I take this time to remember them...

1. Art Linkletter, TV host, dies at 97. (New York Times)
2. Art Linkletter had that everyman charm. (The Ledger - Lakeland, FL)
3. Art Linkletter got kids to say 'the darndest things'. (The Vancouver Sun from Reuters)
4. Art Linkletter knew a ham when he saw one - me. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

5. Gary Coleman dies at 42; child star of hit sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes'. (Los Angeles Times)
6. Gary Coleman Made Undeniable Impact On Pop Culture (Text & Video). (MTV)
7. Troubled lives for ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ stars (Text & Video). (MSNBC from Today Show & AP)
8. Ron Jeremy: Gary Coleman hated saying "Whatchu talkin' bout" line. (US Magazine)

9. Dennis Hopper 1936-2010. (The Boston Phoenix)
10. Dennis Hopper helped to spark a film revolution. (Telegraph - UK)
11. Dennis Hopper served as the unbridled id of Hollywood. (New York Daily News)
12. Dennis Hopper remembered in celebrity tweets. (CNN)

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