Comedian & Actor Benny Rubin 1986 Hillside Cemetery

Benny Rubin (February 2, 1899 – July 15, 1986) was a Jewish American comedian and film actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Rubin made more than 200 radio, film and television appearances over a span of 50 years, to include an appearance on I Dream of Jeannie, the episode title “The Case of My Vanishing Master."

Radio and television

Rubin was known for his ability to imitate many dialects, as was evident when he was a panelist on the joke-telling radio series, Stop Me If You've Heard This One.

On radio, he played Professor Kropotkin on My Friend Irma[1]:245, was a co-host of Only Yesterday[1]:261 and was a member of the cast of The Bickersons.[1]

He made frequent guest appearances on both the radio and television versions of The Jack Benny Program. A popular bit included Jack asking a series of questions that Rubin would answer with an ever-increasing irritated, "I don't know!" followed by the punchline. In later years he made many bit appearances, sometimes uncredited, for instance in a number of Jerry Lewis features. He also guest appeared in an episode on the television series The Joey Bishop Show as the hypnotist, Max Collins.

According to Jack Benny's autobiography, Sunday Nights at Seven, he once cast Rubin to portray a Pullman porter. Although Rubin could do a convincing African-American dialect, the producer insisted he looked "too Jewish" for the part. As a result, Benny ended up giving the part to Eddie Anderson, and the porter character soon evolved into the famous "Rochester Van Jones."

He had a memorable turn in the Gunsmoke episode "Dr Herman Schultz M.D.," in which he played a physician who used his mesmeric skills to steal money.

In 1968, he appeared on Petticoat Junction. He played Gus Huffle, owner of the Pixley movie theater, in the episode: "Wings." (The episode title is in direct reference to the 1927 silent movie Wings starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Richard Arlen, who also appear in the episode as themselves.) Then, in 1969, he appeared again (credited as the "man patient") in the episode: "The Ballard of the Everyday Housewife."

"The Beverly Hillbillies"

Books

Jokes by Lew Lehr, Cal Tinney, Roger Bower and Rubin were collected in Stop Me If You've Heard This One (1949), a Permabook published by Garden City Publishing. Permabooks were designed with an unusual format of a paperback bound with stiff cardboard covers (with a "special wear-resistant finish") to simulate the look and feel of a hardcover book, and the company had previously published Best Jokes for All Occasions, edited by Powers Moulton.

The Stop Me If You've Heard This One Permabook featured a two-page foreword by Tinney, a one-page introduction by Bower, 66 pages of jokes by Bower, 85 pages of jokes by Tinney and 82 pages of jokes by Lehr. Under the heading, "P.S.," Rubin only had space for four jokes on two pages, as explained, "Benny Rubin was added to our show just before press time."

In 1972, Rubin published his autobiography, Come Backstage with Me.[2]

Rubin died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California on July 15, 1986. He is interred at Hillside Cemetery.

Partial Filmography

Naughty Baby (1928)

They Learned About Women (1930)

Pirates (1930)

Children of Pleasure (1930)

Sunny Skies (1930)

Hot Curves (1930)

Leathernecking (1930)
Julius Sizzer (1931) short film
Dumb Dicks (1932) short film
Guests Wanted (1932) short film
Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937) short film

Fighting Mad (1939)

Zis Boom Bah (1941)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Double Trouble (1941)
Tangier Incident (1953)

Up in Smoke (1957)

A Hole in the Head (1959)
The Errand Boy (1961)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

A House Is Not a Home (1964)

That Funny Feeling (1965)
Angel in My Pocket (1969)
How to Frame a Figg (1971)
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976)
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
Coma (1978)

References

1. Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland and Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 37.
2. Rubin, Benny. Come Backstage with Me. Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1972.

"Damn Yankees" Actor Tab Hunter 2018 - Memorial Video - Acting

Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018) was an American actor, television host, pop singer, film producer, and author. He starred in more than 40 films including BATTLE CRY, THE GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND, RIDE THE WILD SURF, POLYESTER, LUST IN THE DUST, and DAMN YANKEES. He was a well-known Hollywood star and heart throb of the 1950s and 1960s, known for his Golden Blond Californian surfer-boy looks. At his height he had his own television show The Tab Hunter Show and a hit single with "Young Love."

Hunter died from complications of deep vein thrombosis that caused cardiac arrest on July 8, 2018, three days before his 87th birthday. According to his partner Allan Glaser, Hunter's death was "sudden and unexpected."

"Damn Yankees" Actor Tab Hunter 2018 Memorial Video - Portraits

Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018) was an American actor, television host, pop singer, film producer, and author. He starred in more than 40 films including BATTLE CRY, THE GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND, RIDE THE WILD SURF, POLYESTER, LUST IN THE DUST, and DAMN YANKEES. He was a well-known Hollywood star and heart throb of the 1950s and 1960s, known for his Golden Blond Californian surfer-boy looks. At his height he had his own television show The Tab Hunter Show and a hit single with "Young Love."

Hunter died from complications of deep vein thrombosis that caused cardiac arrest on July 8, 2018, three days before his 87th birthday. According to his partner Allan Glaser, Hunter's death was "sudden and unexpected."

"Marty" Actor Ernest Borgnine 2012 Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills BENCH

Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice, Machiavellian eyebrows, and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he had also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows.

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

Borgnine's film career began in 1951, and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and The Wild Bunch (1969). 

THE WILD BUNCH

Borgnine also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for Marty (1955). 

MARTY

He achieved continuing success in the sitcom McHale's Navy (1962–1966), in which he played the title character, and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series Airwolf (1984–1986), in addition to a wide variety of other roles.

"McHale's Navy"

Borgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ER. He was known as the voice of Mermaid Man on Sponge Bob Square Pants from 1999 until his death in 2012. He had earlier replaced the late Vic Tayback as the voice of the villainous Carface in both All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996–1998).

Borgnine died of kidney failure on July 8, 2012 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, with his family at his side. He was 95 years old.

According to Find A Grave, Ernest Borgnine was cremated and his ashes were given to his family. However, Los Angeles Morgue Files found a BENCH dedicated to him in the Lincoln Terrace area of Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery. 

Producer & Filmmaker Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman 2010 Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman (September 21, 1967 – July 6, 2010), who was widely credited as Rebecca Spikings, was an American film producer and filmmaker. She produced or co-produced a number of films, including Deep Blue Sea in 1999 and 2004's Mindhunters.[1] Her television work included the 1996 HBO movie, Mistrial, starring Bill Pullman.[1]

Spikings began her film production career as an associate producer on the 1991 independent comedy, Pyrates, starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.[1] She initially worked at Irving Azoff's production company Giant Pictures before leaving for Renny Harlin's Midnight Sun Pictures, where she worked for six years.[1]

Her producing credits at Midnight Sun Pictures included Deep Blue Sea and Mindhunters, both of which were directed by Renny Harlin.[1] Spikings-Goldsman was also the co-executive producer for Cutthroat Island in 1995 and Driven in 2001.[1]

Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman died of a heart attack on July 6, 2010, at the age of 42.[1] She was survived by her husband, producer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, who had also written Deep Blue Sea.[1] She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. 

References

1. "Producer Spikings-Goldsman dies of heart attack". Variety. 2010-07-07.