RIP Cicely Tyson. Great actress, I remember her in various roles from 1960s and 1970s.
Pioneering US actress Cicely Tyson dies aged 96
In 2018, Cicely Tyson became the first African American woman to receive an honorary OscarPioneering Hollywood actress Cicely Tyson - who was known for portraying strong African-American characters - has died aged 96, her manager has said.
No cause of the death was given. The former fashion model had a career that spanned seven decades.
Tyson won two Emmys for her performance in the 1974 civil rights-era film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
She also became the first black woman to take on a main role in the TV drama East Side/West Side in the 1960s.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55851522
She made a huge conytribution to fillm and televsion as well as playing dignified roles for Afircan Americans.
RIP Cicely Tyson.
Henry Darrow. Wow what an actor! Most remember him as Manolito Montoya in TV western series High Chapparal.
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Henry Darrow (1933–2021)
Born: Enrique Tomás Delgado Jr. on September 15, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: March 14, 2021 (age 87) in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201688/
Los Angeles Times, March 19, 2021 5:15 PM PT
Henry Darrow, ‘High Chaparral’ actor who fought to expand roles for Latinos, dies
By Susan King
Emmy Award-winning actor Henry Darrow, best known as Manolito Montoya in the hit Western “The High Chaparral” and as the first Latino to play the dashing Zorro on television, has died at his home in North Carolina at age 87.
To read more please click on the below
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-03-19/henry-darrow-high-chaparral-actor-zorro-latinos-...
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I didn't realize his resume was so impressive. We all remember him as the cool Manolito, Victoria's ladies man brother in High Chapparal, but he did so much more! I watched him 2 nights ago in Attica which starred Morgan Freeman, Charles Durning, Roger E. Mosley etc.
RIP Dean Stockwell March 5, 1936 to November 7, 2021
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Dean Stokwell
Paris Texas with Harry Dean Stanton
Dean Stockwell obituary
American screen star who began his career as a child actor and went on to find fame in Quantum Leap and Blue Velvethttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/nov/09/dean-stockwell-obituary
IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001777/
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I don't have to say much about this guy. Nearly everyone knows who he is. He was a new kind of actor too. He played some interesting roles. A great actor!
