Daniel E. Slotnik
Reporter and Newsletter Writer at The New York Times
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Daniel E. Slotnik
He was a busy session saxophonist, but he is probably best known for the Grammy-winning pop hit that he sang in 1963 as half of a duo act with his sister, April Stevens. Nino Tempo, an accomplished tenor saxophonist whose harmonious foray into pop singing with his sister, April Stevens, produced a chart-topping, Grammy-winning version of " Deep Purple" in 1963, died on April 10 at his home in West Hollywood, Calif. He was 90. The death was confirmed on Tuesday by his friend Jim Chaffin.
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2 months ago |
bostonglobe.com | Alexandra Petri |Daniel E. Slotnik
Jay North, who played the well-meaning, trouble-causing protagonist of the popular CBS sitcom “Dennis the Menace” from 1959 to 1963, died Sunday at his home in Lake Butler, Fla. He was 73. His death was confirmed by Laurie Jacobson, a friend of Mr. North’s for 30 years. The cause was colorectal cancer, Jacobson said.
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2 months ago |
post-gazette.com | Alexandra Petri |Daniel E. Slotnik
Jay North, who played the well-meaning, trouble-causing protagonist of the popular CBS sitcom “Dennis the Menace” from 1959 to 1963, died Sunday at his home in Lake Butler, Fla. He was 73. His death was confirmed by Laurie Jacobson, a friend of Mr. North’s for 30 years. The cause was colorectal cancer, Ms. Jacobson said.
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2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Alexandra Petri |Daniel E. Slotnik
Jay Waverly North Jr. was born on Aug. 3, 1951, in Los Angeles, and grew up there. Mr. North began acting at around age 5 after begging his mother to help him get on "The Engineer Bill Show," a popular children's program during the 1950s also known as "Cartoon Express.""The kids were used as a participating stage audience, and I asked her to help me get on the show," Mr. North told The New York Times in 1993.
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Aug 15, 2024 |
flipboard.com | Daniel E. Slotnik
Peter Marshall, who coaxed cheeky rejoinders from celebrities like Burt Reynolds, Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers and Paul Lynde as the longtime host of “The Hollywood Squares,” for years one of the most popular game shows on television, died on Thursday at his home in Encino, Calif. He was 98. His wife of …
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Nino Tempo played saxophone with artists like Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and John Lennon. But what fans of '60s pop will likely remember is "Deep Purple," the chart-topping record he put out in 1963 with his sister, April Stevens. https://t.co/nCnfZ8Jrpq
Jay North, who played the well-meaning, trouble-causing protagonist of the popular CBS sitcom “Dennis the Menace” from 1959 to 1963, has died. RIP to the main player in a classic sitcom, and grateful to work with @aepetri1 https://t.co/fTSj42RgkA
Must-read on NYC's Frank E. Campbell funeral home, which has sent off some of the world's greatest luminaries. By @AlexVadukul https://t.co/bIwC03Qm23
