RIP - Darren McGavin

The saying "They go in threes" is holding up pretty well. As we have seen already, we lost the great Don Knotts yesterday. As of today, we lost actor Darren McGavin. He is best known as the father from 'A Christmas Story' and 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker'. Below is the notice from his official website:

Updated February 25, 2006

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Darren McGavin at approximately 7:10 A.M. Pacific time today, Saturday 25, 2006. Darren was just three months short of his 84th birthday. While we suspect none of us can imagine a world without the beloved, feisty little red-head, it is time to reflect, give thanks for his life and hold in reverence his memory. Darren is gone, but in many respects he will always be with us: as Carl Kolchak, fighting authority and battling monsters; the grumpy Old Man sending curses over Lake Michigan; as David Ross, the outsider, Grey Holden, captain of the Enterprise, the irascible detective Mike Hammer or any number of memorable guest star appearances, most notably as Joe Bascome on GUNSMOKE and as the washed-up old actor from "Distant Signals."
Please take a moment in your sadness to reflect upon all the ways Darren touched your lives, say a prayer and raise a glass to toast a career which spanned over fifty years and affected us all in ways too numerous to count.
S. L. Kotar and J. E. Gessler



Mike
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