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Senusret I

02-04-2006 11:21 PM

Al Lewis, grandpa on TV's "The Munsters," dies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Al Lewis, best known for his role as Grandpa in television's "The Munsters," has died after a long illness, a local radio station said on Saturday.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...E-LEWIS-DC.XML

I was surprised to learn:

Quote:

Lewis worked in the 1930s to free the Scottsboro Boys -- nine black teenagers accused of raping two white women in another highly publicized case. All but one were sentenced to death, but eventually they were cleared.

UKDaisy

02-04-2006 11:51 PM

Re: Al Lewis, grandpa on TV's "The Munsters," dies

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Originally posted by Senusret I
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Al Lewis, best known for his role as Grandpa in television's "The Munsters," has died after a long illness, a local radio station said on Saturday.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...E-LEWIS-DC.XML

I was surprised to learn:

Wasn't he also on Car 54 Where are You?

I loved him..... he seemed like a sweet man. :(

mulattogyrl

02-05-2006 09:34 AM

Re: Re: Al Lewis, grandpa on TV's "The Munsters," dies

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Originally posted by UKDaisy
Wasn't he also on Car 54 Where are You?

I loved him..... he seemed like a sweet man. :(

He may have seemed sweet, but he was one of the most cantankerous old men ever on his radio show! I used to listen to him all the time on WBAI. He was hilarious. He had a good heart though, and was definitely entertaining. I'll miss him. :(

carnation

02-05-2006 10:19 AM

I read yesterday that he was 6'1"--what a shock, he seemed much shorter but then he was usually next to Fred Gwynne.

tinydancer

02-05-2006 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by carnation
I read yesterday that he was 6'1"--what a shock, he seemed much shorter but then he was usually next to Fred Gwynne.

That''s what I thought, too.

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