On Friday, legendary funnyman Charles Nelson Reilly passed away of complications from pneumonia, his partner, Patrick Hughes, tells the New York Times. Although perhaps best known for cracking wise on 1970s and '80s game shows like Match Game and The Hollywood Squares, Reilly was also an accomplished on-stage scene-stealer who won a Tony for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.For more on the legendary comedian, read Raven's tribute.
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Going coastal: The Ghost & Mrs. Muir's Lange
Question: I had a huge crush on Edward Mulhare before he was on Knight Rider, going way back to The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. My question is: How did Captain Gregg die in order to become a ghost? Thank you for your help.
Answer: A 19th-century sea captain, Daniel Gregg (the late Mulhare, who did indeed appear on Knight Rider, as F.L.A.G. head Devon Miles) was asphyxiated in his sleep when a gas heater was knocked over. As if that weren't enough to make him a grumpy spirit, his death was reported as a suicide, which set him up to be none too welcoming to his greedy nephew's (Charles Nelson Reilly) prospective tenants in contemporary times. (The series ran for a year on NBC, beginning in September 1968, and was then picked up for another season by ABC.)
But as fans of the novel
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