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Thursday, September 03, 2015

Dean Jones, boyish Disney star, dies at 84

 
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dean Jones, whose boyish good looks and all-American manner made him Disney’s favorite young actor for such lighthearted films as “That Darn Cat!” and “The Love Bug,” has died of Parkinson’s disease. He was 84.

He died Monday in Los Angeles, Jones’ publicist Richard Hoffman said Wednesday.

Jones’ long association with The Walt Disney Co. began after he received an unexpected call from Walt Disney himself, who praised his work on the TV show “Ensign O’Toole,” noting it had “some good closing sequences.” Jones, himself a former Navy man, played the title role in the 1962 sitcom.

Jones puzzled over Disney’s remark until it occurred to him that “Ensign O’Toole” preceded Disney’s own Sunday night show on NBC, and he realized Disney probably only watched each episode’s ending.

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 7:21 AM

    An era the likes of which will never be seen again. Thanks for the memories, Dean.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 8:20 AM

    When movies were clean and entertaining without the crude humor or profanity! A reminder of better times!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    Trivia: he was Al Gore's roommate in college.

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  4. Rebel Without a ClueSeptember 3, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    Anon 9:15AM - I thought that was Tommy Lee Jones that was Gore's roommate.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM

    No more Jimmy Stewart's, John Wayne's, Gregory Peck, Humphrey Bogart, Charleton Heston. We have Charlie Sheen, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise, the stars of today are felon's and drug addicts.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2015 at 12:14 PM

    11:26
    You are right. Tommy Lee Jones was Al Gore's roommate.
    I remember when they interviewed him, when Al Gore ran for president.

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