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[Puzzle Piece]

Sorry to read about this.  My aunt had such a crush on him.  

[bikerbabe]

Kildare was before my time but I remember watching Thorn Birds, Centennial and I’ve seen Musketeers. Such a good looking man.

[Zaimee]

I had a Dr. Kildare loose leaf binder in 4th grade. He was so handsome. I was allowed to stay up and watch the show but not Ben Casey as it was on at 10 pm.

[Shelbelle]

it looks like it took him a very long time to come out of the closet, it was not easy in the 60's and 70's to do that. Probably happened right after The Thornbirds. 

[Shelbelle]

It was so competitive between Ben Casey and Kildare, many of the more mature women loved Casey better. They both came on the scene at the same time, 1961

[Shelbelle]

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@luvzchiz wrote:

Sad to hear. He was a very talented and handsome man.

 @Hoovermom    ETA I, too, had the "doctor " shirt in elementary school.  All the girls had one.  In retrospect, it must have been amusing for the teachers to look out on a sea of them.   

I also have his LP.  The one with "Three Stars Will Shine Tonight".  

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I think he sang that song in his movie, Twilight of Honor

[Roscoe the Rascal]

They split in 2010

[blueroses47]

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@Shelbelle wrote:

It was so competitive between Ben Casey and Kildare, many of the more mature women loved Casey better. They both came on the scene at the same time, 1961

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I was just thinking about that as I was reading these posts.  At the time the shows were airing I was in 9th grade.  I remember that my friends would prefer one over the other.

I watched and liked both, but I had more of a crush on Ben Casey.  He was darker in mood, more mysterious you might say. Dr Kildare was more boyish, more gentle in his manner.  When I was growing up, I usually tended to like the "bad boys" a little more.  Luckily, I grew up and grew out of that stage.

I did come to like Richard Chamberlain very much, I loved him in The Thorn Birds.

From all reports, he was a lovely man in real life.  Apparently he was kind and polite to everyone.

I hope he had a wonderful full life.  It sounds like he did.

[LIndaMJ]

I also had a crush on Dr. Kildare and had a loose leaf binder and lunch box with his pic on them.

[just bee]

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@Shelbelle wrote:

It was so competitive between Ben Casey and Kildare, many of the more mature women loved Casey better. They both came on the scene at the same time, 1961

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@Shelbelle 

My sister was smitten with both.

However, her first husband more closely resembled Vince Edwards.

Dark and brooding wins again.