TV and Movies

[birdQ13]

I hear that music and I start getting emotional already. So many creative film-related folks(actors, producers, screenwriters, directors, etc.) passed away this year; the pace of the montage is quick & a bit difficult to recognize individuals as the clip clips along. I've focused on it several times. I appreciate TCM producing this tribute. Hope you enjoy and remember these artists and how films move us.

[kaydee50]

I was surprised/saddened to see Lee Aaker in the list.  He played Corporal Rusty on Rin Tin Tin.  Read his bio.  He had a sad life.  RIP.

[Spurt]

The TCM year end montage always seem somewhat "haunting" ................

[just bee]

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@kaydee50 wrote:

I was surprised/saddened to see Lee Aaker in the list.  He played Corporal Rusty on Rin Tin Tin.  Read his bio.  He had a sad life.  RIP.

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@kaydee50 

Lee Aaker, best known for starring as Corporal Rusty of “B-Company” on the 1950s western series "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, " died on April 1. He was 77.

Paul Petersen, another former child actor, confirmed the news to Variety and posted a tribute on his Facebook page, along with a signed photo of a young Aaker with Rin Tin Tin, his onscreen canine pal.

“Saying Goodbye to Lee Aaker,” Peterson said. “You have to be a certain age to remember Rin Tin Tin. Lee Aaker passed away in Arizona on April 1st, alone and unclaimed…listed as an ‘indigent decedent.’ As an Air Force veteran Lee is entitled to burial benefits. I am working on that. God knows when a sparrow falls.”

[Linda0215]

These TCM Remembers wreck me every year. They so know how to put together a heartfelt celebration of those who have passed.   

[depglass]

I saw another good one, NBC perhaps?