Warren Fremming, Christopher Morley & Ken Sprague in ALL ABOUT ALICE, the Gay Girls Riding Club’s 1972 drag spoof of the 1950 Bette Davis classic ALL ABOUT EVE.
The Gay Girls Riding Club was an LA-based group of gay men, and a few women as well, who would occasionally go horseback together riding in Hollywood. One of the members, Ray Harrison, wanted to produce gay drag spoofs of Hollywood productions to screen in LA gay bars. The group utilized the talents of their members and, with what has been referenced as “$2 budgets,” a number of shorts/features were created.
Jonathan Lacey Whipple, 37, son of Karen and the late John Whipple, passed peacefully at his home in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 16, 2023. He was born on April 1, 1985 in Leesburg, VA. Formerly a resident of Swoyersville and a 2003 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, Jon had an inquisitive mind and developed many passions in life. From a young age he nurtured a love of sciences, developing a keen interest in astronomy and atmospheric weather phenomenon, and a profound respect for history. Following the path of his interest in the past, Jon became an enthusiastic member of the Civil Air Patrol and developed an avid interest in World War II history and memorabilia. One of his favorite pastimes was listening to stories of the war from his grandfathers and a neighbor who served in the Army in Korea.
However, his first true love was music. Jon was known to most for his passionate exploration of all things relating to music. He loved all forms and styles from Jazz to Ska, Classical to Motown, Oldies to Punk, and introduced everyone who knew him to a style they would have never experienced without him. He was one of those rare individuals who could pick up any instrument and, in a short time, be able to play them; and play them he did – saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, and organ. As he became proficient in instruments, he also branched out into composing and audio engineering, a pastime that remained a constant in his life.
After graduation, Jon became interested in the culinary arts. As with his other interests, he gave it his all. He worked in several local restaurants as a sous chef, honing his skills, but when the opportunity arose, he moved to Florida to attend the International Academy of Design and Technology which he graduated from in 2011 with a degree in Music Production. He refurbished a 1985 Volkswagen “hippie van,” and set off to establish his new life in the south with his constant companion of 17-years, Nola, a Carolina dog. He spent his recent years traveling and hiking with Nola and friends sharing his dedication and passion with a new community.
Although his time with us was not long enough, Jon’s greatest legacy lies in the way he made people feel. He was a man who loved to learn, and found joy in sharing that knowledge with others, and people often found themselves better off for having known him. His friendships were legendary, with many remaining rock-solid for over 25 years. His big heart made him the most fun person to be with in any room and he will be missed by all those friends and family who were lucky enough to have known him.
Jon loved many people in his life and will be sorely missed by all: his mother Karen, sisters Samantha Whipple and Genel Whipple Depuysselier, her husband Pete and children Dillion, Denise, Ryan, Mary, and Zack; partner Erin Peterson; daughter Chrystine Locascio, and son Julian Whipple. He is wished a peaceful rest by his aunts, uncles, and cousins: Tom and Pauline Whipple; Sue and Ken Hopkins, Josh and Kerie Hopkins and their children Dean and Eliza; Sarah Hopkins; Alan Shiplett and his son Alan Shiplett Jr; Bruce Shiplett; Tim and Tracey Shiplett and their children Emily, Lauren, and Matthew; Jennifer and Eric Murphy and their children Mia and Collin, Jake Honoosic. Jon now joins his father John Whipple, paternal grandparents Lester and Genevieve Whipple, maternal grandparents Herman and Joyce Shiplett, Uncle Steve Shiplett, and his beloved Nola. Rest in Peace, gentle soul – your journey is complete.
Family and friends are invited on Saturday, April 15th from 12:30 to 2 PM at Church of Christ Uniting, 190 S. Sprague Ave., Kingston, PA 18704. Memorial service will start at 2 PM, with Rev. Jane Pykus, officiating. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hugh B. Hughes & Son, Inc. Funeral Home, Forty Fort.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to SavetheMusic.org, SavingCarolinaDogs.com, RailstoTrails.org, or a charity of your choice.
Donald James Marshall (May 2, 1936 – October 30, 2016) was an American actor best known for his role as Dan Erickson in the television show Land of the Giants.
Early life
Marshall was born on May 2, 1936, to Alama Marashall in San Diego. He lived with his mother and his maternal grandmother, Leola Williams, his two older sisters and his twin brother (Douglas). He graduated high school from San Diego High School in 1954. While studying engineering between 1956 and 1957, he was encouraged to try acting by a friend, Peter Bren. Marshall was still in the army at this time, but later studied acting at the Bob Gist Dramatic Workshop, while undertaking a course in Theatre Arts at Los Angeles City College. While at college, he was a pole vaulter on the track team.
Career
1960s
Marshall's first professional role was in a 1962 Columbia Studios feature The Interns in an uncredited role. In 1964, he was in Shock Treatment, another uncredited role. Also in 1964, Marshall took the role of Chris Logan, playing opposite Nichelle Nichols in CBS Repertoire Workshop episode titled "Great Gettin' Up Mornin'", a made-for-TV-movie about an African-American family preparing their children for their first day at a racially integrated school in America's south. That same year, Nichols played Marshall's fiancée in a controversial episode of Gene Roddenberry's series The Lieutenant. In 1965, Marshall appeared in a pilot for a series Premiere in the episode "Braddock". In 1966 he appeared as the recurring character of Luke in Daktari.
Later in the 1960s he appeared in Roddenberry's next series, Star Trek portraying Lt. Boma in the episode "The Galileo Seven" (1967). Other TV series he appeared in were Tarzan (the series with Ron Ely), Dragnet 1967, and Ironside. In 1968, he appeared as Ted Neumann, the recurring love interest of Julia Baker, in the television series Julia, a series about an African-American widow raising her son on her own.
Land of the Giants
As a result of appearing in Premiere in the episode "Braddock", the actor met Irwin Allen, leading to Marshall gaining his role in Land of the Giants, in which he performed alongside Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Kurt Kasznar, Stefan Arngrim, Deanna Lund and Heather Young. The series, created by Irwin Allen, featured Marshall as a competent African-American in a leading role. This was also a first for an African American male in the 1960s to be featured so prominently in science fiction. The only other African American actors to be in such a position in the 1960s were Nichelle Nichols, known for her role as Lt. Uhura in the TV series Star Trek, and Greg Morris as electronics expert Barney Collier in Mission: Impossible.
On set, the actors had to perform many of their own stunts and Marshall's athleticism was an asset, he credited his previous football, track and pole vaulting work that helped him with the stunts required. In one of the episodes, "Ghost Town", while diving over a fire, Marshall actually dislocated his shoulder and the next day they had to shoot new scenes with Marshall's arm in a sling. Another episode "Giants and All That Jazz" that featured former world champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson as Biff Bowers and Mike Mazurki as Loach, where Marshall had to teach Biff Bowers how to play the trumpet was one that Marshall in his own words calls "Beautiful" seems to be a favorite of his and made him want to act rather than follow or figure out what dialogue to use or say. He also says that actors had a better time on the set when Irwin Allen wasn't on the set. When he was it was very different and people would get uptight.
In later years Marshall wrote a script for a sequel to the series called Escape from a Giant Land. He hoped that it would be a big screen production and would feature as many original cast members as possible.
1970s
Marshall had a role in the made-for-TV-movie The Reluctant Heroes, aka The Egghead on Hill 656 (1971), a film that was directed by Robert Day. This was a war film set in the Korean War with men under a newly commissioned lieutenant who are trapped on a hill surrounded by the enemy. His character as Pvt. Carver LeMoyne was subject to continual racial abuse by Cpl. Leroy Sprague (Warren Oates). The film also starred Ken Berry, Jim Hutton, Ralph Meeker, Cameron Mitchell and Trini Lopez.
Marshall was subsequently cast in the role of Dr. Fred Williams in the science-fiction horror exploitation film The Thing with Two Heads (1972) which starred Ray Milland and Rosey Grier. This was a tale about a wealthy and racist white man who has his head transplanted onto the body of a black prisoner from death row. In 1974, he was cast in Uptown Saturday Night as Slim's Henchman. In 1976, he played the part of Captain Colter in an episode of The Bionic Woman and in 1979 he was in a two-part episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Julio. From 1978 to 1980, Marshall was in three episodes of The Incredible Hulk.
1980–2016
In the 1980s, Marshall had few roles, appearing occasionally in episodes of Little House on the Prairie as Caleb Ledoux, as Doctor Jim Blair in Finder of Lost Loves and as Senator Ed Lawrence in Capitol. In 1992 he played the concierge in the Paul Schneider directed made-for-TV-movie Highway Heartbreaker. Marshall has often stated that he was proud of his work on Little House. In 2011, he was in Pioneers of Television as Pvt. Ernest Cameron in archival footage from the episode titled "To Set It Right" in 1964's The Lieutenant for PBS.
After he retired from acting, Marshall set up his own company called DJM Productions, Inc., which produced television commercials and documentary films. He was popular with Star Trek fans as he was a Star Trek convention regular.
Personal life and death
Marshall was in a relationship with Diahann Carroll (1969–1970). He was previously married to Diane Marshall. He had one daughter and one son. Marshall provided consultation on matters connected with his work and with racial issues, and received an award for "Outstanding Achievement in his field as a Black Achiever in the United States". He died on October 30, 2016, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Veteran actress BarBara Luna had reported his death on Facebook.
Second verse, same as every one since “One of Us” - no Nia Long in the press release.
David James Elliott as Navy Captain Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr.
Appeared in 227 episodes of JAG as Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr., played Harmon Rabb Sr. in a few flashback scenes and Young Lt. Ron Graham in a "tell me a story" episode (episode where someone tells a story and the usual characters in program play the story characters). Also played Harm in an episode of Yes, Dear ("Let's Get Jaggy with It" in 2003).
Plays James David in Spinning Out was Bill Boone in Impulse, Major Bryant in Secrets and Lies, Ripp Cockburn in GCB, Wolfgang "Wolf" West in Scoundrels, David Renwald in The Guard, James Conlon in Close to Home, Terry Parson in the first Melrose Place, Agent Paul Robbins in The Untouchables and Nick Del Gado in Street Legal.
Guest starred in episodes of Mariah, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Deadly Nightmares, China Beach, The Hidden Way, Over My Dead Body, Fly By Night, Doogie Howser M.D., Dark Justice, Knots Landing, Seinfeld, Maggie Winters, Bette (where he played himself), Medium, CSI: NY, Mad Men, Scorpion and Mom.
Today in having your photo taken with Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J.
Mercedes Mason as DEA Agent Talia Del Campo
Spent her time away from NCIS: Los Angeles getting killed on not one but two series – Fear the Walking Dead and The Rookie. Death is cheap in primetime.
Was last seen in "The Long Goodbye" playing nice with Kensi (which is how Talia always should have been written).
Sprague Grayden as Olivia Baird
Played Karen Kawalski in the criminally under-appreciated John Doe, Judith Montgomery in Joan of Arcadia, Anita Miller in Six Feet Under, Terry Rider in Over There (with Erik Palladino), Heather Lisinski in Jericho, Donna Winston in Sons of Anarchy, Olivia Taylor in season seven of 24, Maya Callis in Low Winter Sun and Carrie Cooke in The Following.
Guest starred in episodes of Crossing Jordan, One Tree Hill, CSI: NY, Weeds, Private Practice, Without a Trace, CSI: Miami, Drop Dead Diva, Law & Order: LA, House, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, Three Rivers, Prime Suspect (US), Touch, Major Crimes, White Collar, True Detective, Code Black, Rosewood, Rush Hour, Pretty Little Liars, Lethal Weapon, Just Add Magic, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, The Last Ship and Station 19.
Was Anne Foreman in the "Suspicious Minds" episode of NCIS: New Orleans – season three's second episode.
Michael Roark as Michael Baird
Roark was Shay in Finding Carter, Kyle Johnson in Beauty and the Beast (CW) and Travis Crawford in The Young and The Restless. He appeared in episodes of Drop Dead Diva, The Glades, The Vampire Diaries, Magic City, Revolution, Rizzoli & Isles, The Following, Banshee, Royal Pains, Sleepy Hollow Stalker, Grey's Anatomy and 9-1-1.
Rene Moran as Calvin Sims
Appeared in episodes of Lie to Me, A Guy Walks Into a Bar, Shameless, Bad Judge, Battle Creek, The Odd Couple (CBS), Dr. Ken, General Hospital, How to Get Away with Murder, SWAT (CBS), Major Crimes and For the People.
Played Nacho Rivera in Switched At Birth and is Oscar Pineto in Bosch.
Nadine Ellis as Navy Lieutenant Commander Quinn
Played Stacy Lawrence in Let's Stay Together, was Judy Hayward in Greenhouse Academy. Recurred as a nurse in Reno 911.
Appeared in episodes of Nikki, VIP, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, American Dreams, The Practice, Cold Case, ER, season four of 24, Las Vegas, Everybody Hates Chris, Two and a Half Men, Exes & Ohs, Boston Legal, Outsourced, Lie to Me, How I Met Your Mother, Flashforward, Bones, Touch, Timeless Jane the Virgin, Training Day and Lucifer.
Elena Tovar as U.S. Forest Ranger Vanessa Aguilar
Played Rosalie Martinez in General Hospital, Iris Machado in Dynasty (CW) and Linda in Home.
Appeared in episodes of Femme Fatales, Modern Family, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds and Reverie. Was Lucia in the "My City" episode of NCIS: New Orleans (the season one finale).
Carl Chao as NCIS Special Agent Afloat Brian Lee
Played Justin in the short-lived State of Affairs series and guest starred in an episode of Fresh Off the Boat.
Written by: R. Scott Gemmill wrote/cowrote “The Only Easy Day”, “Brimstone”, “Breach”, “LD50”, “Found”, “Borderline”, “Absolution”, “Archangel”, “Tin Soldiers”, “Impostors”, “Cyberthreat”, “Honor”, “The Watchers” and both sides of the NCIS Los: Angeles/Hawaii Five-0 “Touch of Death” episodes, “Recruit”, “Free Ride”, “Wanted”, “Ravens and The Swans”, “Impact”, “War Cries”, both ends of the “Deep Trouble” season five finale/season six premiere, “Inelegant Heart”, “Praesidium”, “Traitor”, “Active Measures” (season seven premiere), “Blame It On Rio”, “Internal Affairs”, “Matryoshka” part one, "Talion" (season seven finale), “High Value Target”/“Belly of the Beast” (season eight premieres), “The Queen’s Gambit”, “Under Siege”, “Unleashed” (season eight finale), “Party Crashers” (season nine’s premiere), “This Is What We Do” (episode 200), “Các Tù Nhân”, “Goodbye Vietnam”, “Ninguna Salida” (the season nine finale with Joe Sachs), “Hit List”, “Asesinos”, “Till Death Do Us Part” and "Choke Point".
Gemmill was also a of JAG's writing/producing crew. He wrote 19 of the show's 227 episodes (in season 1 to season 4) and was a producer/co-producer for 63.
Directed by: John P. Kousakis directed “Imposters”, “Sacrifice”, “San Voir” part one, “The Fifth Man”, “Parley”, “Inelegant Heart” (written by Gemmill), “Chernoff, K.”, “Active Measures” (written by Gemmill), “The Long Goodbye", “Talion” (written by Gemmill), “Glasnost”, “Unleashed” (written by Gemmill), “Party Crashers” (written by Gemmill), “This Is What We Do” (episode 200, written by Gemmill), “Goodbye Vietnam” (written by Gemmill), "Ninguna Salida" (written by Gemmill), all of the Afghanistan scenes from “Iron Curtain Rising” to “Zero Days” in season five and all of Kensi’s injury/recovery storyline scenes from “The Queen’s Gambit” to “Sirens” in season eight.
Kousakis has no connection to JAG. During the late 1990's, early 2000's (JAG's heydays), He was in Vancouver working on series like Millennium, The Lone Gunmen and Wolf Lake.
View the film "The Central Park 5" by Ken Burns, which is available for streamin
View the film “The Central Park 5” by Ken Burns, which is available for streamin
View the film “The Central Park 5” by Ken Burns, which is available for streaming through Sprague Library. I will send you my login details. Discuss the following three questions (350-500 words total)
1. What methods and tactics did the police use to obtain confessions? Do you think the police approach was ethical? Why do you think the teenaged suspects falsely confessed to the crime?
2. Discuss…
View the film "The Central Park 5" by Ken Burns, which is available for streamin
View the film “The Central Park 5” by Ken Burns, which is available for streamin
View the film “The Central Park 5” by Ken Burns, which is available for streaming through Sprague Library. I will send you my login details. Discuss the following three questions (350-500 words total)
1. What methods and tactics did the police use to obtain confessions? Do you think the police approach was ethical? Why do you think the teenaged suspects falsely confessed to the crime?
2. Discuss…
What methods and tactics did the police use to obtain confessions? Do you think the police approach was ethical? Why do you think the teenaged suspects falsely confessed to the crime? 2. Discuss the terms used by the media to characterize the suspects, the victim and the crime. What impact do you think the media had on the prosecution of the case?
What methods and tactics did the police use to obtain confessions? Do you think the police approach was ethical? Why do you think the teenaged suspects falsely confessed to the crime? 2. Discuss the terms used by the media to characterize the suspects, the victim and the crime. What impact do you think the media had on the prosecution of the case?
View the film “The Central Park 5” by Ken Burns, which is available for streaming through Sprague Library. I will send you my login details. Discuss the following three questions (350-500 words total)
1. What methods and tactics did the police use to obtain confessions? Do you think the police approach was ethical? Why do you think the teenaged suspects falsely confessed to the crime?
2. Discuss…
View the film "The Central Park 5" by Ken Burns, which is available for streamin
View the film “The Central Park 5” by Ken Burns, which is available for streamin
View the film “The Central Park 5” by Ken Burns, which is available for streaming through Sprague Library. I will send you my login details. Discuss the following three questions (350-500 words total)
1. What methods and tactics did the police use to obtain confessions? Do you think the police approach was ethical? Why do you think the teenaged suspects falsely confessed to the crime?
2. Discuss…