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While in Cincinnati, Purtan gathered together $12,500 and promoted and emceed the Beatles in concert. [2] Purtan had a voice over role in Beverly Hills Cop III. [3] He had a cameo role as a police detective in the 1973 film Detroit 9000. On the morning of February 13, 2010, Purtan announced his retirement effective March 26, 2010. [4]
Taylor became a writer, executive producer and on-air voice talent for Purtan's show. Taylor and Purtan also became prominent supporters of The Salvation Army in Detroit, creating the annual Bed and Bread radiothon fundraiser. Taylor was still working with Purtan when he died at age 53 after a massive asthma attack in January 2001. [6]
Dick Purtan – disc jockey and talk host, 1967-68. Originally from Buffalo, New York, he was in Detroit in 1965, then to Baltimore for a year. Returned to Detroit in 1968, ended career there in 2010. Ron Smith – died, at the age of 70, on December 19, 2011, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. [12] [13]
It's hard to believe one of Sex and the City's most shocking deaths is old enough to order itself a Cosmopolitan. In a show full of unforgettable moments, season 6's episode 18, aptly titled ...
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Arlene Silver and Dick Van Dyke. Age is just a number for Dick Van Dyke and his wife Arlene Silver, who are coming up on nearly seven years of wedded bliss. Van Dyke, 98, and Silver, 52, married ...
Dick Purtan, longtime radio personality in Detroit area (lives in West Bloomfield) Gilda Radner, comedian and actress, Saturday Night Live (born in Detroit) Rob Rubick, football player and radio-TV commentator (born in Newberry) Tom Selleck, actor, star of 1980s hit TV show Magnum, P.I., producer, National Guard veteran (born in Detroit)
On Thursday, Dec. 5, Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” shortly before his 99th birthday. The “Mary Poppins” star, 98, will celebrate the milestone birthday on ...