Archive for March 19th, 2022

Obit watch: March 19, 2022.

Saturday, March 19th, 2022

John Korty, director.

He won an Emmy for “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and an Oscar for the documentary “Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?” Other credits included “Go Ask Alice” and “Oliver’s Story”.

Robert Vincent O’Neil, writer and director. Among his credits: the original “Angel” (“High School Honor Student by Day. Hollywood Hooker by Night.”) and the sequel “Avenging Angel”. Also, the series “Lady Blue” which I do not remember:

Lady Blue starred Jamie Rose as no-nonsense Chicago cop Katy Mahoney and Danny Aiello as her boss. The MGM Television series was criticized by some for its excessive violence and canceled after 14 episodes. (Rose said she watched Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry films and worked with the actor to prepare for the role.)

Don Young (R-Alaska).

In a state whose small population allows for two senators but only one representative, Mr. Young, who cultivated the image of a rugged frontiersman with outsize clout in Washington, was sometimes called Alaska’s “third senator.” To this day, most Alaskans have had no congressman in their lifetimes but Mr. Young, who was first elected in 1973, during the Nixon administration.
Early in his 24th term in 2019, he became the longest-serving Republican in House history, surpassing the tenure of the former speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon of Illinois, who as a teenager had followed the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates and went on to serve 23 House terms in three discontinuous segments between 1873 and 1923. At his death Mr. Young was in his 25th term and 49th year in Congress. (John Dingell, a Democratic House member from Michigan for 59 years, was the longest-serving member of Congress in American history.)

John Clayton, former NFL reporter for ESPN and later for Seattle Sports.

“John was a pioneer as an NFL insider but also one of the kindest men you could ever work with,” said Seth Markman, vice president and executive producer at ESPN. “He literally never said no to a show that asked him to come on — from 6 a.m. to midnight, if you asked for the Professor, he was there for you. I’ll also personally remember how he loved and cared for his beloved wife Pat as she has battled multiple sclerosis. We will all miss John greatly.”
Clayton received the profession’s highest honor, now known as the Bill Nunn Memorial Award, in 2007. The award is presented annually by the Pro Football Writers of America in recognition of “long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football.”
“It’s the highest honor any writer covering this sport can receive,” Clayton said at the time.

(Hattip to Lawrence for the Don Young and John Clayton tips.)