Mike Connors

Notable Deaths In 2017

... Trump’s ties to mob figures and other unsavory characters, including Roy Cohn; investigated claims of bias against prospective black tenants in Trump buildings; and prompted gaming officials in New Jersey to probe various Trump associations. A new edition (published last year as “Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, The Reinvention”) also covered Trump’s legal threats against the journalist. In a farewell Village Voice column in 2010, Barrett wrote, “I tell the young people still drawn to this duty that it is the most honorable one in America, and that I have never met a corrupt journalist.”. Credit: CBS News. Roberta Peters. It was her very first public performance - and it was on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Roberta Peters (May 4, 1930 -January 18, 2017) was only 20 years old when, on Nov. 17, 1950, she was called five hours beforehand to perform as a last-minute substitute to sing Zerlina in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Her “emergency debut” was a smash, and ...

Mike Connors, 'mannix' Star, Dies At 91

... role of Owen Granger died Jan. 19 from cancer at the age of 61. Lee O'Denat aka "Q". The founder and CEO of music and culture website World Star Hip Hop, Lee O'Denat, died on Jan. 23 in his sleep at the age of 43, according to TMZ. Getty Images. Mary Tyler Moore. The legendary six-time Emmy-winning star of the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" died on Jan. 25 at the age of 80. Mike Connors. The American actor, best known for playing a private eye on the long-running CBS action series "Mannix" (1967-75), died on January 26 at age 91. Getty Images. Barbara Hale. The actress best known for her role as legal secretary Della Street on the long-running legal drama “Perry Mason,” died Jan. 27 at the age of 94. According to the Washington Post, Hale died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. John Hurt. The Oscar-nominated British actor whose career spanned six decades and starred in “The Elephant Man,” "Alien" and three "Harry Potter" movies died at the age of ...

Mannix Star Mike Connors Dead At 91

... diagnosed with leukaemia, died on Thursday afternoon at a Los Angeles hospital. Mannix, one of TV's pioneer shows, premiered on CBS in 1967 and ran for eight years, and won Connors a Golden Globe for his role as detective Joe Mannix. Chasing after villains, driving high-speed cars and listening to no-one but himself, Connors said Mannix stood out for getting "emotionally involved" in his cases. "Up until Mannix, most private investigators were hard-nosed, cynical guys who lived in a seedy area and had no emotions," Connors told CBS in 1997. "Mannix got emotionally involved. He was not above being taken advantage of.". Viewers were intrigued by the smartly dressed, square-jawed, well-spoken Los Angeles detective who could still mix it up with thugs. Leaping from car hoods and getting his hands dirty, Mannix usually finished off the episode with a brawl. Apart from the hit show, Connors also starred in the short-lived TV shows Tightrope and Today's FBI. His movie roles included Sudden Fear with Joan Crawford, Island in the Sky, 'The Ten Commandments, ...

Information Services Group's Iii Ceo Michael Connors On Q3 2016 Results

... be expected from sourcing IT services. Now, recently the senior executive team of ISG met for annual weekend offsite strategy meeting. Coming out of the meeting, we reaffirmed our long-term strategy to invest in digital services, expand our recurring revenue streams, and to drive growth in emerging areas of opportunity such as engineering services, automation, and events. In addition to such organic growth initiatives, we remain committed to our two-pronged acquisition strategy, our ongoing bolt-on strategy by which we had complimentary products and services to accelerate our growth. An example of this is our recent acquisition of Trace Point, which expanded our organization change management capabilities. As we have also said in the past, the other part of our two-pronged strategy is seeking an opportunistic transformational acquisition that will accelerate us to our near-term financial goals. So, with that, let me turn the call over to David Berger who will summarize our financial results. David Berger. Thanks, Mike ...

Mike Connors, Star Of Tv Private Eye Series 'mannix,' Dead At 91

... and B-movie actor who found stardom on television playing the title role in the popular, long-running private eye series "Mannix," died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 91. Connors' death at a hospital from leukemia, which the Hollywood trade publication Variety reported he was diagnosed with a week ago, was confirmed to Reuters by the office of his talent agent, Frank Gilardi. One of the highest-paid actors on American television at the time, Connors starred on "Mannix" for all eight seasons of its run on the CBS network, from 1967 to 1975. The square-jawed actor played tough-as-nails private detective Joe Mannix and actress Gail Fisher co-starred as an independent investigator and his loyal secretary, Peggy, in a series that attracted a strong following. The show was heavy on car chases, fistfights and bullets - and light on nuance - as Connors pursued the bad guys, although he later professed to a determination to plumb the emotional depths of his TV alter ego. "I know that I kept saying I want this character to be as real as possible, to feel the emotions, the ups and the downs, to shed a tear, whatever it took ...

Flurries, Doomsday, Big Story, Super Bowl Ads

... a high near 30 degrees and west winds gusting as high as 20 mph. Tonight scattered flurries are possible after 1.m. The overnight low will be around 23 degrees. • Area river levels. The Springfield standoff: No budget equals layoffs, pain. Our "Big Story" takes us to the steps of the Illinois state capitol where Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner may be fulfilling his pledge to shake up Springfield, but his tenure has not produced the desired budget relief. So far, Illinois' finances remain firmly on the ropes. In Sunday's print editions of the Quad-City Times Dan Petrella of the Times Springfield Bureau, looks at what has gone wrong, what still is going wrong and how close the state might be to a comprehensive budget. It's the first day of a three-day series that will continue Wednesday and Thursday. Look for it online at __link__ this weekend. 1 of 7. Chris Pizzello. FILE - This Jan. 15, 1997 file photo, actor Mike Connors, right, appears with actor Dick Van ...

St. Petersburg's Embattled Public Works Administrator Mike Connors Retires Abruptly

... "eroded" over time. "Once you lose your credibility, you don't get it back," Foster said. "We were going to have a groundbreaking on the police headquarters during the last year of my administration. Two years later, they're still trying to figure that one out.". The $70 million police headquarters is now expected to open in 2018. Not everyone cheered Connors' departure, saying his contributions to the city were impressive and shouldn't be overshadowed by recent setbacks. Council Chairman Charlie Gerdes said he was "shocked" at the news of Connors' unceremonious exit. "So much of where St. Petersburg has arrived at, so much of everything that's gone right with our city for the last 30 years has Mike Connors' fingerprints on it," Gerdes said. "I'm just not sure we have anybody to step into his shoes. That's not a criticism of anybody else, it's just ...

Fallece Mike Connors , El Legendario Detective ‘mannix

... en una gustada serie de la cadena CBS, la cual estuvo al aire ocho temporadas de 1967 a 1975. La exitosa serie contó con un tema eléctrico del gran jazz Lalo Schifrin y protagonizó Connors como un noble veterano de la Guerra de Corea. Aunque Mannix fue criticado por ser excesivamente violento cuando salió al aire, Connors dijo en una entrevista con el diario Los Angeles Times en 1997 que la serie era mansa por los estándares modernos. "Teníamos persecuciones de autos y peleas", recordó, "pero cuando las comparas con los shows que están en este momento, fuimos muy, muy discretos", aseguró entonces. Connors se convirtió en una de las estrellas mejor pagadas en la televisión, incluso llegó a ganar 40 mil dólares por episodio en la cumbre de las calificaciones de la serie. El actor recibió cuatro nominaciones al Emmy de 1970 a 1973 y seis Globos de Oro de 1970 a 1975, pero ganó una sola vez, obteniendo un trofeo de la Asociación de Prensa Extranjera de Hollywood en 1970. De nombre verdadero Krekor Ohanian nació en Fresno, California, el 15 de agosto de 1925, Connors se enlistó en la Fuerza Aérea del Ejército durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, luego vino a Westwood en ...

60-year-old Virginia Beach Grandmother Charged With Setting Fire To Her Home

... with a late morning fire at her home on the 3000 block of Pewter Road. VIRGINIA BEACH. A 60-year-old was charged with arson after she told authorities she started a fire at her ranch home Thursday near Lynnhaven Mall. No one was injured in the blaze. Anita Holcombe admitted to starting it when units arrived shortly after 9:40 a.m. in the 3000 block of Pewter Road, according to a release from the fire department. She was alone in the house at the time and was outside when firefighters arrived. Anita S. Holcombe has been charged with arson in connection to a residential fire. Courtesy Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office. Holcombe owns the home with her husband, the release said. Holcombe’s son, his wife and their children also live at the house, but they were not there at the time. The Red Cross is helping them. ...

Mort De Mike Connors, Mythique Joe Mannix

... de télévision à la fin des années 60. Mais pour les cinéphiles scrupuleux, le comédien californien n'a pas été qu'un héros de série, fût-elle mythique. Durant une longue carrière qui dura de 1952 à 2003, il travailla avec quelques-uns des plus grands noms du cinéma mondial. Les anthologies du 7 e art se souviendront que Cecil B. De Mille lui confia le personnage d'Amalekite herder dans Les Dix Commandements (1956). Il joua aussi dans la comédie Prête-moi ton mari (1964) en compagnie de Romy Schneider et Jack Lemmon. Enfin il donna la réplique à Alec Guinness et Robert Redford dans Situation désespérée, mais pas sérieuse (1965). En guise d'hommage au talent de l'acteur américain, Le Figaro vous présente cinq extraits de ses films les plus importants. ● Les Dix Commandements (1956) de Cecil B. Demille, avec Charlton Heston, Yul ...