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Gary Collins, actor and TV host, dies at 74
LA Times ^

Posted on 10/13/2012 1:36:22 PM PDT by Perdogg

Gary Collins, an actor who was the longtime host of the syndicated TV show “Hour Magazine” and a former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant, died early Saturday in Biloxi, Miss. He was 74.

Collins died of natural causes soon after arriving at Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove told the Associated Press

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: garycollins; hollywood; obituary
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To: Perdogg

Sad. Loved him in Hangar 18. Cheesiest movie ever, but he made it worthwhile. :-)


21 posted on 10/13/2012 2:31:42 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Eat Mor Chikin!)
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To: Perdogg

Served in the Army, too. RIP, and thanks for your service.


22 posted on 10/13/2012 3:13:11 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Ho, ho, hey, hey, I'm BUYcotting Chick-Fil-A)
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To: Perdogg

R.I.P. There goes someone else I used to see on TV in my youth.


23 posted on 10/13/2012 3:18:13 PM PDT by vladimir998
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To: OrangeHoof
Actually Mr Collins and his wife lived in Mississippi for many years. She being a native of the state. Like Morgan Freeman, (who lives in the Mississippi Delta) when some bigot asked, "You can afford to live anywhere you want, why would you live in Clarksdale, Mississippi?" Freeman eplied "Because I can afford to live where I want to."
24 posted on 10/13/2012 3:22:06 PM PDT by Tupelo (Republicans, ...Are any of them worthy of my vote?)
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To: Perdogg

I recall him hosting the Miss America Pageant.

Great host and actor.

RIP.


25 posted on 10/13/2012 4:55:30 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD (A Really Real Housewife)
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To: FrogMom

First face that popped into my mind was Gary Coleman!


26 posted on 10/13/2012 5:12:04 PM PDT by rusty millet
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To: Perdogg; All

RIP, Mr. Collins. He played one of Dean Martin’s co-pilots in the original “Airport” film. I also remember seeing him say that he and his wife Mary Ann were Republicans, rare for Hollywood.


27 posted on 10/14/2012 1:25:01 PM PDT by ReformationFan
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