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CrankyYankee
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« on: November 03, 2009, 09:27:11 PM »
Here's a link to Mark Evanier's blog post on the passing of "The Amazing Ballantine" 
http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_11_03.html#017999 

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« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2009, 08:24:56 PM »
He was 62 years old when he appeared in Just You And Me, Kid with
George Burns, Brooke Shields and Burl Ives
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2009, 03:23:36 AM »
He was always good when he turned up in guest roles -- I remember especially his playing a washed-up magician that Harry befriends in an episode of Night Court.
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« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2009, 04:04:36 PM »
I remember watching an episode of McChale's Navy when I was a little kid.  They were trying to fool everyone into thinking the war was over.  Everyone were in the their civilian clothes.  Gruber appears in a Zoot suit.  I had never seen one before.  I got laughing so hard I got sick.  A great show in its day.
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« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2009, 07:11:54 PM »
Heaven just got a whole lot funnier! We'll miss you Carl!
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« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2009, 11:50:57 PM »
johnny carson must have liked him alot, he was a frequent guest on the tonight show. very funny! and terriffic on mchale's navy. 
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« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2009, 01:26:55 PM »
Interesting comments on Carl's last moments: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/ Scroll down.
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