Not sure if younger readers will remember Tony Franciosa. Not only was it several decades ago
that he was a star, he really hadn't done anything in recent years, except for an appearance on Larry King
Live in 2001, a documentary last year, and the movie City Hall 10 years ago. But he was in
everything in the 60s and 70s. His many roles include The Name of the Game (a private eye show I
really liked when I was a kid), Matt Helm (the series, not the Dean Martin flicks), Search
(another show I loved as a kid), Finder of Lost Loves, as well the movies The Long
Hot Summer, Death Wish II, The Drowning Pool, Earth II, Assault on a
Queen, A Hatful of Rain, and A Face in the Crowd.
Franciosa died yesterday after suffering a massive stroke.
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1-21-2006 @ 3:01AM
Lee Goldberg said...
If I'm not mistaken, wasn't he married to Shelly Winters, who died a day or two ago?
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1-21-2006 @ 3:29PM
Brent McKee said...
He was indeed married to Shelley Winters, for about three years. She always spoke well of him.
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