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TV Obits: McWethy, Cuniff, Dabney

McWethyA roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away.

  • John McWethy: He was a veteran journalist who was the chief national security and Pentagon reporter for ABC News from 1979 to 2004. He reported on everything from foreign affairs, the military, and the Oklahoma bombing to 9/11. He died while skiing in Keystone, CO. He was 60. ABC News President David Westin released this statement.

  • Robert Cuniff: He was a writer and producer who worked on several shows, including Sesame Street, The Today Show, The Dick Cavett Show, and the Disney series Mousterpiece Theater. He died at age 81 in Brooklyn, NY.

  • Augusta Dabney: She was a veteran actress who appeared on several TV shows, including the soap operas Loving (she played Isabelle Alden for 12 years), Guiding Light, General Hospital, Another World, As The World Turns, Love is a Many Splendored Thing, and The Doctors. Her other TV appearances include Law and Order, Lou Grant, Studio One, Kraft Television Theater, Suspense, Police Woman, as well as the movies The Paper, Running on Empty, and The Heartbreak Kid. She died at age 89 in Dobbs Ferry, NY.

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