domenica 30 marzo 2014

DANE WITHERSPOON passed away at 56.


Dane Witherspoon, SANTA BARBARA’s original cast member in the role of Joe Perkins, passed away at 56. His second ex-wife, Tracy Shaffer, announced it through her facebook: “Good night sweet prince. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

We do not yet know the details, but it seems that Dane is dead after a few days in a coma following a ruinous fall.

In 1984, he made his soap opera debut as the original Joe Perkins on Santa Barbara. Three months later, Dane was replaced by Mark Arnold because the SB producers decided he wasn’t right for the role. This decision left fans bewildered, but Dane soon returned to daytime as Tyler McCandless on television's Capitol series. He played this part from 1985 to 1986.


Dane’s former co-star, A Martinez, wanted to commemorate Dane in this way:


And I wish to say goodbye to Dane with the following video, starring Dane Witherspoon, A Martinez, Robin Wright, Ian Abercrombie (Philip, the butler) and many others.





1 commento:

  1. What a tragic loss, far too young. Condolences to all of his friends, family and fans.

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