Former Child Star Withers Dies at 95
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ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 NEWS/FEATURES 13 People & Places People McCain exits ‘The View’ Actor Bowen, sister help injured woman MOAB, Utah, Aug 9, (AP): A woman who fainted and hit her head on a rock after stopping to rest in Utah’s Arches National Park woke up to hear a fa- miliar voice and wondered if she might be watch- ing television. Minnie John of Oradell, New Jersey, then ques- tioned whether she might know the woman who was with the doctor helping her, or if she was fa- mous, according to a post on Facebook. “Her sister the doctor asked me to guess and I told her I just hit my head, I can’t remember. She said smiling ‘Modern Family’ and I said of course!,” John recounted about how she fi nally recognized Julie Bowen from her role on the long- running comedy series. In her Aug. 3 post, John said she had been on a “buck- et list” trip to Arches and hiking to see Delicate Arch, a four-story sandstone arch perched on the rim of a deep red rock canyon, for an hour and a half when she could not go any farther. She told her husband and son to go ahead Bowen as she rested along the trail, her head in her hands. Julie Bowen and her sister Annie told her that their guide had seen her fall face forward on a rock, with her glasses breaking her fall, she said. They cleaned her up and gave her electrolytes as Julie In this April 22, 2010 fi le photo, actress Jane Withers arrives at the premiere of the newly restored feature fi lm ‘A Star Is Born’ in Los Angeles. Withers, the former child actor who bedeviled Shirley Temple on the screen and went on to star in a series of B movies that made her a box-offi ce champion, died Saturday, Aug. 7, Bowen assured her she was going to be OK, John 2021. She was 95. (AP) said. They used her phone to call her son and some people selfl essly ran ahead to fi nd him, about 20 minutes ahead, to let them know what had hap- pened, John said. Obituaries John said she fractured her nose and received fi ve stitches later at the hospital. She expressed gratitude to God for sending people to help her. “Daredevil or dumb as can be, I still consider Bob Ringwald, jazz ambassador, died this trek up the mountain as one of my proudest achievements in my life. Sometimes you need to take those chances in life to live to experience heights and depths,” she wrote. Former child star Withers dies at 95 ❑ ❑ ❑ Meghan McCain made a low-key departure LOS ANGELES, Aug 9, (AP): Jane from “The View” after four years on Friday, jok- Withers, the former child actor who be- ing that she wanted to apologize to show producer deviled Shirley Temple on the screen Markie Post, TV veteran actor Brian Teta “for making his blood pressure rise as and went on to star in a series of B mov- ies that made her a box-offi ce champion, much as I did.” has died, her daughter said. She was 95. Her mother, Cindy McCain, and Arizona Sen. Withers, also known as “Josephine of ‘Night Court,’ dies aged 70 Kyrsten Sinema appeared as guests for the fare- the Plumber” from TV commercials well. in the 1960s and ’70s, died Saturday, NEW YORK, Aug 9, (AP): Markie Harry Anderson died at age 65 in McCain was hired to offer the conservative her daughter Kendall Errair said. With- Post, who played the public de- 2018. In July, Charles Robinson, viewpoint on a talk show where she was outnum- ers was one of the last remaining stars fender in the 1980s sitcom “Night who played the clerk Mac died at bered politically, a role she took to with gusto. She from the 1930s and 1940s, the height Court” and was a regular presence 75. NBC is currently developing a frequently got into onscreen tiffs with co-hosts Joy of Hollywood studio dominance. on television for four decades, has sequel to the series. Behar and Whoopi Goldberg. After a series of minor roles as a child died. She was 70. Post had two daughters with her Post’s manager, Ellen Lubin second husband, TV producer and Yet it was smooth sailing for her fi nale. McCain Actress Markie Post arrives at the actress, Withers was cast by Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1934 “Bright Eyes,” Sanitsky, said Post died Saturday writer Michael A. Ross. In a state- said at one point that “I feel like I died and this is Spike TV ‘Guys Choice’ award show in Los Angeles after a years-long ment, the family said “our pride is in a memorial.” in Los Angeles, Friday, May 30, 2008. as the nemesis of lovable Temple, then battle with cancer. who she was in addition to acting; a She perked up for a taped message from former Markie Post, who played the public Hollywood’s most popular star. Post was a longtime television person who made elaborate cakes House Speaker Paul Ryan, who said “the show defender in the 1980s sitcom “Night “I had to play the meanest, creepi- regular who appeared in shows for friends, sewed curtains for fi rst will not be as lively without you.” McCain hooted, Court” and was a regular presence on est little girl that God ever put on this from “Cheers” to “Scrubs.” But she apartments and showed us how to television for four decades, has died. planet,” Withers recalled in 2000. “I was best known for her seven-sea- be kind, loving and forgiving in an “my boyfriend!” She was 70. (AP) ran over Shirley with a tricycle, and a McCain got married and had a baby daughter, son run on NBC’s “Night Court,” the often harsh world.” baby buggy. And I thought, ‘Oh dear, Manhattan municipal court sitcom Post started in television behind Liberty, during her time on “The View,” and, with everybody’s going to hate me for- that ran from 1984 to 1992 and the camera, working on the pro- a regular return of the cast to its New York studio ever because I was so creepy mean to starred Harry Anderson as Judge duction crew of the game shows nearing, said she didn’t want to commute from her Variety Shirley Temple!‘ ” Harry T. Stone. “Double Dare” and “Card Sharks.” Washington-area home. Post became a full-time cast Her fi rst series regular role was in Her mother said she’s looking forward to seeing Perfect member of “Night Court” in season the Lee Majors action adventure more of her, and her granddaughter. BALTIMORE: The Baltimore Symphony It didn’t turn out that way. Critics three as Christine Sullivan, a sin- series “The Fall Guy,” in which she “I’m glad she chose a little bit of family over so Orchestra has fi red its principal fl utist, claimed that she stole the picture from cere and strong-willed woman who played Terri Michaels from 1982 to much work at this time,” Cindy McCain said. months after distancing itself from her so- Shirley. Children wrote fan letters served as a constant foil to Dan 1985. cial media posts that questioned the safety admiring what she did to Shirley “be- Fielding, John Larroquette’s wom- Post’s other credits include play- ABC has not said who will replace Meghan Mc- anizing, narcissistic prosecutor. ing Cameron Diaz’s mother in Cain in the show’s “conservative” chair. of the coronavirus vaccines, the effi cacy cause she’s so perfect.” of face masks and the outcome of the 2020 Fox boss Darryl F. Zanuck fi gured With comic rebuttal, Post’s Chris- “There’s Something About Mary”; Also: presidential election. there was room for another child ac- tine defl ected Fielding’s lechery Elliot Reid’s mother on “Scrubs”; The orchestra offered only the broadest throughout the series’ run. Though and appearances in the shows LOS ANGELES: Tom Brady and Larry Fitzgerald tress at the studio, and she was signed an unrealized romance between “The Love Boat,” “The A-Team” outline of their decision to dismiss Emily to a contract. She played the anti- are branching out, even as training camps have Skala, but their statement suggests there Christine and Harry was often and “Fantasy Island.” While receiv- Shirley, a bright, talky, mischief-prone teased, “Night Court” ended with ing chemotherapy treatments, Post opened and the 2021 season beckons. were multiple violations of multiple poli- girl with wide eyes, chubby cheeks and The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback cies. Leaked workplace emails from Skala Fielding realizing the public defend- acted in the Lifetime movie “Christ- straight black hair that contrasted with er was the love of his life. mas Reservations” and guest and star wide receiver will host “Let’s Go!” a week- also had come under scrutiny. Shirley’s blonde curly top. ly SiriusXM Radio show. They will join Jim Gray BSO President and CEO Peter Kjome Several of Post’s “Night Court” starred on the ABC series “The said the musician was fi red under the For four years, Fox ground out three co-stars have died in recent years. Kids Are Alright.” in discussing what’s going on in the NFL, including, or four Withers fi lms annually at budg- naturally, the latest with Brady’s Tampa Bay Buc- progressive discipline policy agreed to with the Musicians’ Association of Metropolitan ets far lower than the Temple specials.