Apparently he died Thursday night, but I am just seeing the reports this morning and last night: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-alan-sues-20111203,0,1132525.story
********************** "Alan Sues, the actor best known as a flamboyantly campy regular on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the late 1960s and early '70s, has died. He was 85. Sues died Thursday night while watching television at his home in West Hollywood, said Michael Gregg Michaud, a longtime friend. "He had been in failing health the last couple of years, but it was nothing you could put your finger on; just old age," said Michaud. "Mentally, he was funny and 'on' as usual. He was a delightfully funny man, with a wonderful career that spanned six decades." (SNIP) Michaud said Sues was gay but not publicly because he feared it would ruin his career. "He had a ton of gay fans," said Michaud. "They all said he was one of the very few gay sort of characters that they saw on television at that time. They identified with him, and they were thankful. As he got older, it meant more to him and he was appreciative of that." Sues was born March 7, 1926, in Ross, Calif. and later moved to La Cañada-Flintridge, where his father bred racehorses. An unauthorized visit to Paramount Studios as a teenager — he jumped a fence and watched a scene being filmed for the 1942 Bing Crosby<http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/music/bing-crosby-PECLB001201.topic> * *movie "Holiday Inn" — was a turning point. Sues, who served in the Army during World War II<http://www.latimes.com/topic/unrest-conflicts-war/wars-interventions/world-war-ii-%281939-1945%29-EVHST00000110.topic>, studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse and made his Broadway debut in 1953 as a boys' school bully in the long-running play "Tea and Sympathy."" -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
