"It was well-written, well-directed, and well-acted," says the 93-year-old, whose concentration-camp tattoo, A5714, is still visible on his left forearm. "He says, 'I am making changes. At times, Helga allowed Hogan and his men to get the goods on her boss by not revealing their plans. One was Desilu Studios, the production company of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, for indoor scenes. "He made some bad moves," Robert says of his dad. Robert Clary, a French Jew who played LeBeau, spent three years in a concentration camp (with an identity tattoo from the camp on his arm, "A-5714"); his parents and other family members were killed there. So lets discuss: who was your favorite character on Hogans Heroes? "He never let those horrors defeat him," Hancock said of Clary's wartime experience as a youth. Are any members of Hogan's Heroes still alive? His first semi-regular role was in 1954 in the show, One of his final roles was in 1971, costarring with Dean Jones in. He appeared in all 168 episodes of the show, but the actors star fell after the series ended and his enthusiasm for pornography made him virtually uncastable in Hollywood. Paris-born actor and singer Robert Clary, who survived 31 months in Nazi concentration camps but later co-starred in Hogans Heroes, the US sitcom set in a German World War II prisoner of war (POW) camp, has died at the age of 96. Cynthia Lynn with Robert Clary in a Larry Hovis, who played Carter, was married in real life and often spotted wearing a wedding band on his ring finger. The Kissing Bandit smooched so successfully that he had Feud surpassing Match Game in popularity, and regularly took home Best Hosting awards. He was 49. Ivan Dixon was an established stage actor, meeting Sidney Poitier on Broadway and becoming lifelong friends with the legend. He was nominated for six Emmys for his portrayal of Klink, winning back-to-back awards in 1968 and 1969. Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. We talked to all the witnesses that we could possibly talk to, and we came up with what we came up with. In 1978, Crane was found dead in a pool of blood in his apartment. Make sure you stick around, because were also going to reveal which cast member was horribly killed, and his murderer was never found! ", A few hours later, Crane was dead. Find out what the comedys actors did after the show ended and how they died. Clary was a French performer living in Paris, when he was sent to a Nazi concentration camp in Poland in 1942 because he is of Jewish descent. Your IP: For his full interview, see http://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/robert-clary See more at http://TelevisionAcademy.com/InterviewsAll content co. Try as he might, with every fiber of his being, Robert Hogan couldn't erase the image before him. This was after when Cynthia Lynn (Helga, first season, 1965-1966) died on March 10, 2014. He died in 1973, on his 63rd birthday, following an abdominal hemorrhage. Hogan's Heroeswent off the air 50 years ago, but star Robert Clary is still going strong today. While menus and titles are in German, the episodes include both German and original English audio tracks. In 1965, Fleer produced a 66-trading card set based on the series. "Hogan's Heroes" aired for six seasons on CBS from 1965 until 1971. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. You live with death for the rest of your life. But there is no closure. He is the last surviving original principal cast member. He is a skilled tailor and is in charge of making uniforms for POWs impersonating high-ranking German officials. Bob Crane as Colonel Robert E Hogan in Hogan's Heroes in 1968. He passed away in November 2022 at the age of 96. ", DNA testing wasn't available in 1978, but all roads led to CarpenterCrane's partner in porn. He is best known for his role as Corporal Louis LeBeau on the television sitcom Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971). I see Schultz as the representative of some kind of goodness in every generation, he said. Dietrich, both to help him escape Germany, and to get his assistance in rescuing Moffitt. Klemperer had previously played a Nazi: in 1961 he played captured Nazi Emil Hahn in Judgment at Nuremberg, and also in 1961 starred as the title character in the serious drama Operation Eichmann, which also featured Banner in a supporting role. Still, Clary, the only living member of the cast, makes no apologies. In 2017, Jeremy Clarkson was linked to Lisa Hogan, a former model and actress who appeared on "Top Gear" as a guest. Best known for quick wit and being daring, especially during the war. Tragically, that same year, he was found bludgeoned to death in his Arizona home with an electrical cord tied around his neck. Crane's grisly murder revealed he had been doing a very different sort of on-camera work behind closed doors. However, the world will forever remember Schultz and his keen observation skills. Among the pallbearers were Crane's son Robert Jr, as well as two other members of the Hogan's Heroes cast, Robert Clary and Larry Hovis. He currently resides in Paris, France. He spent years traveling to schools in the United States and Canada speaking about the Holocaust. Final season regular Kenneth Washington is the last surviving principal cast member of the show. He's now focused on getting his dad inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame, and has destroyed his father's massive collection of Polaroids and porn films. Clarys recent passing at the age of 96 has fans wondering if any of the main Hogans Heroes cast members are still alive. Responding to a call from one of the city's apartment complexes, local cops happened on a very un-Scottsdale tableau: In a dimly lit first-floor apartment, they found the battered body of a shirtless 49-year-old man, sprawled in bed with two huge gashes above his left ear and an electrical cord knotted around his neck. Police investigators in his home then uncovered a library of sex tapes that featured Crane and various women. French actor portrayed Cpl. He was the only one who survived. The Campo 44 pilot was a flop, but Hogans Heroes was a big hit. But for those who loved him, it's the unanswered questions that are haunting. I was never really beaten. In real life, Klemperer was from a Jewish family (his father was the orchestral conductor Otto Klemperer) and found the role to be a "double-edged sword"; his agent initially failed to tell him the role of Klink was intended to be comedic. After the show ended, Banner moved back to Europe, and died on January 28, 1973 of a stomach hemorrhage while he was visiting friends in Vienna. Crane then was offered the lead as Hogan, and he helped make it a hit, finishing in the top 10 in its first year. [20] In 2013, Fein (through his estate) and Ruddy acquired the sequel and other separate rights to Hogans Heroes from Mark Cuban via arbitration, and a movie based on the show was planned. Among the main cast members of "Hogan's Heroes," which aired from 1965-1971, only Robert Clary is alive. The MCUs tiniest heroes are kicking off its biggest phase yet, setting up the next several years of storytelling. Crane, star of the old TV series Hogan's Heroe's apparently was attacked in his sleep in the early morning hours and hit on the head with a heavy instrument. With them goes an intriguing part of a curious Hollywood career. The son believes what happened next compromised the hunt for the killer. They devise schemes such as having Sergeant Carter visit the camp disguised as Adolf Hitler as a distraction, or rescuing a French Underground agent from Gestapo headquarters in Paris. The seamy side of Crane's life is no mystery. "Hogan's Heroes" starred Bob Crane as American Colonel Robert Hogan, with Richard Dawson, Larry Hovis and Ivan Dixon playing other POWs. ", The son maintains his father's sexual proclivities never veered into dangerous territory. "[15][20], In 2012, an arbitration hearing was scheduled to determine whether Bernard Fein and Albert S. Ruddy, the creators of the show, had transferred the right to make a movie of Hogan's Heroes to Bing Crosby Productions along with the television rights or had retained the derivative movie rights. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. I don't know if I would have survived if I really knew that. Robert Clarys short-lived acting career began in 1949, but Hogans was certainly his best role. ", Crane's sexual behavior did affect other castmates. Rose Heichelbech. 2023 Cable News Network. Klemperer received nominations in the same category in 1966, 1967 and 1970. A lot of times when you have an old case like that, it's very difficult to get a conviction. A total of 168 episodes aired altogether on CBS, and today is considered to be the longest running American television show ever based on World War II.Like this content? The native Englishman was evacuated with other children during WWII, while his parents worked for the war effort as a driver and a munitions factory worker. She was 76. Two days before his death, he called his eldest son. However, he inevitably knows, nothing, sees nothing, and hears nothing. Lets head back to Stalag 13 and see what the cast of Hogans Heroes got into after the war ended. This article is about the TV show. After Hogans Heroes, he jumped right into another wacky TV role, as a regular on Rowan & Martins Laugh-In. "As far as the amateur pornography, that was a small part of a bigger pie, you might say. By the fourth season, the shows producers found a more permanent solution and lower cost, using white paint to give the illusion of snow. In fact, Klemperer, Banner, and Askin had all fled the Nazis during World War II (Caine, whose birth name was Cohen, was an American). But I saw all these things., Opinion: Dave Chappelle's brilliance doesn't excuse this. He is in charge of making and producing chemicals and explosive devices in order to thwart the Nazis' plans. German film distributor KirchGruppe acquired broadcasting rights to the show but initially did not air it out of fear that it would offend viewers; in 1992, Hogan's Heroes was finally aired on German television for the first time, but the program failed to connect with viewers due to issues with lip syncing. He was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea. Finally, a look at the two men who kept Colonel Klink in mortal peril of losing his cushy job. Despite its international success as a parody of the Nazis, the series was unknown on German television for decades due to the language barrier (none of their characters spoke German except for some single words), and the obvious fact that portraying Nazis on German TV (even comedically) continued to be a sore spot for many years. Schultz Of 'Hogan's Heroes,' Dies at 63", "Robert Clary a survivor in life and entertainment", "Hogan's Heroes star Richard Dawson dies", "Ivan Dixon: Kinchloe in 'Hogan's Heroes', "Kenneth Washington: Mini Wiki, Facts, Filmology", "John Banner aka "Sergeant Schultz" query", "In Germany Now, Col. 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His sense of comedic timing was an inspiration to Bob Crane himself. Set in a Nazi Germany prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, how could Hogans Heroes not be one of the most interesting sitcoms of all time? LOS ANGELES -- Robert Clary, a French-born survivor of Nazi concentration camps during World War II who played a feisty prisoner of war in the improbable 1960s sitcom "Hogan's Heroes," has died. The series was previously released by Columbia House as individual discs, each with five or six consecutive episodes, as well as on a compilation 42 VHS collection of the 168 episodes. The last time we saw him acting was manning the microphone in 1987s Arnold Schwarzenegger action flick, Dawson used to smoke nearly four packs of cigarettes a day until his daughter convinced him to quit in 1994. Before this, Bob struck up a friendship with a man named John Henry Carpenter, and the two would frequently pick up women and then videotape their sexual encounters. Clary became one of the last two surviving principal cast members of Hogan's Heroes, with Kenneth Washington (Sergeant Richard Baker, final season), when Cynthia Lynn (Helga, first season, 1965-1966) died on March 10, 2014. She was 76. Robert Clary (born Robert Max Widerman; March 1, 1926 - November 16, 2022) was a French actor who was mainly active in the United States. He defended his role by claiming, "I am an actor. We found blood in [Carpenter's] rental car and on the passenger door. However, most people remember his Dr. Dave Kelsey on 63 episodes of The Donna Reed Show. Now Hook, who began investigating the case in 2015, says he has the identity of the killer based on blood samples obtained at the time of Crane's murder. "I'm not expecting a let's-hold-hands-at-the-table, but we've just never talked about it." Clary later married Cantors daughter Natalie. Clary became one of the last two surviving principal cast members of Hogan's Heroes, with Kenneth Washington (Sergeant Richard Baker, final season), when Cynthia Lynn (Helga, first season, 1965-1966) died on March 10, 2014. Clary was Jewish in real life and was deported to a Nazi concentration camp, but survived by using his talent in singing and dancing in shows. Banner attempted to sum up the paradox of his role by saying, "Who can play Nazis better than us Jews?" RELATED: 122 Classic (and Not-So-Classic) TV Sitcoms from the 1970s, Crane got his start as a radio DJ, eventually got his own morning radio show in LA. Kenneth Washington's filmography includes the 1969 film Changes (starring Terri Garr), as well as the TV movies Money on the Side (starring Christopher Lloyd and Gary Graham), J. Edgar Hoover, and Cry Rape. He sadly died in 2008 at the age of 76 from complications of kidney failure. Clary died during the night Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, niece Brenda Hancock said Thursday. Dixon was the only member of the long-time cast to leave the show before the final season, so he could go on to become a television director for hit television shows The Waltons, The Bionic Woman, The A-Team, and Magnum, P.I., amongst others. Baiden Gideon Howard Caine (January 2, 1926 December 28, 1993) was an American actor who is best remembered as the Gestapo officer, Major Wolfgang Hochstetter in the 1960s-era sitcom, Hogan's Heroes. Klinks vanity made him an easy target, and although he didnt properly fit a menacing Nazi general, for this lighthearted comedy, he was terrific and was the recipient of two Emmys for Supporting Actor. Meanwhile, Crane's pre-dilections gave the defense plenty to play withthey suggested an enraged husband or boyfriend could have attacked the actor. Beyond recreating an extreme or adverse setting, this was to prevent problems with continuity and to allow the episodes to be shown in any order. In 1964, Hovis was discovered by Andy Griffiths manager and was hired to play Private Larry on Gomer Pyle. Clary was liberated from Buchenwald in 1945, Twelve other members of his immediate family were sent to Auschwitz; his tattooed identification number was A5714, located on his left forearm. The prisoners cooperate with resistance groups (collectively called "the Underground"), defectors, spies, counterspies, and disloyal officers to accomplish this. If there's no divorce, she keeps what she gets, and if there's no husband, she gets the whole thing." Cindy Lao, from Cheltenham, (right) bought a fish for dinner only to discover it was still alive after 48 hours in the freezer (pictured with her partner Paul Lewis-Borman) The couple then acted . He was 96. Lynn appeared as Helga, the blond secretary of incompetent commandant Colonel Wilhelm Klink (Werner Klemperer) in 22 episodes of Hogan's Heroes, the CBS sitcom that ran for six seasons, from September 1965 to April 1971. . Pam Grier reflects on her most iconic roles, from Coffy to Jackie Brown. Aiding Crane in his sexual and cinematic conquests was John Henry Carpenter, a video-equipment salesperson from Sony who was pals with Hogan's Heroes cast member (and future Family Feud host) Richard Dawson and helped Crane acquire gadgetry to watch and make erotica long before the birth of internet porn. Corporal Peter Newkirk was intelligent and loyal and would speak out if something didnt sit right. He died in 2000. The series' other nominations were for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1966, 1967 and 1968; Bob Crane for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series in 1966 and 1967; Nita Talbot for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy in 1968; and Gordon Avil for cinematography in 1968. You only have one or two people in there. "Bob, what are you talking about?" After his father died in 1973, Klemperer honored him by taking on musical roles and earned a Tony nomination for his performance in Cabaret in its 1987 Broadway revival. Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Hovis played bomb maker and explosives expert, Technical Sergeant Andrew Carter, who built explosive devices to foil the Nazis plans. Klink as his official food taster at parties to ensure the food hasnt been poisoned. Dawson was considered for the lead role of Hogan but didnt have the confidence in an American accent. As a teenager, Klemperer, the son of conductor Otto Klemperer, fled Hitler's Germany with his family in 1933. ", Vassall, now retired from the force and a private investigator in Scottsdale, sees it differently: "In a perfect world, you have a crime scene, nobody's allowed in, and nobody's allowed out. In addition to his role on Hogans Heroes, Banner starred on Broadway and appeared in more than 40 feature films. [27] They would hook up." In 2016, Phoenix TV reporter John Hook convinced the county DA to allow him access to the old blood samples so he could send them to Bode Cellmark Forensicsa firm that (under a previous name and owner) helped with the JonBent Ramsey and O.J. Lynn joined the series during season one as Colonel Klinks secretary Frulein Helga, but was replaced prior to the second season of the show after becoming romantically linked with then married show lead Bob Crane. Crane died on June 29, 1978 at the age of 49, while he was touring with a dinner theater production in Scottsdale, AZ. Lets, head back to Stalag 13 and see what the cast of. Louis Le Beau in the long-running war comedy, Hogan's Heroes. appreciated. Robert Clary, last of the Hogans Heroes stars, dies at 96 https://t.co/38AHAWfDj4 pic.twitter.com/5gLvWX0EI1, Robert Clary Survived Concentration Camps and Lost 10 of His 13 Siblings During the Holocaust. Larry Hovis as Technical Sergeant Andrew Carter, a bombardier who is an expert in chemistry, explosives, and demolitions. His radio career continued when he moved to LA, but in the 1960s, he transitioned to acting. "Vaughn, Goldstein, and I walked through the apartment, examining, touching, handling items in plain view of Vassall," Robert wrote in his book. However, 12 years later, Scottsdale detective Jim Raines uncovered a previously unseen crime-scene photo that showed a speck of brain tissue in Carpenter's car. Prosecutors had an uphill battle: DNA testing of the blood proved inconclusive, and witnesses came forward to say Crane and Carpenter had a friendly dinner the night before the killing. The 95-year-old actor is the last-surviving original cast member from the popular sitcom of 1960s and '70s. A drummer from age 11, .more Ivan Dixon Hogan's Heroes The actors had to wear warm clothes and frequently act like they were cold. Theyd recreate their stage roles for many films, including 1961s A Raisin in the Sun. Clary was cast as Corporal Louis LeBeau, a gourmet chef, who wooed Schultz into submission with his cooking and trained the camps guard dogs to love the POWs, so they could sneak in and out of the camp. Robert Clary, a French-born survivor of Nazi concentration camps during World War II who played a feisty prisoner of war in the improbable 1960s sitcom "Hogan's Heroes," died Nov. 16 at his . In Australia (Region 4), the first DVD releases were from TimeLife (from around 20022005) with each disc sold individually with 45 episodes per disc. Likewise, Banner had been held in a (pre-war) concentration camp and his family was killed during the war. In fact, actor Robert Clary, who played Corporal Louis LeBeau, spent three years in a German concentration camp during World War II, and even lost his parents as well as other family members during the horrifying experience. The Hogans Heroes cast included real life WWII soldiers, a Holocaust suvivor, a game show host, a television director, and the victim of a brutal slaying. After legendary TV writer Carl Reiner appeared on Crane's radio show, he gave the broadcaster a guest gig as a philandering husband on The Dick Van Dyke Show. "We did the best we could," Vassall says. Sadly Werner died of cancer in 2000 at the age of 80. The only principal actor left from Hogan's Heroes is Kenneth Washington, who is 76 years old. Robert Clarys short-lived acting career began in 1949, but Hogans was certainly his best role. When he was liberated, Clary continued his career in France, eventually immigrating to the U.S. Rumors claim that Ivan Dixon left Hogans Heroes because he felt he was underutilized. Robert isn't embarrassed by his father's sordid enthusiasms. John Banner began acting in 1940 and his accent led to many typecast roles as a Nazi. It was Crane's blood type. The setting is the fictional Luft Stalag13, a prisoner-of-war camp for captured Allied airmen. Robert Clary is a Pisces and was born in The Year of the Tiger Life Robert Clary was born in Paris, France on Monday, March 1, 1926 (Silent Generation). Yet minutes turned to nearly an hour, and Bob still hadn't arrived. Following the end of Hogans Heroes, he was cast as a regular on Match Game, then used his popularity from that role to get hired as the host of Family Feud, which he won a Daytime Emmy Award for. ", In the end, there wasn't enough evidence to convict Carpenter, who was acquitted in 1994 and died four years later. Ivan Dixon made a name for himself in directing tv shows like the Waltons. An unseen original character "Frau Kalinke" was introduced as Klink's cleaning lady and perennial mistress whom he described as performing most of her cleaning duties in the nude. So lets discuss: who was your favorite character on, 122 Classic (and Not-So-Classic) TV Sitcoms from the 1970s, This Is Why Richard Dawson Kissed Female Contestants On Family Feud, The Cast Of The Love Boat Then And Now 2022, Danny DeVito Claims Arnold Schwarzenegger Owns Animals That Just Roam Around All Over The Place. Then in the 90s, he had a 30-plus episode arc on The Bold and the Beautiful, his final acting role. "It was a great group to work with. Hogan cried in anguish as his knees buckled. No book cover usage. The show first aired on September 17th, 1965, and ran for six seasons until its eventual. He is the last surviving original principal cast member. We have a Roku Channel that makes it easy. On December 13, 2022, Paramount Pictures released the entire blu-ray series in the U.S. It made for a compelling TV special, but the testing only revealed the presence of a previously unidentified male; the rest of the results were inconclusive. Pam Grier reflects on her most iconic roles, from. His killer was never identified, but the list of suspects ranges from spurned lovers and jealous boyfriends, to a kinky friend, and even a fellow Hogans Heroes castmate. Robert believesthat when his dad tried to pull away, Carpenter, who had followed the star to Arizona, became enraged. Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. He was liberated from the camp on April 11, 1945, but was the only survivor of his 12 immediate family members, who had not made it out of Nazi deathcamp Auschwitz. Forrest Compton, an Army veteran who earned his greatest fame playing Marine Lt. Col. Edward Gray on "Gomer Pyle: U.S.M.C.," has died at aged 94 from complications related to a COVID-19 diagnosis . He was freed when American troops liberated Buchenwald in April 1945, but then learned that his family members, including his parents, had died in the Holocaust. But those still curious about the 38-year-old crime will haveto wait until9pm Monday night (Tuesday NZ time) when Hook will reveal the killer's identity on his show. Are any Hogan's Heroes still alive? A 'Hogan's Heroes' album was released featuring cast members singing songs from WWII. He was a regular for 36 episodes of Laugh-In, but after two episodes of Alice in the late 70s, he turned to production. Bob Crane starred as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, coordinating an international crew of Allied prisoners covertly running a special operations group from the camp. Clary was liberated from Buchenwald in 1945, Twelve other members of his immediate family were sent to Auschwitz; his tattooed identification number was A5714, located on his left forearm. "She was in the middle of a divorce with my dad. The youngest of 14 children, he began singing and dancing at the tender age of 12 . He sometimes can get emotional, especially when he believes that. [16], The theme music was composed by Jerry Fielding, who added lyrics to the theme for Hogan's Heroes Sing The Best of World War II an album featuring Dixon, Clary, Dawson, and Hovis singing World War II songs. Long before he met his end on the edge of Phoenix, Bob Crane had plunged from the heights of Hollywood into a particularly unfortunate showbiz hell. Like the historical Stalag XIII-C,[3] it is located just outside of a town called Hammelburg, though its actual location is fictional. He also played Lewis Morris of New York in the film musical, 1776 and Everett Scovill, a thinly disguised portrait of Charles Manson's attorney, Irving Kanarek in the television movie, Helter Skelter . All we thought was, your life is your lifeas long as you're doing your job properly. He is painfully unaware of Hogan's operation and believes the camp has a perfect escape record under his command. Unfortunately, Banner lost a lot of family during the Holocaust, so his willingness to serve must have been personal. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kobal/Shutterstock (5852867a) Bob Crane Bob Crane - 1965 Portrait Documentary, HOGAN'S HEROES, Bob Crane, Sigrid Valdis, 1965-71, 5th season, 1969. Vassall doubts vengeance for infidelity was a motive. The son of famed orchestral conductor Otto Klemperer, Werner did not follow the same beats as his father and began acting in 1952 after serving in the US Army. The murder weapon was never found and the case remains unsolved to this day. He wanted a clean slate. Cynthia Lynn, best known for her role in Hogan's Heroes, has died. Hogan's Heroes centers on U.S. Army Air Forces Colonel Robert Hogan and his staff of experts who are prisoners of war (POW) during World War II. The actors who played the four major German rolesWerner Klemperer (Klink),[17] John Banner (Schultz), Leon Askin (General Burkhalter), and Howard Caine (Major Hochstetter)were all Jewish. Bob was chronicling and writing down and filming every single thing in his life. Discovery Company. Other Jewish actors, including Harold Gould and Harold J. Richard Baker on Hogans Heroes. Hogan's Heroes, the first and only sitcom based in a Nazi Prisoner of War camp, is being resurrected nearly five decades after it last aired. He moved to the United States in 1949 and comedian Eddie Cantor gave him national TV exposure. The character of Carter was not married, so he wore gloves to cover it up as he refused to take off the ring. Klink and Schultz's characters were given broad Saxon and Bavarian dialects, playing on regional stereotypes to underline the notion that they are comic figures. Klemperer remarked, "I had one qualification when I took the job: if they ever wrote a segment whereby Colonel Klink would come out the hero, I would leave the show. Throughout its run, Hogans Heroes was nominated for a total of 12 Emmy Awards, of which it won two.Naturally, the show wouldnt have been nearly as successful without its amazing cast members. The actor bought the rights to a play called Beginner's Luck, a slight romantic comedy he had performed at venues like the Windmill. Klemperer died in the year 2000 from cancer at the age of 80.