O:) In Memory - OCT 30: **2000 – Steve Allen, American actor and singer (b. 1921) Stephen Valentine Patrick William Steve Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American television personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. Though he got his start in radio, Allen is best known for his television career. He first gained national attention as a guest host on Arthur Godfreys Talent Scouts. He graduated to become the first host of The Tonight Show, where he was instrumental in innovating the concept of the television talk show. Thereafter, he hosted numerous game and variety shows, including The Steve Allen Show, Ive Got a Secret, and The New Steve Allen Show, and was a regular panel member on CBS Whats My Line? On October 30, 2000, Allen was driving to his sons home in Encino, California when his 1993 Cadillac Seville was struck by a Lexus SUV backing out of a driveway. Neither Allen nor the other driver believed he was injured and damage to both vehicles was minimal, so the two exchanged insurance information and Allen continued on. Shortly after arriving at his sons home he appeared to be a little confused and shaky. He told his family he was not feeling well and lost his balance when climbing up the six steps of the front porch. He sat on the sofa for a few minutes, appeared better and was talking with family members. He walked into the kitchen to talk with other family and then said he was going to the bathroom. He didnt mention anything about the car crash. After not returning in a short time, his son became concerned, and when there was no response to knocking at the door, he entered the bathroom. Allen was found sitting on the toilet slumped to one side and making a snoring sound. He was moved to the floor and 911 was called. Paramedics were summoned, but could not revive Allen. The postmortem revealed that he had not suffered major injuries from the car accident (broken ribs and a collapsed lung were the result of attempted CPR) and the cause of death was a massive heart attack caused by a hemopericardium from a ruptured artery. Allens personal physician believed it had been triggered by shock due to the collision which was aggravated by his age and preexisting coronary artery disease. He had not bothered telling his family about the car accident, and they were unaware of it until after his death............. † youtube/watch?v=1MewcnFl_6Y **2007 – Robert Goulet, American actor and singer (b. 1933) Robert Gerard Goulet (November 26, 1933 – October 30, 2007) was an American singer and actor of French Canadian ancestry and Canadian upbringing and training after birth in Massachusetts. He originated the role of Lancelot in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot and made numerous appearances in Las Vegas. Goulet died on October 30, 2007, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, while awaiting a lung transplant, and his remains were cremated. He was less than a month short of his 74th birthday.. †
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