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Title: 'Family Feud' show host Richard Dawson dies
Post by: Allhallowsday on June 03, 2012, 12:47:30 PM
'Family Feud' show host Richard Dawson dies
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-06-03/richard-dawson-death/55357952/1 (http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-06-03/richard-dawson-death/55357952/1)

NEW YORK (AP) – Richard Dawson, the wisecracking British entertainer who was among the schemers in the 1960s sitcom Hogan's Heroes and a decade later began kissing thousands of female contestants as host of the game show Family Feud has died. He was 79.

Dawson, also known to TV fans as the Cockney POW Cpl. Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes, died Saturday night from complications related to esophageal cancer at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, his son Gary said...


http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-06-03/richard-dawson-death/55357952/1 (http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-06-03/richard-dawson-death/55357952/1)


Title: Re: 'Family Feud' show host Richard Dawson dies
Post by: Raffine on June 03, 2012, 04:29:50 PM
Sad news.

As I was growing up Dawson was always a fixture on TV: when I was a very young kid he was on Hogan's Heroes, when I was in middle school he was on Match Game, and finally he hosted Family Feud through my high school and college years.

Survey says:

We will miss you, Dick - 100.


Title: Re: 'Family Feud' show host Richard Dawson dies
Post by: FatFreddysCat on June 03, 2012, 04:45:15 PM
R.I.P. Mr. Dawson. I grew up watching him on "Match Game" and "Feud" ...

...plus you gotta give the guy props for his totally bad-ass villain turn in "The Running Man!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xStvfbIddM0


Title: Re: 'Family Feud' show host Richard Dawson dies
Post by: indianasmith on June 03, 2012, 04:50:03 PM
Sad news - he was  a fixture on our TV in my youth, and I loved him in THE RUNNING MAN.
RIP Richard!


Title: Re: 'Family Feud' show host Richard Dawson dies
Post by: JaseSF on June 03, 2012, 05:30:24 PM
Dawson was an entertaining host on "Family Feud" but honestly I'll best remember him for often shamelessly flirting with women folk be it on "Match Game" or "Family Feud". R.I.P. 


Title: Re: 'Family Feud' show host Richard Dawson dies
Post by: tracy on June 04, 2012, 01:44:17 PM
Awww....another gentleman fron my tv childhood gone. From Hogan's Heroes to MatchGame to Family Fued....he was a fun and entertaining guy.

(http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/815/MG056RichardDawson.jpg)