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[Taun]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Cady, a character actor best known as the general-store owner on the sitcom "Green Acres," has died. He was 96.

Cady's daughter Catherine Turk tells the Los Angeles Times that her father died Friday at his home in Wilsonville, Ore. A cause of death wasn't released.

Cady played Sam Drucker, one of the less loony denizens of Hooterville in "Green Acres." The show, about a Manhattan couple who left the big city to live in a rundown farm, ran from 1965 to 1971. Cady also played the same character in "Petticoat Junction" and "The Beverly Hillbillies."

He also had a recurring role as Doc Williams on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."

He and his wife, Shirley, moved to Oregon in the 1990s. She died in 2008.

http://tv.yahoo.com/...-023918546.html

I really liked this show back in the day... And Mr Drucker was one of my favorite characters...

RIP Mr Drucker...

[BiffSplitkins]

96 was a pretty long life. I loved his character on Green Acres. R.I.P.

[Taun]

BiffSplitkins, on 11 June 2012 - 05:45 PM, said:

96 was a pretty long life. I loved his character on Green Acres. R.I.P.

yeah, 96 is pretty good... I did like the comment "Cause of Death was not released"...  At 96 does it really matter?

[OverSword]

BiffSplitkins, on 11 June 2012 - 05:45 PM, said:

96 was a pretty long life. I loved his character on Green Acres. R.I.P.

I liked every character in Green Acres.  One of the all time greatest comedy shows of all time IMO.  Mr. Drucker, you will be missed.

I wonder how Arnold is doing?

[Taun]

OverSword, on 11 June 2012 - 06:21 PM, said:

I liked every character in Green Acres.  One of the all time greatest comedy shows of all time IMO.  Mr. Drucker, you will be missed.

I wonder how Arnold is doing?

More bad news...
Birth: 1964 Death: 1972

Pig Animal Actor.
He was the first of several mainly female pigs trained by Frank Inn to appear on the zany television show "Green Acres" (1965 to 1971 starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor) in the role of "Arnold Ziffel."
As the animals quickly grew in size, it was necessary to replace them with a new smaller size pig. Females were preferred due to their smaller growth rate as an adult sow will reach up to 900 pounds by age two.
As each pig was retired from the show, they were relegated either to the property housing the menagerie of animals at the Frank Inn property in Sylmar or to an area farm to live out their life until natural death would claim them.
Arnold could write his name, change channels on a television set, play the piano, drink with a straw, deliver letters and newspapers, play cricket with a bat while predicting weather with his curly tail.
He attended school while carrying a lunch box in his mouth.
Arnold was the main contributor to the success of the show and its ratings. He received thousands of fan letters and made guest appearances on "What's My Line" and "The Joey Bishop Show."
Arnold toured 4-H clubs and schools across America while being the recipient of a Patsy Award, an annual honor bestowed to animal actors by the American Humane Society.
All the pigs were trained by Frank Inn and were pedigree Chester White's obtained from the Jim Clem Farm located in Mooresville, Indiana.
Upon the death of the original Arnold Ziffel at his Sylmar training facility, he was cremated and the ashes placed in an urn and kept by Frank until his own death and his wish was fulfilled as the receptacle was placed in his casket.

http://www.findagrav...r&GRid=14282158

[HeartsAreForBreaking]

But, but, b-b-but, who will run the general store now?!

[Taun]

ScreamingSarcasm, on 13 June 2012 - 01:07 AM, said:

But, but, b-b-but, who will run the general store now?!

Not many residents of 'Hooterville' left... They probably closed the store and have to go into Pixley to shop now...

[Taun]

Just out of curiousity I looked up the cast members of Green Acres and found this:

Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball the county agent)  1921 - 1997 (gone)
Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel #1) 1915 - 1969 (gone)
Bea Benaderet (Kate Bradley owner of the Shady Rest Hotel) 1906 - 1968 (gone)
Eddie Albert (Oliver Douglas) 1906 - 2005 (gone)
Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe) 1903 -1979 (gone)
Eleanor Audley (Olivers mother) 1905 -1991 (gone)
Eva Gabor (Lisa Douglas) 1919 - 1995 (gone)
Fran Ryan (Doris Ziffel #2) 1916 - 2000 (gone)
Frank Cady (Mr Drucker) 1915 -2012 (gone)
Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel) 1898 - 1975 (gone)
Kay Edwin Kuter (Newt Kiley) 1925 - 2003 (gone)
Mary Grace Canfield (Ralph Monroe the 'carpenter') 1924 -  (not gone)
Pat Buttram (Mr Haney) 1915 -1994 (gone)
Sid Melton (Alf Monroe the other 'carpenter') 1920 -2011 (gone)
Smiley Burnette (Charlie Pratt the RR Engineer) 1911 - 1967 (gone)
Tom Lester (Eb Dawson the inept farm hand) 1938 - (not gone)
Arnold Ziffel (the original one) 1964 - 1972 (gone)

Edited by Taun, 13 June 2012 - 12:00 PM.

[BiffSplitkins]

Taun, on 13 June 2012 - 11:59 AM, said:

Just out of curiousity I looked up the cast members of Green Acres and found this:

Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball the county agent)  1921 - 1997 (gone)
Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel #1) 1915 - 1969 (gone)
Bea Benaderet (Kate Bradley owner of the Shady Rest Hotel) 1906 - 1968 (gone)
Eddie Albert (Oliver Douglas) 1906 - 2005 (gone)
Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe) 1903 -1979 (gone)
Eleanor Audley (Olivers mother) 1905 -1991 (gone)
Eva Gabor (Lisa Douglas) 1919 - 1995 (gone)
Fran Ryan (Doris Ziffel #2) 1916 - 2000 (gone)
Frank Cady (Mr Drucker) 1915 -2012 (gone)
Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel) 1898 - 1975 (gone)
Kay Edwin Kuter (Newt Kiley) 1925 - 2003 (gone)
Mary Grace Canfield (Ralph Monroe the 'carpenter') 1924 -  (not gone)
Pat Buttram (Mr Haney) 1915 -1994 (gone)
Sid Melton (Alf Monroe the other 'carpenter') 1920 -2011 (gone)
Smiley Burnette (Charlie Pratt the RR Engineer) 1911 - 1967 (gone)
Tom Lester (Eb Dawson the inept farm hand) 1938 - (not gone)
Arnold Ziffel (the original one) 1964 - 1972 (gone)

Now that is some pretty good research. Sad research, but good research.

[HeartsAreForBreaking]

Sad indeed Who's still standing from 'Gilligan's Island'?

[Taun]

ScreamingSarcasm, on 13 June 2012 - 06:27 PM, said:

Sad indeed Who's still standing from 'Gilligan's Island'?

I believe it's just Mary Ann, Ginger and the Professor...  I'll have to check...

[Taun]

Gilligan's Island Cast:

Bob Denver (Gilligan) 1935 - 2005 (gone)
Alan Hale Jr. (Skipper) 1918 - 1990 (gone)
Jim Backus (Mr. Howell) 1913 -1989 (gone)
Natalie Schafer (Mrs. Howell) 1900 - 1991 (gone)
Tina Louise (Ginger) 1934 - (not gone)
Russell Johnson (Professor) 1924 - (not gone)
Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) 1938 - (not gone)

[HeartsAreForBreaking]

Taun, on 13 June 2012 - 06:48 PM, said:

Gilligan's Island Cast:

Bob Denver (Gilligan) 1935 - 2005 (gone)
Alan Hale Jr. (Skipper) 1918 - 1990 (gone)
Jim Backus (Mr. Howell) 1913 -1989 (gone)
Natalie Schafer (Mrs. Howell) 1900 - 1991 (gone)
Tina Louise (Ginger) 1934 - (not gone)
Russell Johnson (Professor) 1924 - (not gone)
Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) 1938 - (not gone)

Ah, thanks Taun.

[Taun]

ScreamingSarcasm, on 13 June 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:

Ah, thanks Taun.

No prob...

Rereading your question about who's 'still standing'.. I think instead of (gone) and (not gone) I should have put (prone) and (standing)...

[StarMountainKid]

I miss that show and Petticoat Junction.  I wrote a little episode of my space alien characters where one of them, watching Green Acres, thought it was a documentary about rural life on Earth. He thought Mr. Haney was a cunning agent of the evil government, duping innocent farmers with all his scams.