Are there any deceased celebs you regret not meeting?

[ThomasE]

I know that the topic sounds a little morbid, but were you disappointed when someone you knew from the media passed on and you did not get the chance to meet them face to face?

For me it would be the following:

Nell Carter(Actress)
Tammy Faye Bakker(Televagelist)
Teresa Graves (Actress)
Wendie Jo Sperber (Actress)
Ruth Warrick (Actress)
Gregory Hines (Actor/Singer/Dancer)
Carroll O' Connor (Actor)
Isabelle Sanford (Actress)
Luther Vandross (Singer)


What about you guys?

[70s show watcher]

chris farley was at planet hollywood a few blocks from where i lived at the time and just my luck we had car trouble that day and i missed meeting him :(

[ThomasE]

Was this new york, anaheim or orlando?

[sunshinefizzy]

John Ritter, Audrey Hepburn, John Belushi, Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, and Gregory Peck.

[bad_boy]

i would've liked to meet Johnny Cash.

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

John Ritter times ten. My friend and I almost wrote to him but it just never happened. Ugh, I regret that.

[Sharop]

Maurice Gibb - a very down-to-earth person, by all accounts of anyone who met him. And very funny too.

Andy Gibb

John Lennon

River Phoenix

There are others.

[Schmoopie]

Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, John Ritter (although I did meet his wife-she's a very nice lady!) and Stanley Kammel (Dr. Kroger on "Monk").

Andrea

[dawsongirl]

Bill Bixby. Not that I ever had an opportunity; I wasn't even a fan until after his death, but it would have been nice to at least have the chance to write a fan letter now.

[janet42]

I would have liked to have met Bea Benaderet, who played Kate Bradley on "Petticoat Junction", and thank her for making me laugh. I would have also would have like to have met Meredith MacRae who played Billie Jo on "Petticoat Junction."

[Shine]

John Lennon and Alfred Hitchcock

[catlover79]

Karen Carpenter
John Lennon
Elizabeth Montgomery
Dick York
Agnes Moorehead
Kasey Rogers
Alice Pearce
Jack Soo
Denver Pyle
Edward G. Robinson
Catherine Marshall (author)
Maurice Gibb
Andy Gibb
Johnny Cash
June Carter Cash
Mother Maybelle Carter

Those are just off the top of my head - I'm sure I'll think of more later.

[InspectorExstead]

John Ritter times ten. My friend and I almost wrote to him but it just never happened. Ugh, I regret that.

same here. i used to write to a bunch of celebs back in the day & i wanted to write to him, but i kept procrastinating it & saying next week, next week. i really wish i had done that.

i would've loved to have met lucille ball as well, but i was only three when she passed away.

[Big C]

John Ritter

Rebecca Schaeffer

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

same here. i used to write to a bunch of celebs back in the day & i wanted to write to him, but i kept procrastinating it & saying next week, next week. i really wish i had done that.

i would've loved to have met lucille ball as well, but i was only three when she passed away.
yeah...it's a shame.

I agree about Lucille Ball, she's one of my heros. She died only a couple of weeks after I was born.

[70s show watcher]

Was this new york, anaheim or orlando?it was in phoenix

[ThomasE]

it was in phoenix


Oh. I was waaay off base. LOL.

[BarneyFife]

i would've liked to meet Johnny Cash.

I met him once. He was a really nice guy, very tall and dressed in black.

I wish I could of met John Lennon, that would of been so cool.

[PZelda]

I had the opportunity to go meet John Ritter before he died... but I didn't.

The same goes for Harvey Korman as well.

[70s show watcher]

I had the opportunity to go meet John Ritter before he died... but I didn't.

The same goes for Harvey Korman as well.i never met harvey korman but i did see him in person at a taping of the merv griffin show

[Karen*]

He's not an A-lister or that well-known at all, but Michael Cuccione (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cuccione). He was part of that MTV spoof boy band 2Gether, who had their own TV movie, series, and CD in 2000. He was only three years older than me and he was only 16 when he passed away in 2001. So sad. :crying:

[comedyfreak]

Elizabeth Montgomery
Lucille Ball
Dick York
Jonathon Harris
John Ritter
Fred Gwynne

[Lee]

Michael Landon
George Burns
Princess Diana

[MickeyMac]

Liz Montgomery would be at the top of my list.

[tv star collector]

There's so many that I would like to have met, including (but not limited to):

Bob Hope
Walt Disney
The Three Stooges
Don Adams
Bill Bixby
Fred Gwynne
Johnny Cash
John Lennon
George Harrison
Groucho Marx
Jackie Gleason
Lucille Ball
Humphrey Bogart (who died when I was only ten years old, long before I
became a fan)
Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
Jay Ward
Chuck Jones
Daws Butler
Mel Blanc
Paul Frees
Charles Schulz
Wally Cox
Buddy Ebsen
Irene Ryan
Dennis Weaver
Buffalo Bob Smith
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Dan Blocker
Michael Landon
Lorne Greene
Milton Berle
Lou Costello
George Burns
John Candy
Perry Como
Bing Crosby
Sammy Davis Jr.
Jimmy Durante
Tennessee Ernie Ford
John Denver
Boris Karloff
Don Knotts
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Dean Martin
Elvis Presley
John Wayne
Flip Wilson
Paul Winchell
(Yeah, that's a long list. But I have never in my life met even one celebrity.
That would be cool, though. But nearly all my idols are gone now. Sad.):(

[PZelda]

He's not an A-lister or that well-known at all, but Michael Cuccione (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cuccione). He was part of that MTV spoof boy band 2Gether, who had their own TV movie, series, and CD in 2000. He was only three years older than me and he was only 16 when he passed away in 2001. So sad. :crying:
OMFG 2Ge+her. Evan Farmer was in that group too... I only know of this group and Evan, because Evan was on a TV show on TLC for a couple of years a few years ago... While You Were Out. Omg... what a babelicious guy. :drool:

Anyway, that is so sad about Michael. :( I see he passed away a week after his b-day, to boot. Oh man.

i never met harvey korman but i did see him in person at a taping of the merv griffin show

Tim & Harvey came to perform at a festival in a town 1.5 hours away from me back in late 2006... I was going to go, but I got diagnosed with mono like two weeks before they were scheduled to appear. So I ended up not being able to go. :( Bummer.

[MonarC]

I really wish I could have met Selena before she died. She was such a sweethearted person. :(

[catlover79]

^ I forgot to add Selena. After I saw the movie, I bought a couple of her CDs, which I still listen to quite often. Such an awful tragedy. ohno:

[veggie-tari-jenn]

Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh....John Lennon...River Phoenix..Princess Diana.

[LuLu Rogers]

McLean Stevenson
http://s3.amazonaws.com/findagrave/photos/2001/222/stevensonmcleanbio.jpg

Larry Linville
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/1844783734_0b9754590e.jpg?v=0

John Ritter
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2251/1494999216_7ae5a52c62.jpg?v=0

Jackie Gleason
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/G/htmlG/gleasonjack/gleasonjackIMAGE/gleasonjack.jpg

Lucille Ball
http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/levinrad/lucille_ball.jpg

Fred Gwynne
http://www.nndb.com/people/639/000043510/fg3-sized.jpg

[MickeyMac]

Ahmet Ertegun
Nesuhi Ertegun
Jerry Wexler
Tom Dowd
Arif Mardin
Joel Dorn
Sam Philips
Leonard Chess
Syd Nathan
Jimmy & Vivian Braken
Art Rupe
Alfred Lion
Estelle Axton
Florence Greenberg
Malcolm X
Huey Newton
Fred Hampton
Dick York
Dick Sargent
Agnes Morehead
Hugh Beamount
John Coltrane

[phoebe7165]

There's so many that I would like to have met, including (but not limited to):

The Three Stooges

I had a chance to meet Moe in the 70's. He was making an appearance at one of our local theaters, and I wanted to go but my mom wouldn't drive me there. It was too far to ride my bike and there was no other way to get there. My mom was really weird about having to drive us anywhere. She would rather have us walk along a busy highway to get somewhere than to just drive us someplace that was just a 5 minute drive.:mad:

Lucille Ball

Me, too

John Denver

Ditto. Would you believe I was listening to one of John's CDs the day before he died?

Elvis Presley(my dad's best friend got to meet him, I don't know what year, but he said Elvis was very nice)

John Ritter

Princess Diana

John F. Kennedy, Jr

Freddie Mercury(also regret never seeing Queen live in concert, either!! Well, I mean with Freddie)

Michael Hutchence(lead singer of INXS)(I got to meet the rest of the guys from INXS that night, and the next time I saw INXS, Michael came down into the audience and was only 4 seats away from me!! Still never got close to him!! Then about 6 months later, he died):(

[phoebe7165]

i never met harvey korman but i did see him in person at a taping of the merv griffin show

I never got to meet Harvey either, but I saw him perform a few years ago in a show with Tim Conway.

[Hollywood Rock Chic]

Brian Jones
George Harrison
John Lennon
John Ritter
Marilyn Monroe
Jack Soo
Bill Bixby
Redd Foxx

[phoebe7165]

Jackie Gleason
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/G/htmlG/gleasonjack/gleasonjackIMAGE/gleasonjack.jpg

Lucille Ball
http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/levinrad/lucille_ball.jpg

What GREAT photos of Jackie & Lucille. Alot of people only saw Lucille Ball as that "kooky" redhead but she really was VERY attractive.

Fred Gwynne
http://www.nndb.com/people/639/000043510/fg3-sized.jpg

I know that photo's from "My Cousin Vinny". He had the funniest line in that movie "Well, that would explain the hostility!" I'm not going to go into the whole scene where that line came from, but those who've seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about!!

[LuLu Rogers]

I know that photo's from "My Cousin Vinny". He had the funniest line in that movie "Well, that would explain the hostility!" I'm not going to go into the whole scene where that line came from, but those who've seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about!!


I love that line! I also love, "two youths." "two what? youts? what's a yout?" :lol:

[phoebe7165]

I love that line! I also love, "two youths." "two what? youts? what's a yout?" :lol:

I thought about posting that scene, too, because is a classic scene! Whenever "My Cousin Vinny" is being advertised on TV, they always use that scene.

Funny thing is, Jonathan Lynn, who directed "MCV", is British, and had no idea how well-known Fred Gwynne was in the states, before he was cast in MCV. Apparently, they never showed The Munsters in the UK!!

[Ohio8]

John Ritter
Bob Hope
John Wayne
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Stewart
Jim Morrison
Johnny Carson
Johnny Cash
Dean Martin
Suzanne Pleshette

[LuLu Rogers]

Add John Wayne to my list, he was my hero growing up. :)

[ThomasE]

Mabel King - Actress
Lamont Bentley - Actor
Danny Thomas - Actor

[catlover79]

I'd also love to have met Linda McCartney. What a fascinating life she led - she had such a wonderful marriage to Paul, yet she carved out her own careers outside of Wings (photography, vegetarian frozen meals, cookbook writing). She made her own wealth, and yet still seemed like such a cool lady that you could hang out with and have fun with. :cool:

[ThomasE]

Well said, catlover79. Another person for me would be Ana (forgot her last name) an actress from General Hospital who died in 2004 at age 91.

Richard Mulligan from Empty Nest and Soap.

[catlover79]

Well said, catlover79. Another person for me would be Ana (forgot her last name) an actress from General Hospital who died in 2004 at age 91.

Richard Mulligan from Empty Nest and Soap.
Anna Lee? Oh yes, she's another treasure. When my grandpa served in the Army during WWII, she performed at a USO show he attended. :D

[ponytail]

John Wayne
Gary Cooper
Johnny and June Cash
John Denver
Elvis
Joel McCrea
Doug McClure
Dan Blocker

[tv star collector]

John Wayne
Gary Cooper
Johnny and June Cash
John Denver
Elvis
Joel McCrea
Doug McClure
Dan Blocker

I have to say a few words here about Dan Blocker. His death deeply affected
both my mother and myself. He was so different from the role that made him
famous. He was much more than Hoss Cartwright. He was a highly educated
man (he had been a school teacher). He was like Hoss in that he was a gentle giant of a man with a heart as big as outdoors. An example is a well-
kept secret: Dan Blocker was the anonymous founder of Guyot Foundation
Home for Girls, in Los Angeles, California. It was not revealed until after his
death that the actor had founded the haven for unwed mothers, unwanted
girls and young women addicted to drugs or alcohol. Mrs. Rosa Guyot said,
"Dan never wanted any publicity connecting him with the home. But if it
wasn't for him, many young girls' lives would have been destroyed completely.
Dan liked young people and was aware of their problems."

Dan quietly helped others, too. He never turned away a friend in need. He
became involved with college students doing ecology research in Northern
California and only asked those he helped one favor, "Please don't tell anyone
that I am involved." That's the kind of guy he was. A big man with a big, big
heart.

[catlover79]

Here's another one - singer/pianist/songwriter Donny Hathaway. The man was a musical genius!!!

[Brad Russ]

Carrol O'Connor, and Bernie Mac.

[Yooch]

Michael Landon

Fred Gwynn

Buddy Holly

Princess Diana

Johnny Cash

Audie Murphy

Samantha Smith

[browneyes106]

Aaliyah
Walter Payton
Chris Farley
Johnny Cash
John Ritter
Richard Pryor

[MusicJunkie]

I'd also love to have met Linda McCartney. What a fascinating life she led - she had such a wonderful marriage to Paul, yet she carved out her own careers outside of Wings (photography, vegetarian frozen meals, cookbook writing). She made her own wealth, and yet still seemed like such a cool lady that you could hang out with and have fun with. :cool:
I agree. I always had the utmost respect for Linda, and it's a shame she had to die. McCartney never would've had to deal with the headache that was Heather Mills if it wasn't for cancer :mad:

[veggie-tari-jenn]

Clark Gable and ViViam Leigh
John Lennon

[iris*happydays]

Dennis Wilson from The Beach Boys.

I fell for him loooong after his Dead...so I never had a Chance. But he will be always in my Heart anyway.

[PunkyP0WER]

John Payne & Gilda Radner.


FAITH IS BELIEVING IN THINGS WHEN COMMON SENSE TELLS YOU NOT TO - Fred Gailey & Doris Walker, Miracle On 34TH Street

[Purffin]

Jimi Hendrix and Selena

[ThomasE]

Eileen Herlie from "All My Children"
Tammi Terrell- singer
Marvin Gaye-Singer
Rodney Dangerfield- comedian
Bert Convy - game show host

[Doodyville10019]

I wish I could have met Lloyd Bridges - one of the most down-to-earth people I've ever seen. He was a person who'se job HAPPENED TO BE as an actor. He was no 'stuck-up celebrity' like you see now. Even when he was doing "Sea Hunt" he cared a lot about the environment and about the oceans (in fact, that's one of the stories about how that show ended - Lloyd wanted to do stories about how our oceans were being messed up (even in 1960 and '61!) by big oil and other polluters, but one of the show's primary sponsors was an oil company so, of course, the producer said 'no', and he quit).

I also would have liked to have met Elizabeth Montgomery. She, too seemed to be a rather down-to-earth person with no celebrity hangups.

[friendsfan77]

John Ritter
Elizabeth Montgomery
Tom Poston
Suzanne Pleshette
Estelle Getty
Bert Convy
Bill Cullen
Larry Blyden
Peter Tomarken
Aaliyah