AaronHandy3
03-04-2006, 04:56 PM
Yet another Monkee guest alumnus gone... :(
STRONG-Diane Shalet. On February 23, 2006 in Palm Springs. Founder of the Actors and Writers Lab in Manhattan, she was a charter member of the Lincoln Center Repertory Theatre under the direction of Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan. She taught acting at UCLA and was a teaching associate of Robert Lewis for 14 years. A resident of Manhattan and Los Angeles, Diane acted in Broadway, Off Broadway, films (The Reivers, The Last Tycoon) and T.V. (The Waltons, Perry Mason, The Monkees). She was the author of ``Grief in a Sunny Climate'', a comedic novel about a grieving L.A. widow. She was preceded in death by her husband, actor Michael Strong. Her many friends will miss her wit and warmth. Tributes in Diane's memory may be made to UNAIDS (www.unaids.org) or Actors Fund of America (www.actorsfund.org)
Published in The New York Times from 2/28/2006 - 3/1/2006.
Yes, we remember Di as The Fairy Of The Locket from Episode No. 48 of The Monkees TV show, "Fairytale (http://monkeestv3.tripod.com/season2/fairytale.html)", an immense fan favourite. Seems the past week a lot of TV icons are leaving us faster than the speed of night: Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, Dennis Weaver, Jack Wild...
Again, to absent friends...
:( :crying: :rip: ohno:
STRONG-Diane Shalet. On February 23, 2006 in Palm Springs. Founder of the Actors and Writers Lab in Manhattan, she was a charter member of the Lincoln Center Repertory Theatre under the direction of Robert Whitehead and Elia Kazan. She taught acting at UCLA and was a teaching associate of Robert Lewis for 14 years. A resident of Manhattan and Los Angeles, Diane acted in Broadway, Off Broadway, films (The Reivers, The Last Tycoon) and T.V. (The Waltons, Perry Mason, The Monkees). She was the author of ``Grief in a Sunny Climate'', a comedic novel about a grieving L.A. widow. She was preceded in death by her husband, actor Michael Strong. Her many friends will miss her wit and warmth. Tributes in Diane's memory may be made to UNAIDS (www.unaids.org) or Actors Fund of America (www.actorsfund.org)
Published in The New York Times from 2/28/2006 - 3/1/2006.
Yes, we remember Di as The Fairy Of The Locket from Episode No. 48 of The Monkees TV show, "Fairytale (http://monkeestv3.tripod.com/season2/fairytale.html)", an immense fan favourite. Seems the past week a lot of TV icons are leaving us faster than the speed of night: Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, Dennis Weaver, Jack Wild...
Again, to absent friends...
:( :crying: :rip: ohno: