Actress Deborah Raffin (Julie Hastings) 1953-2012 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 11-21-2012, 11:07 PM

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Deborah Raffin, a film actress, veteran of television miniseries and entrepreneur whose company, Dove Books-on-Tape, became a major force in the audiobook industry, died Wednesday of leukemia in Los Angeles. She was 59.

She was diagnosed with the blood cancer about a year ago, said her brother, William.

The blond, California-born actress first came to attention in the mid-1970s playing “pretty girl” roles in movies such as “Forty Carats” with Liv Ullman and “Once Is Not Enough,” based on the salacious novel by Jacqueline Susann.

She later tackled more substantial parts in television miniseries, playing legendary actress Brooke Hayward in “Haywire” (1980) and a businesswoman in “Noble House” (1988), based on the James Clavell saga of love and intrigue in Hong Kong.

In the mid-1980s, she and her then-husband, Michael Viner, launched Dove as a hobby in the garage of their Coldwater Canyon home, but it blossomed into a multimillion business with a mix of high- and low-brow titles, from Sidney Sheldon's bestseller “The Naked Face” to physicist Stephen W. Hawking's opus on the cosmos, “A Brief History of Time,” which was Dove's first bestseller.

Zoneboy · 11-22-2012, 12:00 AM

Edison · 11-22-2012, 02:28 AM

My favorite - "Willa" Barnes; Cloris Leachman as Darla Jean.

Lee · 11-22-2012, 03:42 AM

She was one of several actresses who tested for the part of Lois Lane in
the original Superman Movie, along with Lesley Anne Warren, Susan Blakely,
Anne Archer, Stockard Channing, Holly Palance(Jack's daughter), and of course,
the actress who ended up winning the role, Margot Kidder.

80sTrivia · 11-22-2012, 03:50 AM

So very sad to hear of Deborah's passing...

Marvo301 · 11-22-2012, 02:38 PM

Deborah Raffin

70s show watcher · 11-22-2012, 08:43 PM

how sad

i always enjoyed her acting work r i p

PrettyinPink55 · 11-23-2012, 11:53 AM

This is so sad!! I just watched the episode where her character, a pregnant Julie, marries Hank Hastings on 7th Heaven about a few weeks ago on GMC.
I had no idea she was even sick.

May she rest in peace.

JO Sweet Heart · 08-25-2013, 01:55 AM

I hated to hear of her passing. I love to watch her on this show. Her and Hank were hilarious.

God bless you and her family always!!!

Holly

11-21-2012, 11:07 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,366	Actress Deborah Raffin (Julie Hastings) 1953-2012 Link Deborah Raffin, a film actress, veteran of television miniseries and entrepreneur whose company, Dove Books-on-Tape, became a major force in the audiobook industry, died Wednesday of leukemia in Los Angeles. She was 59. She was diagnosed with the blood cancer about a year ago, said her brother, William. The blond, California-born actress first came to attention in the mid-1970s playing “pretty girl” roles in movies such as “Forty Carats” with Liv Ullman and “Once Is Not Enough,” based on the salacious novel by Jacqueline Susann. She later tackled more substantial parts in television miniseries, playing legendary actress Brooke Hayward in “Haywire” (1980) and a businesswoman in “Noble House” (1988), based on the James Clavell saga of love and intrigue in Hong Kong. In the mid-1980s, she and her then-husband, Michael Viner, launched Dove as a hobby in the garage of their Coldwater Canyon home, but it blossomed into a multimillion business with a mix of high- and low-brow titles, from Sidney Sheldon's bestseller “The Naked Face” to physicist Stephen W. Hawking's opus on the cosmos, “A Brief History of Time,” which was Dove's first bestseller.
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11-22-2012, 02:28 AM	#3
Edison Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 01, 2006 Posts: 2,430	My favorite - "Willa" Barnes; Cloris Leachman as Darla Jean. Attached Images

11-22-2012, 03:42 AM	#4
Lee veteran member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 23, 2001 Location: Pulaski, Tennessee Posts: 4,766	She was one of several actresses who tested for the part of Lois Lane in the original Superman Movie, along with Lesley Anne Warren, Susan Blakely, Anne Archer, Stockard Channing, Holly Palance(Jack's daughter), and of course, the actress who ended up winning the role, Margot Kidder.
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11-22-2012, 03:50 AM	#5
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,715	So very sad to hear of Deborah's passing...
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11-22-2012, 12:00 AM	#2
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,366

11-22-2012, 08:43 PM	#7
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11-23-2012, 11:53 AM	#8
PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	This is so sad!! I just watched the episode where her character, a pregnant Julie, marries Hank Hastings on 7th Heaven about a few weeks ago on GMC. I had no idea she was even sick. May she rest in peace.
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08-25-2013, 01:55 AM	#9
JO Sweet Heart Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 11, 2012 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 7,847	I hated to hear of her passing. I love to watch her on this show. Her and Hank were hilarious. God bless you and her family always!!! Holly
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