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icecream · 07-10-2022, 06:56 PM

They include Bob Denver before Gilligan's Island existed (cause of death: shipwrecked on a remote island

) and Peter Boyle before Everybody Loves Raymond existed.

https://www.decades.com/lists/6-tv-c...jEudxDtDVZi5Pg

stevea · 07-10-2022, 07:30 PM

Jerry Mathers supposedly killed in Vietnam, years ago

TVLegend · 07-10-2022, 07:52 PM

Beverly Archer, back in 2012. Apparently that was even big on this site at the time.

DJM77 · 07-10-2022, 09:23 PM

In 1996 there was a media hoax that Adam Rich had been murdered. The story was published in a magazine with Adam's consent.

I remember an interview with Anson Williams where he said that he once was listening to the radio while he was driving when he heard a report that he had died. He said that he thought about pulling over because he thought that if he had died that he probably shouldn't be driving.

stevea · 07-10-2022, 09:31 PM

I remember that Adam Rich hoax. I think Jay North once mentioned something similar about himself in an interview.

TJ · 07-10-2022, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TVLegend

Beverly Archer, back in 2012. Apparently that was even big on this site at the time.

We mistakenly reported it on our blog after it was posted in a thread on here. It was a cruel hoax that was posted on IMDb and Wikipedia.

We removed it as soon as she contacted us, but apparently the post went viral as the kids say.

She was very nice about it. She liked the the good things we said about her. I think her alumni association reported on it. I read that she mentioned it in an interview on some DVD set.

We tried to make the best of it. She did a Seven Questions interview and a video message for us.

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/1...archer-of.html

Thankfully we never made a mistake like that again. It was a lesson learned. We have to wait until a major news source confirms a death.

These celebrity death hoaxes happen quite a bit. There's an entire Wikipedia page devoted to premature obituaries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ure_obituaries

Yong Fang · 07-11-2022, 10:07 AM

Abe Vagoda, look it up。 Some news agencies followed this as truth unluess it was a hoax.

Abe didnt die, he just left, off a stage. Death came aferwards and old Abe went "Lets go!, where are we going?" Angel " to the best Jewish deli of Manhattan and they deliver everyday."

JamesG · 07-26-2022, 04:39 PM

Now we can add "Leave it to Beaver's" Tony Dow to this list.

https://tvline.com/2022/07/26/tony-d...dies-obituary/

Dude111 · 07-26-2022, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by icecream

[COLOR="Green"]They include Bob Denver before Gilligan's Island existed (cause of death: shipwrecked on a remote island

)

Interesting he was in a show based on that!

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Originally Posted by stevea

Jerry Mathers supposedly killed in Vietnam, years ago

Ah man!!

Bonniegirl · 07-26-2022, 09:15 PM

I remember the Paul McCartney being dead hoax around the time of the Abbey Road album coming out ! I was a little girl and thank God nobody really believed it ! I guess it meant the beginning of the Beatles breaking up as a group soon or something !

And a few years ago Barry Van Dyke ( Dick's son / star of Diagnosis murder )was reported as having passed away , total hoax !!

But thank God , like Paul it wasn't true !

SarahBellum · 07-27-2022, 10:10 AM

Joe DiMaggio and Bob Hope

stevea · 07-27-2022, 12:11 PM

What are the chances that both child stars of a TV show would both be falsely reported as dead?

Jerry Mathers years ago, now Tony Dow.

Dude111 · 07-27-2022, 03:47 PM

It would be nice if Wally is ok!!

TSMIV · 07-27-2022, 04:32 PM

Wasn't Mitchell Ryan of Dharma & Greg reported to have died several months before he actually died in March 2022?

BigManMike · 07-27-2022, 05:06 PM

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It would be nice if Wally is ok!!

Sadly he has really died as of today.

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DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,561	In 1996 there was a media hoax that Adam Rich had been murdered. The story was published in a magazine with Adam's consent. I remember an interview with Anson Williams where he said that he once was listening to the radio while he was driving when he heard a report that he had died. He said that he thought about pulling over because he thought that if he had died that he probably shouldn't be driving.
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07-10-2022, 07:30 PM	#2
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,536	Jerry Mathers supposedly killed in Vietnam, years ago

07-10-2022, 07:52 PM	#3
TVLegend Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 06, 2020 Location: United States Posts: 4,306	Beverly Archer, back in 2012. Apparently that was even big on this site at the time.

07-10-2022, 09:31 PM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,536	I remember that Adam Rich hoax. I think Jay North once mentioned something similar about himself in an interview.

07-11-2022, 10:07 AM	#7
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Abe Vagoda, look it up。 Some news agencies followed this as truth unluess it was a hoax. Abe didnt die, he just left, off a stage. Death came aferwards and old Abe went "Lets go!, where are we going?" Angel " to the best Jewish deli of Manhattan and they deliver everyday."

07-26-2022, 04:39 PM	#8
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,075	Now we can add "Leave it to Beaver's" Tony Dow to this list. https://tvline.com/2022/07/26/tony-d...dies-obituary/

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Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,636	I remember the Paul McCartney being dead hoax around the time of the Abbey Road album coming out ! I was a little girl and thank God nobody really believed it ! I guess it meant the beginning of the Beatles breaking up as a group soon or something ! And a few years ago Barry Van Dyke ( Dick's son / star of Diagnosis murder )was reported as having passed away , total hoax !! But thank God , like Paul it wasn't true !

07-27-2022, 10:10 AM	#11
SarahBellum Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,873	Joe DiMaggio and Bob Hope

07-27-2022, 12:11 PM	#12
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,536	What are the chances that both child stars of a TV show would both be falsely reported as dead? Jerry Mathers years ago, now Tony Dow.

07-27-2022, 03:47 PM	#13
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,981	It would be nice if Wally is ok!!

07-27-2022, 04:32 PM	#14
TSMIV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 29, 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 696	Wasn't Mitchell Ryan of Dharma & Greg reported to have died several months before he actually died in March 2022?