Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Robert 'Bobby' Gene Horton on this permanent online memorial. I was watching something that no one has seen in Brooklyn since 1956.. David Quinlan and Alan Frank, Catherine (also Kate, Katherine) Woodville, 2006-2023 He was 75. We knew he'd been ill for some time but it still hurt. Bobby Lee Bass, age 60, of Diamond, Missouri, passed away at 12:36 a.m. on Monday, February 14, 2022, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. OnFury the story of a horse and the boy who loves him, as it said in the opening Diamond starred as Joey Clark, a troubled youngster. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. He was listed as Robert Diamond in the cast credits during the first season in 1955. [3] He was also considered for the role of Robin in the Batman TV series, but at 21 was thought to be too old, and lost the role to Burt Ward. Obituary | Gary R. Checkley | Parker Mortuary ROBERT DALE FOUSEK, "Bobby Diamond", age 74; beloved husband of Joyce (nee Wallace) for 44 years; loving father of Christopher; son of the late Edward and Doris. He and a team from National Geographic looked for it using a metal detector, but before they had definitive evidence the city once again barred him from the tunnel, this time claiming it was a fire hazard. One of his finest hours involved a client accused of stealing a pair of slacks from a department store. [1][2] His mother pushed him and his brother Gary into show business, and he appeared in small roles in a series of films in the early 1950s, beginning with a bit part in The Greatest Show on Earth in 1952. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. Failed to remove flower. Bobby was born on Oct. 12, 1967, in Lewiston, Maine. Mr. Diamond taught for a time at City College, Ms. Rozsay said, but he rarely held a regular job. Sven-Bertil Taube; Leslie Phillips; Andrew Prine; Martin Vaughan; Leslie Jordan; Ron Masak; Robbie Coltrane (Dame) Angela Lansbury With sold out performances. He was born September 24, 1961, in Carthage, Missouri, to Everett Lee and Lillie Carol (Thurman) Bass. Worse yet, for reasons of convenience in commuting to the set, he chose Nanette Fabrays weekly comedy series (a one-season flop) over My Three Sons, an instant hit which ran for 12 years. Bobby was part of the CB radio community since 1976, an avid video game player . Try again. Almost immediately, it had become a part of Brooklyn lore: One article from The New York Times in 1893 claimed it had been used by river pirates to secrete their ill-gotten wares. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. He envisioned the tunnel as a new terminus. With the Vietnam draft staring him in the face, Diamond opted for the San Fernando Valley College of Law. Resend Activation Email. He spent more than 20 years trying to bring trolleys back to Brooklyn. in a 2009 interview with the Pratt Institute magazine Pratt Folio, invited a reporter from The New York Times. During what he calls his filet mignon stage, he nipped prime cuts of meat from supermarkets, stowing them in a slit in his coat for later consumption. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Bobby Diamond will absolutely leave you. Bobby Diamond of "Fury" fame, a boyhood idol of mine along with Lee Aaker from RinTin Tin, had passed away at age 75. In spite of Diamonds persuasive talents, personal commitment evaded him until the ripe old age of 39, when he met 22-year-old Tara Parker in a gym. From the office in Woodland Hills, Calif., that he shares with a partner, he practiced civil and criminal lawusually personal injury and medical malpractice. Anyone can read what you share. I saw him throw a triple twist, and I thought, not bad, says Tara, who wasnt impressed by his tales of stardom in Fury since it happened about the time she was born. My first time inside the tunnel was akin to landing on the moon, he said in a 2009 interview with the Pratt Institute magazine Pratt Folio. He worked hard to make that dream come true, but he never could. With the citys permission, Mr. Diamond started giving paid tours of the tunnel, one of the many ways during his life that he made ends meet. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. I used to be a great thief, he admits. His girlfriend and only immediate survivor, Sharon Rozsay, said the cause was a stroke followed by a brief illness. While working on a broadcast-journalism degree at San Fernando Valley State College, Diamond unwittingly prepared for his career as a lawyer by indulging in a stint of petty crime. In 2002, the city announced that it was withdrawing support. Robert E. Diamond 1967 - 2017 MONTICELLO, Ky. - Mr. Robert E. Diamond, of Monticello, Ky., passed away on Jan. 21, 2017, at the age of 49. Survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Elsa (ne Statzell); daughter Susan Diamond Burgos and. Discovering the tunnel was more than a lark. Over five years of legal maneuverings, he not only discredited a key prosecution witness but jacked up the out-of-court settlement in his clients favor from $5,000 to $250,000. David Peterson, 54 - May 2019. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Bobby Diamond (199390132)? Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. DIAMOND ROBERT "BOB" BERNARD 87, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey passed away Monday, July 20, 2020. Sorry! Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Born to a real estate broker and a housewife, Bobby was launched at 8 when his mother, Pearl, the architect of my career, nudged Bobby and his younger brother, Gary, into a tap dance act that entered talent contests at supermarket openings. Evidence of a tunnel emerged immediately as he pored through old newspaper microfilms at the New York Public Library, and later as he perused topographical maps at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Mr. Diamond dropped in but the hole was only three feet deep. He is remembered for playing 'Joey Clark Newton' in the TV series "Fury" (1955-1960). Anthony "Tony" Santos, age 60 of Turlock, CA, passed away on January 5, 2023. Born in Viniani, Karpenisi, Greece, he was the son of the late Constantine Gus Diamond and Maria Alataris Diamond. David Quinlan and Alan Frank, Catherine (also Kate, Katherine) Woodville, 2006-2023 This page shows only the 20 most recent obituaries in Diamond, Missouri. Bobby was disappointed at 16 when Fury ended. Bobby was born July 21, 1971 in Neosho, the son of . Mr. Diamond in recent years found a new subterranean object of desire: a short pneumatic-powered rail line that had been built in the 1870s beneath City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan. Since he was a child, Mr. Diamond had dreamed of bringing back Brooklyns trolley system, which had once covered 300 miles of the boroughs streets but had been discontinued in 1956. (1952), The Lady wants Mink (1953), Half a Hero (1953), Three Ring Circus (1954), The Americano (1954), Untamed (1955), To Hell and Back (1955), Its a Dog's Life (1956), This Could Be the Night (1957), The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1959), Airborne (1962), Billie (1965) and the TV movie The Silent Gun (1969). By age 12, she was a successful model, and she was just 14 when she was signed to her first film, Until . That was one of the amazing things about Bob, Brian Kassel, the vice president of the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association, said in an interview. This account has been disabled. Robert "Bobby" Diamond, 54, of Smithville, TX was unexpectedly called to his heavenly home on April 24, 2014. JOHN DIAMOND OBITUARY DIAMOND--John David, MD, age 86, of South Salem, NY, passed away on April 25, 2021. He never gave up his dream of bringing streetcars back to his hometown. Pearls death from diabetes three years later was a double blow, and without her guidance Bobbys career began to wane. Your browser may not work with certain site. (1952), The Lady wants Mink (1953), Half a Hero (1953), Three Ring Circus (1954), The Americano (1954), Untamed (1955), To Hell and Back (1955), Its a Dog's Life (1956), This Could Be the Night (1957), The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1959), Airborne (1962), Billie (1965) and the TV movie The Silent Gun (1969). Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. His funeral will be private. The tunnel, he established, had been built by the Long Island Rail Road Company in 1844 and apparently ran to the waterfront, but it was closed in 1861 because of the companys financial difficulties. Bobby Dimond Robert Henry Dimond (30 July 1930 - 30 May 2020) [1] was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered after more than a half-century for his role as Joey Clark Newton in the television series Fury, a western which ran on NBC from October 15, 1955 through March 19, 1960. In 1955, he made his television debut in an episode from the series "Father Knows Best" prior to being cast in "Fury." But the trolley went no farther. He even invented a transformer that allowed the trolleys to draw power from the citys electrical system without having to use a substation. Later, he received top billing inAirborne(1962), a movie about paratroopers, and appeared inBillie(1965), a comedy that starred Patty Duke as an athletic tomboy. 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As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. I even got the pants back, he says. throughout the country. The brother who had joined him in their tap-dance act as kids also became a lawyer. . All of a sudden I noticed I was nervous.. Upgrade now. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother, who raised him, changed the family name to Diamond. https://www.facebook.com/minorcon/posts/2261584917238447, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Diamond. Every actor friend Ive got was seeing a psychiatrist, trying to understand why theyre not working regularly. On the other hand, he admited, if the right opportunity trotted along, hed saddle up. Died - 15 May 2019. Try again later. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. He earned a degree from San Fernando Valley College of Law during the early 1970s and retired from acting to practice law. 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