What happens? I think I have a sense of how Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin must have felt setting foot on its surface.. Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home & Crematory | Council Bluffs, IA - Supported by SRS Computing and TA. "Lady Wants Mink" (1953) and the Marilyn Monroe film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953). Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Failed to delete memorial. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Died - 15 May 2019. In the 2010s he consulted on a new proposal for a streetcar line running along the Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts, but that too failed. 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. Tony was a 1980 graduate of Orestimba High School. A private memorial will be held at his home on a date to be announced. There was, however, a narrow space headed west, toward the East River. (or words to that effect). Working with volunteers, he soon had about 1,600 feet of track laid along the cobblestones of Red Hook. The mid-1990s found the city swooning over a streetcar revival plans were in place for a line crossing Midtown Manhattan and Mr. Diamond quickly secured over $300,000 in federal and local grants. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. The show, broadcast on NBC, ran until 1960. Text size. With an oxygen tank in tow, he belly-crawled about 70 feet until he found the top of a brick arch. 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. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. All of a sudden I noticed I was nervous.. Born:8/23/1948, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Died:5/15/2019, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.A. Fury (TV) 1955-1960 (Joey Clark Newton), Wagon Train (TV) 1960, 1964 (Matt Basham, Joey Henshaw), and there was Bobby on The Andy Griffith Showplayed the son of Aunt Bees butter and egg man. 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. He was born in Port Jefferson, NY on July 22, 1972. He grew up with his sisters, Kathy (Chuck) Silva of Gustine, Cheryl (Tim) Lemas of Gustine, and . He even invented a transformer that allowed the trolleys to draw power from the citys electrical system without having to use a substation. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Diamond's father, a waterfront two-bit numbers runner (Jack Klugman) receives a military telegram informing him of such and is prompted into lamenting "Vietnam? Floyd's North Church Street Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of James G. Diamond please visit our Sympathy Store. Light-haired Hollywood boy actor of the early 1950s, best recalled now as the horse-loving teenager of the TV series Fury, which ran through five seasons and more than 100 episodes and saw him co-starring with Peter Graves and a stallion named Highland Dale, who played Fury. GREAT NEWS! Robert Alan Diamond Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information Robert Alan Diamond July 22, 1952 - August 17, 2022 Tribute Wall 1 Obituary & Events Share a memory Send Flowers Plant a tree Share a memory of Robert Alan Diamond Plant a tree in memory of Robert An environmentally friendly option Plant a tree Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Try again. Try again later. You mean the first mention of Vietnam in a context of the series of Indochina wars in general or the U.S. military presence there in particular, or the first employment of the term in episodic television in ANY manner? Given his track record, he must have figured, who could say he was wrong? He was 62 years old. Janet Buening - May 12, 2019. Then it was an out-of-body experience. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199390132/bobby-diamond. We have set your language to . He earned a degree from San Fernando Valley College of Law during the early 1970s and retired from acting to practice law. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Robert Leroy Diamond, known as Bobby Diamond died on May 15, 2019. Diamond died May 15 of cancer at Los Robles Regional. Bobby lived in the area his entire life. Bobby was part of the CB radio community since 1976, an avid video game player . By the early 1990s the group had acquired several vintage streetcars and free rent on a warehouse in Red Hook, a waterfront section of the borough that at the time was run-down. Failed to remove flower. 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. Novak, Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, The Patty Duke Show and Mr. Edbut landed only one steady job, as cousin Duncan in the last season of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He played the title role of 'Private Pip' in a 1963 episode of the classic TV series "The Twilight Zone" titled "In Praise of Pip." His death was confirmed by his longtime girlfriend, Sharon Rozsay, who said he had died at home after suffering a stroke while dealing with a bad virus (though not COVID . Try again later. John was born. You do not have permission to delete messages in this group, Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. Robert Leroy "Bobby" Diamond (born August 23, 1943) is an American attorney in his native Los Angeles, California, who was a child star and young-adult actor in the 1950s through the early 1970s. Born Robert Leroy Diamond, his father worked in the real estate industry. [1], After Fury ended, Diamond had roles in a variety of other TV productions, such as a guest appearance in 1965 as Evan Hendricks on The Andy Griffith Show, and a recurring role in the final season of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Dobie's cousin "Dunky". Bob Diamond, a passionate transit advocate who rediscovered a long-abandoned rail tunnel under Brooklyn, died on Saturday, Aug. 21 at his home in Flatbush. He cleared away enough dirt to open a hole beneath the arch, then dropped a rope ladder over the edge and climbed down. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Bobby Diamond (199390132)? He made his motion picture debut at the age of nine with a minor role in the film "The Greatest Show On Earth" (1952) and followed this with the pictures "Young Man With Ideas" (1952). Sure. Bobby Diamond - Biography. His flashlight beam disappeared into the darkness the brick-arched tunnel was about 1,600 feet long, 17 feet high and 21 feet wide. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. and "My Three Sons" as well as many others. Then he spent decades trying in vain to revive Brooklyns trolley system. Other television credits include "The Fugitive," "The F.B.I." Bobby Diamond, who portrayed a young orphan opposite Peter Graves and a wild stallion on the 1950s NBC seriesFury, has died. That was one of the amazing things about Bob, Brian Kassel, the vice president of the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association, said in an interview. Diamond portrays Pip, a soldier dying in Vietnam in 1963. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. David Peterson, 54 - May 2019. To use this feature, use a newer browser. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. He attended Ulysses S. Grant High School in Los Angeles and was an outstanding gymnast on the rings at San Fernando Valley State College (now Cal State Northridge). Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. After losing access to the Atlantic Avenue tunnel, he and Ms. Rozsay moved to Long Branch, N.J., where she owned an apartment building he helped manage. David Quinlan and Alan Frank. 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. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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. He spent more than 20 years trying to bring trolleys back to Brooklyn. Resend Activation Email. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. Born - 23 August 1943, Los Angeles, California, USA He never gave up his dream of bringing streetcars back to his hometown. He called it the worlds shortest trolley ride.. [3] In 1955 he was cast as Joey Newton, an orphan who is taken in by rancher Jim Newton (played by Peter Graves), who introduces him to a horse named Fury, after whom the series was named. Bob Diamond, the Tunnel King of Brooklyn, Dies at 61, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/28/nyregion/bob-diamond-dead.html. Mr. Diamond filed a lawsuit claiming breach of contract, but it fizzled. Diamond was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles in 1943. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. 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. On May 1, 1997, Mr. Diamond piloted a short line of Pullman cars about 600 feet along the waterfront in Red Hook. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. [1], Diamond attended San Fernando Valley State College, where in addition to studying broadcast journalism, he competed in gymnastics on the rings. Family members linked to this person will appear here. A change in administrations at City Hall, the rapid gentrification of Red Hook and Mr. Diamonds failure to raise private donations, which the city said were required to keep the grants going, brought the project to a halt. Died - 15 May 2019. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Anyone can read what you share. Pearls death from diabetes three years later was a double blow, and without her guidance Bobbys career began to wane. If you don't see the obituary or death record that you are looking for, use this form to search our entire database. There is a problem with your email/password. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. (Big sister Arlene escaped the act and grew up to be a secretary; Gary is now also a lawyer.) Thanks for your help! There was a problem getting your location. The brother who had joined him in their tap-dance act as kids also became a lawyer. Robert "Bobby" Diamond, 54, of Smithville, TX was unexpectedly called to his heavenly home on April 24, 2014. Upgrade now. [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. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Sven-Bertil Taube; Leslie Phillips; Andrew Prine; Martin Vaughan; Leslie Jordan; Ron Masak; Robbie Coltrane (Dame) Angela Lansbury Syndicated Columnist: - Ross Martin . 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