I heard Darren McGavin died early today, but the big news sites weren’t on it. The IMDB still doesn’t have it as I write this at 8:45 pm on Saturday. It was only Ain’t It Cool News, and apologies to Harry but I didn’t quite feel safe. So I called McGavin’s son Beau and his daughter Graemme (whom I’ve known pretty well since ’82) and nothing. Then Beau just called back and confirmed. Very sorry. A memorial service is set for Sunday, March 5, at Hollywood Forever.
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