Dick Clair
Dick Clair | |
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| Born | Richard Jones November 12, 1931 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1988(aged 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | CryopreservedatAlcor Life Extension Foundation |
| Years active | 1972–1987 |
| Awards | Emmy Award for Best Writing in Variety or Music forThe Carol Burnett Show(1974, 1975, 1978) |
Dick Clair(November 12, 1931 – December 12, 1988) was an American television producer, actor and television and film writer, best known for the television sitcomsIt's a Living,The Facts of Life,andMama's Family.
Early life
[edit]Clair was bornRichard JonesinSan Francisco, California. He served in the military for two years from 1955 to 1957. He never married or had children.[1]
Career
[edit]In the early 1970s, Clair performed husband-and-wife comedy routines forThe Ed Sullivan ShowandThe Dean Martin Showwith his writing partnerJenna McMahon.[1]Clair was a screenwriter for episodes ofThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowandThe Bob Newhart Show[2]in addition to hisEmmy Award-winning writing for the comedy-variety TV programThe Carol Burnett Show.[3]With Jenna McMahon, he wrote and produced the television sitcomsIt's a Living,The Facts of Life,andMama's Family.
Cryonics involvement
[edit]Clair was active as an early member of the Cryonics Society of California in the 1960s. In 1982 he contributed $20,000 to thecryonicsorganization Trans Time so that a husband and wife could remaincryopreservedinliquid nitrogen.He was diagnosed withAIDSin 1986. When he was hospitalized in 1988, he faced opposition from the hospital and theState of Californiaconcerning his desire for cryonics treatment.[1]The ensuing court battle (Roe v. Mitchell,with Clair as "John Roe" ) ended victoriously, establishing the legal right of persons to be cryonically preserved in the state of California.[4][5][6]
Death
[edit]Clair died on December 12, 1988, of multiple AIDS-related infections at the age of 57.[7]He was cryopreserved at theAlcor Life Extension Foundation.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abcPerry, PhD, Michael (1999)."Dick Jones"(PDF).Cryonics.20(2).Alcor Life Extension Foundation:33–35.
- ^"Dick Clair:Overview".MSN Movies. Archived fromthe originalon September 15, 2012.RetrievedAugust 21,2008.
- ^"Awards for Dick Clair".Emmy Awards.The Internet Movie Database. Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2012.RetrievedAugust 21,2008.
- ^Aurelio Munoz, Superior Court Judge (October 25, 1990)."Case No. C 697 147"(PDF).Library.Alcor Life Extension Foundation.RetrievedAugust 22,2008.
- ^Mondragon, Carlos (November 1990)."A Stunning Legal Victory for Alcor".Library.Alcor Life Extension Foundation.RetrievedAugust 22,2008.
- ^Justice Gates (June 10, 1992)."Mitchell v. Roe Decision".Library.Alcor Life Extension Foundation.RetrievedAugust 22,2008.
- ^Kunen, James S.; Moneysmith, Marie (July 17, 1989)."Reruns Will Keep Sitcom Writer Dick Clair on Ice—indefinitely".People.Archived fromthe originalon June 4, 2009.RetrievedFebruary 28,2009.
- ^Appel, Ted (December 12, 1988)."Body Frozen at a Cryonics Laboratory..."Prevention News Update.United Press International. Archived fromthe originalon May 25, 2011.Retrieved2008-08-21.
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- 1931 births
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- AIDS-related deaths in California
- American male television actors
- Television producers from California
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- American gay actors
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- Cryonically preserved people
- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Male actors from San Francisco
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