Sunday, March 17, 2019

FOR KENNY DODD


8 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Daviso Cristiani gave him

the nickname "Tweety Bird"

Charles Hanson said...

Belmonte Cristiani gave him that name...Double check with Kenny just to make sure.

Chic Silber said...


I'm heade over to Kenny's right now to

pick up some photos of Jackie LeClaire

Jackie died in his sleep last night

Charles Hanson said...

Sorry to hear about Jackie LeClaire...One of the last of the Old Guard...Rest in Peace.....

Chic Silber said...


You are absolutely correct about Belmonte

Kenny was extremely close with Jackie so

even though this was expected from recent

severe downturn in Jackie's health it has

affected him very deeply

Jackie would have turned 92 in May

This makes 3 very recent losses

More about that later

Roger Smith said...

Only yesterday (3.16), I was telling my son about those still alive in Sarasota who had worked on the DeMille picture, and I named Jackie LeClaire. What a sadness to learn of his passing. May it have been a peaceful crossing, and may he be Blessed with his Eternity on The Big Lot.

Chic Silber said...


Yes indeed Jackie went out with

ease & grace quietly in his sleep

Thoughout his last few month of a

steep decline in health there was

no real suffering on his part

I asked Kenny who might still be

alive from the film & he could

only immediately recall Mary Jane

Charles Hanson said...

And La Norma Fox....