-Caveat Lector- The link provided below no longer has the obit... Don't know if her death is part of any 'conspiracy', but it surely does seem strange that she died on the same day as her brother, and that it seems to have been kept quiet by a media which one would think would have been rife with retrospectives on her life... June ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 2:01 PM Subject: Gail Fisher death apparently true > > I was beginning to think (and was certainly hoping) that rumors of the > death of "Mannix" co-star Gail Fisher had been greatly exaggerated, as > I could find no mention of it anywhere on the Web. Then I was tipped > off to this sketchy and rather enigmatic article in yesterday's New > Jersey Star-Ledger (link below, if you'd like to check it). > > This is *very* weird... Why wasn't Ms. Fisher's death announced in > any of the national papers? Was it sheer coincidence that she and her > brother died on the same day? Was there an accident? Why a memorial > service a month later? Lots of questions here..... > > My gut feeling is still "rumor" or even "hoax" -- and I'm almost > tempted to ask, "Are we talking about the same Gail Fisher here?" -- > but the paper is legit... Still, it's just plain weird. > > Can anybody shed any light? > > JR > > - - - - - > > http://www.nj.com/obits/ledger/index.ssf?/obits/ledger/sa16=1151.html > > Clifton Fisher, Mutual exec, 73, Gail Fisher, Emmy-winning actress > > 01/02/01 > > Memorial services will be held for Clifton M. Fisher, 73, and his > sister, Gail Fisher, 65, both residents of Los Angeles, Calif. who had > previously lived in New Jersey. > > Mr. Fisher died Dec. 2 in the Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, Los > Angeles, and Miss Fisher died Dec. 2 in the Brockman Medical Center, > Los Angeles. > > Mr. Fisher was the general manager for Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. > and had worked for Mutual Life Insurance Co. in New Jersey, Nebraska > and California before retiring 14 years ago. > > Miss Fisher was the first black woman to appear in a national > television commercial with dialogue in 1961. She appeared in the > television shows Love American Style, The Doctors, My Three Sons, and > Mannix, for which she won an Emmy for best supporting actress. Her on- > and off-Broadway appearances include "A Raisin In The Sun" and "Simply > Heaven." > > She also won two Golden Globe Awards and had written song lyrics for > artists such as Nancy Wilson and the late Julian Adderley. > > Mr. Fisher was active with the Parks and Recreation Commission in > Inglewood, Calif, served as an honorary mayor of Ladera Heights and > secretary of the Southbay Exchange Club. > > Mr. Fisher served in the Army Air Force during World War II. > > Born in Norfolk, Va., Mr. Fisher lived in Orange before moving to > California more than 24 years ago. > > Miss Fisher was born in Orange, and moved to California several years > ago. > > Mr. Fisher is survived by his wife, Gloria; sons, Craig and Kim; > daughters, Mrs. Diane Beasley and Mrs. Jalilah A. Muhammad; a brother, > Herbert; a sister, Mrs. Ona Gaither; 16 grandchildren and 16 > great-grandchildren. > > Miss Fisher is survived by daughters, Mrs. Samara Maxe and Mrs. Jole > Baerga; a brother, Herbert; a sister, Mrs. Ona Gaither, and five > grandchildren. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
