My grandma always said famous people die in threes, and I believe she was right. We were still grieving Don's death when we were hit with the news that Darren McGavin had died, and just hours later, it was announced that Dennis Weaver had gone to his reward as well.
Dennis Weaver never worked with Don Knotts (as far as I know), but he did star in "Centennial" (1978) along with Andy Griffith; with Ron Howard in "Where Have All the Children Gone?" (1980); and with Clint Howard in the TV show "Gentle Ben." Dennis Weaver had an indirect connection to TAGS; in the episode "The Fun Girls," Goober does an imitation of Chester, the character Dennis Weaver played on Gunsmoke (or "Marshall Dillon" as Gomer called the show). Dennis Weaver was from my hometown, Joplin, Missouri. We attended the same college (now known as Missouri Southern State University), though not at the same time, of course. He never forgot his roots; every few years, he would come back home for special events. Joplin has a street named after him, Dennis Weaver Drive. --Paul _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
