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[ScriptOhio]

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89

Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by...

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Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89​

Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89.

A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by family at home in Los Angeles.

Blake, star of the 1970s TV show, "Baretta," had once hoped for a comeback, but he never recovered from the long ordeal which began with the shooting death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, outside a Studio City restaurant on May 4, 2001. The story of their strange marriage, the child it produced and its violent end was a Hollywood tragedy played out in court.

Once hailed as among the finest actors of his generation, Blake became better known as the center of a real-life murder trial, a story more bizarre than any in which he acted. Many remembered him not as the rugged, dark-haired star of “Baretta,” but as a spectral, white-haired murder defendant.

R.I.P.

 

[BB73]

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89

Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by...

news.yahoo.com

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89​

Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89.

A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by family at home in Los Angeles.

Blake, star of the 1970s TV show, "Baretta," had once hoped for a comeback, but he never recovered from the long ordeal which began with the shooting death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, outside a Studio City restaurant on May 4, 2001. The story of their strange marriage, the child it produced and its violent end was a Hollywood tragedy played out in court.

Once hailed as among the finest actors of his generation, Blake became better known as the center of a real-life murder trial, a story more bizarre than any in which he acted. Many remembered him not as the rugged, dark-haired star of “Baretta,” but as a spectral, white-haired murder defendant.

R.I.P.

I remember my college roommates and I had a running gag where we’d say: ‘Did you know Mickey is Baretta?”, since there were re-runs of the Our Gang comedy series on at that time, and Blake was a child actor on the show.

 

[ScriptOhio]

I remember my college roommates and I had a running gag where we’d say: ‘Did you know Mickey is Baretta?”, since there were re-runs of the Our Gang comedy series on at that time, and Blake was a child actor on the show.

Born in New Jersey, Blake (first from left) began his career as a child actor, appearing in the Our Gang comedy series after his family moved to California.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Bobby Caldwell

 

[Dryden]

Ugh. Was just really starting to break out with the John Wick franchise and his VO roles in Horizon and The Legend of Vox Machina.

 

[Jake]

Technically not a celebrity but deserves to be celebrated anyway.

 

[Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux]

 

[LordJeffBuck]

 

[DubCoffman62]

I was a MAD subscriber from the late 70's through the 80's but by the end of the 90's they really went to shit.

 

[Steve19]

Their prime was the 60s and 70s. That back page fold was always a hit! Spy vs Spy. Good memories

 

[DubCoffman62]

Their prime was the 60s and 70s. That back page fold was always a hit! Spy vs Spy. Good memories

At one time I had every back issue, my dad threw them away when I was in the service, he was a dick like that. Threw away my baseball cards too

 

[Oh8ch]

At one time I had every back issue, my dad threw them away when I was in the service, he was a dick like that. Threw away my baseball cards too

My BBall cards disappeared while I was in the service also. My collection ranged from 1959 to late 1960s with several complete sets.

I would be a millionaire.

 

[buckeyebri]

My BBall cards disappeared while I was in the service also. My collection ranged from 1959 to late 1960s with several complete sets.

I would be a millionaire.

I feel you, my parents did a purge and threw away all the baseball cards, albums, and eight tracks.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Supposedly killed by a fellow tech entreprenuer. Wow.


(Not going to lie. I was going to give this one a couple months and tee up a “maybe if he had cash on him and not on his phone he’d survive a mugging”…assuming it was a vagrant.)

(And with that, I’m going to hell. With whoever murdered this nice guy. Rest in peace Bob Lee)

 

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