The Waltons Mountain Memories

09/10/2025

Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991)

08/10/2025

Howard Jerome “Howie” Morris
(September 4, 1919 – May 21, 2005)

Howie Morris was a gifted performer whose boundless energy, playful spirit, and remarkable talent for voices and characters brought laughter and delight to audiences for over half a century.

Though classically trained in Shakespeare, Howie found his true calling in comedy — and what a gift he was to the world of laughter. He first charmed viewers as part of Sid Caesar’s legendary ensemble on Your Show of Shows (1950–1954), where his quick wit and physical humor helped define the golden age of live sketch comedy.

He is perhaps most fondly remembered as the unforgettable Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show — the wild, rock-throwing, big-hearted mountain man whose antics never failed to steal the scene. Whether he was climbing through windows, serenading Mayberry, or just trying to “do right,” Ernest T. became a beloved icon — thanks entirely to Howie’s brilliant, full-hearted performance. He also appeared in other roles on the show, including the TV repairman George in “Andy and Helen Have Their Day,” proving his versatility and charm.

Howie’s imagination soared in The Twilight Zone episode “I Dream of Genie,” where he played a shy man granted three wishes — a role that let him flex his comedic timing and heartfelt sincerity.

As his on-screen roles evolved, Howie poured his creativity into voice acting and directing, becoming a guiding force behind dozens of beloved animated projects. He directed voices for classics like Police Academy: The Animated Series, Richie Rich, The Snorks, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Turbo Teen, and many more — shaping the sounds and stories that delighted children and families for generations.

He also directed live-action films, including Doris Day’s final feature, With Six You Get Eggroll (1968), as well as comedies like Don’t Drink the Water and Who’s Minding the Mint?, always bringing his signature sense of fun and precision to the set.

Behind the scenes and in life, Howie was known for his kindness, generosity, and endless enthusiasm. He was deeply loved by family and friends — including his two former wives, Mary Helen McGowan and Dolores A. Wylie, who cared for him dearly.

Howie Morris passed peacefully on May 21, 2005, at the age of 85. He now rests at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California — but his laughter, his voices, and his joyful spirit live on in every frame of film and every animated adventure he touched.

Thank you, Howie — for making the world a funnier, brighter, and more imaginative place.

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08/10/2025

Tombes des Célébrites

08/10/2025

Tombe de Jean Carmet – Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris

Jean Carmet est né le 25 avril 1920 à Tours.

Il est décédé le 20 avril 1994 à Sèvres (Hauts-de-Seine), à l’âge de 73 ans, des suites d’une crise cardiaque.

Figure emblématique du cinéma français, il a marqué de sa voix profonde et de sa présence chaleureuse de nombreux films aimés du public, tels que Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire, Dupont Lajoie, La Soupe aux choux, Les Misérables (1958), Miss Mona et Merci la vie.
Un lieu paisible, baigné de lumière.

08/10/2025

Michel Blanc 🪦, né le 16 avril 1952 à Courbevoie. Révélé comme acteur comique durant les années 1970, avec la troupe du Splendid
Visite de sa tombe ou sa pierre n’a pas encore été posée, et dépose d’un tournesol en symbole d’admiration et de respect.

07/10/2025

La tombe de Michel Audiard 🪦, célèbre dialoguiste et réalisateur français 🎬, se trouve au cimetière de Montrouge (division 69) à Paris, où il repose aux côtés de son fils François 🌹

07/10/2025

Le réalisateur Claude Pinoteau (1925–2012) repose au cimetière Saint-Vincent, niché dans le quartier pittoresque de Montmartre à Paris. Disparu le 5 octobre 2012, il laisse derrière lui une œuvre cinématographique populaire, sensible et profondément ancrée dans la société française.

07/10/2025

Gary Malcolm Wright (April 26, 1943 – September 4, 2023)
He was best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive". Wright's breakthrough album, The Dream Weaver (1975), came after he had spent seven years in London as, alternately, a member of the British blues rock band Spooky Tooth and a solo artist on A&M Records. While in England, he played keyboards on former Beatle George Harrison's triple album All Things Must Pass (1970), so beginning a friendship that inspired the Indian religious themes and spirituality inherent in Wright's subsequent songwriting. A former child actor, Wright performed on Broadway in the hit musical F***y before studying medicine and then psychology in New York and Berlin. After meeting Chris Blackwell of Island Records in Europe, Wright moved to London, where he helped establish Spooky Tooth as a popular live act. He also served as the band's principal songwriter on their recordings – among them, the well-regarded albums Spooky Two (1969) and You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw (1973).
His solo album Footprint (1971), recorded with contributions from Harrison, coincided with the formation of Wright's short-lived band Wonderwheel, which included guitarist Mick Jones, later known for his work with Foreigner. Wright turned to film soundtrack work in the early 1980s, including re-recording his most popular song, "Dream Weaver", for the 1992 comedy Wayne's World. Following Spooky Tooth's reunion tour in 2004, Wright performed live frequently, either as a member of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band, with his own live band, or on subsequent Spooky Tooth reunions. Wright died at his home in Palos Verdes Estates on September 4, 2023, age 80. He had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson's disease around six or seven years before his death.

07/10/2025

Jean-Luc Delarue, né le 22 juin 1964, était un animateur et producteur de télévision français, devenu l'une des figures marquantes des émissions de société et de débat dans les années 1990 et 2000. À la tête de programmes comme Ciel, mon mardi

En décembre 2011, il annonce publiquement être atteint d’un cancer de l’estomac et du péritoine. Malgré son combat, il s’éteint le 23 août 2012 à l’hôpital, à l’âge de 48 ans.

Il est inhumé au cimetière de Thiais, dans le Val-de-Marne. Sa sépulture se trouve dans une section du cimetière où sont regroupés plusieurs caveaux familiaux, notamment de confession musulmane. Conformément à ses dernières volontés, sa tombe est sobre et discrète : il repose sous une dalle anonyme, sans inscription complète. Seules les initiales de son nom, J.-L. D., ainsi que celles de sa dernière compagne, A., sont gravées, préservant ainsi une forme d’intimité jusqu’après sa disparition.

Jean-Luc Delarue reste gravé dans les mémoires pour son énergie, son franc-parler et son engagement dans la diffusion de récits humains. S’il n’est pas honoré par des symboles ostentatoires, le souvenir qu’il laisse dans le cœur du public est, lui, bien vivant.

07/10/2025

La comédienne, écrivaine et réalisatrice Anne Wiazemsky (1947–2017) repose au cimetière du Montparnasse, à Paris.