He called it the worlds shortest trolley ride.. On the job, Diamond was not all theatrical tricks. Later, he received top billing inAirborne(1962), a movie about paratroopers, and appeared inBillie(1965), a comedy that starred Patty Duke as an athletic tomboy. A change in administrations at City Hall, the rapid gentrification of Red Hook and Mr. Diamonds failure to raise private donations, which the city said were required to keep the grants going, brought the project to a halt. My first time inside the tunnel, he said, was akin to landing on the moon.. But the trolley went no farther. This is a carousel with slides. My Three Sonsran for 12 seasons,The Nanette Fabray Showone. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Contact | 2006-2023 The city removed all but a few feet of trolley track in the fall of 2003, but left several of his rail cars. The brother who had joined him in their tap-dance act as kids also became a lawyer. There isn't even supposed to be a war going on there." I was watching something that no one has seen in Brooklyn since 1956.. His flashlight beam disappeared into the darkness the brick-arched tunnel was about 1,600 feet long, 17 feet high and 21 feet wide. Bob Diamond, a passionate transit advocate who rediscovered a long-abandoned rail tunnel under Brooklyn, died on Saturday, Aug. 21 at his home in Flatbush. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. In May 2003, city work crews removed several tons of railroad ties and cobblestones that he said he had collected with his own money. After catching the eye at eight in a tap-dancing act with his brother, he was around in films in small roles from Young Man With Ideas (1951). His mother, Pearl, guided him into show business, and he made his way into such films asThe Greatest Show on Earth(1952),Gentlemen Prefer Blondes(1953),3 Ring Circus(1954) andTo Hell and Back(1955). Anthony "Tony" Santos, age 60 of Turlock, CA, passed away on January 5, 2023. Born:8/23/1948, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Died:5/15/2019, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.A. Fury (TV) 1955-1960 (Joey Clark Newton), Wagon Train (TV) 1960, 1964 (Matt Basham, Joey Henshaw), and there was Bobby on The Andy Griffith Showplayed the son of Aunt Bees butter and egg man. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. [1][3][2], In 1986, he married Tara Parker, whom he had met at a gym; they had two children, but were subsequently divorced. On May 1, 1997, Mr. Diamond piloted a short line of Pullman cars about 600 feet along the waterfront in Red Hook. Born Robert Leroy Diamond, his father worked in the real estate industry. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Bobby Lee Bass of Diamond, Missouri, born in Carthage, Missouri, who passed away on February 14, 2022, at the age of 60, leaving to mourn family and friends. I saw him throw a triple twist, and I thought, not bad, says Tara, who wasnt impressed by his tales of stardom in Fury since it happened about the time she was born. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. This account has been disabled. Robert LeRoy Diamond (August 23, 1943 May 15, 2019) was an American actor active in the 1950s and 1960s before retiring from the profession and becoming a lawyer. David Quinlan and Alan Frank, Catherine (also Kate, Katherine) Woodville, 2006-2023 Bobby Diamond, who portrayed a young orphan opposite Peter Graves and a wild stallion on the 1950s NBC series 'Fury,' has died. Resend Activation Email. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Bobby Diamond, who portrayed a young orphan opposite Peter Graves and a wild stallion on the 1950s NBC series Fury, has died. Evidence of a tunnel emerged immediately as he pored through old newspaper microfilms at the New York Public Library, and later as he perused topographical maps at Brooklyn Borough Hall. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. You do not have permission to delete messages in this group, Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. The brother who had joined him in their tap-dance act as kids also became a lawyer. He envisioned the tunnel as a new terminus. Failed to remove flower. He made his motion picture debut at the age of nine with a minor role in the film "The Greatest Show On Earth" (1952) and followed this with the pictures "Young Man With Ideas" (1952). All Rights Reserved. Diamond died May 15 of cancer at Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., author and longtime friend Laurie Jacobson told The Hollywood Reporter. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. [1], After Fury ended, Diamond had roles in a variety of other TV productions, such as a guest appearance in 1965 as Evan Hendricks on The Andy Griffith Show, and a recurring role in the final season of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Dobie's cousin "Dunky". He was born February 1, 1959 in Cape Girardeau to Robert and Violet (Morlan) Diamond. Died - 15 May 2019. Oops, we were unable to send the email. He never gave up his dream of bringing streetcars back to his hometown. Bobby "Dirt Dobber" Diamond January 9, 2013 Bobby Dirt Dobber Diamond, 53, a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau, MO, passed away, January 9, 2013 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Then he spent decades trying in vain to revive Brooklyns trolley system. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. After more than a year of searching, Mr. Diamond finally pinpointed one possible entrance, at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street. Participants in the tour entered and exited via a manhole. Weve updated the security on the site. Bobby Diamond, who portrayed a young orphan opposite Peter Graves and a wild stallion on the 1950s NBC seriesFury, has died. He was born in Port Jefferson, NY on July 22, 1972. DIAMOND ROBERT "BOB" BERNARD 87, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey passed away Monday, July 20, 2020. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Standing on your feet! After losing access to the Atlantic Avenue tunnel, he and Ms. Rozsay moved to Long Branch, N.J., where she owned an apartment building he helped manage. The show, broadcast on NBC, ran until 1960. The couple hada son, Robby, and the former preschool gymnastics teacher turned full-time mom. Thanks, He was 75 when he died, not 70 (1943-2019), COPYRIGHT 2020 By TheLifeandTimesofHollywood.com, Stories From The Life and Times of Hollywood. Bob won a scholarship to Pratt after drawing the schools attention with a proposal for a satellite that could beam solar-derived electricity to earth. But the scholarship required him to work part of the year for Kodak, based in Rochester, N.Y. practically the Arctic north for a Brooklyn boy and he left after a year. (or words to that effect). https://www.facebook.com/minorcon/posts/2261584917238447, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Diamond. David Quinlan and Alan Frank. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? I used to be a great thief, he admits. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. throughout the States and Canada, there's no doubt that. He eventually got clean, and he and Ms. Rozsay returned to Brooklyn in 2006. Sorry! Bobby Diamond - Biography. [1] [2] His mother pushed him and his brother Gary into show business, and he appeared in small roles in a series of films in the early 1950s, beginning with a bit part in The Greatest Show on Earth in 1952. Worse yet, for reasons of convenience in commuting to the set, he chose Nanette Fabrays weekly comedy series (a one-season flop) over My Three Sons, an instant hit which ran for 12 years. Born to a real estate broker and a housewife, Bobby was launched at 8 when his mother, Pearl, the architect of my career, nudged Bobby and his younger brother, Gary, into a tap dance act that entered talent contests at supermarket openings. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. He even invented a transformer that allowed the trolleys to draw power from the citys electrical system without having to use a substation. Syndicated Columnist: - Ross Martin . Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. This page shows only the 20 most recent obituaries in Diamond, Missouri. The money I was making wasnt phenomenal, and it was just something to do. He wasnt caught, he says, but at 22, he stopped cold. View The Obituary For Robert 'Bobby' Gene Horton of Diamond, Missouri. Bobby Lee Bass, age 60, of Diamond, Missouri, passed away at 12:36 a.m. on Monday, February 14, 2022, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Died - 15 May 2019. Anyone can read what you share. Your browser may not work with certain site. [3][4], Diamond died of cancer at Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, California, aged 75, in 2019. (Big sister Arlene escaped the act and grew up to be a secretary; Gary is now also a lawyer.) OnFury the story of a horse and the boy who loves him, as it said in the opening Diamond starred as Joey Clark, a troubled youngster. His girlfriend and only immediate survivor, Sharon Rozsay, said the cause was a stroke followed by a brief illness. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Diamond died May 15 of cancer at Los Robles Regional. Robert "Bobby" Diamond, 54, of Smithville, TX was unexpectedly called to his heavenly home on April 24, 2014. His persistence, his willingness to go on the quest even when it seemed quixotic.. Other credits included The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Ride, Vaquero! With the Vietnam draft staring him in the face, Diamond opted for the San Fernando Valley College of Law. [1], Diamond attended San Fernando Valley State College, where in addition to studying broadcast journalism, he competed in gymnastics on the rings. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Peacefully, on Thursday May 6, Bobby, age 53, of Oakland, died from issues related to COVID-19. To use this feature, use a newer browser. His death was confirmed by his longtime girlfriend, Sharon Rozsay, who said he had died at home after suffering a stroke while dealing with a bad virus (though not COVID . In 1955, he made his television debut in an episode from the series "Father Knows Best" prior to being cast in "Fury." They wed three years later, with Bobby improvising a terrifying pause before muttering his I do, just for laughs. Light-haired Hollywood boy actor of the early 1950s, best recalled now as the horse-loving teenager of the TV series Fury, which ran through five seasons and more than 100 episodes and saw him co-starring with Peter Graves and a stallion named Highland Dale, who played Fury. He graduated from Diamond High School in 1979 and was a parts supervisor for Fabick Caterpillar in Joplin. Cremated. Bobby was a US Navy Veteran, retired Chief of Police for Linndale Village, the founder of Perpetual Motion Band, a pro bowler, a retired drum major for the Red Hackle Pipes and . Bobby Diamond of "Fury" fame, a boyhood idol of mine along with Lee Aaker from RinTin Tin, had passed away at age 75. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Try again later. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Bobby Diamond I found on Findagrave.com. Based in Tokyo, he was chairman, president and chief executive officer of CS First Boston Pacific, responsible for investment banking, equity, fixed income and foreign exchange for the Pacific region. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Bobby "Dirt Dobber" Diamond, 53, a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Tony was born on July 23, 1960 to John and Coetta "Pinky" Santos and raised in the areas of Stevinson, Gustine, and Newman while finally residing in Turlock, CA. He began abusing drugs and alcohol and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Share Obituary Facebook Twitter reddit WhatsApp Email Print. Diamond was formerly vice chairman and head of global fixed income and foreign exchange. He was born September 24, 1961, in Carthage, Missouri, to Everett Lee and Lillie Carol (Thurman) Bass. Diamond was a child star and young-adult actor in the 1950s through the early 1970s. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Pearls death from diabetes three years later was a double blow, and without her guidance Bobbys career began to wane. What happens? (Both are ardent gymnasts.) Diamond also starred with Jack Klugman on In Praise of Pip, a 1963 episode ofThe Twilight Zone, and played Duncan Dunky Gillis, a cousin of Dwayne Hickmans title character, on the final season of another CBS series,The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. and "My Three Sons" as well as many others. He worked hard to make that dream come true, but he never could. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. in a 2009 interview with the Pratt Institute magazine Pratt Folio, invited a reporter from The New York Times. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. One of his finest hours involved a client accused of stealing a pair of slacks from a department store. http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/ by boot hill. Hes adopted by Graves Jim Newton, the owner of the Broken Wheel Ranch in California, and forms a strong bond with a wild horse named Fury. Failed to report flower. Thanks for your help! His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother, who raised him, changed the family name to Diamond. 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