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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: RGMike on February 10, 2006, 12:18:54 PM

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2006, 12:18:54 PM

Who? He played George'n'Weezy's white neighbor (the one married to a black woman) on The Jeffersons

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/02/10/entertainment/e083628S59.DTL

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: princessofcairo on February 10, 2006, 12:21:50 PM

now the jeffersons have no neighbors.

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2006, 12:51:58 PM

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now the jeffersons have no neighbors.

Is Paul Benedict dead too? I remember Roxie Roker passing some time ago.

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: princessofcairo on February 10, 2006, 01:18:17 PM

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Quote from: "princessofcairo"

now the jeffersons have no neighbors.

Is Paul Benedict dead too? I remember Roxie Roker passing some time ago.

he wasn't a neighbor, he was the doorman! :)

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: urth on February 10, 2006, 01:32:27 PM

Quote from: "RGMike"

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

now the jeffersons have no neighbors.

Is Paul Benedict dead too? I remember Roxie Roker passing some time ago.

And to tie two threads together, Roxie Roker was Lenny Kravitz' mother, yes?

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: princessofcairo on February 10, 2006, 01:43:27 PM

Quote from: "urth"

Quote from: "RGMike"

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

now the jeffersons have no neighbors.

Is Paul Benedict dead too? I remember Roxie Roker passing some time ago.

And to tie two threads together, Roxie Roker was Lenny Kravitz' mother, yes?

yes, indeed.

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2006, 01:59:37 PM

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

Quote from: "urth"

Quote from: "RGMike"

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

now the jeffersons have no neighbors.

Is Paul Benedict dead too? I remember Roxie Roker passing some time ago.

And to tie two threads together, Roxie Roker was Lenny Kravitz' mother, yes?

yes, indeed.

and no relation to Al Roker. :wink:

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: Gaz at da New Times on February 10, 2006, 03:17:46 PM

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

now the jeffersons have no neighbors.

Just "the Jefferson," singular: Weezy's gone, too.  :(

No idea about Paul Benedict, though.  Or Ned Wertimer (Ralph the Doorman). Or Zara Cully (Mother Jefferson).

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2006, 03:28:42 PM

Quote from: "Gaz at da New Times"

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

now the jeffersons have no neighbors.

Just "the Jefferson," singular: Weezy's gone, too.  :(

No idea about Paul Benedict, though.  Or Ned Wertimer (Ralph the Doorman). Or Zara Cully (Mother Jefferson).

per deadoraliveinfo.com, Ms Cully been daid since '78.

ooo! here's Slick Rick and the temptin' Temps, "Standing on the Top"!

"Temptations, SING!"

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: princessofcairo on February 10, 2006, 10:00:14 PM

Quote from: "Gaz at da New Times"

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

now the jeffersons have no neighbors.

Just "the Jefferson," singular: Weezy's gone, too.  :(

No idea about Paul Benedict, though.  Or Ned Wertimer (Ralph the Doorman). Or Zara Cully (Mother Jefferson).

gosh - i forgot about weezy. well who was paul benedict? i thought he was raplh.

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: RGMike on February 10, 2006, 10:10:01 PM

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

Quote from: "Gaz at da New Times"

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

now the jeffersons have no neighbors.

Just "the Jefferson," singular: Weezy's gone, too.  :(

No idea about Paul Benedict, though.  Or Ned Wertimer (Ralph the Doorman). Or Zara Cully (Mother Jefferson).

gosh - i forgot about weezy. well who was paul benedict? i thought he was raplh.

Paul Benedict was the British guy.  

I'm fascinated that Franklin Cover got a longer RIP thread than anybody since Wilson Pickett.

Title: RIP Franklin Cover
Post by: Gazoo on February 10, 2006, 10:22:22 PM

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per deadoraliveinfo.com, Ms Cully been daid since '78.

Must've been all those Bloody Marys.  Wow, I had no idea.  I don't think they ever wrote her out of the show.