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Forbes
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Lynn Hamilton, ‘The Waltons' And Sanford And Son' Actress, Dies At 95
JERSEY CITY, NJ - DECEMBER 02: Actress Lynn Hamilton attends the 40th Anniversary Reunion Of ''The ... More Waltons'' at Landmark Loew's - Jersey City on December 2, 2011 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by) Getty Images Lynn Hamilton, who is remembered as Verdie Grant Foster on family drama The Waltons and Donna Harris, Fred's (Redd Foxx) girlfriend on sitcom Sanford and Son , died Thursday of natural causes at her home in Chicago. She was 95. Born April 25, 1930, Hamilton began her career in community theatre in Chicago and debuted on Broadway in Only in America in 1959. She appeared in three other Broadway plays, several Off-Broadway plays and spent three years with the New York Shakespeare Festival, eventually segueing to television with guest appearances on series like Room 222 , Then Came Bronson , Mannix and Gunsmoke . Hamilton initially debuted as the landlady in the seventh episode of Sanford and Son before being upgraded to Fred's love interest. She appeared in 22 episodes through the six seasons of the Norman Lear sitcom and began an also recurring on The Waltons as the family's neighbor Verdie Grant, who John-Boy (Richard Thomas) teaches to read. Eventually Verdie marries Harley Foster (Hal Williams) and ultimately appears in 17 episodes through the nine-season run of The Waltons. SANFORD AND SON — "The Engagement/The Member of the Wedding" Episode 9 — Aired 11/9/73 — Pictured: ... More (l-r) Dorothy Meyer as Aunt Flossie, Esther Sutherland as Aunt Minnie, Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford, Lynn Hamilton as Donna Harris, Demond Wilson as Lamont Sanford, DeForest Covan as Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson, Mel Bryant as Uncle Jake, Bobby Johnson as Uncle Edgar — Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank NBCUniversal via Getty Images LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 30: THE WALTONS Lynn Hamilton as Verdie Foster, left and Joan Pringle as ... More Esther on "The Illusion". Image dated August 30, 1978. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) CBS via Getty Images Additionally, Hamilton was reunited with Hal Williams in five episodes of Marla Gibbs sitcom 227 , she played Cissie Johnson, one of the ex-cons on the 1991-92 syndicated nighttime soap Dangerous Women and appeared in multiple episodes of daytime drama Sunset Beach and legal drama The Practice. Other TV show guest spots included The Rockford Files , The Golden Girls , Murphy Brown , Sisters , NYPD Blue , Curb Your Enthusiasm and Judging Amy . Hamilton appeared in the reunion TV movies A Waltons Thanksgiving Reunion and A Walton Easter in 1993 and 1997, respectively. And her final on-air appearance was in an episode of the crime drama Cold Case in 2009. Hamilton was married to poet and playwright Frank Jenkins ( Driving While Black in Beverly Hills ) from 1964 until his death in 2014.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Mount Vernon city worker hurt while trimming tree dies from injuries
A Mount Vernon public works employee hurt on the job this week has died from his injuries, the city announced. Juan Peralta Sr. passed away Friday, June 20, three days after undergoing emergency surgery following an accident Tuesday morning while he was trimming a tree near the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Fifth Street. "This is a devastating loss for the Mount Vernon team, the Peralta family, and our community," said Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard in a news release issued by the city. "His work ethic and passion for this work, his family, and this community were exceptional. He will be sorely missed." Peralta had more than five decades of experience as an arborist and horticulturist, working for 20 years at the New York Botanical Gardens and for 35 years for Alpine Tree Service. He became a part-time laborer in the Department of Public Works more than a decade ago, then became a motor equipment operator and then a tree-trimmer, always known for his reliability, humility and dedication to the community, the city said in the release. Former Mayor Richard Thomas issued a statement calling Peralta a "quiet giant". Thomas said Peralta came to the city from the Dominican Republic in 1968 "with nothing but love for his family, strength in his back, and a deep hope for a better future." "He found that future in Mount Vernon, and helped build it for the rest of us," Thomas wrote. "He worked with care, dignity, and a quiet pride that never sought recognition but always earned respect." Thomas said Peralta's legacy of community service was best seen in his son's progression through the Mount Vernon Fire Department. Two years ago Juan Peralta Jr. became the city's first Hispanic deputy fire chief. He said the younger Peralta "stands as living proof of what every parent dreams of, that their child might rise higher, serve greater, and live a life even fuller than their own. That is the American Dream. That is the Mount Vernon story." This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Mount Vernon NY mourns death of Juan Peralta Sr. after work accident
Reuters
04-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Jefferies hires Lazard's Thomas for activism defense, sources say
NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) - Jefferies (JEF.N), opens new tab has hired a veteran Lazard banker as global head of the firm's activism defense practice, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, as more corporations face pressure from activist investors. The New York-headquartered bank is bringing on Richard Thomas, a managing director who has served as co-head of Lazard's Equity Advisory practice, the people said. Thomas will replace Chris Young, who had been the head of activism at Jefferies and is leaving the bank, said the people who were not authorized to discuss personnel matters publicly. Thomas will report to Chris Roop, who is head of mergers and acquisitions for the Americas. Bloomberg first reported the news of Thomas' move. A Jefferies representative declined to comment. Thomas and Young did not respond to requests for comment. The move comes as many banks are paying more attention to defending their clients from the overtures of investors flexing their muscle and demanding a host of changes from selling the company to switching out the chief executive officer. While protecting companies against pushy investors was once a nice-to-have add-on service, it has become a lucrative business that major investment banks and many boutiques are scrambling to offer clients. In April, JPMorgan hired two managing directors to beef up its activism defense group and other banks are said to be looking to make new hires, bankers and lawyers said. Jefferies ranked 10th in Bloomberg's tally of Global Financial Advisers last year, trailing Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Bank of America, which claimed the top three spots in defending companies against activists last year. At the same time, Jefferies has been on a broader hiring spree, having most recently poached four senior tech bankers from Guggenheim Partners.
CTV News
24-05-2025
- CTV News
Author to honour 50th anniversary of Chi-Cheemaun
This marks the 50th season of the Chi-Cheemaun ferry bring passengers from the Bruce Peninsula to Manitoulin Island. Ian Campbell reports. This marks the 50th season of the Chi-Cheemaun ferry bring passengers from the Bruce Peninsula to Manitoulin Island. Ian Campbell reports. It's an iconic symbol of summer, the Chi-Cheemaun, and it's about to be memorialized in a book for all to see as it sets sail for its 50th year. Historian and author Richard Thomas has been busy working on the project, in coordination with the Owen Sound Transportation Company, and is looking for help from those who have memorable stories involving the Chi-Cheemaun. 'It's a great story and I ride Chi-Cheemaun probably about a dozen times every summer myself,' said Thomas. 'So it's a subject that's near and dear to my heart.' For decades now, Chi-Cheemaun (otherwise known as *Big Canoe*) has been making the trek to Manitoulin Island and back ferrying summer lovers across the Georgian Bay and cutting hours off car trips. 'Chi-Cheemaun really is an iconic symbol of Great Lakes travel. For many people, it's the biggest ship they'll ever be on in their lives and so it's a special trip,' he said. According to Thomas, the biggest issues with Chi-Cheemaun's predecessors was the line-ups. They couldn't keep up with demand which led to it's creation at a Collingwood shipyard. 'I've heard lots of great stories so far, people are very generous with reaching out. I'm up to three couples who were married on Chi-Cheemaun who have shared photos and stories with me so I'll be including some of those,' he said. 'There have been a number of people talking about the iconic nature of Chi-Cheemaun, they remember as little kids travelling on Chi-Cheemaun with grandma to go over to the cottage and now as adults they take their own children on board. It's a real generational story.' Thomas says he's hoping to gather information about special trips they've had on the ferry, whether it was the good or worst passage ever along with any other interesting tidbits. 'I've gotten up to the point where Chi-Cheemaun is being built and I've actually interviewed about a dozen men form the shipyards who worked on Chi-Cheemaun back in 73 and 74 and I've got some great stories about them and the one thing I'll say that came through loud and clear from the shipyard workers was the sense of pride that they all have that Chi-Cheemaun is still sailing,' he added. No word yet on when the ferry plans to launch for the summer season. To reach Richard Thomas or to contribute to his work, he can be reached at chicheemaun50@
The Independent
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Mea Culpa: Struggling to recall
When we moved from being a print newspaper to a digital one, we naturally had to let go of conventions that worked on paper but didn't translate to the new medium. Some that were kept are curious even to those in the newsroom. The pull-quote – a line reprinted in the body of its parent story, in larger font than the main text – is one such curiosity. I think it was an effective tool in print, where it could jump off the page and draw a reader into a story. It can't do this in a digital story, where it is hidden until a reader scrolls down the page to a point where they can see it. Not to mention they have already clicked on the story. But the pull-quote still has its advocates, who say it can break up a wall of text and draw attention to a line that might have been skimmed over. The latter argument was pushed to an extreme in a recent feature, where we placed a pull-quote directly above the same words in the body of the text. Thanks to Mick O'Hare, who did not skim over this shoddy placement. I spy: Poor Greenland is back in the news for its trouble with the US president. A headline for a news in brief item read: 'Denmark recalls US ambassador over Greenland spying report.' This suggests that Denmark was calling back its ambassador from Washington. Denmark was actually summoning Washington's ambassador to report to the foreign office in Copenhagen. We managed to get this right in the article. As Richard Thomas notes, only the US has the power to recall its diplomats. If it were to do so at this time, Denmark would have to wait. New direction: In a report on a murder trial involving a body buried under concrete we wrote: 'A forensics officer said he became suspicious after he noticed poured concrete that looked different and newer to other cement on the ground under the stairs [of the house]...' We've used 'different to' interchangeably with 'different from' for years – not without controversy – but 'newer to' wouldn't be correct even if we swapped in 'from'. In the US it would be acceptable to keep the pooled positional by writing 'different and newer than' but this would be unsightly to some readers in Britain. We could have gone with 'different to and newer than'. But there was a simpler way: to say 'it looked different and newer' and allow the context to tell the reader that we meant this was in relation to the other concrete. Thanks to Paul Edwards for flagging this one. Messing about in boats: Speaking of things that would be acceptable in the US, we once again used 'careened' in place of 'careered'. 'Careening' used to mean turning a boat on its side to clean it and, understandably, does not get used much in this sense. As has been said before in this column, 'careen' has been misused as 'career' enough that it is now widely accepted to mean 'moving swiftly and in an uncontrolled way'. But there are many who prefer 'careering'. We have repeatedly pledged to stick with the original to keep everyone happy. Roger Thetford held us to our word.
