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Dean Jones, boyish Disney star, dies at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) Dean Jones, whose boyish good looks and all-American manner made him Disney's favorite young actor for such lighthearted films as "That Darn Cat!" and "The Love Bug," has died of Parkinson's disease. He was 84.
He died Monday in Los Angeles, Jones' publicist Richard Hoffman said Wednesday.
Jones' long association with The Walt Disney Co. began after he received an unexpected call from Walt Disney himself, who praised his work on the TV show "Ensign O'Toole," noting it had "some good closing sequences." Jones, himself a former Navy man, played the title role in the 1962 sitcom...
http://my.xfinity.com/articles/entertainment/20150902/US--Obits-Dean.Jones/
LOS ANGELES (AP) Dean Jones, whose boyish good looks and all-American manner made him Disney's favorite young actor for such lighthearted films as "That Darn Cat!" and "The Love Bug," has died of Parkinson's disease. He was 84.
He died Monday in Los Angeles, Jones' publicist Richard Hoffman said Wednesday.
Jones' long association with The Walt Disney Co. began after he received an unexpected call from Walt Disney himself, who praised his work on the TV show "Ensign O'Toole," noting it had "some good closing sequences." Jones, himself a former Navy man, played the title role in the 1962 sitcom...
http://my.xfinity.com/articles/entertainment/20150902/US--Obits-Dean.Jones/
Where have the years gone ?