He was Piglet

There are actors who have well known faces and voices but no one knows their names. John Fieldler is one of those actors. He had a very successful career appearing in films and televisions as well as on the Broadway stage. He is most remembered on television as the milquetoast put upon Mr. Peterson on "The Bob Newhart Show". He was also famous for being the voice of Piglet in the Walt Disney "Winnie the Pooh" movies. 

Born in Wisconsin in the year 1925 Fiedler joined the navy in World War II. When the was was over he moved to New York where he started acting. He first memorable role was that of Juror #2 in "Twelve Angry Men". He reprized the role in the film version. He was also in Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" playing Oscar's nervous poker buddy Vinnie. He worked consistently through out the 50's, 60's 70's and the 80's. 
John Fiedler was never married and died in the Lillian Booth Actors home in New Jersey in 2005 at the age of 80.

The Forgotten Woman

Yvette Vickers was once for a minute or two a star. Her brief stardom was pretty amazing and fast in coming. It also left equally as fast. Yvette Vickers is now known more for the way she died than anything else in her life. Ms. Vickers mummified remains were found in her Benedict Canyon home over a year after her death. 
Born in Kansas City Missouri to a Jazz musician she traveled the country with her parents for work and eventually settled in Los Angeles. Vickers studied at UCLA starting as a journalism major but found she liked acting and changed majors. It was while attending UCLA She started making local television commercials. Upon graduation Yvette moved to New York to do some modeling work. She soon found herself back in Los Angeles where she made her first film appearance in an un-credited role in "Sunset Boulevard". This sadly was the most high brow film she was ever to be involved in. One of her next films was "Reform School Girls" but her masterpiece was "The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman". Vickers mad a few more films including "Attack of the Giant Leeches". "Beach Party" and "What's the Matter With Helen?". It was TV that was her bread and butter. She made guest appearances on TV through out the 1960's and 1970's. Her last film role was in the movie "Evil Spirits". During the 1990's Vickers released a jazz CD dedicated to her parents. In 1959 Vickers was Playmate of the Month in Playboy Magazine. Russ Myers shot her centerfold.
The five foot three inch Yvette Vickers was married three times and was a in long-time  relationship with Jim Hutton. She was also know as being the date of Lee Marvin and Cary Grant. Her life in later years was very quite although she would make appearances and do autograph events. Her neighbors described her as very nice and very quiet, keeping to her self. 
The quiet life is what makes her death so sad. no one had noticed she wasn't around. It was finally a mail man who figured out that something wasn't right. When her house was entered and her body discovered it was well over a year since anyone had last seen her. 

The Ornery Boss

Edward Andrews had an amazing career. He was always the ornery boss or crabby father or the slight untrustworthy executive.  He worked a lot once hit his 40's until that time he managed to get by but when he came to his age he rocketed to character actor stardom. 
Edward Andrews was born in Georgia in 1914 to an Episcopal minster and moved many times throughout his childhood. After studying at the University of Virginia Andres made his Broadway debut in 1935 at the age of 21. He toiled in the New York theater scene until he was in his 40's and made the move to Hollywood. Andrews appeared in films such as "Send Me No Flowers" with Rock Hudson and Doris Day, "Elmer Gantry", "How to Frame a Figg", "Tora,Tora,Tora" the list goes on and on.
Andrews also did lots of television. He was a constant on sitcoms and in dramas. He also had reoccurring roles including a regular role in the 60's drama Broadside on ABC. He once played a drug dealing mortician on "Mod Squad".  One of his last roles was Jack Tripper's grandfather on "Threes Company".
Edward Andrews died in 1985 from a heart attack. He was 70 years old.

Kravitz vs Kravitz

When one thinks nosy neighbor the first thing you think of is Gladys Kravitz the neighbor of Samantha and Darren Stephens on the television show "Bewitched". Mrs. Kravitz was played by two women the first was Lice Pearce from 1964 until her death at age 48 in 1966. She was replaced by Sandra Gould who played the role until the shows ending in 1971.

Both actresses played the nosy neighbor to the hilt. Pearce played the role a little more manically than Gould. Gould's Gladys Kravitz was more insane and institutionalized. They both played Mrs. Kravitz hilariously. She is the one mortal character on the show who was  aware that there was something funny going on in the house across the street. Her long suffering husband Abner tolerated her but also thought she was insane. 

Beverly Hills' Witch's House

There was a period in Los Angeles when fairy tale architecture was all the rage. What fairy tale architecture is is something that could only happen in Hollywood the land of make believe. These were homes and businesses that were built in the style of homes in fairy tales; they have the look of a house that Hansel and Gretel might just live in. One of the most famous is the Witch's House (actually known as the Spandena house) located in the very glam Beverly Hills. It was built in 1921 by a Hollywood art director named Harry Oliver for a film company in Culver City. The house was moved to its current location in 1934 where it became the family home of the Spandena family. It was originally surrounded by a moat and intentionally overgrown looking English style garden. The Spandena family lived there unti selling it in the 1960's. the house slowly fell into disrepair and in the 1990's it was once again up for sale. The location is a prime spot in Beverly Hills ( the corner of Carmelita and Walden Drives) and most people were interested in buying it as a tear down. Local Realtor Michael Libow bought the house and started restoring it. He put up a large wall around the property that caused a local uproar as the neighbor's assume he was tearing it down. The house now it completely restored and a beloved local landmark. It can also be seen in the movie Clueless. It is a must see when visiting Beverly Hills.

Vincent Minnelli's Abandoned Mansion

On a corner of Sunset Blvd. in Beverly Hills across the street from the world famous Beverly Hills Hotel is an abandoned and decaying mansion. This was once the glamorous home of film director Vincent Minnelli. It was in this house that Minnelli died in 1988. The house was left in his will to his only daughter Liza. The will also had a stipulation in the will that Minnelli's widow Lee be allowed to live there. Lee Minnelli did indeed live in the house but in 2000 Liza wanted to sell the house and offered to buy her stepmother a condo. Lee refused the offer and stayed in the mansion. Liza in an effort to get Lee to move out stopped paying all the bills. The electricity was turned off and the garden was left to grow. There were servants who stayed on working for Lee Minnelli for free. 

Well Liza did eventually sell the house and Lee died. There were lots of problems with the sale and the new owners still have done nothing with the place just letting it decay. Squatters eventually took of residence in what was left of this once beautiful Hollywood Regency style mansion. There it sits sad and neglected in one of the most prestigious neighborhoods in Los Angeles.  

Ding Dong The Witch is Dead

Fred Phelps one of the most hate filled human beings has finally died and his spew of hate has been silenced. No one should be wished dead but there are those who's death's is a relief. 

Fred Phelps was a horrid man with twisted views that made zero sense. Why would any one in their right mind picket outside of a dead service member's funeral? His hatred was unbelievable and had to have something to do with his own insecurities and self worth. He is to be pitied not hated. One must take the high road when one encounters such repugnant people. Pity him as he spent so much of his life hating instead of living. He is dead so hopefully his ideas will go with him.