Dallas’ star Larry Hagman dead at 81

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By Martin Weil, Saturday, November 24, 1:29 AM

Larry Hagman, 81, whose character J.R. Ewing on the celebrated television show “Dallas” became one of the most enduring villains in American television history, died in that Texas city Friday, according to a statement from his family.

He died at Medical City Dallas Hospital, the family said in a statement first released to the Dallas Morning News. The cause of death was complications from Hagman’s recent battle with cancer, his family said.
 


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If ever there was proof of Mencken's dictum that "Nobody ever went broke by underestimating the taste or intelligence of the American public" it was Dallas.




 
This makes me sad. I spent some time with him years ago, and he was a really nice man with a wicked sense of humor. R.I.P. :rose:
 
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