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Bert Convy
Age: 57 (passed away Jul. 15th, 1991)
Height: 6' 1"
Birth Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Born: Jul. 23rd, 1933
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TRIVIA:
- Two Broadway musicals he appeared in ("Fiddler on the Roof" and "Cabaret") were later recreated for cinema. In both instances, the characters he played were changed to non-singing parts.
- In April 1990, Convy was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after collapsing while visiting his mother. It was there that he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and was given a short time to live, resulting in the relinquishing his role of host in a planned "Match Game 90" series. After seeking many treatments from several hospitals, Convy died from the tumor on July 15, 1991, eight days shy of his 58th birthday. He is buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.
- Bert's funeral took place on July 18, 1991, at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills. Among the celebrity attendees were 'Burt Reynolds (I)' (qv), Burt's then-wife 'Loni Anderson' (qv), 'Sally Struthers' (qv), 'Dom DeLuise' (qv) and 'Tom Poston' (qv).
- Was part of the 1950s pop group, The Cheers, along with Sue Allen and 'Gil Garfield' (qv). The trio had hit #6 with "Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots" in 1955.
- Convy played first base for a Philadelphia Phillies farm team before entering show business.
- Interred at Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California, USA, Court of Liberty, left of sidewalk.
- Spent a couple of years shuttling between college and Philadelphia Phillies farm clubs in outposts like Klamath Falls, Oreg. and Miami, Okla. In 1952 he managed to get on stage at UCLA in a non-speaking role as a butler in Molière's "The Imaginary Invalid".
- Attended the film program at UCLA.
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