Failed to delete memorial. Diamond was a child star and young-adult actor in the 1950s through the early 1970s. Bobby Diamond, who portrayed a young orphan opposite Peter Graves and a wild stallion on the 1950s NBC series Fury, has died. Diamond died May 15 of cancer at Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., author and longtime friend Laurie Jacobson told The Hollywood Reporter. He is an Amer Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Participants in the tour entered and exited via a manhole. He envisioned the tunnel as a new terminus. In January 2004 he invited a reporter from The New York Times to take a trip on what remained. (1952), The Lady wants Mink (1953), Half a Hero (1953), Three Ring Circus (1954), The Americano (1954), Untamed (1955), To Hell and Back (1955), Its a Dog's Life (1956), This Could Be the Night (1957), The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1959), Airborne (1962), Billie (1965) and the TV movie The Silent Gun (1969). To use this feature, use a newer browser. We have set your language to Learn more about merges. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. We left the gate repair. After more than a year of searching, Mr. Diamond finally pinpointed one possible entrance, at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street. I wasnt sure if I wanted to be a lawyer, but it was a good way to stay in the United States and remain alive, he says. We knew he'd been ill for some time but it still hurt. Hes adopted by Graves Jim Newton, the owner of the Broken Wheel Ranch in California, and forms a strong bond with a wild horse named Fury. I was watching something that no one has seen in Brooklyn since 1956.. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Maintained by: Find a Grave Originally Created by: C.S. This account has been disabled. GREAT NEWS! Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? He played the title role of 'Private Pip' in a 1963 episode of the classic TV series "The Twilight Zone" titled "In Praise of Pip." "It would also be about something that needs to be buried . But the scholarship required him to work part of the year for Kodak, based in Rochester, N.Y. practically the Arctic north for a Brooklyn boy and he left after a year. Contact | 2006-2023 Year should not be greater than current year. I even got the pants back, he says. Mr. Diamond in 1997 with two of his beloved trolley cars. You can look it up, Excellent I remember him in that episode. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Bobby Diamond I found on Findagrave.com. He then became a lawyer, representing, among others, actors Paul Petersen and Kelsey Grammer. I used to be a great thief, he admits. Austin, Texas Obituary Send Flowers All Faiths Cremation Center Obituary Robert "Bobby" Diamond, 54, of Smithville, TX was unexpectedly called to his heavenly home on April 24, 2014. throughout the country. [4] He was offered the role of the middle son in My Three Sons, but turned it down in favor of working on Westinghouse Playhouse, a starring vehicle for Nanette Fabray,[1] which lasted only a single season against the other show's twelve. With the citys permission, Mr. Diamond started giving paid tours of the tunnel, one of the many ways during his life that he made ends meet. I saw him throw a triple twist, and I thought, not bad, says Tara, who wasnt impressed by his tales of stardom in Fury since it happened about the time she was born. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. [1], After Fury ended, Diamond had roles in a variety of other TV productions, such as a guest appearance in 1965 as Evan Hendricks on The Andy Griffith Show, and a recurring role in the final season of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Dobie's cousin "Dunky". Bobby has been captivating "Standing Room Only" audiences in major showrooms. Greg Castillo, one of the many people Mr. Diamond led on tours of the Atlantic Avenue tunnel, in 2008. Anthony "Tony" Santos, age 60 of Turlock, CA, passed away on January 5, 2023. Bobby Dimond Robert Henry Dimond (30 July 1930 - 30 May 2020) [1] was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. Robert Leroy "Bobby" Diamond (born August 23, 1943) is an American attorney in his native Los Angeles, California, who was a child star and young-adult actor in the 1950s through the early 1970s. By the early 1990s the group had acquired several vintage streetcars and free rent on a warehouse in Red Hook, a waterfront section of the borough that at the time was run-down. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Worse yet, for reasons of convenience in commuting to the set, he chose Nanette Fabrays weekly comedy series (a one-season flop) over My Three Sons, an instant hit which ran for 12 years. Bob Diamond, an engineering-school dropout who discovered a long-forgotten rail tunnel beneath Downtown Brooklyn and later spent more than 20 years trying to revive the boroughs trolley system, only to be stymied by bureaucratic wrangling and his own eccentricities, died on Aug. 21 at his home in the boroughs Kensington section. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Among his clients were Kelsey Grammer and Paul Petersen. Diamond portrays Pip, a soldier dying in Vietnam in 1963. Resend Activation Email. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Bobby Lee Bass of Diamond, Missouri, born in Carthage, Missouri, who passed away on February 14, 2022, at the age of 60, leaving to mourn family and friends. The outlandish story caught Mr. Diamonds imagination, and, lacking any clear career path, he dove into the hunt for the hidden railway. Diamond died May 15 of cancer at Los Robles Regional. Diamond didnt miss legitimate showbiz, especially the long rests between jobs. Died - 15 May 2019. Share Obituary Facebook Twitter reddit WhatsApp Email Print. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. [1], Diamond attended San Fernando Valley State College, where in addition to studying broadcast journalism, he competed in gymnastics on the rings. Robert Leroy Diamond, known as Bobby Diamond died on May 15, 2019. Born in Viniani, Karpenisi, Greece, he was the son of the late Constantine Gus Diamond and Maria Alataris Diamond. Mr. Diamond had just withdrawn from the electrical engineering program at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1979 when he overheard a radio interview with an author who claimed that John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, had not been captured and killed but had in fact escaped and managed to stash his diary in a secret rail tunnel in Brooklyn. Thanks, He was 75 when he died, not 70 (1943-2019), COPYRIGHT 2020 By TheLifeandTimesofHollywood.com, Stories From The Life and Times of Hollywood. David Quinlan and Alan Frank, Catherine (also Kate, Katherine) Woodville, 2006-2023 Full list by date of death. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Great decision, eh? But the trolley went no farther. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. From the moment Bobby walked on stage he was an instant hit. This is a carousel with slides. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. I think I have a sense of how Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin must have felt setting foot on its surface.. In the 2010s he consulted on a new proposal for a streetcar line running along the Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts, but that too failed. Bobby was born July 21, 1971 in Neosho, the son of . Sure. [1] Though the movie was well-received, his film career as an adult failed to take off, and his only other notable film roles were small parts in Billie (a 1965 Patty Duke comedy) and Scream (a 1981 slasher film). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199390132/bobby-diamond. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Pearl worked Bobby into movie extra roles, but the youngster learned a hard lesson after filming a scene for Ride, Vaquero, in which he handed a newspaper to Anthony Quinn. He cleared away enough dirt to open a hole beneath the arch, then dropped a rope ladder over the edge and climbed down. Bobby was born on Oct. 12, 1967, in Lewiston, Maine. He never gave up his dream of bringing streetcars back to his hometown. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. His flashlight beam disappeared into the darkness the brick-arched tunnel was about 1,600 feet long, 17 feet high and 21 feet wide. Diamond was formerly vice chairman and head of global fixed income and foreign exchange. Robert Stephen Turin was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 6, 1959. Syndicated Columnist: - Ross Martin . Bobby was a US Navy Veteran, retired Chief of Police for Linndale Village, the founder of Perpetual Motion Band, a pro bowler, a retired drum major for the Red Hackle Pipes and . [3] In 1955 he was cast as Joey Newton, an orphan who is taken in by rancher Jim Newton (played by Peter Graves ), who introduces him to a horse named Fury, after whom the series was named. I'll meet you at the front of the line. My Three Sonsran for 12 seasons,The Nanette Fabray Showone. Mr. Diamond at his home in Brooklyn in 2016. My first time inside the tunnel was akin to landing on the moon, he said in a 2009 interview with the Pratt Institute magazine Pratt Folio. He attended Ulysses S. Grant High School in Los Angeles and was an outstanding gymnast on the rings at San Fernando Valley State College (now Cal State Northridge). You can always change this later in your Account settings. David Peterson, 54 - May 2019. One of his finest hours involved a client accused of stealing a pair of slacks from a department store. But Mr. Diamond was unconvinced. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Diamond joined CS First Boston in 1992. The city removed all but a few feet of trolley track in the fall of 2003, but left several of his rail cars. Failed to report flower. Mr. Diamond filed a lawsuit claiming breach of contract, but it fizzled. With an oxygen tank in tow, he belly-crawled about 70 feet until he found the top of a brick arch. Bobby Diamond, who portrayed a young orphan opposite Peter Graves and a wild stallion on the 1950s NBC seriesFury, has died. All of a sudden I noticed I was nervous.. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. He told reporters, without evidence, that someone in the Brooklyn borough government was out to get him, perhaps in cahoots with a former volunteer who had broken off to form his own nonprofit trolley association. With the Vietnam draft staring him in the face, Diamond opted for the San Fernando Valley College of Law. He received permission to enter, and one day in 1981 he and several city officials popped open a manhole cover across from a bank that is now a Trader Joes. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Diamond was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles in 1943. I go to a birthday party where we go to see Vaquero. He and a team from National Geographic looked for it using a metal detector, but before they had definitive evidence the city once again barred him from the tunnel, this time claiming it was a fire hazard. There was an error deleting this problem. in a 2009 interview with the Pratt Institute magazine Pratt Folio, invited a reporter from The New York Times. There was a problem getting your location. Bobby was part of the CB radio community since 1976, an avid video game player . Tony was a 1980 graduate of Orestimba High School. ROBERT DALE FOUSEK, "Bobby Diamond", age 74; beloved husband of Joyce (nee Wallace) for 44 years; loving father of Christopher; son of the late Edward and Doris. Floyd's North Church Street Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of James G. Diamond please visit our Sympathy Store. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. He is an American attorney in his native Los Angeles, California. Bobby "Dirt Dobber" Diamond, 53, a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. Robert 'Bobby' Gene Horton, 47, Diamond, Missouri, passed away June 20, 2019 in a motor vehicle accident. He was selected to play for Australia and was a member of the 1948 Kangaroo Tour. He was listed as Robert Diamond in the cast credits during the first season in 1955. He was born in Port Jefferson, NY on July 22, 1972. Beloved son of Kay and the late Abby. Spartanburg, South Carolina October 6, 1936 - May 7, 2014 10/06/1936 05/07/2014 He is best remembered after more than a half-century for his role as Joey Clark Newton in the television series Fury, a western which ran on NBC from October 15, 1955 through March 19, 1960. WhenFuryended, Diamond said he turned down an opportunity to play one of the boys, Robbie Douglas (Don Grady), on a new show, ABCsMy Three Sons, in favor of working on another sitcom, NBCsThe Nanette Fabray Show. Try again later. By then he was something of a living legend in the borough, known as the Tunnel King, and dozens of reporters and onlookers came to watch. He was 75. Bob Diamond behind the wheel of a vintage trolley in a Brooklyn garage in 2002. Born - 23 August 1943, Los Angeles, California, USA. John was born. He came close to snaring the role of Robin on Batman, but the producer told him he was, at 21, too old. The show ran for five seasons, from October 1955 through March 1960, and then for years afterward in syndication. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Obituary | Gary R. Checkley | Parker Mortuary ROBERT DALE FOUSEK, "Bobby Diamond", age 74; beloved husband of Joyce (nee Wallace) for 44 years; loving father of Christopher; son of the late Edward and Doris. Thanks for your help! Died - 15 May 2019. [1][3][2], In 1986, he married Tara Parker, whom he had met at a gym; they had two children, but were subsequently divorced. Please try again later. (Both are ardent gymnasts.) His mother, Pearl, guided him into show business, and he made his way into such films asThe Greatest Show on Earth(1952),Gentlemen Prefer Blondes(1953),3 Ring Circus(1954) andTo Hell and Back(1955). If you don't see the obituary or death record that you are looking for, use this form to search our entire database. Donna Sue Reynolds, 80 - Jun 5, 2019. The "Twilight Zone" featuring Bob/Bobby Diamond was the season 5 opener "In Praise of Pip." Later that year Mr. Diamond was emerging from a tour of the Atlantic Avenue tunnel when he was met by police officers, who handcuffed him and served him with a summons, claiming that he did not have permission to enter. [3] In 1955 he was cast as Joey Newton, an orphan who is taken in by rancher Jim Newton (played by Peter Graves), who introduces him to a horse named Fury, after whom the series was named. Bobby Diamond - Biography. based on information from your browser. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. [1] [2] His mother pushed him and his brother Gary into show business, and he appeared in small roles in a series of films in the early 1950s, beginning with a bit part in The Greatest Show on Earth in 1952. [3][4], Diamond died of cancer at Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, California, aged 75, in 2019. [3] He was also considered for the role of Robin in the Batman TV series, but at 21 was thought to be too old, and lost the role to Burt Ward. Posted by Paul Petersen on the "A Minor Consideration" Facebook page. Born - 23 August 1943, Los Angeles, California, USA It was a great relief when nothing exploded, Mr. Diamond told The New York Times. Diamond was a child star and young-adult actor in the 1950s through the early 1970s. The mid-1990s found the city swooning over a streetcar revival plans were in place for a line crossing Midtown Manhattan and Mr. Diamond quickly secured over $300,000 in federal and local grants. He was born Feb. 1, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, to Robert and. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Bobby Diamond will absolutely leave you. But all you see is my hand coming up and giving Quinn the paper. Based in Tokyo, he was chairman, president and chief executive officer of CS First Boston Pacific, responsible for investment banking, equity, fixed income and foreign exchange for the Pacific region. Try again later. Mixing careers as an actor and attorney after this, he could briefly be glimpsed in Scream (1981), his last film. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Since he was a child, he had dreamed of bringing back Brooklyns trolley system. Try again. His girlfriend and only immediate survivor, Sharon Rozsay, said the cause was a stroke followed by a brief illness. Upgrade now. Born - 23 August 1943, Los Angeles, California, USA The money I was making wasnt phenomenal, and it was just something to do. He wasnt caught, he says, but at 22, he stopped cold. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Stay up-to-date on event information as well as memories shared on Robert Alan Diamonds Tribute Wall. Bob Diamond, the Tunnel King of Brooklyn, Dies at 61, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/28/nyregion/bob-diamond-dead.html. He even invented a transformer that allowed the trolleys to draw power from the citys electrical system without having to use a substation. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. His father, Max Turin, worked in the garment industry, and his mother, Elsa Brill, sold cosmetics. Sven-Bertil Taube; Leslie Phillips; Andrew Prine; Martin Vaughan; Leslie Jordan; Ron Masak; Robbie Coltrane (Dame) Angela Lansbury A system error has occurred. He also became obsessed with rumors that a locomotive, used to pull cars along the underground line, was still hidden behind a wall in the tunnel. In 2002, the city announced that it was withdrawing support. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Light-haired Hollywood boy actor of the early 1950s, best recalled now as the horse-loving teenager of the TV series Fury, which ran through five seasons and more than 100 episodes and saw him co-starring with Peter Graves and a stallion named Highland Dale, who played Fury. OnFury the story of a horse and the boy who loves him, as it said in the opening Diamond starred as Joey Clark, a troubled youngster. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. 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Throughout his high school and college years, Diamond had parts on a variety of seriesMr. He graduated from Diamond High School in 1979 and was a parts supervisor for Fabick Caterpillar in Joplin. He began abusing drugs and alcohol and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. [1][2], "Bobby Diamond, Boy With a Horse on the 1950s TV Series 'Fury,' Dies at 75", "Bobby Diamond's Grown-Up and a Lawyer, but the Kid from Fury Hasn't Stopped Horsing Around", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Diamond&oldid=1093610427, This page was last edited on 17 June 2022, at 18:23. Sorry! First he discovered a long-forgotten rail tunnel. Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home & Crematory | Council Bluffs, IA - Supported by SRS Computing and TA. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Died - 15 May 2019. Light-haired Hollywood boy actor of the early 1950s, best recalled now as the horse-loving teenager of the TV series Fury, which ran through five seasons and more than 100 episodes and saw him co-starring with Peter Graves and a stallion named Highland Dale, who played Fury. Mr. Diamond dropped in but the hole was only three feet deep. Discovering the tunnel was more than a lark. Later, he received top billing inAirborne(1962), a movie about paratroopers, and appeared inBillie(1965), a comedy that starred Patty Duke as an athletic tomboy. There was, however, a narrow space headed west, toward the East River. Most historians said it had been demolished. In a minute.. Over five years of legal maneuverings, he not only discredited a key prosecution witness but jacked up the out-of-court settlement in his clients favor from $5,000 to $250,000. Born on November 14, 1959, his infectious laugh and charismatic nature brought great . (Big sister Arlene escaped the act and grew up to be a secretary; Gary is now also a lawyer.) Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. DIAMOND ROBERT "BOB" BERNARD 87, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey passed away Monday, July 20, 2020. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The motivation was I was cheap. Janet Buening - May 12, 2019. During what he calls his filet mignon stage, he nipped prime cuts of meat from supermarkets, stowing them in a slit in his coat for later consumption. In spite of Diamonds persuasive talents, personal commitment evaded him until the ripe old age of 39, when he met 22-year-old Tara Parker in a gym. Bobby Diamond, who portrayed a young orphan opposite Peter Graves and a wild stallion on the 1950s NBC series 'Fury,' has died. He is best remembered after more than a half-century for his role as Joey Clark Newton in the television series Fury, a . Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. The show, broadcast on NBC, ran until 1960. My first time inside the tunnel, he said, was akin to landing on the moon.. Survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Elsa (ne Statzell); daughter Susan Diamond Burgos and. On May 1, 1997, Mr. Diamond piloted a short line of Pullman cars about 600 feet along the waterfront in Red Hook. A private memorial will be held at his home on a date to be announced. Legend has it he was in the running to portray Robin the Boy Wonder on ABCsBatmanbefore producers decided that at 21 he was too old and went with Burt Ward instead. Mr. Diamond in recent years found a new subterranean object of desire: a short pneumatic-powered rail line that had been built in the 1870s beneath City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan. You do not have permission to delete messages in this group, Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Bobbi Jo Diamond Kaufman to show support. Please reset your password. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Robert 'Bobby' Gene Horton on this permanent online memorial. Bobby lived in the area his entire life. A son of a real estate broker and a housewife, Robert Diamond was born Aug. 23, 1943. Learn more about managing a memorial . The tunnel, he established, had been built by the Long Island Rail Road Company in 1844 and apparently ran to the waterfront, but it was closed in 1861 because of the companys financial difficulties. The brother who had joined him in their tap-dance act as kids also became a lawyer. Bobby was known around Pittsburgh for his musical contributions and live performances, most notably with Science Fiction Idols and Trash Vegas. Mr. Diamond was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, where he served on the Parish Council Board and was also a member of the Evrytanian Association.
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