Paul Lynde
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In 1960 he appeared on Broadway as the father Henry McAfee in the play ''Bye Bye Birdie''. He also appeared in the same role in the film version co-starring Dick Van Dyke and Ann-Margret which was released in 1963. | In 1960 he appeared on Broadway as the father Henry McAfee in the play ''Bye Bye Birdie''. He also appeared in the same role in the film version co-starring Dick Van Dyke and Ann-Margret which was released in 1963. | ||
| − | On the 17th of July 1965, Paul and his companion James "Bing" Davidson checked into the Drake Hotel in San Francisco. Bing, age 24, was a relatively new actor, who had joined the Screen Actors Guild in May 1963 and had played a part in May 1965 in the 20th Century Fox film "Take Her She's Mine". | + | On the 17th of July 1965, Paul and his companion James "Bing" Davidson checked into the Drake Hotel in San Francisco. Bing, age 24, was a relatively new actor, who had joined the Screen Actors Guild in May 1963. He was in the 1963 movie "Move Over Darling" starring [[Doris Day]] and James Garner, and had played a part in May 1965 in the 20th Century Fox film "Take Her She's Mine". |
Early on the 18th of July 1965, after they both had been drinking, Bing said "Watch me do a trick" and then stepped out of the window. He clung for two minutes to the ledge by his fingertips, attempting to pull himself back in, but instead fell eight stories to his death, while passersby screamed and stared. His death was listed as accidental. He was buried in the Grand Island Cemetery. Bing was the son of the James Davidsons' of Grand Island, Nebraska. | Early on the 18th of July 1965, after they both had been drinking, Bing said "Watch me do a trick" and then stepped out of the window. He clung for two minutes to the ledge by his fingertips, attempting to pull himself back in, but instead fell eight stories to his death, while passersby screamed and stared. His death was listed as accidental. He was buried in the Grand Island Cemetery. Bing was the son of the James Davidsons' of Grand Island, Nebraska. | ||
