The TV actor Richard Dawson passed away at age 79, respectable.
Biography - A Short Wiki
Comic actor who was the original host of the game show Family Feud after previously being a regular on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and The New Dick Van Dyke Show.
He married Diana Dors in 1959, and the couple had two sons named Mark and Gary.
How did Richard Dawson die?
Esophageal Cancer caused Richard Dawson's death in 2012.
| Cause of death | Esophageal Cancer |
|---|---|
| Age of death | 79 years |
| Profession | Tv Actor |
| Birthday | November 20, 1932 |
| Death date | June 2, 2012 |
| Place of death | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place of burial | Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Quotes
About 30 million people see me every week – I’m a happy man.
Richard Dawson
The thing that I loved about ‘Feud,’ we froze a moment in time for these families that had never occurred before. That’s magic.
Richard Dawson
And I asked my mother about it; I said, ‘Is there something wrong?’ She said, ‘God… God makes people. You understand that, don’t you?’ And I said, ‘Yeah!’ She said, ‘Who makes a rainbow?” I said, ‘God.’ She said, ‘I never presumed to tell anyone who could make a rainbow what color to make children.’
Richard Dawson
There were people I know that got upset that I kissed people; I kissed them for luck and love, that’s all. That’s what my mother did to me. There were people upset that I would embrace or hug someone of another color.
Richard Dawson
Hogan’s Heroes’ lasted longer than the war.
Richard Dawson
