NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Imagesīut alcoholism dogged Lynde for much of the rest of his life. Lynde continued with his role on “Bewitched” and, the next year, became a famously snarky, often playfully racy, square on the game show “The Hollywood Squares.” He was nominated for three daytime Emmys during his time as the center square.Ī 1973 episode of "The Hollywood Squares." Paul Lynde is the center square.
After the initial news coverage died down, the story disappeared from the press. The accident, although shocking, didn’t slow Lynde’s career. Davidson’s remains were returned to his family in Grand Island, Nebraska, where he is buried. The coroner’s office ruled it an accidental death. 'Potentially deadly' heat coming to California: Death Valley could hit 130 degrees.‘You failed, bro’: SF’s most famous pot brand sued for fraud.Aaron Rodgers living his dream with Kevin from ‘The Office’ at the American Century Championship in Tahoe.'Skiplagging' airfare hack under fire again after American Airlines nabs teen trying it.
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James Davidson is seen in the top left in an uncredited role in the 1965 movie "Harlow." Paramount Studios/Screenshot He only appeared in three movies: “Take Her, She’s Mine,” a Jimmy Stewart comedy vehicle in 1963, “Move Over, Darling” in 1963 and the aforementioned “Harlow.” He was uncredited in each of the roles. There are few mentions of Davidson in the press. His voice, which can be heard briefly in the 1965 Jean Harlow biopic “Harlow,” was deep and arresting.īut success was slow. He was movie-star handsome with clean-cut, “Beach Blanket Bingo” friendliness in his smile.
He moved from Nebraska to Hollywood a few years prior, like so many others, hoping to make it in show business. Paul Lynde as Uncle Arthur on a 1970 episode of "Bewitched." ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Imagesĭavidson was 24. He brought his lively comedy to practically every major variety and talk show of the era and, just a few months prior to Davidson’s death, debuted the role he would become best known for: Uncle Arthur on “Bewitched.” After finding success on Broadway, playing Harry McAfee in “Bye Bye Birdie” on stage and in the film adaptation, he quickly became a television mainstay by the early ’60s. He often played intentionally over-the-top campy characters, and his sexuality, although never talked about publicly, was something of an open secret. Lynde, then 39, was one of America’s most famous gay performers of the 1960s. Paul Lynde and James Davidson were in very different places in their careers in July 1965. Then, screaming was heard on the street outside.
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