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Roger V just died
Fuck it
I had to join the legends of the God Father
THE ACTORS: Necrology
Nineteen years elapsed between the shooting of Part I (1971)
and the completion of Part III (1990). At least 14 actors and the composer died
Actors who died
AFTER their characters died:
STERLING HAYDEN (McCluskey) (3/26/16-5/23/86)
JOHN CAZALE (Fredo) (d. 3/12/78)
MICHAEL V. GAZZO (Pentangeli) (4/5/23-2/14/95)
RICHARD CASTELLANO (Clemenza) (9/4/33[34?]-12/10/88)
LEE STRASBERG (Roth) (11/17/01-2/17/82)
LENNY MONTANA (Luca Brasi)
RICHARD CONTE (Barzini) (3/24/14[16?]-4/15/75)
RUDY BOND (Don Ottilio Cuneo) (d. 3/29/82)
FAY SPAIN (Mrs. Roth) (d. 5/83)
BILL BOWERS (Chairman of Senate committee)
AL LETTIERI (Sollozzo) (2/24/28-10/18/75)
TOM ROSQUI (Rocco) (6/12/28-4/12/91; cancer)
Actors who died BEFORE their characters died:
FRANK PUGLIA - would have played Bonasera in Part I
JOHN MARLEY (Woltz) (1907-5/22/84)
JOE SPINELL (Willy Cicci) (1938-1/13/89)
CORRADO GAIPA (Tommasino) - Vittorio Duse played the part in III
Others who have died
MARIO PUZO, author/screenwriter (d. 7/2/99)
CARMINE COPPOLA, composer (d. 4/26/91)
NINO ROTA, composer (1911-1979)
LAURINDO ALMEIDA, guitarist (d. 7/95)
TROY DONAHUE (Merle Johnson) (d. 9/2/01; heart attack)
CHARACTERS who died BEFORE the actors died:
TOM HAGEN - Cause of death: salary disagreement
ROCCO LAMPONE - decided he couldn't have lived (d. 1991)
CLEMENZA - Cause of death: salary disagreement (d. 1988)
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