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. Bob Diamond, a passionate transit advocate who rediscovered a long-abandoned rail tunnel under Brooklyn, died on Saturday, Aug. 21 at his home in Flatbush. Bobby has been captivating "Standing Room Only" audiences in major showrooms. Family members linked to this person will appear here. I was watching something that no one has seen in Brooklyn since 1956.. Year should not be greater than current year. 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. Janet Buening - May 12, 2019. A change in administrations at City Hall, the rapid gentrification of Red Hook and Mr. Diamonds failure to raise private donations, which the city said were required to keep the grants going, brought the project to a halt. Contact | 2006-2023 His death was confirmed by his longtime girlfriend, Sharon Rozsay, who said he had died at home after suffering a stroke while dealing with a bad virus (though not COVID . cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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. Tony was a 1980 graduate of Orestimba High School. This browser does not support getting your location. Survivors include his sons, Robbie and Jesse. 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 graduated from Diamond High School in 1979 and was a parts supervisor for Fabick Caterpillar in Joplin. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Would I do a remake of Fury? he asks. The city removed all but a few feet of trolley track in the fall of 2003, but left several of his rail cars. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Bobby Diamond, who portrayed a young orphan opposite Peter Graves and a wild stallion on the 1950s NBC series 'Fury,' has died. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. He never gave up his dream of bringing streetcars back to his hometown. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. 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. Bobby Diamond of "Fury" fame, a boyhood idol of mine along with Lee Aaker from RinTin Tin, had passed away at age 75. Diamond's father, a waterfront two-bit numbers runner (Jack Klugman) receives a military telegram informing him of such and is prompted into lamenting "Vietnam? Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Robert 'Bobby' Gene Horton on this permanent online memorial. Diamond didnt miss legitimate showbiz, especially the long rests between jobs. He cleared away enough dirt to open a hole beneath the arch, then dropped a rope ladder over the edge and climbed down. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? There is a problem with your email/password. Failed to remove flower. Try again. 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. (Big sister Arlene escaped the act and grew up to be a secretary; Gary is now also a lawyer.) 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). Since he was a child, he had dreamed of bringing back Brooklyns trolley system. Born. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. 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. I even got the pants back, he says. On May 1, 1997, Mr. Diamond piloted a short line of Pullman cars about 600 feet along the waterfront in Red Hook. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199390132/bobby-diamond. His funeral will be private. Sorry! https://www.facebook.com/minorcon/posts/2261584917238447, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Diamond. Robert Leroy Diamond, known as Bobby Diamond died on May 15, 2019. He is remembered for playing 'Joey Clark Newton' in the TV series "Fury" (1955-1960). (Newtons wife and son recently had been killed by a drunk driver.). 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. 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. 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. All Rights Reserved. Bobby Diamond, who portrayed a young orphan opposite Peter Graves and a wild stallion on the 1950s NBC seriesFury, has died. Mixing careers as an actor and attorney after this, he could briefly be glimpsed in Scream (1981), his last film. 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. It was a great relief when nothing exploded, Mr. Diamond told The New York Times. Thanks for your help! (Both are ardent gymnasts.) 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. I think I have a sense of how Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin must have felt setting foot on its surface.. Other credits included The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Ride, Vaquero! He began abusing drugs and alcohol and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. We have set your language to Beloved son of Kay and the late Abby. Weve updated the security on the site. 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). He is an American attorney in his native Los Angeles, California. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. A son of a real estate broker and a housewife, Robert Diamond was born Aug. 23, 1943. I liked acting, he said, but the insecurity is something else. 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. Share Obituary Facebook Twitter reddit WhatsApp Email Print. Sven-Bertil Taube; Leslie Phillips; Andrew Prine; Martin Vaughan; Leslie Jordan; Ron Masak; Robbie Coltrane (Dame) Angela Lansbury He was 75. Bobby was disappointed at 16 when Fury ended. 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Evidence of a tunnel emerged immediately as he pored through old newspaper microfilms at the New York Public Library, and later as he perused topographical maps at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Pearls death from diabetes three years later was a double blow, and without her guidance Bobbys career began to wane. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Specifically: Ashes given to family. 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. Bobby "Dirt Dobber" Diamond January 9, 2013 Bobby Dirt Dobber Diamond, 53, a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau, MO, passed away, January 9, 2013 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Mr. Diamond dropped in but the hole was only three feet deep. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Bobby Diamond (199390132)? He grew up with his sisters, Kathy (Chuck) Silva of Gustine, Cheryl (Tim) Lemas of Gustine, and . We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 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. Syndicated Columnist: - Ross Martin . But where exactly was it? Since he was a child, Mr. Diamond had dreamed of bringing back Brooklyns trolley system, which had once covered 300 miles of the boroughs streets but had been discontinued in 1956. Try again later. Failed to delete memorial. throughout the States and Canada, there's no doubt that. While working on a broadcast-journalism degree at San Fernando Valley State College, Diamond unwittingly prepared for his career as a lawyer by indulging in a stint of petty crime. 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. Other credits included The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Ride, Vaquero! He is best known as the child lead in the television series Fury. 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. This page shows only the 20 most recent obituaries in Diamond, Missouri. Robert 'Bobby' Gene Horton, 47, Diamond, Missouri, passed away June 20, 2019 in a motor vehicle accident. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. [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. [3], He had a single starring film role, as a boyish recruit in 1962's Airborne. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. 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. Bobby "Dirt Dobber" Diamond, 53, a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at Southeast Hospital. A system error has occurred. Diamond also starred with Jack Klugman on In Praise of Pip, a 1963 episode ofThe Twilight Zone, and played Duncan Dunky Gillis, a cousin of Dwayne Hickmans title character, on the final season of another CBS series,The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. 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