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Remembering Bill Bixby<br />
By: Beverly Washburn / Hollywood Memories<br />
thought this month I’d write about the very<br />
I charming Bill Bixby. I’m sure most of you will<br />
remember him from “My Favorite Martian”, “The<br />
Courtship of Eddie’s Father” or “The Incredible Hulk.”<br />
At the risk of sounding redundant, I have to say that he was one of my<br />
favorites. He truly was a wonderful, kind and caring (not to mention,<br />
handsome) man.<br />
The year was 1964 and I received a call saying that I had been chosen<br />
as one of the Hollywood Deb Stars. It was held at the Palladium in<br />
Hollywood and was televised. It wasn’t a beauty contest or a contest of<br />
any kind, but rather just a group of girls.<br />
Every girl had to have a sponsor and an escort. The sponsor could<br />
be a studio, producer, celebrity or a specific production company.<br />
My sponsor was Jack Benny, which was a thrill for me since I’d known<br />
him since I was eight years old when I first worked with him. The escort<br />
was chosen by NBC and lucky for me, mine was Bill Bixby!<br />
I was beyond excited and couldn’t wait to meet him. Much to my<br />
delight, he was as nice as he could be and took me out to dinner after<br />
the show.<br />
I always felt grateful to have known Bill Bixby. Sadly, he died of<br />
prostate cancer at the very young age of 59, while on the set of a sitcom<br />
called “Blossom” in which he had directed over 30 episodes.<br />
He became so weak that he actually directed while sitting in a<br />
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recliner and<br />
then one day, he<br />
collapsed on the<br />
set. Sadly it was<br />
said that he never<br />
got over losing his<br />
six year old son<br />
Christopher in<br />
1981 due to a rare<br />
throat infection.<br />
And then less<br />
than a year later,<br />
his actress-wife,<br />
Brenda Benet<br />
died from a self<br />
inflicted gunshot wound.<br />
He was a dear man and so loved by the Hollywood industry. How<br />
blessed I am to be able to say that I knew him. I will never forget him.<br />
Until next time, remember If life gives you LIMES, just rearrange the<br />
letters and you’ll have a SMILE<br />
Beverly Washburn graced the silver screen as a child actress and<br />
is the author of Reel Tears. You can contact Beverly at: bjradell@<br />
hotmail.com. Check out her awesome, new website: www.<br />
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