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MADem

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Wed Dec 10, 2014, 08:10 PM Dec 2014

RIP Ken Weatherwax....

Remember him? http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Ken-Weatherwax-101951485




NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Weatherwax, who played the child character Pugsley on "The Addams Family" television series in the 1960s, has died. He was 59.

Weatherwax died of a heart attack at his Box Canyon, California, home over the weekend, said Joey D. Vieira, his half brother. Weatherwax's body was found on Sunday.

Pugsley, the son of Gomez and Morticia, was a member of the family of macabre oddballs in the television series, which aired on ABC from 1964 to 1966 with its familiar, finger-snapping theme song.

He stayed in show business after he grew up, although on the other side of the camera. Weatherwax worked as a grip on the sets of several Hollywood productions, said Vieira, a former actor himself who played the character Porky in the original "Lassie" series.

Weatherwax retired a few years ago for medical reasons, Vieira said.


Way too young to go, IMO.

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RIP Ken Weatherwax.... (Original Post) MADem Dec 2014 OP
RIP... Tom_Foolery Dec 2014 #1
he was part of my television childhood orleans Dec 2014 #2
Just saw that a little while ago. WhiteAndNerdy Dec 2014 #3
Excerpt from first episode... MADem Dec 2014 #4
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