| Show HOLLYWOOD LOOSES LEGENDS LEGENDS- y j.- j. Rachel Contributing Writer During the night of the 11 th the entertainment industry lost two great presences John Ritter 54 and Johnny Cash 71 John Ritter died late Thursday evening from froman an undetected tear in his aorta Johnny Cash died early Friday morning from complications with diabetes John Ritters Ritter's career which spanned over three decades started with the role of Jack Tripper on Threes Company A role for which he won an Emmy for in 1984 The awkward manner quick witted humor and physical comedy comedy comedy come come- dy Ritter conveyed through his character captivated audiences Colleagues say John Ritter was the same loveable guy off screen as he was on In a completely completely completely com com- devoted to Ritter fans post pages and pages of encounter stories He had fun where ever he was and with whomever he was with II h His publicist Susan Wilcox told CBS News Its just stunning stunning stunning stun stun- ning unbelievable Everybody loved John Ritter Everybody loved working with him Whatever set he was working on he made it a very fun place His humility was apparent in every interview he did Ritter is survived by his wife of four years actress Amy and four children Following in his fathers father's footsteps Ritters Ritter's son Jason recently made his big screen debut in Freddy v. v Jason The Man in Black Johnny Cash is nothing less than a musical musical musical musi musi- cal icon The impact of his music is immeasurable and will live on far beyond his childrens children's lives Cash made a number of albums in his nearly 50 year musical career From 1971 1969 he was host of The Johnny Cash Show which featured an an n array of performers from Bob Dylan to Neil Diamond and Kenny Rodgers to Joni Mitchell Although Cash is labeled a country artist his music has and continues to reach all audiences In 1980 Cash was inducted into the Hall of Fame Twelve years later Cash became a member member member mem mem- ber of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Johns John's wife of 35 years June Carter Cash who wrote his signature song Ring of Fire died in May 2003 Although his career halted after the early he began working with producer Rick Rubin in 1994 on what would bethe bethe be bethe the beginning of some of Cashs Cash's most critically touted records in his career Cash won a Grammy for each oft of t the e four albums he did with Rick Cash was most recently recognized recognized recognized with seven nominations atthe atthe at atthe the 2003 for his video for forthe forthe forthe the song Hurt He let Cash do what he did best create heartfelt thought provoking songs that connected with aud audiences |
