Dick Clark dead at 82 in St. John’s Hospital, Santa Monica
TV host and producer, Dick Clark, died today of a massive heart attack at age 82. According to his publicist, Clark had entered St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California for an outpatient procedure. Attempts to resusitate Clark were unsuccessful. Dick Clark was perhaps best known for hosting TV shows, like “American Bandstand,” the game show, “Pyramid.” and “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”
I will always remember Dick Clark’s evasion of an interview with Michael Moore in Moore’s movie, “Bowling for Columbine.” As for Dick Clark’s amazingly youthful appearance, I will always remember “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” the only published novel by Oscar Wilde. 
Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, New York, in 1929, and he began his career in show business in the mail room of a radio station, in the 1940s. Clark worked as a weatherman and an announcer and then graduated from Syracuse University in 1951. In 1952, Clark secured a job as a disk jockey at Philadelphia’s WFIL, in a show entitled, “Dick Clark’s Caravan of Music.” Dick Clark then hosted a local show called, “Bandstand,” which ABC took national within five years to become “American Bandstand.”
Clark suffered a major stroke in 2004, but returned in 2005 to host his New Year’s Rockin’ Eve show. Clark is survived by his third wife, Kari, and his three children, RAC, Duane and Cindy.
There will be no public funeral, according to Clark’s family. His family asks that, instead of flowers, donations be made to the National Parkinson’s Foundation based in Miami.
-Bill at
Cheshire Cat Photo™ – “Your Guide to California’s Wonderland™”
You can view higher-resolution photos at the Cheshire Cat Photo™ Pro Gallery on Shutterfly™, where you can also order prints and gifts decorated with the photos of your choice from the gallery. The Cheshire Cat Photo Store on Zazzle® contains a wide variety of apparel and gifts decorated with our images of California. All locations are accessible from here. LIKE Cheshire Cat Photo on Facebook here! If you don’t see what you want or would be on our email list for updates, send us an email at info@cheshirecatphoto.com.
