Archive - Jan 31, 2009

Clint Ritchie (August 9, 1938 - January 31, 2009) was an American actor.

He is best known for his role as Clinton "Clint" Buchanan, husband of Victoria "Viki" Lord (played by Erika Slezak) on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. He portrayed this role from 1979 through 1998, with recurring stints in 1999, 2003, and 2004.

He co-starred and guest starred in numerous television Westerns during the 1950s and 1960s, including the 1965 pilot for the long-running "Wild, Wild West." He also appeared on Batman and later played one of the airplane pilots in the 1974 disaster film Earthquake. He also appeared in many major motion pictures, especially while under contract to Twentieth-Century Fox, including but not limited to "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre,""Bandolero,""A Force of One," and had a very memorable scene with George C. Scott in the Oscar-winning "Patton." His television movie roles included "Centennial" and "Three Desperate Women." Later, he would appear on "Roseanne" as "Clint Buchanan" with costars Robert S. Woods and John Loprieno.

Death of Clint Ritchie
In late January 2009, Ritchie had surgery to implant a pacemaker. Although the surgery was successful, a blood clot traveled to his brain, resulting in a massive stroke. He died a few days later at about 4:00 a.m. on January 31, 2009. He was 70.

Clint Ritchie Tribute Video

Dewey Martin (September 30, 1940 - January 31, 2009) was a Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield.

Death of Dewey Martin
Dewey Martin died of unknown causes.
Dewey Martin was 68 years old at the time of his death

Dewey Martin Biography
Dewey Martin (real name: Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff) started playing drums when he was about 13-years-old. After leaving Canada in the early 1960s, Martin worked as an itinerant drummer for many of country music's greatest artists, including Carl Perkins, The Everly Brothers, Patsy Cline, Charlie Rich, Faron Young and Roy Orbison among others. In 1963, he travelled to Las Vegas with Faron Young's band and then Los Angeles where he decided to stay.

Dewey Martin staid with Buffalo Springfield from its inception in April 1966 to its disbandment on May 5, 1968. During his time with the group, Martin also did session work for The Monkees.

When the original band broke up Martin formed a new version in September 1968. Dubbed "New Buffalo Springfield".

Buffalo Springfield - For What Its Worth