‘High Chaparral’ actor dies
NZPA-AP Pensacola, Florida Leif Erickson, an actor perhaps. best remembered for his portrayal of Big John Cannon in the television series, “The High Chaparral,” died yesterday of lung cancer. He was 74 -7 . Erickson's career began in the 1939 s when he starred in a Greta Garbo film. His debut on Broad-
way was in “Golden Boy,” in 1937. Other films included “Joan of Arc,” “Show Boat,” “With a Song in my Heart,” and “The Carpetbaggers.”
Erickson also appeared on the television programmes, “Wagon Train,” “Alcoa Hour,” and “Hazel.” He once headed Florida's chapter of the American Cancer Society.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19860201.2.90.8
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Press, 1 February 1986, Page 10
Word count
Tapeke kupu
103‘High Chaparral’ actor dies Press, 1 February 1986, Page 10
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
Ngā mihi
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in