He has also portrayed such beloved animated TV characters as Sideshow Bob inThe Simpsons and Blinky inTrollhunters. The morning of November 22nd was like any other as he finished his breakfast at his sister's home in Irving, Texas, and prepared to drive to work. It would have been too far to walk, especially in the morning, cabs would have been too expensive to use twice a day for Oswald. Though if O-40 shooters might they have had military backup? I know. . Before he died at age 95 in 2016 (via The New York Times), "Frasier"was Glenn's sole acting credit in a TV series. I don't know how well Frazier may have known Oswald beyond the weekend rides. As the years passed he became more comfortable discussing what happened and is now well known by staff at The Sixth Floor Museum in the book depository. Unfortunately, The Woman in the House doesn't provide many clues as to why it needs to be fixed. Actor John Mahoney, who gained national notoriety as Dr. Frasier Crane's cantankerous father on the beloved 90s sitcom,Frasier,died Sunday in a Chicago hospice facility at 77. Sebastian F. Latona, supervisor of the FBI's Latent Fingerprint Section, developed a single fingerprint and a single palmprint he identified as Oswald's. Hours later at the hospital he was arrested by police after they were told he gave Oswald a lift to work. It's Sheppard's association with the "Star Trek"franchise, however, for which he's best remembered. The two men became friends and Frazier agreed to give Oswald a lift to work when he was staying at Paine's house in Irving. Buell Wesley Frazier: Right, before I saw him. Perry. He was previously married to Beverly J. Frazier. 'Another time I was at a school reunion and a teacher came up to me and just said: "You should be ashamed of yourself. Photo by Author. Among these was Oscar nominee Bob Hoskins, who playedFrasier's abusive high school gym teacher in a series of flashbacks to his school days. Kelsey Grammer, who starred as radio host Frasier Crane, continues to act in both television and in film. Facebook gives people the power to. , updated He told the commission that he parked the car and then left the engine running in order to charge up his battery. The Roy Lewis audio stating this I play at the beginning of this episode https://www.spreaker.com/user/thelonegunman/ep-100-i-dropped-him-off-at-the-building, yeah, and Jarman says he sees Wesley THE NEXT DAY AT WORK after the assassination. As the dogs' trainer Mathilde DeCagney told the Post, father and son did notget along. We know they liked to recruit young, and still do to this dayto sum it up, Frazier is lying about . I wouldn't be surprised if David Morales had cased the place, or another guy who helped train the Operation 40 shooters, can't remember his name at the moment. DJ. Wesley Buell Frazier was born in Texas in 1944. With a good viewing position of the motorcade Buell said he remembers hearing the first gunshot. Other Works and with Oswald coming and going right through the larger unit she herself lived in, did she ever make any statements as to whether Oswald would leave in the morning and stand at any curb were the bus may have picked him up? In 1963, Frazier was a nineteen-year-old order filler at the Texas School Book Depository. Historical Figure Biography Wesley Buell Frazier was born in Texas in 1944. 15:39 GMT 20 Nov 2015. According to LaMotta's IMDb page, he died in 2014 at the age of 75. 'The previous day he had said he was getting curtain rods for the room where he stayed in Dallas during the week while at work. Mr. BALL - Your memory is that he went,, he rode home with you every Friday and came back the following Monday?Mr. That never came up, and Kennedy was never mentioned,' said Buell. The bag was firmly linked to Oswald by a fingerprint and a palm print, although it was free from any scratches or oil from the metal parts of a rifle. Frazier demonstrated this by showing that Oswald could not physically have carried a 35-inch rifle tucked into his armpit with the base cupped in his hand, as Frazier remembered.". Oswald told Frazier that the package contained curtain rods. Q: What, if anything, did you do when you arrived at the Texas School Book Depository? Would've made a great Enquirer story at some pointLol But it didn't exist then, and still doesn't. How about Oswald ( O.H. One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. Buell Wesley Frazier: Right. The WC never established how Oswald normally got to and from work. It has also been pointed out that one of Frazier's friends was a man named John M. Crawford. Yet the Commission felt Frazier and his sister were mistaken, and to bolster their theory that Oswald did carry the rifle to the Depository, they had the 38-inch paper bag which had been found by the window on the sixth floor. Other Prosky credits of note include big-screen roles in "The Natural,""Outrageous Fortune," "Broadcast News," "Gremlins 2,"and "Mrs. Doubtfire,"and on television in such series as "Murder, She Wrote,""Veronica's Closet,""Touched By an Angel,""The Practice,"and "ER.". After witnessing the Kennedy assassination, Frazier was detained and questioned by Dallas police. Another employee was a shy, quiet man called Lee Harvey Oswald who had started at the depository on 12 October. Fellow worker at the Texas School Book Depository at the time of President Kennedy's assassination, he drove the alleged would-be assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to work that morning. David Ogden Stiers was a familiar face to television viewers of the 1970s and 1980s for his portrayal of snobbish Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on "M*A*S*H,"the hit military-medical sitcom that ran from 1972 until 1983. On November 22, 1963, Frazier gave Oswald a lift to the Texas Book Depository. So sayeth Buell Frazierand no one else. "Bob died peacefully at hospital last night surrounded by family, following a bout of pneumonia,"his wife and children said in a statement. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. In fact, he took pictures as curtain rods were hammered into position over the uncurtained windows. When they do, their Tweets will show up here. Not to upset any apple carts but if it was a professional operation, the weapon(s) were both brought in the night before. The interview, recorded at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas in July, will be broadcast this weekend Frazier suggested, however, "He could have brought the rifle in to work at an earlier date, or in one piece at a time over several days.". "Star Wars"actress and novelist Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016, was hilarious as an insomniac caller who droned on for so long about her inability to get any sleep that she sent both Frasier and Roz snoozing. Buell remembers that Oswald had very little to say during the trips that often took less than 30 minutes. A: As soon as I cut the engine off and got out and closed the door he started walking off. Other stars who called into "Frasier" and have since died include Mary Tyler Moore, Bruno Kirby, Carl Reiner, Dominick Dunne, Rosemary Clooney, Dr. Timothy Leary, Sandra Dee, Sydney Pollack, Billy Barty, Jerry Orbach,Patty Duke, Jill Clayburgh, Neil Simon, Harold Prince, Bobby Short, Larry Gelbart, andPenny Marshall. Just over a decade after he guest starred in that 2003 episode, BBC News reported that Hoskins died at age 71. Buell Wesley Frazier: Mini Bio (1) Wesley Frazier was born on June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA. Frazier was released. They kept on asking me the same questions. Hipocrite 17:03, 14 November 2012 (UTC) If you do not know, it is on the page called A site which defends the "official" version, critiquing conspiracy theories. I've never read anything about him going by the rooming house to pick up or drop off Oswald. Here is a map of Lee Oswald's walk to Buell Frazier's house on the morning of 11/22/63. The truth is that he was involved in the plot to frame an innocent man. See full bio Born: June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Known For Logic: and the fight against it in the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Self So, the possibility that Frazier picked up "Oswald" much more regularly than previously assumed is plausible. I believe he knew Oswald better than he let on, knew about the rifle and lied about the package, and gave him a ride at least to,and if notfrom, work every day. George O'Toole wrote a whole book about this episode back in the 1970's. At 69, he still works.. The new series followed Frasier as he relocated to his hometown of Seattle, where the Harvard-educated psychiatrist took his skills to radio and offered advice to callers along with his on-air catchphrase:"I'm listening." Frazier testified that Oswald was carrying a package when Frazier picked him up. That even if he felt he and his family were safe by this point in time it would cause too much disruption in his life. Buell Wesley Frazier was born June 4, 1944. Joined November 2011. 'I knew then that someone was shooting,' said Buell. 'I noticed the package straight away and asked Lee what it was,' Buell said. Of the more than 100 stars who called in, many of them are sadly no longer with us. Ren Auberjonois had already developed a well-established career as a character actor when he guest starred on "Frasier." He added that Oswald had been driven to the driving range by "a man named Frazier from Irving". While Tooty was mentioned occasionally throughout "Frasier," Kramer only appeared on the show twice, according toIMDb. The comments below have not been moderated, By He wasn't aware of where Oswald was standing and never saw him again that day. 'I came under a lot of pressure to change my story, but I refused. Or Oswald didn't have a package and Frazier lied about it. Joseph Ball: You heard that from your sister? Read on to remember the "Frasier"stars we've sadly lost. Joseph Ball: How much of that back seat, how much space did it take up? In custody, however, Oswald denied having told Frazier he intended fetching rods for his rented room - and even insisted that he had not carried a long package, or placed it on the back seat of Frazier's car, on the morning of the murder. Stan Jablonski, who took over for veteran cop Sgt. Actress Alice Playten was seen in the sixth season of "Frasier,"playing the recurring role of Martin's then-girlfriend, Bonnie, in a few episodes. Yet the freshest prints, those of the police, were not discovered. On Rob's side we have no explanation from the WC about how our "Oswald" commuted everyday between 1026 N. Beckley and the TSBD. (1) At 19, he arrived in Irving in early September 1963 from the town of Huntsville 200 miles away to find work and live with his sister Linnie Mae Randle, her husband Bill . In the years after the death of Kennedy, Buell said he was shunned by people once they learned of his links to the assassination. The workmate was Lee Harvey Oswald and the package was the sniper rifle he had used to assassinate President John F Kennedy on the morning of 22 November 1963. He would ride home with me on Friday and he would come back with me on Monday. I was working as a manager of a clothing store in a job I really enjoyed. Other significant roles include playing Father Mulcahy in director Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H" (a role he didn't reprise for the small-screen version that followed), and chief of staffClayton Endicott III on sitcom "Benson.". 53K views Streamed 8 months ago #americasuntoldstories #markgroubert #erichunley In 1963, Buell Wesley Frazier was a nineteen-year-old order filler at the Texas School Book Depository. "Oswald" carried no rifle into the TSBD and Frazier knew it. Package was too short. Travis Buell. I don't. After spending some time with Leland, Martin notices some marked similarities between Leland's characteristics and those of her sons, leading him to question whether Leland is their real father, and not him. Every single word is true to the 26 volume Warren Commission (minus words clipped for continuity - or clarity-) testimony of Mary Moorman, Jean, Buell Frazier etc. Buell was so afraid that he might be killed by people seeking revenge for JFK's death that he moved from Dallas, joined the Army and lived in Denver, Colorado and Portland, Oregon.. 'I did not want people to know,' he said. "I just absolutely refused to be beaten by it,"he explained, admitting he'd"made some of my biggest movies when I was diagnosed. BALL - Except this one weekend?Mr. The U.S. National Archives currently holds a number of unreleased CIA documents related to the assassination. A regular reader calls our attention to C-SPAN's interview with Buell Wesley Frazier, a co-worker of Lee Harvey Oswald's in November 1963. It has also been pointed out that one of Frazier's friends was a man named John M. Crawford. Ultimately, Mahoney joined Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which led to roles in such films as "Moonstruck," "Say Anything"and "In the Line of Fire,"to name just a few. FYI, there is a past thread here that speculates that LHO and BWF were lovers, based on a singular interpretation of something Frazier said. Appearing on "Frasier" was a brief pit stop for Auberjonois, who diedin 2019 at age 79 (via CBS News). James Files said he was on the Grassy Knoll and fired the bullet that ultimately killed the President as his motorcade sped through downtown Dallas 52 years ago. No curtain rods were ever found in the book depository after the shooting, but the gun remained from where it was fired on the sixth floor of the depository. Mr. BALL - At any time coming back after a weekend did you ever stop at a restaurant for breakfast?Mr. Joseph Ball: Do you have any idea of the date itself, do you have any memory of the date when you first saw him? That ultimately led to a role in an iconic TV hit when he joined "Hill Street Blues" as Sgt. Like Grammer, he has also lent his voice talents to The Simpsons, as Cecil Terwilliger and Felix. Eddie, the beloved dog portrayed by show business pup Moose, passed away in 2006 at age 15. He trained fellow employee Lee Harvey Oswald and drove Oswald to work occasionally, including on November 22, 1963. Like his dad, Enzo lived until age 16, dyingin 2010. They found a matching palm print on the stock, but had no proof that he had it with him the day of the assassination. The mayor being a CIA asset since at least 1956 (now proven) Earl Cabell. According to the New York Post, Moose retired midway through the course of "Frasier," and was replaced by his own son, Enzo. The Warren Commission would dismiss the curtain rods factor as a fabrication, quoting Oswald's landlady as saying his apartment needed neither curtains nor rods and saying that no rods had been found at the Depository. Official Sites. He only needed a lift to work on Monday mornings, so Frazier was surprised when Oswald . Another fight . LaMotta doesn't appear again as Duke until a 1998 episode, when he's one of a few pals seen playing poker with Martin. A friend recalled recently seeing Clyde rushing to work one day in the morass of Penn Station and my buddy . What he didn't know was that it was - according to the official account - his work colleague firing from the sixth floor window of the depository building. Yet that wasn't the end of the story; in September of that same year, new sitcom "Frasier"launched, focusing on tavern regular Dr. Frasier Crane, played by Kelsey Grammer. Remember, "Oswald's" denial was so vehement, forceful and persuasive that the DPD went back out and re-interviewed Frazier, this time complete with a polygraph. O'Connor's final screen role was in the 1997 cruise ship comedy "Out to Sea,"which re-teamed "The Odd Couple"stars Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. At one point he was even asked to sign a confession admitting his part in the killing. Buell remembers the morning of November 22nd vividly as instead of collecting Oswald from his home the then would-be assassin had walked round to rear of his sister's home to wait for his lift to work. Buell Wesley Frazier: I will say, you know, talking back and forth with the bossman all the time and from being around and getting along real fine and so he told me, I assume the day after he hired him that he was going to have him come in on Monday and he asked me had I ever seen him and I told him then no; I had never seen him. It wasn't no added job when he would come with me on the weekend. 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