Slim Pickens died 25 years ago

Actor (in Beyond the Poseidon Adventure) Slim Pickens was born as Louis Burton Lindley, Jr. on June 29, 1919 in Kingsburg, California.
Mr. Pickens died on December 8, 1983 in Modesto, California.

Slim Pickens died today – 24 years ago

U.S. actor Slim Pickens was born as Louis Burton Lindley Jr. on June 29, 1919 in Kingsburg, California. He said, “After 'Dr. Strangelove,' the roles, the dressing rooms, and the checks all started gettin' bigger." [You gotta start somewhere.]... Mr. Pickens died in 1983 in Modesto, California.