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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 19 June 2017
Stephen Furst, Flounder in “Animal House,”dies at 63

By LYNN ELBER
AP Television Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ste-
phen Furst, who played
naive fraternity pledge
Flounder in the hit movie
“Animal House,” has died
of complications from di-
abetes, his family said Sat-
urday. Furst was 63.
Furst died Friday at his
home in Moorpark, Cali-
fornia, north of Los Ange-
les, said his son, Nathan
Furst. Furst played Kent
“Flounder” Dorfman in
the 1978 film that also
starred John Belushi. It In this May 1986 file photo, actor Stephen Furst poses for a photo
was Belushi’s charac- in Los Angeles. Furst’s family says the “Animal House” actor has
ter, Blutarsky, who drew died. Furst, who played naive fraternity pledge Flounder in the
Flounder into a prank that hit movie “Animal House,” has died of complications from dia-
went terribly wrong and betes, his family said Saturday, June 17, 2017. Furst was 63. Furst
died Friday at his home in Moorpark, Calif., north of Los Angeles,
ended up with the frantic said his son, Nathan Furst.
Flounder shooting a gun (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
loaded with blanks into
This April 7, 2011 photo shows Carrie Fisher at the 2011 a ceiling, frightening a acters on projects includ- rector and producer, work-
NewNowNext Awards in Los Angeles. Officials say actress Car- horse so much that it died ing TV’s “Buzz Lightyear of ing with his other son, Griff.
rie Fisher died from sleep apnea and a combination of other Star Command” and the Their Curmudgeon Film
factors, but they could not conclusively determine what caused of a heart attack.
her death. Furst’s long list of credits in- video “The Little Mermaid projects included the mov-
(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) cluded the 1980s medical 2: Return to the Sea.” ies “My Sister’s Keeper”
“He was proudest of his and “Cold Moon,” a sus-
Coroner: drama “St. Elsewhere,” family, and he felt blessed pense thriller set for release
on which he played Dr.
Sleep apnea among Elliot Axelrod. He played and incredibly privileged in October, Griff Furst said.
to have the career that he Stephen Furst’s survivors
Vir Coto and was an oc-
causes of Fisher’s death casional director on the had and enjoyed,” Nathan include his wife, Lorraine,
and two grandchildren, his
Furst said Saturday.
1990s sci-fi series “Babylon
Stephen Furst also was a di-
sons said.
5.” He also voiced char-
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY
AP Entertainment Writer McCartney, Rowling honored at Queen’s Birthday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Fisher died from sleep ap-
nea and a combination of other factors, but investigators By DANICA KIRKA
were not able to pinpoint an exact cause, coroner’s of- Associated Press
ficials said this weekend. LONDON (AP) — Paul Mc-
Among the factors that contributed to Fisher’s death was Cartney and J.K. Rowling
buildup of fatty tissue in the walls of her arteries, the Los just got promoted, so to
Angeles County coroner’s office said in a news release speak, in Britain’s hierar-
late Friday. The release states that the “Star Wars” actress chy.
showed signs of having taken multiple drugs, but investi- Twenty years after he was
gators could not determine whether they contributed to knighted by Queen Eliza-
her death in December. beth II, Sir Paul McCartney
Her manner of death would be listed as undetermined, is being upgraded with
the agency said. a Companion of Honor
The agency did not immediately respond to a request award for services to mu-
for additional details about whether a full autopsy report sic, alongside J.K. Rowling
and toxicology results were available. for her services to literature
Sleep apnea is a condition in which a person’s breathing and philanthropy, in the
pauses during sleep. The pauses may be brief or last sev- queen’s Birthday Honors
eral minutes, according to information from the National list. The former Beatle and In this Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 photo, Paul McCartney per-
forms during a benefit concert at the Tobin Center, in San An-
Institutes of Health. the Harry Potter author join tonio, Texas. Paul McCartney and J.K. Rowling just got promot-
Fisher, 60, suffered a medical emergency on an inter- a raft of heroes, luminaries ed, so to speak, in Britain’s hierarchy, Friday, June 16, 2017.
national flight on Dec. 23 and died four days later. Her and other notables being (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
mother, longtime movie star Debbie Reynolds, died the recognized for their contri-
following day. butions to life in Britain. attacker with a knife out- come a dame in this cen-
The actresses were laid to rest together at Forest Lawn- “I’m very happy about this side Parliament, and Ber- tenary year of the mod-
Hollywood Hills, a cemetery where numerous celebrities huge honor and with the nard Kenny, a passer-by ern-day system. Singer-
are buried. news coming on my birth- who tried to protect law- songwriter Ed Sheeran was
Fisher’s brother, Todd Fisher, said he was not surprised by day weekend and Father’s maker Jo Cox from being honored for services to mu-
the results. He added that his family did not want a coro- Day it makes it colossal!” stabbed and killed. sic and charity while Judy
ner’s investigation of his sister’s death. “We’re not enlight- McCartney said. Academy Award-winner Murray, mother of tennis
ened. There’s nothing about this that is enlightening,” he Others winning recognition Olivia de Havilland, who champion Andy Murray,
said. included Police Constable turns 101 next month, also was honored for her work
“I would tell you, from my perspective that there’s cer- Keith Palmer, who was became a dame — as well for tennis, women in sports
tainly no news that Carrie did drugs,” Todd Fisher said. killed as he confronted an as the oldest woman to be- and charity.