Some sad news today. Oscar-nominated actor and Texan Frederic Forrest has passed away at the age of 86. Frederic was born in Waxahachie and is probably best known to Texans for playing the role of Blue Duck in Lonesome Dove. Forrest first came to public attention for his performance in When the Legends Die (1972), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. He went on to receive Academy and Golden Globe Award nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Huston Dyer in musical drama The Rose (1979).
Forrest portrayed Jay "Chef" Hicks in Francis Ford Coppola's epic war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and collaborated with Coppola on four other films: The Conversation (1974), One from the Heart (1982), Hammett (1982), and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). His other credits include The Missouri Breaks (1976), The Two Jakes (1990), and Falling Down (1993), along with the television series 21 Jump Street, Die Kinder and, of course, Lonesome Dove.
This photo of Frederic Forrest as Blue Duck courtesy @thewittliff collections at Texas State University. The Witliff has a remarkable archive of all kinds of stuff, including a wonderful collection of Lonesome Dove memorabilia. Highly recommended!
RIP Frederic Forrest!
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Dallas-Eastfield is the first team to punch its ticket to the 2023 #NJCAABaseball DIII World Series after defeating Dallas-Richland in the South Central District Championship game!
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Eastfield will honor former player and assistant coach, Adam Qualkenbush, prior to Friday’s home opener. Adam is the facilities manager at Eastfield and lead the project that brought the Harvesters our new turf field! He will throw out the ceremonial first pitch!
Eastfield came up short in tonight’s National Championship Game. It was a great season for the Harvesters winning conference, the regional tournament, and finishing the season with an overall record of 47-12-1. The future is bright for Eastfield Baseball!!
Our @EastfieldBSB Harvesters are officially Championship bound 🏆
After a clutch win tonight, they’re on their way to compete for another @NJCAABaseball World Series title. Like or RT to show how proud you are and to cheer them on! 👏
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