According to Capp ’ s longtime friend Milton Caniff, Capp was “ charming ” when he chose to be, but he added, “ He could be very difficult if he didn ’ t like you .” Frank Frazetta described Capp as " exasperating, infuriating, domineering, obnoxious, loud, lots of fun, acidic and lovable.

In 1985, Lancaster, a longtime supporter of gay rights, joined the fight against AIDS after his close friend, Rock Hudson, contracted the disease.

His wife, Judith, and his longtime friend, Dick Martin, were by his side.

Some suspect that this " secret Cardinal " was Archbishop Stanisław Dziwisz, a close, longtime friend of John Paul II.

In July 2008 she appeared on the Southern California radio show of longtime friend, newscaster George Putnam, reported in the Los Angeles Times.

The divorce became final in December 17, 2001. Throughout the mid-1990s, many tabloids reported that he was having an affair with longtime friend and collaborator Trisha Yearwood.

He also had a leading role as the head of an eccentric family in the ensemble cast film The Royal Tenenbaums and in yet another Grisham legal drama, Runaway Jury, at long last getting to make a picture with his longtime friend Dustin Hoffman.

Verdi blamed this on the lack of enthusiasm for the project by the intended conductor, Angelo Mariani, who had been a longtime friend of his.

The film was Hawks's final collaboration with longtime friend William Faulkner before the author's death.

In Moon's biography, Full Moon, longtime friend and personal assistant Dougal Butler, observed: " He ( Moon ) would do anything if he knew that there were enough people around who didn't want him to do it.

Marl's music has had influences on RZA, DJ Premier, as well as Pete Rock, who is also a longtime friend.

He had four more children by unidentified women: Stephen Blackehart ( born 1967 ), Michael Gilman ( born 1967 ), who was adopted by Brando's longtime friend Sam Gilman, Dylan Brando ( born 1968 ), and Angelique Brando.

The actor was a longtime close friend of entertainer Michael Jackson and paid regular visits to his Neverland Ranch, resting there for weeks at a time.

Brando was cremated, and his ashes were put in with those of his childhood friend Wally Cox and another longtime friend, Sam Gilman.

Eventually Long uncovered testimony that corroborates Heironimus ' claims: Russ Bohannon, a longtime friend, says that Heironimus revealed the hoax privately in 1968 or 1969.

) Sondheim's love of puzzles and mysteries can also be seen in the intricate " whodunit " he co-wrote with longtime friend Anthony Perkins, The Last of Sheila.

During this time, Staind acquired a concert slot with Limp Bizkit through longtime friend Justin Cantor.

In the following years, he starred in many action and Spaghetti Westerns together with his longtime colleague and friend Bud Spencer.

She is a longtime friend of Agent John Doggett and becomes his replacement partner on the X-Files after the departure of Agent Dana Scully.

In response, Benjamin ’ s longtime friend Gershom Scholem, wrote to the editor of Merkur to express his disapproval of the " in part, shameful, not to say disgraceful " remarks by Arendt.

Wenders was collaborating with artist / journalist and longtime friend Melinda Camber Porter on a documentary feature about his body of work, Wim Wenders-Visions on Film, when Porter passed away-the film remains incomplete.

He was also a partner along with longtime friend and business partner Hollingworth Magniac in the merchant banking firm of Magniac, Smith & Co., later renamed Magniac, Jardine & Co., the forerunner of the firm Matheson and Co.

Mark Paytress recounts in the liner notes for the 2002 compilation, The Anthology, that Jah Wobble, Rotten's longtime friend and bassist for his post-punk venture PiL, once described Styrene as a " strange girl who often talked of hallucinating.

* Ken Griffey, Jr., former Seattle Mariners player, also known as " The Kid " by longtime Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus

The photograph of The Kid, commonly known as the Upham tintype – after its longtime owner Frank Upham – was the subject of intense study by experts in the late 1980s.

He performed his song " Bo Diddley " with Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson, and longtime bassist and musical director Debby Hastings at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 20th annual induction ceremony and in the UK, Uncut magazine included his 1957 debut album " Bo Diddley " in its listing of the ' 100 Music, Movie & TV Moments That Have Changed The World '.

Orbison was initiated into the second class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 by longtime admirer Bruce Springsteen.

These albums would mark Francis ' transition from the youth-oriented Rock ' n ' Roll music to adult contemporary music, which George Franconero, Sr. had realized to be necessary if his daughter wanted to pursue a successful longtime career in music.

Hansen has a longtime interest in the roots of rock ' n ' roll in R & B and country music, and he has written about it in many magazine articles, liner notes to compilations and new recordings by a variety of artists, and two chapters on early R & B for The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll.

It was produced by longtime Van Halen executive producer Ted Templeman, and received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1984 Grammy Awards.

All music before 1980 was dropped, more songs from the 2000s were added, and the station abandoned the longtime " Atlanta's Best Variety of Soft Rock " tagline in favor of " Your Favorites From the 80's, 90's, and Now ".

Their longtime manager and producer Joe Rock, who also co-wrote " Since I Don't Have You ", died on April 4, 2000 after complications from quadruple bypass heart surgery at age 63.

Actress Susan Sarandon portrayed Sarfatti in the 1999 movie Cradle Will Rock which was written and directed by Sarandon's then longtime companion, Tim Robbins.

It features production work from longtime Aesop Rock collaborator Blockhead, including his trademark style of world folk samples.

album, beginning a longtime association with the band producing " Kiss Alive II ", " Double Platinum ", " Rock and Roll Over ", " Love Gun " and Ace Frehley's first solo album "" Ace Frehley "".

The promotion was owned by longtime NWA Manager Jim Cornette and featured many former NWA / WCW wrestlers such as The Rock ' n ' Roll Express, Eddie Gilbert, and " Dr. Death " Steve Williams.

Prior to that the Reaction Research Society on November 23, 1996 launched a solid fueled rocket, designed by longtime member George Garboden, to an altitude of 50 miles ( 80 km ) from the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.

After longtime bassist Jason Newsted left Metallica and the subsequent recording of the St. Anger album, Lohner was one of a select few musicians whom the band invited to audition for the empty bassist slot ( Producer Bob Rock had recorded the bass parts for the album ).

* Ahmet Ertegun-founder and longtime president of Atlantic Records, 1987 inductee into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

At Clash of the Champions XV on June 14, 1991, the York Foundation Ricky Morton-now renamed Richard Morton-joined in an attack on Dustin Rhodes and also beat up his longtime Rock ' N Roll Express partner Robert Gibson just as he announced he was ready to return from a serious knee injury.

Luther Pomeroy Graves, had been a longtime accociate of Nelson Holland, being the head of the firm Graves, Manbert and George, at Black Rock, NY, which marketed Holland and Emery's lumber, forwarding it through the Erie Canal.

There were rumors that Mick Foley would appear on WWE Raw on May 2, 2011, to reunite with his longtime friend The Rock as together as the Rock ' n ' Sock Connection for The Rock's birthday.

This ended the use of their longtime slogan " The Rock of the Rock ", despite the fact that that slogan was still used the previous time that the station played a contemporary hit format.