Deceased (1865-1934) Ruth Payne Burgess/Living or Deceased. . DJ. The first one is a very good questionas I'm not 100 percent convinced it was our Oswald staying at 1026 N. Beckleybut if it was, it would've only added 5 minutes to Frazier's commute. "It was really the facts were bizarre," said Frazier's attorney Gregory P. Isaacs. The curtain rod story comes only from Buell Wesley Frazier. FRAZIER - Right, that is what I say. LaMotta doesn't appear again as Duke until a 1998 episode, when he's one of a few pals seen playing poker with Martin. 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. Joe Frazier, byname Smokin' Joe, (born January 12, 1944, Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.died November 7, 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), American world heavyweight boxing champion from February 16, 1970, when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis in five rounds in New York City, until January 22, 1973, when he was beaten by George Foreman at Kingston, 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. If he rode a busorwalked, the lack of any witnesses at all is suspicious. Murphy died in 2014 at age 89. And Clyde he has remained, an icon of greatness as an athlete and of goodness as a man. 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. In fact, he took pictures as curtain rods were hammered into position over the uncurtained windows. Sydow's roster of screen credits isn't nearly as extensive as Murphy's, but that's because he devoted much of his career to the stage, as an actor and director in both on- and off-Broadway productions even receiving a Tony nomination for directing a 1966 revival of "Annie Get Your Gun." Certainly, he carried something to work and was evasive about it when questioned. Buell Wesley Frazier: If, if you were going to measure it that way from the end of the seat over toward the center, right. The bag found on the sixth floor was 38 inches long, and the disassembled rifle was 34.8 inches long. But Derek, Joe's youngest son, revealed that he never got the opportunity to say goodbye. ESPN reported that although Foreman was a "dear friend" of Frazier's and would've liked to go, he decided not to attend the funeral because "he would not be able to handle it.". Buell Wesley Frazier: It was in his side over on his side in the far back. Moose also wasn't particularly fond of his onscreen owner, as the late John Mahoney recalled in an interview with Fox News. He has made his claims to a Dutch filmmaker but they have previously been dismissed as 'not credible' by the FBI. Or Oswald didn't have a package and Frazier lied about it. If he went home with me on Friday afternoon he always rode back with me on Monday morning. He trained fellow employee Lee Harvey Oswald and drove Oswald to work occasionally, including on November 22, 1963. DJ. While Tooty was mentioned occasionally throughout "Frasier," Kramer only appeared on the show twice, according toIMDb. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 70s Buell W Frazier Lewisville, TX View Full Report Addresses Prairie Dell St, Lewisville, TX E 15th St, Irving, TX Relatives He could have done so only if the package was shorter. Frasier was a spin-off of the wildly successful Cheers,which ended its run in 1993. He was my father. In addition to "Frasier,"LaMotta had racked up an extensive list of screen credits spanning several decades, ranging from "Dark Shadows"to "Baretta"to "Barney Miller"to "ALF,"in which he played the lovable alien's nosy neighbor. Five government investigations since JFK's death have concluded it was Oswald who shot Kennedy. The answer, he said, may be contained in still-classified CIA documents. "Smokin'" Joe Frazier, a bruising boxer who was the first fighter to defeat Muhammad Ali and held the heavyweight crown for five years, has died after a fight with liver cancer. They found a matching palm print on the stock, but had no proof that he had it with him the day of the assassination. In his book The Kennedy Conspiracy, the author, Anthony Summers, points out: "Ironically, it was Frazier and his sister who created a slight doubt that Oswald had, in fact, been carrying the murder weapon rather than his "curtain rods." Truly and Mr. Buell Wesley Frazier was a nineteen-year-old order filler at the Texas School Book Depository when he was thrust into history by the events of November 22, 1963. Mr. FRAZIER - I would say sometime between eight and ten. In September 1963, Frazier began work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. 1 Follower. Buell Wesley Frazier: Was born in Texas in 1944. It's Sheppard's association with the "Star Trek"franchise, however, for which he's best remembered. About the only time you could get anything out of the talking was about babies, you know, he had one and he was expecting another, that was one way he had him get that job because his wife was pregnant and I would always get something out of it when I asked him about the babies because it seemed he was very fond of children because when I asked him he chuckled and told me about what he was doing about the babies over the weekend and sometimes we would talk about the weather, and sometimes he would go to work and it would be cloudy in the morning and it would come out that afternoon after work, sometimes during the day and it would turn to be just one of the prettiest days you would want anywhere, and he would say some comment about that, but not very much. 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. He will see that the other end will project beyond his shoulder. He said: 'Everyone talked about how beautiful she was and it was nice to be given time off for work. Buell Frazier Discusses November 22, 1963 - He Drove Oswald to Work (clip) 6,044 views Nov 8, 2013 56 Dislike Share C-SPAN 1.12M subscribers From the Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas. "Oswald" carried no rifle into the TSBD and Frazier knew it. Over the years he's come to know several people who found themselves embroiled in the investigation, including ex-Dallas detective Jim Leavelle and Oswald's co-worker Buell Frazier. 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. He wasn't aware of where Oswald was standing and never saw him again that day. He told the Warren Commission that Oswald took a package into work that day that he claimed contained curtain rods. Like Grammer, he has also lent his voice talents to The Simpsons, as Cecil Terwilliger and Felix. After all the handling of the bag attributed to Oswald, first in making it, then in packing it, then taking it to Frazier's car, putting it down in the car, picking it up and carrying it toward if not into the building for two blocks, and then, at least by inference, through the building, and when removing and assembling a rifle Marina testified he kept oiled and cleaned, how is it to be explained that he left only two prints? One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. 'Oswald did have access to the book depository as he worked there and he was present on the day of the assassination. I dont blame him for staying quiet all these years but do hope he comes foward if he knowsmore before its too late. The comments below have not been moderated, By I didn't think anymore about what he had brought and we drove to work as usual. Later serving for four terms as United States Senator, Glenn was also a "Frasier"guest star. Concerts in 2009 were part of a 50th Anniversary tour that culminated with a benefit in Big Bear Lake, California, in December. It has an unpopular view- surprisr, by both the far and the left - that Bonnie and Clyde were vicious killers. So sayeth Buell Frazierand no one else. Both Frazier and Mrs. Randle swore that the bag Oswald carried was 27 or 28 inches long. Buell Frazier (left), who gave Lee Harvey Oswald a lift to work on the day of the Kennedy assassination, and Hugh Aynesworth, a veteran reporter at the time, answered questions last week at the . In 2010, Buell served as Co-Executive Producer for Paranormal State and for The Ghost Prophecies, of which he is . Buell Wesley Frazier was only 19 years old in 1963 when he met Lee Harvey Oswald on the job at the Texas Schoolbook Depository in Dallas. Buell Wesley Frazier: Let's see, when I got in the car I have a kind of habit of glancing over my shoulder and so at that time I noticed there was a package laying on the back seat, I didn't pay too much attention and I said, "What's the package, Lee?" The interview, recorded at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas in July, will be broadcast this weekend ', C-SPAN to air telling story from Oswalds co-workerRead More , Technical assistance courtesy of the Mary Ferrell Foundation | Designed by iWebResults, C-SPAN to air telling story from Oswalds co-worker. Eddie was played by Moose, reported "Today," a Jack Russell terrier who passed away at the ripe old age of 16 in 2006. He went to work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas and in September, 1963 met and befriended Lee Harvey Oswald. In September 1963, Frazier began work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. Mrs. Randle testified that when Oswald gripped the package at the top, with his arm extended fully downward, "the bottom (of the package) almost touched the ground." 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. 'I kept on telling the police I did not know anything. He had recently started work at the book depository earning minimum wage of $1.25 an hour packing books destined for schools in the Dallas area. He has also portrayed such beloved animated TV characters as Sideshow Bob inThe Simpsons and Blinky inTrollhunters. Buell Wesley Frazier: No. The title of that first episode, in fact, was likely meant to reference what is arguably Murphy's best-known role, as Maudie Atkinson in the 1962 screen classic "To Kill a Mockingbird." , updated I don't think those conversations happened. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. She had never lived anywhere else. Q: Tell me, how was Lee Harvey Oswald carrying this package you described as he was walking in front of you? For years Buell refused to talk about his involvement with one of the 20th century's most famous events. During The Woman in the House episode 7, Douglas tells Anna that Buell was his first . In the half a century since JFK was killed Buell said he has been haunted by the events and the role he played in them. 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. 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Late Friday night, the Dallas Police learned that the FBI was confidant they could make the case/frame "Oswald" alone, and therefore, no back-up patsy was needed. Joined November 2011. "Bob died peacefully at hospital last night surrounded by family, following a bout of pneumonia,"his wife and children said in a statement. George O'Toole wrote a whole book about this episode back in the 1970's. Even a metal plaque from the Texas Historical Society placed on the Book Depository building says Oswald 'allegedly' shot JFK. When interviewed by the author in 1987, Frazier was firm in his belief that Oswald did not bring the rifle to work with him on the morning of the assassination. Call me crazybut I'm telling you something about Buell Frazier does not sit right with meI'm satisfied that he lied about not dropping Oswald off that morning at the TSBDBut then you have to ask why would he lie about that? 'Lee always said he was a patsy and I believe him. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. A: He got out of the car, got the package and walked behind the picket fence there and stayed there like he was waiting on me. Oswald denies he took a package to work with him that day. To me, the gist of the Frazier mystery is the package/sack supposedly carried into the TSBD by "Oswald" that morning. I was just a simple country boy and it was just a nightmare. In September, 1963, Frazier began work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. Four co-workers stated this, in my article the HSCA transcripts are there in black and white. I doubt he took the bus because as you stated nobody ever came forward saying they seen him. Or, did she say he would leave and walk far enough away that she couldn't say whether he actually got on a bus to go to work? During a career that spanned from the late 1940s until 2010, Murphy appeared in numerous films and TV series, ranging from "Magnum, P.I." So he frequently got a ride to work from a colleague named Buell Frazier, who lived in the suburb of Irving, Texas, near where Oswald's wife and daughter stayed. But . Truly had hired him. Joked Mahoney:"He was a temperamental actor as far as I'm concerned.". Sadly, Gratton died in 2011 at age 71, with his obituary noting that he'd be remembered for "his sense of humor, both whimsical and pointed, his love of military history, and his life-long dedication to the art and craft of acting. "Frasier" attracted some A-list guest stars during its run. You will be able to leave a comment after signing in. It has also been pointed out that one of Frazier's friends was a man named John M. Crawford. People that ride the bus in the morning like that are usually commuters who ride the bus every day to work. In the years after the death of Kennedy, Buell said he was shunned by people once they learned of his links to the assassination. 'I was working as a manager of a clothing store in a job I really enjoyed. Mr. BALL - Did you ever stop on the way home on Friday night and buy anything? At one point he was even asked to sign a confession admitting his part in the killing. Both Frazier and Mrs. Linnie Mae Randle swore that the bag found on the 6th floor was much longer than the package Oswald was carrying. As Deadline noted, he played the recurring role of Dr. Ira Graves in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and also appeared in an episode of "Voyager." Celebrity Net Worth says that Frazier was also "far too generous with friends and family" and that he wasn't as good of a businessman as he was a boxer. Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in boxing history, died Monday . He was previously married to Beverly J. Frazier. I loved him. Other Works 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. Likes. Hours later at the hospital he was arrested by police after they were told he gave Oswald a lift to work. 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. One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. Frazier (18 years old) bought the used car in Huntsville, Texas from" Wood Motors". The President has made some powerful enemies who wanted him out of the way. That ultimately led to a role in an iconic TV hit when he joined "Hill Street Blues" as Sgt. FRAZIER - No, sir; stopped one time and bought some gas, I remember. Actually that was discussed in another thread here just in the last couple of weeks. Yet photographs of curtain rods have turned up in the Dallas police files on the assassination. He thought it might have been a motorbike in the presidential motorcade back firing. pic.twitter.com . Mr. BALL - At any time coming back after a weekend did you ever stop at a restaurant for breakfast?Mr. For full article, click the link below https://quip.com/0y5LA34qWC7j/Unanswered-Questions-Concerning-Buell-Frazier. Because Oswald worked where the bag was reported to have been found, the presence of his fingerprints was totally meaningless. Frazier was and still is a nice guy, and would have probably offered. 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. Joseph Ball: Had you heard he was coming to work before he came to work? Mr. FRAZIER - Well, I say, we were standing like I said at the four-headed table about half as large as this, not, quite half as large, but anyway I was standing there getting the orders in and, And I said, "Sure. Evan Agostini, Icon And Image/Getty Images. He would go on to make big splashes not only in Frasier but in memorable films like the 1987 rom-com Moonstruck, the 1991 Coen brother film Barton Fink, and the 1996 legal thriller Primal Fear . He told the commission that he parked the car and then left the engine running in order to charge up his battery. 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. Is Ruth Payne still alive? However, Duke only appeared in the flesh in two episodes of "Frasier," both times played by actor John LaMotta. All I did was give him a ride to work.'. 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. Shields and Lewis even specified where they normally parked. You know, like I told you, you can go home with me any time you want to, like I say anytime you want to go see your wife that is all right with me.". Jaxon Buell, the boy who was nicknamed " Jaxon Strong " for his determination to live after he was born with an extreme brain malformation, has died. Joseph Ball: It was, what part of the back seat was it in? Join Facebook to connect with Tracy Frazier and others you may know. After the assassination Buell Wesley Frazier makes his way to the hospital to visit a sick relative, from this hospital he gets picked up to be taken to the DPD station. 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