Photo: Connie Van Eaton (provided by her family) COMBO contributor, friend and speaker Lon Van Eaton, who hung around with all those musicians up at the Caribou Ranch, let us know that his beautiful wife Constance Clair Van Eaton passed away. Services were held this morning at 9:30 at the Greenwood & Myers Mortuary, 2969 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 440-3960 | Fax: (303) 440-3944
An obituary was not available at the time of this writing so check the Greenwood & Myers’ site for an update: http://memorials.greenwoodmyersfuneral.com/Constance-Van-Eaton
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Robert Allan Ackerman, Director of ‘The Reagans’ and ‘Life With Judy Garland,’ Dies at 77
By Brian Welk, Yahoo Entertainment | Robert Allan Ackerman, a director of film, TV and theater known for his work on the TV movie “The Reagans” and the miniseries “Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows,” has died. He was 77.
Ackerman died peacefully on Monday, Jan. 10, a rep announced Thursday.
Ackerman was a five-time Emmy nominee and two-time Golden Globe nominee. In his career he worked extensively with talent on screen and on stage such as Al Pacino, Ann Bancroft, Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Glenn Close, Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Richard Gere, Richard Chamberlain, John Malkovich, Victor Garber, Farrah Fawcett, Kirstie Alley and Judy Davis.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/robert-allan-ackerman-director-reagans-182113947.html