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28:40 – Christopher Mayer passed away at age 57 in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He’s best known for his 17-episode long stint as Vance Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard. Before the start of the 5th season, Tom Wopa and John Schneider said they weren’t coming to week. Catherine Bach, who plays Daisy Duke, also said she wasn’t coming back. They recast the two parts, and Christopher Mayer and Byron Cherry played Vance and Coy Duke – cousins of the original Dukes. The ratings were horrible while the replacements were there, and they brought them all together for one episode.
28:23 – David Zelag Goodman, a popular screenwriter in the 1970s, wrote many screenplays including, in 1971, the controversial psychological thriller Straw Dogs. Ten days after its re-release, he passed away.
37:10 – Dan Evans, 76, passed this week. He was the founder of Cracker Barrel. He died in Lebanon, Tenn., the original home of Cracker Barrel.