A Great American, Noted Actor Robert Vaughn Passes at 83 - Man From 'UNCLE' Leaves The Room, Folks

November 11, 2016

The excellent noted actor, Robert Vaughn, has reportedly died of leukemia a few days short of his 84th birthday. Perhaps best known for his role as Napoleon Solo on the very successful tv spy series, 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.', Mr. Vaughn was also a very versatile actor, activist and author, successful in other roles and endeavors. Condolences to Linda Staab and the rest of Mr. Vaughn's family, friends and many fans.

Mr. Vaughn was the first noted American actor to publicly oppose The Vietnam War and he was involved in the peace movement of The Vietnam War era. When you see someone risk their entire career to publicly stand up against what Eisenhower termed 'The Military Industrial Complex' you are witnessing the act(s) and efforts of very valiant character. How easy it would have been to have sat back and stayed quiet on such matters, but, Mr. Vaughn did what he knew was right and spoke out against wrongful government THE WAY EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN SHOULD. Since more Americans did not object to the phony U.S. foreign wars there have been a glut of them since The Vietnam War, and, there have also been large false flag attacks within the U.S..

Mr. Vaughn appeared on stage and in dozens of television and film productions, accomplishing a large body of dramatic production achievements. Also his books are;
'Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting'. New York: Putnam. 1972., and,
'A Fortunate Life'. St. Martin's Griffin. 2009. p. 352.

This Infoeditor had done a post years ago on what a wonderful set of role models that were available in the sixties. Such television personalities who stood for right against wrong were Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, of 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.', and Mike Connors of 'Mannix' fame. The post noted how welcome these shows were in a home ravaged by alcoholism, alcoholic parents, and, what a bright spot in the week when these shows appeared. If that post can be found it might be re-posted at this forum.

Surely this great American, Robert Vaughn, will be missed by many. The U.S. and the world are better for his contributions.

The Official Robert Vaughn Web Site

http://www.officialrobertvaughn.com/