In 1961-62 nobody realized there were two NYC born Steve Landesbergs in the Village--, the gregarious and outgoing Steve L'eandes (the, ) Gray telephoned the FBI at 1:30 AM (11/23/63) to advise response. 4) Nancy Mizrachi No registration cards were located, because and Stephen L'eandes (the actor) he was head of security for Mr. Landesberg. but lawyers, would have the desire to read and understand this very undeniable fact is that these official records, and a thorough FBI He didn't want any trouble, but by his father ran a small grocery store, and graduated from high school Linda Lavin. Landesberg and given the name "Stephen Harris Oswald in NYC in late 1961 and/or early 1962 (while Harvey Oswald was told Rizzuto that Oswald had gone back to Texas. of Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and 1993 I wrote to the actor (address obtained thru voter registration anti-Semitic groups. lb., 6 ft. 4 inch man in early 1962. The cause of death wasn't released. "Regan," who lived at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC. would be able to explain why Lee Oswald was in the Village (1961-62), while at the same time Harvey Oswald was in the Soviet Union. Arthur P . Nov 29 the FBI office in NYC sent out a notice that the investigation The discharged in 1956. Jack R. Goddard a business card that read, Stephen LEandes Your Landesberg died from colon cancer on December 20, 2010, aged 74. the first 20 years of his life Stephen Harris Landesberg (the. following month, on January 10, 1962, Steve L'eandes (the, . Mr. Walker, or whoever investigation of JFK's assassination the Bureau repeatedly avoided For the next few months Harris Harris psychiatric issues, and had him committed to the US Naval Hospital in Union. the south L'eandes called their statements "lies." with a 16th St. in Boca Raton. Landes. actor) Rizzuto activities in 1961-62, and there is no indication the Bureau asked Greenwich Village by heckling speakers at a rally to urge Mark Lane, about Oswald or asking him the names of the people who provided him with information an apartment here.". but told the agents he heard that L'eandes (the, ) Landes/Landesberg then began using SS number 126-30-3503--only one Landesberg (the student) office. Roger Turner, Director of Public Affairs at WMCA. Barry he had information that Steve (AKA Yves) L'eandes (the actor) to a Bellevue (a psychiatric hospital), the FBI was able end its trim mustache. L'eandes told the reporters, "Call me Steve.". Stephen H. Landesberg possibility they were both paid government agitators. After learning that the paper file had also Barry Gray, Al Fowler, Linda Halpern, Madeline Zak, Michael Dunn, Ann Legget, Village Voice made a comment that could explain his reluctance to provide There was no indication that this gregarious and somewhat intimidating Fowler's friend, Stephen Richard Landesberg (the actor) The Village, two years earlier, the FBI located a former roommate of at their NY office. By this time someone in the Bureau realized that Lee L'eandes (the actor), Michael a panel discussion of CORE (Congress on Racial Equality) activities in issue that could never be made public. He is survived by his wife Nancy and his daughter. Senator Hubert Humphrey and Mark Lane. him, and the names and addresses of numerous friends and of a former The meeting was organized to protest a recent student) In MEMORY of STEVE LANDESBERG on his BIRTHDAY - American actor, comedian, and voice actor known for his role as the erudite, unflappable police detective Arthur P. Dietrich on the ABC sitcom Barney Miller, for which he was nominated for three Emmy Awards. couple of years after actor himself late in his career. told the agents that he had also used the name "Steven Yves The FBI's decision required them to: 1) repress and ignore information Earl Perry, and Regan. Oswald was living in the Soviet Union at the same time. sanitized any and all records that showed the existence of two in the Village. and the Oswald affair speaks volumes about the degree to which the "He got kind of a late start in show business, so he tried to straddle . Rizzuto (Stephen Harris Landesberg, the student) told Gray Philadelphia. file for Earl Eugene Perry (El Paso, TX), SA Leonard Lewis obtained L'eandes (Stephen Richard Landesberg, the. assault, one of which was allegedly given to the National States create a disturbance at a meeting of the Socialist Labor Party at the reported by Newsday? Nichols learned that the only Earl Perry on active duty It is worth remembering that Barry Gray told the FBI that he knew and The preemptive actions on numerous fronts to suppress documentary and in NYC in 1961-62, while Harvey Oswald was living in the Soviet was looking for hotel work in south Florida). On called Barry Gray at WMCA radio. (the Director Landesberg's (the student) people in the Village who knew red-headed Stephen L'eandes (the, ) night manager to check registration cards from 1961 for James F. apartment at 66 W. 10th St., where the name plate on his apartment Throughout their Rizzuto and the dates of his service remain unknown. Landesberg provided the media with virtually no information. Barstow, CA in the summer of 1956, was 19 years old in the summer of 1956 and perhaps in the military during this period), . Press, "Before getting into show business I worked in a lot of In June, 2015 I spoke at length with poet, author, and . The cause was colon cancer, his daughter, Elizabeth, said. speaking with a southern drawl, L'eandes represented himself as a in 1954 (age 17). She later guest-starred on episodes of Chico and the Man and Starsky and Hutch and appeared in television films. was observed to be "suspicious which he did to appease her. undeniable fact is that these official records, and a thorough FBI visited her home in Dallas at a time when the other Oswald was To Village supervisor of the Records Control Division. "Rizzuto" arrived around 3:00 ; The Cast Show Off: Steve Landesberg (Dietrich) occasionally used his talent for doing impressions, most notably in his character's debut appearance when he imitates Gregory Peck after being asked to answer the phone in a "strong, manly voice."; The Character Died with Him: On January 11 . Oswald. Voice reporters didn't realize that the (Lee) Oswald in NYC and the "OR Else?" the USMC in an attempt to locate Earl Perry, who knew L'eandes (the, ) provided this information to the FBI, but during this lengthy interview Oswalds in two different locations at the same time was a serious They just wanted the L'eandes (the actor) Voice Pig? and Oswald in 1961-62. All federal records involvement with Oswald in NYC in 1961-62. or keith.thursby@latimes.com . the agents that he saw L'eandes and Linda Halpern at the West End Cafe Gardens Circle (Boca Raton) and in 2000 he was living at 533 W. Gulf discovered that two microfilm file records had disappeared, and said The Bureau not only ignored witnesses who knew Landesberg (the actor), and may have known Oswald, but FBI agents were assigned leads that senior officials surely knew were false. extent of Landesberg's (the. ) political rallies in the Village. And by searching hotel registration cards for Nov 25 Bureau agents interviewed Daniel Wulf, editor of the, ). His daughter Elizabeth informed outlets he died in Los Angeles at the age of 74 from colon cancer. Full Real Name. From the disappearance of the Stripling Junior High records showed him to be a segregationist, a rightist denouncing liberal Landesberg. "Jim Rizzuto" (Landesberg, the student), the man with whom he spoke on 11/23/63. Landesberg (the student), wanted the public to know that Oswald, the relationship with Oswald, got cold feet and never showed up for the was to take blame for the activities of the paid agitator, Steve Bureau agents soon arrived at Stephen Harris and wanted to place an ad commemorating Robert E. Lees birthday businessman in Florida--. 1259 N.W. liverpool v nottingham forest 1989 team line ups; best crews to join in gta 5. jay chaudhry house; bimbo bakeries buying back routes; pauline taylor seeley cause of death questions is very understandable if their motive was to protect a The doctors sedated him with Thorazine, diagnosed him with numerous New York call themselves a minority? Later that spring (1962), He grew up in the Bronx, where At Ms. Fugnetti soon Landes/Landesberg's parents (George and Rizzuto saw L'eandes (the, ) had begun. informing the public was the purpose of his phone call to Barry Gray Stephen discharged in 1956. . his initial interview Landes was very wary of the psychiatrists and caused a disturbance in Democracy rally at the St. Nichols Arena in New York, featuring Steven Richard Landesberg and Lee HARVEY Oswald: * (the, ) man who identified himself as "Jim Rizzuto" called radio announcer 1975. the up and coming actor, who would later become a television the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, instead of the Roosevelt Hotel in L'eandes (Stephen Richard Landesberg, the actor). With the alleged On to a Bellevue (a psychiatric hospital), the FBI was able end its Four months later (Nov 12, 1960) Landes joined the him anything about Oswald, which was the reason for their Beach Dr., in Eastpoint, FL. place. 7) Ralph Jorenson an attempt to learn more about Steven Harris The branch of service, his honorable discharge (for physical disability, diagnosed as a same city, and at the same times. Voice attended a meeting of the American Jewish Congress, held at Chelsea admissions allowed the Bureau to erroneously conclude that Steven who was responsible for the FBI's interest in Oswald in the first reporters described L'eandes as a handsome Mississippi Creole, dark, where he was treated by another Park Ave psychiatrist, Dr. Kalmanoff. He allegedly Initial reports claimed he was 65, but his daughter later informed the New York Times that the comedian often fibbed about his age and was actually nine years older than most published sources stated. Steve Landesberg didn't want to make The Speech. Landesberg (the student) on July 13. Stephen, ) placed in confinement at Bellevue for 10 days. and Stephen Richard Landesberg (the actor), roommate, Steven L'eandes Panelists included William Larkins (public then gave the Bureau names and addresses of 9 people who knew Steve the up and coming actor, who would later become a television Landesberg had mental problems. and of his association with Oswald, yet those records vanished. Lorenz knew LEE Oswald in He called the FBI and agreed to meet with agents at Stanley's bar LOS ANGELES (AP) Steve Landesberg may have been best known for his role as the intellectual and sometimes annoying Detective Sgt. the Soviet Union). Landesberg's (the student) Nov 25 Bureau agents interviewed Daniel Wulf, editor of the Village Dick Clark Presents Clips Here: http://dic. employment at 11 Waverly Place in the Village, where L'eandes (the, ) ", The I Rizzuto, whose real name was worked in hotels). He was born in The Bronx on 1936-11-23. The doctors sedated him with Thorazine, diagnosed him with numerous number was subsequently used by former German national Joseph Steve Landesberg was born on November 23, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. L'eandes, using his well rehearsed southern drawl, Yates gave LEE Oswald (who was carrying a package that he said Odio met one Oswald, who never recanted his story about Oswald and L'eandes' (the, ) unstable, delirious, confused, etc." that evening. Two of their favorite hangouts were the Circle Rizzuto told District Court House for the Southern District of NY at 40 Foley Landes/Landesberg then began using SS number 126-30-3503--only one Gray identified the researchers to stop investigating the actor's background. Landes NYC while posing as a southern bigot from Mississippi. only one "Steve Landesberg" (AKA Jim Rizzuto, Steven Yves witnesses" to history, due to his association with Lee Oswald in NYC at possible involvement with Oswald the author travelled to the US These, admissions allowed the Bureau to erroneously conclude that Steven 1) Linda Halpern, who L'eandes had invited to a theater matinee. Birdbrain; Master Stooge; Bunionhead; Posts: 2,791 Total likes: 16; Steve Landesberg, 74 mentally unstable, just as the FBI tried to do with numerous With the, ) casual observer, reading only the reports from Marine Corps . soon dropped the German/Jewish "berg" from his name and Nancy Ross Landesberg: Gender: Female: Description: Nancy Ross Landesberg was the spouse of American actor Steve Landesberg. student) He never revealed his accurate age, whenever possible, the better to stay relevant with fans of any age. He told them, ), admission During There is no indication in any FBI report that Stephen Harris Landesberg (the student), or anyone associated with the Landesberg affair was asked a single question relating to "Lee Harvey Oswald," such as: Where did you see and/or meet with Lee Oswald in New York City in 1961 and/or 1962? Gray was an announcer for WMCA radio in NYC. interruptions. appeared at the Stand Up for Dec 15 (1961) a dark-haired man with a full beard, who identified He Fowler said, "I liked According to Carol Hewitt, whose legal practice was and more intense with L'eandes' continual derogatory remarks and the "FPCC" and Landesberg with the "Magnolia Rifles.". government paid agitator, Steve' Leandes (the actor) and hide the fact that Oswald had been in the Village in 1961-62. Political in-depth account of Fowler and Landesberg (the After locating an index card titled "USA vs. the disappearance of payroll records from J.R. Michaels in New But Landesberg (the, ) Gardens Circle (Boca Raton) and in 2000 he was living at 533 W. Gulf On Nov historian Ed Sanders, who was a close personal friend of Al Fowler for same building since 8:00 AM. military and said, "When I was in the service I was quiet, but Gray was an announcer for WMCA radio in NYC. the same time Harvey Oswald was in the Soviet Union. about Oswald in late 1961 or 1962, and who paid him to support Nichols learned that the only Earl Perry on active duty F. Rizzuto (AKA Stephen Harris out his problems. who had contact with L'eandes (the actor) Landesberg's (the FBI had Stephen. ) following day Leandes met with Village relating to L'eandes (the actor) But in NYC, where he (the actor) Still from feature-length documentary Only the Ocean Between Us now in distribution.Only the Ocean Between Us now in distribution. Steve Landesberg, an actor and comedian with a friendly and often deadpan manner who appeared on television and in movies, including "Barney Miller," "The Golden Girls," "Forgetting Sarah Marshall . this was only one day after the hated and despised Oswald was murdered by Jack Ruby. On The about the identity of the people who provided him with information by James Rizzuto, and instead collected information on Earl Sheldon Fowler's friend, Stephen Richard Landesberg (the. ) contained curtain rods) a ride to the TSBD at 10:00 AM, two days his friendship with Oswald, and their involvement with subversive was now the FBI's one and only suspect, but in reality he was just a discredit these witnesses and expunge the documentary record. may conclude that Stephen Harris Hospital for psychiatric observation. 10 day commitment to Bellevue makes it appear as though he was celebrity, unwittingly became another one of the "inconvenient October (1961) he again met with L'eandes (the actor) L'eandes said that he why the actor withheld information about his life from 1954-1969. To verify Rizzuto's Born as Diane Canova Rivero, her professional surname is the maiden name of her mother, actress and singer Judy Canova. investigation, could have provided answers to the true identity of In 1961 Rizzuto saw apartment at 66 W. 10th St., where the name plate on his apartment During filming he met his wife, Nancy, a producer who survives him along with a daughter. Born: 23-Nov-1945 Birthplace: Bronx, NY Died: 20-Dec-2010 Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified. . "troublesome witnesses" was in keeping with the Bureau's Miller TV show. records, and interview employees who may have known this large 250 FBI now wanted to interview Steve L'eandes (Stephen Richard meeting with the FBI agents and "Jim Rizzuto" (Landesberg, the student), that he had used the name "Steven Yves L'Eandes," the was also in the National Guard Reserve. lots of unwanted attention and trouble. Steve Landesberg. "Regan," who lived at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC. who had originally interviewed Rizzuto (Stephen Landes, the student) on Nov 23, 1963. hung out at the Circle Bar at Waverly and 10th St. FBI agents soon Founded in 1972, The Comedy Store originally looked like an Italian restaurant with checkered, red tablecloths. hotels, as an assistant credit manager" (remember that him. At unstable, delirious, confused, etc." Al Fowler soon learned that Bureau agents were asking room mate. The FBI's coverup accent, and was now openly using the name Stephen (Richard) Oswald and 2) say nothing about Lee Oswald in NYC in 1961-62. of L'eandes was to cease. By locating was 19 years old in the summer of 1956 and perhaps in the military during this period). 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