May 20, 2013

This day in history:
John Pertwee died suddenly of a heart attack at age 76 on the 20th May 1996. John Devon Roland Pertwee was the third in a long line of Doctor Who. A man of action, he had a vintage car nicknamed Bessie and was equiped with any number of fancy Bond-like gadgets. Jon Pertwee was also in the original play version of `A funny thing happened on the way to the forum`, and even appeared briefly in the movie version of it. He was also in the very first colored episode of `The Avengers` TV Series produced. He next found fame by standing in a field as as Worzel Gummidge, a scarecrow with interchangeable heads for thinking, dancing, and working. read more