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Larry Hagman’s belongings will be auctioned off by Bonhams’ Entertainment Memorabilia on May 5 in Los Angeles.
The Dallas star passed away aged 81 on November 23, 2012, from complications of throat cancer.
According to Reuters, the centerpiece of the items owned by Larry Hagman is a silver-and-gold belt buckle engraved with the initials of his character J.R. Ewing.
The garish trinket – adorned with four rubies – expects to fetch between $3,000 and $5,000.
Larry Hagman’s custom-made leather director’s chair from Dallas is expected to sell for $2,500 and $3,500.
There are numerous cowboy and western-themed items, including several trademark hats which will probably get between $600 and $800.
The centerpiece of the items owned by Larry Hagman is a silver-and-gold belt buckle engraved with the initials of his character J.R. Ewing
There are rocking chairs, walking sticks, costumes, cigarette cases, and a portrait of Larry Hagman by Oenone Acheson.
Speaking of artwork, Bonhams will also auction off Larry Hagman’s enviable celebrity art collection.
He owned an abstract landscape painting by Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, an oil painting by Frank Sinatra, and the two Michael Jackson scribbles should get $2,000-$3,000 each.
The Bill Belew costume design for Elvis Presley’s ’68 Special should fetch between $3,000 and $5,000.
Among Larry Hagman’s other musical items were an Eric Clapton guitar and amp ($10,000- $15,000) and the orchestral score for I Wanna Be Loved By You from Some Like It Hot ($800 – $1,200).
This auction comes after Larry Hagman’s 43-acre Ojai ranch affectionately nicknamed “Heaven” was sold for $5 million in March.
Larry Hagman was in the middle of filming episode five of 15 in Season 2 of the Dallas reboot when he died.
The 1978 CBS series, originally envisaged as a five-part drama, became a hit and counted millions of fans across the U.S. and in the 95 foreign countries where it was aired.
The original Dallas ran from 1979-1991, dominated ratings, inspired a prime-time soap craze, and gave rise to “Who Shot J.R.?” mania.
Larry Hagman was at the centre of it – and in 1980, 83 million people tuned in to find out just who had shot the ruthless oil baron.
Following Larry Hagman’s death Dallas fans are set to be treated to another “Who Shot JR?” mystery.
Dallas producers are set to pay tribute to the late Larry Hagman by killing off his character JR Ewing, in an hour-long special of the new version of the show, according to reports.
A source told the Mirror: “We wanted Larry’s legacy to remain beyond this show.”
“We felt that one way would be to mirror the most memorable episode of all time.”
Larry Hagman passed away in November after losing a battle with cancer.
Dallas producers are set to pay tribute to the late Larry Hagman by killing off his character JR Ewing, in an hour-long special of the new version of the show
The “Who shot JR?” episode of the original oil drama in the 1980s was the second most-watched TV episode of all time.
It is estimated that more than 85 million viewers tuned in to see the episode that revealed that the character had actually survived and that the shooter was his sister-in-law Kristin Shepard.
Larry Hagman passed away on November 23 from complications of throat cancer aged 81.
The actor was in the middle of filming episode five of 15 in season two of the Dallas reboot when he passed away and writers evidently struggled with how to write him out of the show, before coming up with the “Who Done It” plot.
The episode is set to air in March in the US.
The original 1978 CBS series, only originally envisaged as a five-part drama, became a hit and counted millions of fans across the U.S. and in the 95 foreign countries where it was aired.
Shortly before his death, Larry Hagman took part in hidden camera show I Get That a Lot – to try and convince fans he was just an average Joe.
The new series of TV drama Dallas will be rewritten to reflect the death of actor Larry Hagman, who played scheming oil tycoon JR Ewing.
Larry Hagman, whose role as the stetson-wearing villain made him a global star in the 1980s, died on Friday aged 81.
He was on board when a new version of the show appeared earlier this year.
A statement from UK broadcaster Channel 5 said: “Dallas is midway in production on season two and this sad news will be incorporated into the storyline.”
Larry Hagman featured in a promotional video shot on the first day of filming for the new series and posted last month. The next season makes its premiere in the US on the TNT network on January 28th.
Dallas was resurrected in the summer, more than 20 years after the original ended, with Larry Hagman starring alongside other original actors including Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray.
Linda Gray was at Larry Hagman’s side when he passed away on Friday and described him as “my best friend for 35 years”.
“He was the Pied Piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew. He was creative, generous, funny, loving and talented and I will miss him enormously,” she said.
“He was an original and lived life to the full.”
Ken Kercheval, who played Cliff Barnes, said the pair had “a great deal of fun” acting out their on-screen rivalry in the 1980s.
“That sparring back and forth, I think that’s what kept the show going for as long as it did because everybody had to wait and see who was going to win and who was going to lose,” he said on Sunday.
“JR was not a nice man. He was terrible. He was quite the opposite of Larry. Those characters are always fun to play and he played it to the hilt. Larry was one of a kind, he really was.”
The new series of TV drama Dallas will be rewritten to reflect the death of Larry Hagman
Michael Preece, who directed more than 60 episodes of Dallas and was a friend of Larry Hagman, said the actor was always a pleasure to work with.
“Well, he was perfect,” he said.
“Between Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray… they were all like directors.
“Larry did direct a lot of episodes, and you’d stage a scene, they would just stage it for you, he was terrific. And you try to get most of his work before lunch, because he was better in the morning – but he was great to be around, it was like a family.”
Another original cast member, Victoria Principal, who played Pam Ewing, said Larry Hagman had been “bigger than life, on-screen and off”.
“He is unforgettable, and irreplaceable, to millions of fans around the world, and in the hearts of each of us, who was lucky enough to know and love him,” she said.
During its original incarnation between 1978-91, Dallas was one of the CBS network’s top-rated programmes and was watched by an estimated 300 million people in 57 countries.
Larry Hagman’s forthright biography Hello Darlin’ detailed his youthful drug-taking exploits and revealed the extent of his 50-year battle with alcoholism.
Even on the hardworking set of Dallas, he consumed five bottles of champagne a day for years and was finally diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver in 1992.
Three years later he had a liver transplant and kept a photo of the organ donor above his mirror.
Despite this, Larry Hagman continued to drink secretly until a further life-saving operation in 2003 forced him to stop.
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Larry Hagman, who played for more than a decade TV villain JR Ewing, has died at the age of 81, his family says.
Larry Hagman, who had suffered from cancer and cirrhosis of the liver, died in hospital on Friday afternoon, according to a family statement.
“Larry was back in his beloved Dallas, re-enacting the iconic role he loved most,” said the family.
“He was surrounded by loved ones.”
Long-time friend Linda Gray, who played Sue Ellen, was by his bedside.
“Larry Hagman was my best friend for 35 years,” said Linda Gray in a statement released by her agent Jeffrey Lane.
“He was the Pied Piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew. He was creative, generous, funny, loving and talented and I will miss him enormously.
“He was an original and lived life to the full.”
Jeffrey Lane added that Patrick Duffy, who played his brother Bobby in Dallas, was also at Larry Hagman’s bedside at Medical City Dallas Hospital.
“They had been friends for 35 years and they had worked together for many years, so obviously it is devastating,” Jeffrey Lane told The Sun.
During 13 years as the most scheming oil tycoon in Dallas, JR in his Stetson became one of the most distinctive faces on television screens across the world.
It quickly became one of the network’s top-rated programmes – with its 356 episodes being seen by an estimated 300 million people in 57 countries – and was revived this year.
Larry Hagman, who played for more than a decade TV villain JR Ewing, has died at the age of 81
Born in Texas, Larry Hagman later moved to Los Angeles where he was cared for mainly by his grandmother.
After a brief period spent working in the fields, Larry Hagman followed his mother into showbusiness and even toured and played in musicals with her.
Moving into television, he played astronaut Tony Nelson in the 1960s television comedy I Dream of Jeannie.
He first performed as JR Ewing in 1978 and became its highest-paid star, as the programme came to define 1980s excess.
The actor himself owned more than 2,000 cowboy hats.
When Dallas finally finished in 1991, Larry Hagman went on to appear in hit films Nixon and Primary Colors.
His forthright biography, Hello Darlin’, detailed his youthful drug-taking exploits and revealed the extent of his 50-year battle with alcoholism.
Even on the hardworking set of Dallas, he consumed five bottles of champagne a day for years and was finally diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver in 1992.
Three years later he had a liver transplant and kept a photo of the organ donor above his mirror.
“I say a prayer for him every morning,” he said.
Despite this, Larry Hagman continued to drink secretly until a further life-saving operation in 2003 forced him to stop.
Larry Hagman announced in October 2011 that he had a “treatable” form of throat cancer and would receive treatment while filming the Dallas reboot.
At the time the star said: “As J.R. I could get away with anything – bribery, blackmail and adultery. But I got caught by cancer. I do want everyone to know that it is a very common and treatable form of cancer.
“I will be receiving treatment while working on the new Dallas series. I could not think of a better place to be than working on a show I love, with people I love.”
The late actor added: “Besides, as we all know, you can’t keep J.R. down!”
Larry Hagman is survived by wife Maj, who he married in 1952. In 2008, Maj was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.
The actor was last seen in public on November 15, when he attended the White Bridle Society’s Da Vinci, Wine and Roses benefit at held at the Lisa Blue Baron Mansion in Dallas.
He always refused to let his wife’s illness get him down and said: “She’s not very well. But those were the cards we were dealt, so we’ll play with them. More than half a century of happy years is a lot to draw on.”
The couple have two children: Heidi Kristina, born in 1958, and Preston, born in 1962.
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Dallas is back and the new series are set to premiere tonight at 08:00 p.m. on TNT.
Larry Hagman, Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy are joined by newcomers Brenda Strong (Desperate Housewives), Josh Henderson (Desperate Housewives), Jordana Brewster (The Fast and the Furious) and Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives).
The cast has been everywhere over the past month promoting the premiere Wednesday at 08:00 p.m. on TNT. The youngsters even rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
But controversy is already swirling around the production. Dallas original creator, David Jacobs, was cut out of the new show.
David Jacobs read the new scripts and thought that they were not up to snuff. The new Dallas producers didn’t want David Jacobs involved and tried to list themselves as the creators of the show.
Dallas is back and the new series are set to premiere tonight on TNT
David Jacobs got a lawyer and the Writers Guild to step in and iron out the problems. According to ShowBiz411.com, David Jacobs, creator of Dallas and Knots Landing, said he has been excluded entirely from the coming reboot of the famous series on TNT. He will get to keep his “created by” credit, but nothing else, no money, and no participation.
“I’ll get the $714 Writers Guild fee for a sequel,” David Jacobs says.
He found out that Dallas was being restarted second hand. When he inquired about it, he says he told everyone – including new head writer Cynthia Cidre – that he was essentially retired and didn’t want to write the show.
“I didn’t want any authority,” he told her at their one lunch. But he did think a consultancy wouldn’t be out of the question since basically, Dallas relies on all the characters he created in the 1970s – JR Ewing, Bobby Ewing, Sue Ellen, and their family, even the same Southfork Ranch set.
