This DANA PLATO Interview Is So SAD 😭
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- Dana Plato's comments during this 1989 interview on "Evening Magazine" will break your heart. Watch this video to learn more about the young actress who gained fame as Kimberly Drummond on the classic TV series, "Diff'rent Strokes".
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Thanks Dave, and since then there has been new interviews I have posted on the gram that her own Cousin sent me, from the Sally Jessy show, that Dane was on, and it was much in demand from fans. Even her other cousin is on it, towards the end, that follows the page too.
Thanks again for your help, Matt. Ultimately, I am much happier with this version of the video than the one that I published a couple of months ago. The assist was truly appreciated!
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I remember when she was on Sally Jessy. I have it on VHS. She seemed so perky and alive, talking about going to culinary school. Truly tragic what happened to her RIP Dana❤
I think that, quite likely, Conrad Bain sexually abused her...& that she couldn't escape from this...
Thanks for sharing all your childhood TV treasures with me Dave
She was such a good person who was unfortunately in a careless world.
She really was. Not one person who ever worked with her, from Strokes to the low budget movies, have nothing but positive stuff to say and praise her professionalism. She was always on time, knew her lines, didn't require endless takes, unless asked to for certain reasons.
One of Hollywood’s saddest stories. And to add insult to injury her poor son committed suicide at 25. Just tragic…RIP Dana and Tyler 😞
Yep. Absolutely heartbreaking.
He was killed
@@albertdaley9093how?
What makes you think that? I thought he shot himself. Obviously a murder can be made to look like suicide, but they have their ways of knowing what most likely happened. And I never heard anyone say her son was murdered. Why would someone murder him and stage a suicide? Anything is possible. I never even considered that he was murdered. I don't even know what would be worse, to kill yourself or to be murdered. I guess murder would be worse. Especially if you loved your life and we're happy. I can also imagine how horrible and scared someone had to be to end their life. I think both scenarios are equally terrible. If he killed himself because he wanted to be with his mom I really hope God forgave him and granted his last request and they are both together again. But what were Dana's motives to end her life? God would also have to forgive her to. As much as I agree with suicide being a sin, like all rules and laws there always has to be exceptions. Always. I have a big problem if God wouldn't let someone in heaven if they committed suicide if they just wanted to be with God or if they just didn't know how to grieve or accept the death of a loved one. Or if someone had a terrible medical condition even if that condition isn't terminal but if you are constantly in pain and suffering, again I just can't see God not letting you in heaven just because you just couldn't take the pain anymore. No one even really knows if suicide is unforgivable in God's eyes. For one, suicide is not on God's list of unforgivable sins. Blasphemy is the only unforgivable sin. And another thing that confuses me is that you can murder someone and be forgiven, but if you murder yourself it's not forgivable? In my opinion, I would think that taking someone else's life would be worse than taking your life. At least it was your decision to want to die, as opposed to killing someone that didn't want to die. But on the other hand if you chose to end your life to spite God or just kill yourself for no good reason then I agree that you maybe shouldn't go to heaven. I do believe that life is the most precious of all gifts and that comes from God, and only he should decide how and when your life ends. And to destroy that gift is very disrespectful. But I really believe there are exceptions. I just hate to think that all these poor souls that committed suicide didn't go to heaven. I was always told that God does not give you more problems or pain that you can handle. But what do you call suicide? That sounds like someone going thru things they just can't handle. Or are these people just weak? Either way it's obvious that people truly believe their lives will only get worse if they continue living, they see no relief and no hope. And sometimes this can also be the case. There is no guarantee that things will get better, all u have is your faith that God will help us get better. I'm sure there are plenty of people where there lives continued to get worse. So are we expected to just tough it out and continue to be miserable? For what reason tho? To prove our strength? To prove how much faith we have that God will help us. I also suffer with depression and I also have severely painful medical conditions with no cure and very little treatment options. I have very bad diabetes which led to my stomach being paralyzed. I suffer very much, and although my conditions aren't terminal, these conditions cause other conditions that are terminal. So in my eyes my chronic conditions are ultimately fatal, aren't they?@@albertdaley9093
I don't know about writing in the pregnancy with attitudes of the time, particularly about pregnancy outside of marriage and cohabiting (they later married while she was pregnant) which would continue to be controversial in much of the US well into the 1990s
Thanks for sharing Danielle. You're right. The 80s and 90s were different times.
Dana Plato was a great actress that we all loved.She lead a tragic life in her final years as she was addicted to substance abuse drugs and she was depressed.
RIP DANO P🕊🌹
The character of Kimberly was practically ignored by the recent _Live in Front of a Studio Audience_ broadcast.
I noticed that as well.
She seemed to age over ten years, from 16-21. She seems like a 30 year old, in the interview, though some of that is hair and makeup styles.
She never had a chance to show any acting chops, so regardless of her talent, by the time she was a young adult, her drug abuse issues, kept her from being cast.
She had bad management as well, because of going for dollars, over trying to keep her employed. She was at least 4th on the call sheet, during Diff’rent Strokes. And, her $100k a season paycheck, probably had the network just looking for a way to get out of it, by the 6th season. They brought in a character I don’t even hardly remember, with red hair, at one point.
I really only remember the kidnapping episode, because it was so odd. The kidnappers were telling the kid he was going to replace their dead kid, or something similar. I was watching at maybe 8 years old, and it was odd.
The show only lasted two seasons after Plato, so she may have gotten less screen time anyway, but the contract still would’ve been paid.
She had no one helping to manage money, and ended up broke, very quickly.
I even remember a magazine interview, in which she stated that most of the tv interviews, about being blacklisted, after Diff’rent Strokes, were just to get some money, at a certain point.
She was someone that shows like The Surreal Life, or Celebrity Rehab, would go onto feed upon, some getting a career back, while many looked foolish.
I thought Dana was so dang fine..
I would be too late to belift her.
2:57 can you be any more heartless?
Interesting. But Not putting anything on her is avoidance.
I think we all agree that Dana made plenty of mistakes.
Where’s Howard Stern? Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
A horrible moment in Dana's life for sure.
I was wondering can you confirm 0:36 this or saying if it’s true or a lie I am hoping this is not true the guy who played his name in real life is Billy Miller who played on GH as they said he died and he’s only 43 and they didn’t say what he died of can you confirm it or deny it I just hope it’s a lie I hope it’s not true because if he died they didn’t say what happened or what he died of so I’m thinking it’s a lie but I don’t know for sure I really love the show different strokes it was good I didn’t like it when she was in on there anymore she was such a good actress and I was sad when she passed away.
Sadly, Billy Miller, star of "The Young and the Restless" and "General Hospital" did pass away just a few days ago on September 15. 😥
@@jdsundstrom Thank you for telling me
What a nasty remark by that journalist!She probably wanted to be an actress herself and wasn’t talented enough to make it in the industry! Also, sometimes journalists think that being a good journalist means being blunt and cruel about their subjects.
It was certainly a very judgmental remark.
The journalist probably works at CNN or MSNBC now. Typical.
Well I always thought Dana was a very good actress.
@jessicasmith5728Actually they get away with saying worse today on CNN MSNBC etc. Look at the craziness of CNN lying about Joe Rogan and Horse pills. The media lacks any class and integrity.
Dana definitely deserved better than that interviewer’s judgement. Yes she was supposed to be an innocent virgin on the show, but at least she was married when she got pregnant. She deserved better overall.
Dana is one of the most fascinating sad child star stories I think. Not only did I have a crush on Dana from the beginning (same age), but she just always seemed like someone that just needed a solid support group to bring her back to healthy. I think she was an average actress (as hinted at by the host, and I agree), so maybe a stronger direction in a different arena would have helped her. Tragic ending.
Thanks for sharing!
She did have a small network who tried to help her. She did have some sober years, but she just had an addictive personality, manic depression, and just plain stubborn!
@@platosplacelots of ppl have those issues and worse but with support get ahead. Life is weird.
That host was so cruel. Maybe that was why we don’t know her name.
It's probably best that we don't. To be fair, she had no idea that, 40 years later, people on the internet would be watching her brief assessment of Dana's career.
This all goes to show you what Hollywood can do to people, even child actors. Other examples include Jay North (Dennis the Menace), Raven-Symoné, and Dana Plato's co-stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges.
Lots of examples out there for sure. I'm glad that Jay, Todd and Raven-Symone have somehow managed to survive it all.
Todd is over 30 years sober now. Something he is very proud of. And for what he went through, it's very impressive and many should be proud of him too. And he's newly married and a step-father.
The child actors who AREN'T abused are the outliers, unfortunately.
Dana was a good actress. They really screwed her over and it's VILE!
So sad we lost her. I believe her death was accidental and not suicide.
If only she had gone to a hospital instead of the Winnebago. But I know I've laid down when I should have gone to hospital for other illnesses.
Hollyweird still mistreats their child actors and we see the results in many of today's stars and former stars.
All her close family and friends agree it was accidental. She was too excited to see her son, on Mother's Day. Whenever she missed a Mother's Day or holidays, without her son, she would get deeply depressed. But her son had a gift bought and flowers too. I can't fathom what excitement he had to see her, just to get the horrible news of her passing, right before a special day.
Dave, the name of the female reporter that didn't have any nice words for Dana is Donna Hamilton. 🤔📺📼🕵
Beautiful person. The Cosby show handled the child getting pregnant storyline different. After giving the daughter her own spin-off show, the actress disappeared and later returned to the Cosby show, and the character was actually presented as a virgin until marriage, Of course Mr. Cosby was more virtuous than Ms. Plato at the time.
Dana in my opinion,was led in the wrong direction and never recovered in life. R.I.P. ❤
I'm not sure if its still on RUclips, but her interview with Arsenio was bittersweet too. You can really tell she was such a soul adrift but genuine in the heart.
I'll have to check it out.
Yes, that interview is still on youtube. A Dana fan found the video and uploaded it, for all to see. It's not her best, you can tell she was on loaded. Too hyper, even for her and it even bugged Arsenio, as he jokes about it, in the interview.
You're so wholesome. How kind of you to acknowledge the people in the comments section. Hope you're having a great day.
Thanks for your kind words. 🙂
@@jdsundstrom ❤️
Great updated video Dave! Dana was also in the process of recording an album just before her death. It remains unreleased but some of the finished tracks have leaked online. Also tragic that her only son Tyler commited suicide just 2 days before the 11th anniversary of her death. There was also another interview Dana did which had a surprise reunion with Todd Bridges. She seemed very happy to see him. May she and her son rest in peace. 😢🌹🪦🙏
Thanks for sharing!
@@jdsundstrom You are welcome Dave!🤗👍📺🙋
Sadly she passed in 99' only 10 years after that interview. I was curious to find out about the son Tyler (Lambert). Sadly he passed away in 2010 at the young of 25. The only one left is the ex husband Lanny Lambert.
Dana's ex-husband, Lanny Lambert, squandered most of her money.
Rest In Peace Dana Plato.
Thank You for this Video.
You're very welcome.
That woman reporter reminds me so much of Diane Sawyers when she did the interview with Britney Spears. The interview with Britney Spears made my teeth grit, and the woman that did the comments on Dana had me gritting my teeth again. I was really young when different strokes came on the air it was on so late I couldn't watch it, I had to be in bed. I started watching about the age of 12,13. And of course repeat on t.v. I have absolutely no doubt that something was done to Dana when she was a young girl and even as a teenager. Most of us now know what "Hollywood" is about it.
And where is that spiteful commentator today?
Hopefully, no longer spitefully commentating.
To think what could have been...
So sad! I loved her in Diff’rent Strokes!
Thanks for posting this. I’m starting my week with the intention to treat people well. This poor lady was in so much pain. ❤
Very sad how Dana was treated.
Thanks for making this video Dave❤
You're most welcome, Nancy.
Fascinating but sad story. She was a childhood crush once upon a time.
Dana Plato is missed so much
Dave - you are a class act; an old-school Gentlemen through-and-through. Thank you for another wonderful video.
Thank you kindly!
It’s sad but maybe some of her problems came from home.
May she rest in peace
How could she be blacklisted for being pregnant?.. Most are temporary written out, and return after several months.. she returned for a few episodes in the last season, but I wonder if there was more to her story.. it’s been documented she struggled with substance abuse… 🤔
Dana definitely had periods where she was struggling. That said, there were other time when she went years being clean and sober. I think we only remember the struggles.
The kid that Victor Salva got blacklisted for coming forward about his abuse. Maybe something like that happened to Plato, but that's just a guess.
Great Video. Loved her, I pray she's at piece
I hope so too
A shame, She was just a young girl trying to make her way through life…….
Meanwhile today's celebs do all sorts of nonsense & its not always looked down upon
Dave thank for sharing this video about Dana Plato, it was said she was black ball I think if she was given a chance she would have been a great actress.
Agreed Syreeta!
Hard to believe she's been gone almost 25 years now. I never watched Different Strokes when it ran, but I always thought Dana was a cutie and it's really tragic how her final years ended.
Same here. Couldn't stand the show but the few eps I saw, it was solely because of her.
Thank you for this! She is truly missed and is so sad about what happened to her.
Yes, Norman Lear was behind _Different Strokes_. It was one of his few shows that wasn't on CBS.
Im in uk ....i so had a crush on her ....such a bonnie lass 😢
I still remember her last role on Growing Pains.
I maybe understand why they didn't write the pregnancy in because Kimberly was in a girls' school and they did mention on the Facts of Life there was a boys school nearby but I don't know if it was that obvious where the boy would come from. Even though that happened I think that the blackball wasn't right. It seems Dana didn't do anything but act and really wasn't a success doing anything else. Part of that might have been she just wasn't suited for it but some of it was she felt useless and didn't want to try. But she kept going for her son.
Thanks for sharing, Todd!
Dana played a strong role In school boy father
Rob Lowe played the school boy father.
Hollywood eats its young. Dana is in the top 20 of truly sad stories.
I love Diff'rent Strokes & all of Norman Lear's shows. It is fishy that she got fired after getting pregnant. I'm thinking there has to be more to the story, though we'll probably never know.
She was coming on set, drunk and sometimes spaced out, from time to time. It didn''t help her position. It's been mentioned on all the documentaries made, after her passing, which can be found on youtube.
Just received The Bionic Woman complete series, and a very young Dana Plato is in the 2-part Six Million Dollar Man ep that introduces Jaime Sommers..she's listed as 'young tennis fan' in the credits. It was bittersweet to see her, had no idea she started so young, that was 1975 , I believe.
I loved Dana but it's a shame that she was treated with such disrespect she was an great actress RIP Dana forever beautiful ❤
Thanks Dave😢😢😢😮😮😮
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Sad indeed. I did a search to see where Dana was buried. Turns out, according to what I found, Dana was cremated and her ashes were cast Into the Pacific Ocean.
Her and her Sons ashes, were spread together, in 2010.
@@platosplace Thank you, I didn't know that about her sons ashes.
Rest in peace Dana Plato!! I was and always will be your fan!! 😪🙏🕊💔
I don't see why people are mad at the producers. You can't have a teenage pregnancy on a show like "Different Strokes". They dealt with light hearted comedic topics, like time Gordon Jump played a child molester.
It's sometimes hard to pick-up on sarcasm in comments. That said, I had no difficulty with yours, my friend. 🙂
Yeah & they put a laugh track in that episode it was not funny.
Nobody remembers that interviewer. She wouldn't be mentioned here if it weren't for Dana Plato. P
RIP Dana Plato
Sorry, but I’ve found her statement to be true for about everybody.
Nothing to be sorry about. We all feel alone from time to time.
I hope you have people close to you my friend.
I will admit it now..... I had a good "crush" on her when I was a young man.... (I am VERY close in age with her,She just a bit older than I am...) I just DO NOT understand how she ended up in her situation and passed away SOO young??? I wished she could have been saved from the fate she suffered.... :( How DID she end up on such a dark path??? I still care ...
There but for the grace of God go I.
I remember watching that interview and thinking they showed her in a bad light. She didn't deserve any of the bad rap. I thought she was a good actress and person. Makes me sad everytime I think about her. RIP Dana and Tyler.
I had a massive crush on her. She was like my dream teenage girl
Recently I’ve heard stories in regards to the sycophantic & downright debaucheryin Hollywood
I wouldn't believe all of them, James. That said, Hollywood is an industry that treats most actors like a commodity.
It's a shame she died before the recent Nostalgia Boom. She would have met a lot of people that supported her. Howard Stern's interview, shortly before her death was really sad... I think she was denying the rumors that she was dying...
I agree and many fans bring that up. With all these comic cons and such. Put her, Todd and Gary, if he was alive, they'd be doing very well. Todd worked on doing a new "Strokes" reboot, he wanted Kim Fields as his wife though, the studio didn't want Kim, so it's been shelved, for now.
Dana Plato is a Great Actress
FACT
I think this applies to everyone in the entertainment business, but it is more pronounced for performers. The scrutiny for them is intense. Even more intense for child actors who may not know the difference between an industry co-worker and an actual friend.
Agreed.
Dana didn't really talk about her jobs/work, to her close friends. And the people she did work with, not a single one ever had anything bad to say about working with her. Just the usual "Very sweet and pretty". Many enjoyed their time, working with her.
After the Howard Stern show she was depressed and took some sleeping pills so she could sleep it off but when she woke up she took some more pill to sleep that’s with looked her she didn’t commit suicide
I loved Dana Plato. So sad what Hollywood did to her. Hope she is resting in peace.
Mistreated is right, we are finally starting to see what these child stars were put through via these ghouls in Hollywood!
I remember Dana Plato well from "Diff'rent Strokes"'-I had a crush on her too. I think black-balling her was Hollywood hypocrisy at its worst. In addition to the ones who suffered tragic fates, there are quite a few child actors and actresses who have left the business, and it's not hard to understand why.
Dave, thanks again for another informative video. She was so young. Dana was treated so unfairly. The journalist was extremely harsh. A bit biased with no compassion. So sorry to hear about her son. May they both rest in peace.
All I know is this... I loved Dana Plato. I still love Dana Plato. I will always love Dana Plato. That is between her and I and what anyone else thinks is irrelevant.
I love the commercials you add to the ends of some of your videos. They took me back to the TV set in our family room, where everyone in my family would watch the same shows and sit through the commercials or run as fast as they could into the kitchen to get a snack before the show came back on. I can hear fondly the ringing in my ears of the fateful shout, "It's back on!"
Glad you like them! I'll keep adding them to my videos. Thanks for all your support, Debbie!
Dang, kinda mirrors Ms. Spears in a lot of ways.
Never saw that interview Dave sad when your in Hollywood you don't have a normal life constantly working and don't have time to live a normal life or have normal friends or so a lot of normal things Hollywood has a dark side pressure and has a downfall on people Dave Hollywood can be tuff hate to hear what she went through but she was a great child star and a cutie Hollywood isn't as great and glamorous as people think it can cause problems dana is great loved her in the show
Thanks for sharing, Cade.
My pleasure Dave anytime
0 54-1 10. I can relate to this comment…..
"... not a great actress..." They love kicking dirt in someone's face when they're down. Ms Plato deserved better. So heartbreaking.
I've got to wonder if her career might have fared better if she had an abortion and was that the price?
She wanted her child. On the old tv documentaries made after her passing, she told her TV dad she was pregnant and said "I won't be alone, anymore".
Different Strokes - Kimberly Arnold and Willis and Mr Drummond saved my life. I love them all and appreciate you for remembering her the way I’ll always think of her which is my big TV sister.
I'm glad they saved your life.
Robin Young was the Eve mag hostess.
Thanks for sharing.
@@jdsundstrom Sure
Dana's downfall was drugs and pills addiction, her career never recovered after that.
I've known enough a few kid actors as adults. Life can be pretty tough for them.
The saddest story of all is Anissa Jones from _Family Affair_. There are some other horrible ones.
Agreed. Anissa's story is a sad one.
Those "closing" comments are blunt, but there is an element of truth in them. Many "Hollywood" people suffer the same problem: Once they've had a taste of success, they convince themselves that it must continue forever. An example of this is Lindsay Lohan, who - for some reason - was catapulted into "stardom", but her career was short-lived. She had a couple roles in successful films, but she didn't follow though with working on acting, just in being a "celebrity". Hollywood is fickle, and the wise actors have some kind of backup plan. Not everyone can carry an acting career forever.
You're right. There is some truth to what was said. Fame can be fleeting...so, it's always good to have a back-up plan.
You're correct. Dana was put in the "industry" at around 3 years old. And from then on, she was working constantly. So after "Strokes" ended, she really didn't have any backup plans. She was offered rolls after the show, but they were similar to what she played, and she wanted to branch out. Same with Gary Coleman, he had many offers, but they were to play a kid and we all know he was sick of playing a kid and wanted to play adult roles, since he was at adult age by then.
And Dana constantly mentioned her mom didn't prepare her for "the real world", but with Dana's additive personality, besides the drugs, she loved the high that fame gave too, so she continued to chase after the fame she once had too.
Money really didn't mean much too her, as some would like to think. Dana was never ever a materialistic person, unlike todays stars.
When I was about 12 I wanted to be Dana Plato's boyfriend.
You shouldn't judge someone until you walk in their shoes
Well said!
She would have been my age now. How I wish things could have turned out differently for her. Thank you for your always thoughtful uploads.
You, me and Dana are all the same age!
Wow dave
Here's a suggestion for another video or two of celebs who sadly lost their lives to depression, Karen Carpenter and Freddie Prinz Sr. Karen, from what came out after her passing didn't believe that she was loved and had a very low self image. One story I came across Karen and John Lennon met in a diner. John told Karen what a beautiful voics she had. She thanked John but according to the story she didn't believe him. I also came across a short video of John Davidson saying Karen had a poor self image and didn't believe in herself.
Freddie Prinz Sr also struggled with depression and in early 1977 he ended up taking his own life. There is a video or two with Jimmy Walker talking about Freddie and what happened.
Without going into personal details I really connected with one of the Carpenter's songs. Little did I know it was also the story of Karen's life. As for Freddie, back then, he was one of the very few who could make me laugh. So when I heard the news I took it hard.
Very sad for them all, Dana, Freddie and Karen.
Great suggestions. I'll add both Karen and Freddie to my potential topics list.
@@jdsundstrom just a couple comments. The Carpenters song I was saying seemed to be the story of Karen's life was Goodbye to Love. As for Freddie and his depression, the prescribed meds he was on comes with potential side effects, to put this mildly in case yt doesn't approve, the side effects include doing self harm and/or harm to others. There are a number of videos talking about Freddie doing both those things.
Can’t believe that she has been gone almost 25 years.
I loved Dana on Different Strokes.
I wish they would of written in the script that Dana's character was in studying or took a vacation in Europe or something, and brought her back on after her pregnancy.
RIP Dana.
Good 😊
Thanks 😊
@@jdsundstrom C'è 'na luna mezz'u mare...Mamma mia m'a tare..."🤣
Breaks my heart too.
Thanks for shedding light how the stress of hollywood can be so tragic how she left us so soon.
You're welcome. Dana is truly missed.
Drugs use ruined her looks and her life. That's what happens, if you do drugs. She lost her sweetness. You can see it during the interview. She never stopped doing drugs. That what got her in the end. Sad way to go. 🙏
A friend of the family told me that Dana was clean and sober for over five years at one point during the 90s. Of course, that still didn't help her career.
It's interesting how her character Kimberly on "Strokes" was so peripheral to all the stories. Where is the story where Kimberly isn't too keen on adopting the housekeeper's kids? She was just hi dad by dad type of character. I can see why they just ditched her when she got pregnant. It might have made an interesting story I suppose, but since she was never the focus of the writing maybe it would have been more trouble than it's worth. I also don't think she got black listed for getting pregnant. Probably more she just wasn't a cute kid anymore. This is the fate of most child actors isn't it?
All good points.
@Dave Sundstr Thanks. Dana got a raw deal from the start. I hope that she did know that there were fans who cared about her. I don't think much of her biological-mom or her adopted-mom. The biggest slap in the face is that she was cremated and then her ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. It is like they just threw her away. They didn't even have the decency to give her a proper burial so that fans could go pay their respects.
Is it possible Dana had requested to be cremated?
@@jdsundstrom It is. That is possible. I just wish they had given her a burial thuogh. Dana Plato and Anissa Jones both deserved at least a funeral ceremony, even if their cremains were scattered. They could have buried her cremains. What disturbs me - MOST - is that there was no kind of ceremony. It will always hurt me that both Anissa and Dana were not afforded that basic of human dignities.
@@tonyharden7159 Hi Tony, I wanted let you know Dana did have a proper funeral. She had 2 memorials, when she passed. And after her son passed in 2010, her Son and her own ashes were spread together, in 2010, in the pacific ocean. They was a small ceremony beforehand.
Thank you for sharing this. I am glad they had a good service.
People love u when u have it all. They're happy when u have problems and u can't trust anyone
Her voice alone makes me melt.
I love Dana's speaking voice too. It's a shame she didn't get into voice acting for cartoons. Easy money too.