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Actor Ricardo Montalban, 88, RIP

ORG XMIT: NY127 ** FILE ** In this Jan. 12, 1987 file photo, Ricardo Montalban and his wife Georgiana attend the American Cinema Awards in Los Angeles. Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died Wednesday morning Jan. 14, 2009 at his home, a city councilman said. He was 88. (AP Photo/Alison Wise) (Alison Wise / The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: NY127 ** FILE ** In this Jan. 12, 1987 file photo, Ricardo Montalban and his wife Georgiana attend the American Cinema Awards in Los Angeles. Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died Wednesday morning Jan. 14, 2009 at his home, a city councilman said. He was 88. (AP Photo/Alison Wise) (Alison Wise / The Spokesman-Review)

 In this 1987 file photo, Ricardo Montalban and his wife Georgiana attend the American Cinema Awards in Los Angeles. Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died this morning. He was 88. Story here. (AP Photo/Alison Wise)

 

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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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