R.I.P. - Robert Blake
September 18, 1933 - March, 2023
Robert Blake has died. He was 89.
Known for his role as Perry in the 1967 adaptation of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, Blake's career ended after he was put on trial in connection with the 2001 murder of his wife, charges a California jury later acquitted him of.
According to Deadline, his niece, Noreen Austin, released a statement stating that Blake died today, Mar. 9, of heart disease at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family.
Blake won a Lead Actor Emmy for his performance in the 1970s hit Baretta, but his career came to an end when his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, was shot outside a Studio City restaurant on May 4, 2001, and Blake was charged with her murder–along with solicitation of murder, conspiracy, and special circumstances of lying in wait.
Robert Blake has died. He was 89.
Known for his role as Perry in the 1967 adaptation of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, Blake's career ended after he was put on trial in connection with the 2001 murder of his wife, charges a California jury later acquitted him of.
According to Deadline, his niece, Noreen Austin, released a statement stating that Blake died today, Mar. 9, of heart disease at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family.
Blake won a Lead Actor Emmy for his performance in the 1970s hit Baretta, but his career came to an end when his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, was shot outside a Studio City restaurant on May 4, 2001, and Blake was charged with her murder–along with solicitation of murder, conspiracy, and special circumstances of lying in wait.
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