'DALLAS'ACTOR, DOG DIE IN HOUSE FIRE.Byline: - Dana Bartholomew An elderly man died with his dog at his side Sunday during a blaze that nearly destroyed his Hollywood Hills The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of the City of Los Angeles, California, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse range of the Santa Monica Mountains, which extends from the Los Feliz District and Hollywood, on the south side of the Valley, to home, a city fire spokesman said. Neighbors identified the owner of the split-level home A split-level home is a style of house in which the floor level of one part of the house is about half way between a floor and its ceiling of the other part of the house. The one story section typically contains a family room (also known as a living room), dining room, and kitchen. as 84-year-old veteran actor and director Dennis Patrick of ``Dark Shadows'' and ``Dallas'' fame. Officials did not confirm whether it was the disabled actor who died at the top of his four-story house. ``The man was discovered near the rear door on the top floor overlooking the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. ,'' Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. said. ``His loyal companion was at his side, a large dog.'' The fire began just after 1 p.m. at 7847 Torreyson Drive and engulfed three of its four stories, Humphrey said. More than 50 firefighters doused the fire in 31 minutes as two fire department helicopters dropped water to prevent a potential brush fire on nearby Mulholland Drive For the motion picture, see . Mulholland Drive is a very well-known road in Los Angeles, California named after engineer William Mulholland. A portion of it is also called Mulholland Highway. . The 1,700-square-foot wood-frame home, built in 1937 before many additions, sustained severe fire damage, Humphrey said. The blaze could be seen all the way across the Valley. The cause of the fire was under investigation. Patrick, born March 14, 1918, appeared in ``Kraft Television Theatre'' and went on to play Vaughn Leland on ``Dallas,'' from 1979 to 1984, and Father O'Hara in the 1994 movie ``The Air Up There.'' He also directed the TV series ``For Better or Worse,'' in 1959, and played macabre roles on ``The Twilight Zone twilight zone - [IRC] Notionally, the area of cyberspace where IRC operators live. An op is said to have a "connection to the twilight zone". ,'' ``The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' and ``Dark Shadows.'' Other credits include Admiral Tisdale on the TV miniseries ``War and Remembrance War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978, which is the sequel to The Winds of War. It continues the story of the extended Henry family and the Jastrow family starting on 15 December 1941 and ending on 6 August 1945. ,'' and appearances on ``The Big Valley,'' ``All in the Family,'' ``Kojak'' and ``The Streets of San Francisco.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Firefighter Rob Curtis douses embers Sunday at a home on Torreyson Drive where an elderly man and his dog died. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer |
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