Associated Press. Setting off on a 30 minutes drive to downtown Dallas he didn't give it another thought as he chatted amiably with the workmate sat beside him. . A: Parallel to his side, up and down. "It was really the facts were bizarre," said Frazier's attorney Gregory P. Isaacs. Call me crazybut I'm telling you something about Buell Frazier does not sit right with meI'm satisfied that he lied about not dropping Oswald off that morning at the TSBDBut then you have to ask why would he lie about that? The Warren Commission would dismiss the curtain rods factor as a fabrication, quoting Oswald's landlady as saying his apartment needed neither curtains nor rods and saying that no rods had been found at the Depository. Buell, his mind in a whirl from the shocking events, left work and drove to visit his step-father who was in hospital. 'I came under a lot of pressure to change my story, but I refused. Either Oswald had a package that morning and it was a rifle in a bag, and Frazier knew it. 'There were other people involved. Here is a map of Lee Oswald's walk to Buell Frazier's house on the morning of 11/22/63. Buell Wesley Frazier: It could have been because it was sometime in October because I remember I went to work there on the 13th and I had been working there, 4 or 5 weeks and then he come there. Clearly, they were not describing a 36-inch-long package. One "Frasier" fan favorite feature was the show's cavalcade of guest stars not the ones who appeared onscreen, mind you, but the celebrities who called in to Frasier Crane's radio showin search of Frasier's help with their always-absurd psychological problems. I followed him but I didn't catch up with him because at that time of the morning --. Buell Wesley Frazier in the corridor of the D.P.D First seen in the series' eighth season, Auberjonoisportrayed Frasier's Harvard professor, Dr.William Tewksbury. (Which is why our "Oswald" so adamantly denied bringing in or saying anything about "curtain rods" to Frazier!). Buell said Oswald was 'quiet' during the 20 minute drive and no one mentioned the visit of President Kennedy to Dallas. Wesley Buell Frazier. Doesn't it come down to how much weight we assign to the co-workers' statements, (albeit many of them somewhat vague and belated)? Both denials are implausible, because there is no reason to doubt the word of either Frazier or that of his sister, who also saw Oswald with the long package. The WC never established how Oswald normally got to and from work. @martiFrazier1 hasn't Tweeted. The truth is that he was involved in the plot to frame an innocent man. He lived in Huntsville before moving to Irving where he stayed with his sister, Linnie Mae Randle. They kept on asking me the same questions. The NASA icon played himself in the 2001 episode "Docu.Drama,"which featured Roz getting the go-ahead from management to produce a radio documentary about space travel. Of the many, many guest stars to drop by "Frasier" during the course of the show's 11-season run, arguably one of the most legendary was Donald O'Connor. I didn't pay attention to it particularly, but as he was walking along in front of me naturally I looked in his direction and that is what it appeared to be from what I saw. Joseph Ball: When you got in the car did you say anything to him or did he say anything to you? A song-and-dance man of the highest order, O'Connor's storied roster of screen credits, via IMDb, include the classic Hollywood musical "Singing in the Rain,"and umpteen "Francis the Talking Mule"movies. Facebook gives people the power to. 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As IMDb illustrated, Loggia was a frequent television guest star throughout the 1960s and 1970s, breaking out into film with a supporting role in 1982's "An Officer and a Gentleman." , updated Hoskins went on to even bigger fame in numerous Hollywood productions, but will always be best remembered for playing Toontown PI Eddie Valiant in Disney's blend of live action and animation "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?". Perhaps this is the reason Buell Frazier continues to ask himself, "How did you miss that?" and Ruth Paine still expresses a need to do "penance" because of what happened in Dallas in 1963. Buell remembers that Oswald had very little to say during the trips that often took less than 30 minutes. Although he was never charged, Frazier was still guilty in the eyes of many. Both times they accurately estimated a measured length of 27 to 27.5 inches. Buell Wesley Frazier: He got out of the car and he was wearing the jacket that has the big sleeves in them and he put the package that he had, you know, that he told me was curtain rods up under his arm, you know, and so he walked down behind the car and standing over there at the end of the cyclone fence waiting for me to get out of the car, and so quick as I cut the engine off and started out of the car, shut the door just as I was starting out just like getting out of the car, he started walking off and so I followed him in. pic.twitter.com . I've never read anything about him going by the rooming house to pick up or drop off Oswald. How eclectic? All Rights Reserved. Gratton returned as Leo later that season in the episode "Retirement Is Murder," then again in the fifth season's "Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name.". Eddie, the beloved dog portrayed by show business pup Moose, passed away in 2006 at age 15. On Rob's side we have no explanation from the WC about how our "Oswald" commuted everyday between 1026 N. Beckley and the TSBD. In the years after the death of Kennedy, Buell said he was shunned by people once they learned of his links to the assassination. "Smokin'" Joe Frazier, a bruising boxer who was the first fighter to defeat Muhammad Ali and held the heavyweight crown for five years, has died after a fight with liver cancer. Buell Wesley Frazier: Well, I would say the package was about that wide. He told the Warren Commission that Oswald took a package into work that day that he claimed contained curtain rods. More than 50 years on from that fateful day in Dallas, Texas, Buell remains convinced that Oswald didn't act alone in the shooting heard round the world. Q: What did Lee Harvey Oswald do when you were charging your battery? He was 67. Buell Wesley Frazier was only 19 years old in 1963 when he met Lee Harvey Oswald on the job at the Texas Schoolbook Depository in Dallas. Even a metal plaque from the Texas Historical Society placed on the Book Depository building says Oswald 'allegedly' shot JFK. Family (1) Spouse Beverly J. Frazier (7 June 1962 - 20 November 1987) (divorced) Trivia (1) Fellow worker at the Texas School Book Depository at the time of President Kennedy's assassination . I believe even Larry Hancock thought he may know more but he's probably not going to reveal anything further at this point in his life. 'The previous day he had said he was getting curtain rods for the room where he stayed in Dallas during the week while at work. Not to upset any apple carts but if it was a professional operation, the weapon(s) were both brought in the night before. Frazier testified that Oswald was carrying a package when Frazier picked him up. Stan Jablonski, who took over for veteran cop Sgt. You will be able to leave a comment after signing in. Frazier demonstrated this by showing that Oswald could not physically have carried a 35-inch rifle tucked into his armpit with the base cupped in his hand, as Frazier remembered.". "Frasier"ran for 11 hit seasons before ending its run in 2004 with a new revival ordered by the Paramount Plus streaming service in 2021. He wasn't aware of where Oswald was standing and never saw him again that day. In the years since "Frasier"went off the air, some of the familiar faces from the show have since left us, including one of the show's series regulars and numerous guest stars. Buell Wesley Frazier: It was in his side over on his side in the far back. BALL - Except this one weekend?Mr. Sydow's roster of screen credits isn't nearly as extensive as Murphy's, but that's because he devoted much of his career to the stage, as an actor and director in both on- and off-Broadway productions even receiving a Tony nomination for directing a 1966 revival of "Annie Get Your Gun." He still considers . Hipocrite 17:03, 14 November 2012 (UTC) If you do not know, it is on the page called A site which defends the "official" version, critiquing conspiracy theories. It was because they found out I had given Lee a lift to work on the day Kennedy died. The child passed away "very. The 26 seconds of film have become the most studied film in history. Prior to Stiers' 2018 death from bladder cancer at age 75 (via Variety), he had amassed a staggering array of screen credits. Those papers. "It was a matter of determination to live that kept me Yet that wasn't the end of the story; in September of that same year, new sitcom "Frasier"launched, focusing on tavern regular Dr. Frasier Crane, played by Kelsey Grammer. If he went home with me on Friday afternoon he always rode back with me on Monday morning. The show became an instant hit, with Grammer joined by David Hyde-Pierce as his brother Niles; John Mahoney as Martin, the Crane boys' retired cop father; Jane Leeves as Martin's caregiver, Daphne; and Peri Gilpin as Frasier's producer, Roz. How about Oswald ( O.H. Foreman's explanation for not attending the service was, in his words, "I loved this one," referring to his two . 'I used to drive home every day but Lee stayed in a lodging house. As the dogs' trainer Mathilde DeCagney told the Post, father and son did notget along. Buell Frazier (left), who gave Lee Harvey Oswald a lift to work on the day of the Kennedy assassination, and Hugh Aynesworth, a veteran reporter at the time, answered questions last week at the . Photo by Author. Think he might have known Dallas Petroleum Club member Harold Dry Hole Byrd, owner of the TSBD? The Commission has been advised, that these two witnesses have stated that they saw Lee Harvey Oswald on the morning of November 22, 1963. Joseph Ball: Was it sometime around the middle of October, do you think, would that be close to it? Frazier (18 years old) bought the used car in Huntsville, Texas from" Wood Motors". Buell's evidence that Oswald walked into work with a package the same shape as a rifle was deemed as crucial. He is now retired from his job with the Lewisville School Board where as a receiving clerk he was responsible for stocking schools with equipment and furniture. Joseph Ball: When you first saw him was it a Monday morning? The same year he appeared on "Frasier," O'Connor also appeared in a guest spot on "The Nanny." ESPN reported that although Foreman was a "dear friend" of Frazier's and would've liked to go, he decided not to attend the funeral because "he would not be able to handle it.". A regular reader calls our attention to C-SPAN's interview with Buell Wesley Frazier, a co-worker of Lee Harvey Oswald's in November 1963. She will next appear inBenjamin, which is directed by Full House patriarchBob Sagetand due out later this year. "But if I don't, maybe I can find some sort of happiness and fulfillment in life.". BALL - Did you ever stop on the way home on Friday night and buy anything?Mr. During The Woman in the House episode 7, Douglas tells Anna that Buell was his first . She said one afternoon when I went home she told me she found out from one of the neighbors (Ruth Paine) there he came over for that interview with Mr. 'Another time I was at a school reunion and a teacher came up to me and just said: "You should be ashamed of yourself. Sadly, Gratton died in 2011 at age 71, with his obituary noting that he'd be remembered for "his sense of humor, both whimsical and pointed, his love of military history, and his life-long dedication to the art and craft of acting. Mr. FRAZIER - Right, that is what I say. His reputation in Dallas was tainted for decades. Shields and Lewis even specified where they normally parked. "Frasier" attracted some A-list guest stars during its run. Gene Daniels of the Black Star agency, has recalled how Oswald's landlady asked him not to take photos in Oswald's room until she had "the curtains back up." One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. When Oswald told him that his package contained curtain rods, Frazier saw nothing unusual about it. In Stiers' 2003 episode, titled "Fathers and Sons,"he plays Leland Barton, the former research assistant to Hestor Crane, later mother of Nilesand Frasier. ", Mahoney gravitated toward acting fairly late in life. He negotiated with Hough for another car. The curtain rods story, then, may not have been a total fiction. During a career that spanned from the late 1940s until 2010, Murphy appeared in numerous films and TV series, ranging from "Magnum, P.I." 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