Norman Lloyd, Hollywood's Oldest Living Memory, Dies

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Norman Lloyd, Actor in ‘St. Elsewhere’ and Hitchcock’s ‘Saboteur,’ Dies at 106

Actor, producer and director Norman Lloyd, best known for his title role in Hitchcock’s “Saboteur” and as Dr. Daniel Auschlander on NBC’s “St. Elsewhere” and famously associated with Orson Welles’ …

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What a life he led: from "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" to "St. Elsewhere" and every film/TV show in between, Norman Lloyd did it all in his 106 years on Earth, which ended today, May 11, 2021 in his Los Angeles, California home of Natural Causes.

Born Norman Perlmutter on November 8, 1914 in Jersey City, New Jersey and raised in New York City, New York, he graduated from high school at age 14 in 1929. 3 years later, he married the love of his life, Peggy Craven, at the young age of 18. They remained married for 79 years til her 2011 death 10 years ago at age 98 and had 2 grown children (including a daughter, Josie Lloyd, who followed her parents into Show Business, including on a handful of "Mayberry" episodes in the mid-1960s).

An Avid Exerciser to the end, Norman Lloyd was and always shall remain a true example of Longevity in Life, having lived to the age of 106, among other things Habitually Playing Tennis as an Avid Exerciser.

Norman's most memorable role as an Actor was that of Dr. Daniel Auschlander on the '80s Hospital Drama "St. Elsewhere," which aired on NBC from October 26, 1982 - May 25, 1988 for 6 seasons of 137 hour-long episodes, during which time he and his fellow "St. Elsewhere" colleagues appeared on the short-lived Mark Goodson/Orion Television game show "The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour" hosted by Gene Rayburn & "Bowzer" (aka Jon Bauman) on NBC in early 1984.

Dr. Auschlander, after a series-long battle with Liver Cancer, died of a Massive Stroke towards the end of the series finale--only to return to Earth as Dr. Westphall's father, Daniel, in the final scene, which revealed the entire 6-year run of the figment of the imagination of Westphall's Autistic son, Tommy (Chad Allen); in the years since, reruns of "St. Elsewhere" aired briefly on Nickelodeon from April 29, 1996 - July 4, 1997, after which reruns moved full-time to sister network TV Land until October 1, 2000, and later the Bravo Cable Network; as of this writing, only Season One of the show is on DVD, while the rest of the series is on Hulu.