Buell Frazier drove Lee Harvey Oswald to the Dallas book depository on the morning of 22 November 1963 He saw Harvey Oswald put long brown package on back seat and thought it was curtain rods. FRAZIER - No, sir; stopped one time and bought some gas, I remember. More than a decade after that series wrapped, Stiers made a guest-starring appearance on "Frasier." In his book The Kennedy Conspiracy, the author, Anthony Summers, points out: "Ironically, it was Frazier and his sister who created a slight doubt that Oswald had, in fact, been carrying the murder weapon rather than his "curtain rods." DJ. ", Actors Jack Sydow and Rosemary Murphy made two appearances on "Frasier" as Alfred and Carol Larkin, who lived in Niles Crane's (David Hyde Pierce) posh apartment building. Buell Wesley Frazier: I first heard, I never really did know his name, we just called him Lee around there. Wesley Frazier was born on June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 70s Buell W Frazier Lewisville, TX View Full Report Addresses Prairie Dell St, Lewisville, TX E 15th St, Irving, TX Relatives (1944-2011) Who Was Joe Frazier? Fifty-nine years after John Kennedy was murdered, Buell Frazier and Ruth Paine are still being asked to tell their stories. Buell said Dallas police instructed managers at the depository to gather all the employees for a roll call. . During a career that spanned from the late 1940s until 2010, Murphy appeared in numerous films and TV series, ranging from "Magnum, P.I." More significantly, "No other identifiable prints were found on the bag". Joseph Ball: Was it sometime around the middle of October, do you think, would that be close to it? The two men became friends and Frazier agreed to give Oswald a lift to work when he was staying at Paine's house in Irving. George O'Toole wrote a whole book about this episode back in the 1970's. One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. Buell Wesley Frazier: Was born in Texas in 1944. For full article, click the link below https://quip.com/0y5LA34qWC7j/Unanswered-Questions-Concerning-Buell-Frazier. The new series followed Frasier as he relocated to his hometown of Seattle, where the Harvard-educated psychiatrist took his skills to radio and offered advice to callers along with his on-air catchphrase:"I'm listening." Joseph Ball: On the way back and forth did you talk very much to each other? Frasier ran for 11 seasons before ending in 2004. The President has made some powerful enemies who wanted him out of the way. For years Buell refused to talk about his involvement with one of the 20th century's most famous events. In an interview with Fox Newsshortly before his death,Mahoney candidly discussed overcoming cancer twice previously. 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. Among these was Oscar nominee Bob Hoskins, who playedFrasier's abusive high school gym teacher in a series of flashbacks to his school days. Frazier (18 years old) bought the used car in Huntsville, Texas from" Wood Motors". It wasn't no added job when he would come with me on the weekend. Witness Buell Frazier has his sister come to the homicide and robbery . I was just a simple country boy and it was just a nightmare. Despite this fall from fame, Frazier remains a boxing legend forever. Sadly, Mahoney diedin 2018 at age 77, with TMZ later revealing the cause of death to be lung cancer, brain disease, and seizures. Though if O-40 shooters might they have had military backup? Perry. They found a matching palm print on the stock, but had no proof that he had it with him the day of the assassination. I also believe Frazier knows more than he has ever let out and I've expressed that thought in the past. At one point he was even asked to sign a confession admitting his part in the killing. Moved . Historical Figure Biography Wesley Buell Frazier was born in Texas in 1944. Members of the panel, who included Gerald Ford, later to become 38th President, insisted he must have been mistaken about the brown package carried by Oswald. Oswald typically stayed in a Dallas apartment near the book depository during the workweek. If he rode a busorwalked, the lack of any witnesses at all is suspicious. 'They asked if I was traumatized by the events, but I wasn't. Certainly, he carried something to work and was evasive about it when questioned. @martiFrazier1 hasn't Tweeted. He takes the Beckley Bus to a stop literally outside his rooming house. (which is why his getting on the Marsalis bus makes no sense at all). A: I parked the car, and as I was sitting there I looked at my watch and I had a few minutes about eight or ten minutes, so I sat there and was looking out over Stemmons Freeway, which you could see from the parking lot, and I said I would charge my battery for a few minutes, because I had been driving in tow and you could look at your gauge and see the battery was not charging. In custody, however, Oswald denied having told Frazier he intended fetching rods for his rented room - and even insisted that he had not carried a long package, or placed it on the back seat of Frazier's car, on the morning of the murder. Jane Leeves, who played Daphne, moved on to the acclaimed series, Hot in Clevelandafter Frasier's success. As the years passed he became more comfortable discussing what happened and is now well known by staff at The Sixth Floor Museum in the book depository. Films such as 'JFK' by Oliver Stone, which suggested a second gunman standing on the Grassy Knoll, have helped fuel the conspiracy theories that continue to this day. and with Oswald coming and going right through the larger unit she herself lived in, did she ever make any statements as to whether Oswald would leave in the morning and stand at any curb were the bus may have picked him up? Photo by Author. That doesn't mean it couldn't have happened. 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. The Commission has been advised, that these two witnesses have stated that they saw Lee Harvey Oswald on the morning of November 22, 1963. On November 22, 1963, Frazier gave Oswald a lift to the Texas Book Depository. 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.". Despite the 1964 Commission's findings that Oswald acted as a 'lone wolf assassin' many people still believe others were involved in the assassination. 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. In his book "The Kennedy Conspiracy", the author, Anthony Summers, points out: "Ironically, it was Frazier and his sister who created a slight doubt that Oswald had, in fact, been carrying the murder weapon rather than his 'curtain rods'. He only needed a lift to work on Monday mornings, so Frazier was surprised when Oswald . As for the Bonnie Clyde film: This is inextricably linked to the previous. Yet the Commission felt Frazier and his sister were mistaken, and to bolster their theory that Oswald did carry the rifle to the Depository, they had the 38-inch paper bag which had been found by the window on the sixth floor. Later serving for four terms as United States Senator, Glenn was also a "Frasier"guest star. He added that Oswald had been driven to the driving range by "a man named Frazier from Irving". Hediedat 88 in 2010 (via The Hollywood Reporter). "Frasier" attracted some A-list guest stars during its run. Gave him a ride from the Paine house in Irving every day? TMZ has since reported that Mahoney's death caused by multiple health complications, which included brain disease and lung cancer. Appearing on "Frasier" was a brief pit stop for Auberjonois, who diedin 2019 at age 79 (via CBS News). Frazier, however, told Oswald to go on alone. However, Duke only appeared in the flesh in two episodes of "Frasier," both times played by actor John LaMotta. He only works for the TSBD 5-6 weeks Wesley drives him to and from Irving on Mondays and Fridays.. Among the many, many roles listed in his IMDb creditsare a brief guest spot on "Frasier." I told them what I saw and I know they did not like it.'. Mr. BALL - Your memory is that he went,, he rode home with you every Friday and came back the following Monday? It has also been pointed out that one of Frazier's friends was a man named John M. Crawford. The 26 seconds of film have become the most studied film in history. Before his death Oswald denied having told Frazier he intended fetching rods for his rented room - and even insisted that he had not carried a long package, or placed it on the back seat of Frazier's car, on the morning of the murder. Only Jack Dougherty saw Oswald enter the Texas Book Depository on 22nd November, 1963. Wesley Frazier was born on June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA. 'It was because they found out I had given Lee a lift to work on the day Kennedy died. 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. He could have done so only if the package was shorter. What he didn't know was that it was - according to the official account - his work colleague firing from the sixth floor window of the depository building. Niles is hired as an expert witness by Safford's son in his effort to have his father legally declared senile; Frasier, however, gets to know the elder Safford and comes to believe his mental faculties are intact, but that he's just an eccentric with a zest for life. In a 1990 interview withThe New York Times, Loggia explained his career longevity. 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 . Joseph Ball: How much of that back seat, how much space did it take up? He was my father. O'Connor's final screen role was in the 1997 cruise ship comedy "Out to Sea,"which re-teamed "The Odd Couple"stars Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. In the episode, titled "The Club,"Niles and Frasier attempt to sabotage the other's chances of being accepted into Seattle's prestigious Empire Club when they learn they're competing against each other for the sole vacant spot. So, the possibility that Frazier picked up "Oswald" much more regularly than previously assumed is plausible. I stood on the steps at the front of the building and had a good view as the motorcade went passed.'. And a press photographer. 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.". Might involve someone like Roy Truly, Byrd or subordinates, maybe cooperating with associates of the Mayor? In all, Frazier - at 5'11 and 205 lbs., considered small for a heavywieght - won 32 fights: 27 by knockouts, losing four times (twice to Ali and also to George Foreman). 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. He said: 'Everyone talked about how beautiful she was and it was nice to be given time off for work. I don't know how well Frazier may have known Oswald beyond the weekend rides. Facebook gives people the power to. Joked Mahoney:"He was a temperamental actor as far as I'm concerned.". "It was a matter of determination to live that kept me 'Oswald did have access to the book depository as he worked there and he was present on the day of the assassination. Edward Shields, if he were lying about the events of that morningasking Frazier where his rider was etca much better lie would have been "Yeah I saw Oswald get out Frazier's car, grab a big long package out the backseat, and start walking over to Elm St." He would have corroborated Frazier's story, but he didn't. On 22nd November, 1963, Buell Frazier gave Oswald a lift to the TSBD. Or, did she say he would leave and walk far enough away that she couldn't say whether he actually got on a bus to go to work? Frazier testified that Oswald was carrying a package when Frazier picked him up. That never came up, and Kennedy was never mentioned,' said Buell. 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. Shehas also donevoice over work in Penguins of Madagascar and Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. Buell Wesley Frazier: Yes. That ultimately led to a role in an iconic TV hit when he joined "Hill Street Blues" as Sgt. Clearly, they were not describing a 36-inch-long package. When Buell Frazier glanced into the back seat of his car he noticed an odd shaped package wrapped in brown paper. They kept on asking me the same questions. , updated The interview, recorded at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas in July, will be broadcast this weekend, This reader says that the Frazier interview shows he would not have been a good prosecution witness [against Oswald] given that he says No way the rifle was in the package Oswald brought to work that day [November 22, 1963]. Buell would later tell the Warren Commission, set up to investigate the shooting, that he didn't think the brown paper package was long enough to be a rifle. Buell Wesley Frazier: Mini Bio (1) Wesley Frazier was born on June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA. 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