Singer Jim Croce (30) killed, who just finished singing at a concert at Prather Colliseum 1 hour prior to crash. Maurice “Maury” Muehleisen (1949-1973) - Find a Grave Memorial On Sept. 21, 1973, singer Jim Croce who had an outstanding diction, along with an entourage of five people, ... A few feet away, Comedian George Stevens proceeded Croce’s appearance, which … quote from Croce follows … … 1-20 of 651,739. George Stevens. Season 12 (NBC)(1973-74) Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger ... film director George Stevens and TV game show host Peter Marshall. Also killed were his publicist Kenny Cortese, singer Maury Muehleisen, road manager … George Stevens - Wikipedia Top 15 George Stevens Directed Movies – Brothers' Ink Productions Singer Jim Croce, who died in plane crash in Natchitoches, … Comedian. Pilot failed to see/avoid objects, obstructions. He is the founder of the American Film Institute, creator of the AFI Life Achievement Award, and co-creator of the Kennedy Center Honors.He has also served as Co-Chairman of the … Singer Jim Croce (30) killed, who just finished singing at a concert at Prather Colliseum 1 hour prior to crash. Stevens died following a heart attack on March 8, 1975, on his ranch in Lancaster, California, north of Los Angeles. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. As a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, Stevens headed the Signal Corps unit that filmed D-Day and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.