Sadly, Mr. Dukes passed away while filming ROSE RED here in Pierce County. The treatment received by his widow, Carol Dukes, by the medical examiner's office in our county is a continuing embarrassment to the people who live here.
That is so sad to hear.
I met David Dukes on several occasions at Joe Allen in NYC. The first time I met him, the UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRS wannabe had just begun its run on CBS.
It seems like every time I went to Joe Allen thereafter, David was there and always remembered me, picking up our conversations virtually at the same place we had left off.
When I finally got to see Mr. Dukes on stage, it was a phenomenal performance, matched by his co-star Richard Gere, in BENT. After the show, I was sorta numb and just meandered on the street, where the stage doorman suddenly called out to me (honestly, I had no idea I was even near a stage door) that Mr. Gere and Mr. Dukes were on their way out, and if I wanted to meet them, I should step inside. . .once again, David remembered me and promptly introduced me to Richard Gere. Gere told me that since it was between shows, he and David were going out for a quick bite and that I should come along if I didn't already have plans. . .UNFORTUNATELY, I had a bus to catch in less than a half hour, so I missed out on dinner (probably at Joe Allen) with David Dukes and RICHARD FRIGGIN' GERE!
