{"id":1301930,"date":"2023-05-29T05:10:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T09:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/george-maharis-route-66-star-dies-at-94\/1301930\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T05:10:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T09:10:28","slug":"george-maharis-route-66-star-dies-at-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/george-maharis-route-66-star-dies-at-94\/1301930\/","title":{"rendered":"George Maharis, \u2018Route 66\u2019 Star, Dies at 94"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/news\/george-maharis-dead-route-66-1235627272\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\tGeorge Maharis, the star of \u201cRoute 66\u201d who went on to appear on \u201cFantasy Island\u201d and other shows, died Wednesday in Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n<p>\tHis friend and caretaker Marc Bahan <a target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marc.bahan.1\/posts\/pfbid021KcamZCWK9D9zTqRYjnKx3LoybGiaHR63LUSY8QqKre8sPmZTiJaaKFGUkZ9GSwql\" rel=\"noopener\">announced his death<\/a> on Facebook, writing that he was \u201cabove all a great guy who would do anything for anyone. 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Shot on location across the U.S., the adventure series portrayed two young men who travel around in a Corvette, looking for work and adventure as they struggle to find themselves. Part way through the third season, Maharis left the show after being hospitalized for hepatitis. He asserted later <a target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.route66news.com\/2007\/10\/15\/a-chat-with-george-maharis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">in an interview<\/a> that his departure wasn\u2019t because he wanted a higher salary or wanted to get into movies, but strictly for his health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\tHe went on to appear in a number of films, including \u201cSylvia,\u201d \u201cThe Satan Bug\u201d and \u201cThe Happening,\u201d before landing another series role on the 1970 series \u201cThe Most Deadly Game,\u201d which ran for 12 episodes. 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