LOS ANGELES — Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from approval for his appearing to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted of murdering his spouse, died Thursday at age 89.
An announcement launched on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, mentioned Blake died from coronary heart illness, surrounded by household at residence in Los Angeles.
Blake, star of the Nineteen Seventies TV present, “Baretta,” had as soon as hoped for a comeback, however he by no means recovered from the lengthy ordeal which started with the taking pictures dying of his spouse, Bonny Lee Bakley, outdoors a Studio Metropolis restaurant on Might 4, 2001. The story of their unusual marriage, the kid it produced and its violent finish was a Hollywood tragedy performed out in courtroom.
