{"id":28283,"date":"2021-09-22T22:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/lil-abner-actor-passes-away-one-day-after-90th-birthday-as-family-says-we-knew-this-was-coming\/"},"modified":"2021-09-22T22:38:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T17:08:08","slug":"lil-abner-actor-passes-away-one-day-after-90th-birthday-as-family-says-we-knew-this-was-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/lil-abner-actor-passes-away-one-day-after-90th-birthday-as-family-says-we-knew-this-was-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Li&#8217;l Abner&#8217; actor passes away one day after 90th birthday as family says &#8216;we knew this was coming&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<p>PETER Palmar, a former Broadway star and &#8220;Li&#8217;l Abner&#8221; actor, died on Wednesday &#8211; a day after his 90th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post announcing the actor&#8217;s death, Palmar&#8217;s family said &#8220;we knew this was coming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"715732\"><a href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former Broadway star Peter Palmar passed away on Wednesday\" height=\"511\" width=\"770\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/09\/Peter-palmer-jf.jpg\" data-credit=\"Everett Collection\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/09\/Peter-palmer-jf.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=770\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1.5 1&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data- title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article__gallery-count-value\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"><span class=\"article__media-span\">Former Broadway star Peter Palmar passed away on Wednesday<\/span><span class=\"article__credit\">Credit: Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs a family we knew this was coming and that\u2019s why we had such a wonderful celebration of his birthday this weekend,\u201d Palmer&#8217;s son Steven wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe enjoyed being celebrated by his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews and friends and extended family. Gonna miss you, Pops.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palmer, who was a music major while playing football at the University of Illinois in early 1950s, often performed the National Anthem prior to home games.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-3, 250-pound star of football won a singing competition while serving in the US Army.<\/p>\n<p>The reward was an appearance on CBS\u2019\u00a0The Ed Sullivan Show, where he sang \u201cGranada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1956, Palmer was cast in the title role of the musical\u00a0Li&#8217;l Abner, for which he won a\u00a0Theatre World Award.<\/p>\n<p>He was again cast in the movie version of the same role in 1959.<\/p>\n<p>He made a guest appearance on The Ford Show in the Li&#8217;l Abner role.<\/p>\n<p><em>More to follow&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Central Recorder<\/strong><strong> is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the latest and greatest Sun Online app for the best experience. 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