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Written by Adam Lash

Saturday, March 14 2009

Andrew "Test" Martin, 33, was found dead in his Tampa apartment last night by police responding to a call from a concerned neighbor. He was just days away from celebrating his 34th birthday. Martin had spent the last two years on the independent scene, mostly doing tours in Europe for Nu Wrestling Evolution.

The Tampa Police Department have released this statement:
At approximately 8:00pm on Friday, March 13, 2009, Tampa Police Officers responded to the Post Harbour Apartments, located at 725 Harbour Place Drive to check on the welfare of Mr. Andrew J. Martin. A neighbor reported that she could see into his apartment through a window and that Mr. Martin appeared motionless for several hours.Officers entered the apartment and discovered Mr. Martin to be deceased. At this time there is no indication of foul play. The deceased was transported to the Medical Examiners Office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The date of the autopsy is undetermined at this time. The next of kin has been notified of the death.

Andrew "Test" Martin is a former wrestling champion with the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).

Lieutenant William FergusonTampa Police Department

STEVE DOLL (DUNN) PASSES AWAY

By: Bob Ryder3/22/2009 7:53:49 PM

Steve Doll, best known as Steven Dunn in WWF as part of the Well Done tag team, passed away earlier today.Dunn teamed with Timothy Well to form the Well Done tag team in the WWF from 1993-1995 and also performed in various southern promotions as Steve Doll.

Doll was 44 years old. 1Wrestling.com sends condolences to the family and friends of Steve Doll.

TV director Harry Harris dies

Helmer won Emmy for 'Fame' in 1982

By PAT SAPERSTEIN-Variety-Prolific TV director Harry Harris, who won an Emmy for directing TV series "Fame," died March 19 in Los Angeles of complications of myelodsplasia. He was 86.

Harris, who started working in Hollywood in the late 1930s, was still directing episodes of "7th Heaven" in 2005 while in his eighties.

His Emmy came in 1982 for directing in a drama series for an episode of "Fame." He was also Emmy nommed for an episode of "The Waltons" and for a daytime Emmy for directing afterschool special "Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?"

Harris directed hundreds of TV episodes for shows such as "Rawhide," "Gunsmoke," "Bonanza," "The Virginian," "Kung Fu," "Lost in Space," "Hawaii Five-O," "Falcon's Crest" and "Eight is Enough."

Born in Kansas City, he moved to Los Angeles in 1937 and landed a mailroom job at Columbia Studios. He became an apprentice sound cutter and then an assistant sound effects editor.

Harris enlisted in the Army at the start of WWII and reported to Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, where his supervisor was Ronald Reagan, who hired him as a sound effects editor for training and combat films.When the war ended, he became an assistant film editor and then an editor at Desilu. His directing debut came when Desi Arnaz gave him a chance to try directing while working editor on the Rory Calhoun series "The Texan." Four Star's Ed Adamson then hired Harris to direct "Wanted, Dead or Alive" starring Steve McQueen, and he went on to direct episodes for numerous Western series before turning mostly to TV dramas.

He is survived by his wife, Patty; daughters, Joanne, a hairstylist and Suzanne; and a stepson, Michael Daruty, an NBC Universal exec.