OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

116 | JULY 14 • 2022

mother of Shelley Yorke
Rose and Richard Alan
Yorke; adoring and adored
grandmother of Allison
Rebecca Yorke, Stephanie
Leigh Rose and Elise
Alexandra (Ben Goldfarb)
Rose. She is also survived
by her sister-in-law, Margie
Grossman; a niece and
nephews.
She was predeceased by
her husband, Leon Yorke; her
parents, Hyman and Minnie
Grossman; her brothers,
Arthur and Harold Grossman;
and her dear friend, Shirley
Schreidell.
Contributions may be
made to Hospice of Michigan,
43097 Woodward Ave.,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302;
or to a charity of one’s choice.
A graveside service was

held at Clover Hill Park in
Birmingham. Arrangements
by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

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Actor James Caan Dies at Age 82

JTA

James Caan, one of the leading
movie stars of the 1970s, died July
6 at age 82. Caan staked out rare
ground in Hollywood as a Jew
known for blockbuster tough guy
roles — and for almost always
being considered anything but
Jewish.
He starred in the 1966 clas-
sic western El Dorado. His most
recognizable roles came as Sonny
Corleone in The Godfather, a foot-
ball player diagnosed with cancer
in Brian’s Song (1971); a sailor who
falls in love with a prostitute in
Cinderella Liberty (1973); a pro-
fessor with a gambling addiction
in The Gambler (1974); and the
protagonist of Misery (1990), a
famous adaptation of the Stephen
King novel. He also played Barbra
Streisand’s love interest in Funny
Lady (1975), a sequel to the Fanny
Brice story in Funny Girl. A later

career highlight came in 2003, as
Buddy’s dad in the Will Ferrell
Christmas-themed hit Elf.
Caan played football for two
years at Michigan State University,
where he was a member of the
Jewish Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.
In 2017, at age 77, Caan starred
in Holy Lands as a Jewish doctor
who moves from New York City
to Israel, where he starts a pig
farm in Nazareth.

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James Caan stands under casino
lights in a scene from the 1974
film The Gambler.