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.

