Actor Tom Lester, best known for his role in the 1960s sitcom Green Acres, died on Monday, April 20. He was 81 years old.Us Weekly confirmed that Lester passed away from complications related to his Parkinson’s disease.
According to his obituary, the Mississippi native was in Nashville at the home of his longtime caregiver and fiancée, Jackie Peters, at the time of his death.Lester graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in chemistry and briefly pursued an advanced degree before picking up and moving to Los Angeles.
Once in Hollywood, he began performing in small acting showcases, and by the early 1960s, had secured an audition for the role of Eb Dawson on Green Acres.
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