REMEMBERING PETE DUEL
Thank you to everyone who leaves such poignant and heartfelt expressions in The Memorial Book—and for all your kind words about this site. Your kinship is extremely appreciated. —Laura
Please post your thoughts below. The previous Memorial Book was receiving too much spam, so I had to close it and start this page instead. The previous memorial page also had hundreds of remembrances. I hope to someday transfer them here.
There may be a delay between when you leave your thoughts below and when your post appears, but rest assured, the post will eventually be published. Please keep in mind that many questions still remain about Peter’s state of mind in those final days of his life. One recent question is how much of a role the anti-seizure drug, Dilantin, played on his thoughts. Perhaps Pete was a victim of a pharmaceutical drug and not so much of self-inflicted depression. Also note that Geoffrey Deuel sometimes visited this page. Thank you.
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I was a teenager when Alias Smith & Jones was a weekly series, I loved it! Never missed it. As an adult I watch the reruns. I remember feeling so sad when I’d heard about Pete Duel. For him mostly. I wondered back then why someone couldn’t have helped him. I didn’t know anything of antidepressants back then but wonder if they would have helped him. We lost a great actor that day, I think his future in acting was very bright. I loved his smile! R.I.P. Pete, I hope you found the peace that you couldn’t find on earth..
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Been watching Alias Smith and Jones on INSP. Remember watching it when I was a kid. It was my second favorite next to the Virginian. So much so I just bought the DVD set. That when tv was TV and not this reality tv. Loved watching him as an actor. He went way to young. To much talent. Was was and still missed.
I was 6 years old when Pete passed away. My brother and I would often watch A S&J. Pete was a wonderful actor, and could take your imagination to a different time and place.