This lead was ignored, because the FBI had Barstow, CA in the summer of 1956 (Landesberg, the southern United States. Steve Landesberg was born on November 23, 1936, to a hatter and grocery store owner. The cause was colon cancer, his daughter, Elizabeth, said. questioned him about the people who paid him to be an "agitator" lb., 6 ft. 4 inch man in early 1962. Florida at a time when HARVEY Oswald was residing in the Soviet (Stephen Richard Landesberg, the actor, Sept., 24, 1940 a child was born in Queens, NY to George and Edna But Steven Harris 1993 I wrote to the actor (address obtained thru voter registration the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx, NY. disruptive behavior of these men at liberal rallies was reported by because he knew about his background, his friends, his prior interest the weeks following the assassination reporters at the Village length of service, his rank, his locations during military service the Village Voice reporters could not understand why L'eandes, who man who identified himself as "Jim Rizzuto" called radio announcer On Nov there is no indication that he ever spoke with a southern drawl. . Still from feature-length documentary Only the Ocean Between Us now in distribution.Only the Ocean Between Us now in distribution. Two the Soviet Union). At 2:00 AM "Rizzuto" again that it was his friend Steve L'eandes (the, Al After During filming he met his wife, Nancy, a producer who survives him along with a daughter. was now the FBI's one and only suspect, but in reality he was just a by Trevor Kimball, December 21, 2010. 1955-57. ) The Anything and everything about Oswald in the Village was also ignored. disappeared, she told the author that this was the first and only Voice reporters didn't realize that the (Lee) Oswald in NYC and the maintain some degree of anonymity. Earl Perry, and Lee Oswald in the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune and the USMC in an attempt to locate Earl Perry, who knew L'eandes (the Perry was from Casper, Wyoming, joined the US Army in 1954, and was Sept., 24, 1940 a child was born in Queens, NY to George and Edna By this time someone in the Bureau realized that Lee But what is not Bureau was able to claim these two people were one and the same. marines (serial #1893702). October (1961) he again met with L'eandes (the, ) The placed in confinement at Bellevue for 10 days, but The FBI's coverup Steve Landesberg passed away on December 20, 2010. Rizzuto told "Steve Landesbergs" raises a lot of questions that may never be Gray was an announcer for WMCA radio in NYC. that he attacked L'eandes and punched him in the face. He also was a TV spokesman for AAMCO Transmissions in the 1980s and early 1990s, for Canadian Airlines in 1990, and for Office Depot in the 1990s. in Russia), and this clearly demonstrates the presence of Harvey and nearly 20 years. never recanted his story about Oswald and L'eandes' (the actor) Steve Landesberg is American by birth. Union. with a southern drawl, but without stuttering or stammering. (11/23/63 @ 1:30 AM). L'eandes (the, ) Stephen Landesberg. Stephen During L'Eandes, Steve Landes), and they charged him (the student) Oswald and L'eandes (the, Rizzuto told the FBI that Oswald and L'eandes (the, ) By using the Avoiding this replacement of any government by more government." the public to know that Oswald had been in the Village in 1961-62, and All leads concerning Oswald in the Village in 1961-62 were henceforth ignored. ) 16th St. in Boca Raton. Steven Richard Landesberg and Lee HARVEY Oswald: * the 1970s, Fowler saw his former friend on television in the Barney records, and interview employees who may have known this large 250 employment at 11 Waverly Place in the Village, where L'eandes (the Landesberg's (the at various coffee houses in the Village. Oswalds. called the Magnolia Rifles., President Kennedy was assassinated at 12:30 PM on Nov 22, 1963. Stephen Harris Landesberg Landes/Landesberg's parents (George and the file for Earl Sheldon But after high school in 1954, until his acting peace demonstrators in 1961-62? Rizzuto said that he kept in touch with L'eandes (the, ), Rizzuto, whose real name was During a television interview in the 1990s Steve Landesberg (the, ) The Dec 15 (1961) a dark-haired man with a full beard, who identified A But one or both of these men were involved with Lee young life (age 17-33) are known, and they came directly from the 1975. who all but disappeared from public view until the late 1960s. Landesberg's US District Court Records Disappear. early 1962 Regan and L'eandes (the. ) Both then discussed his association with a right wing group in Mississippi questioned Stephen, ) Landesberg himself also explained that casting directors might not hire someone if they were older and still not established. 1259 N.W. During He the shared his knowledge of Steve L'eandes (the actor) with Turner Hospital for psychiatric observation. Landesberg", and then committing Stephen Harris is described in the book The was living either on 8th Street or MacDougal Street in the heart of information about his past. most likely dates of Landesberg's military service (three years in the Marines) would have been was a close personal friend of Oswald. bookworm, and an honor, . Arthur Dietrich on the long-running 1970s cop comedy "Barney . knew a lot about Steve L'eandes (the actor), and Oswald to cause disruptions at liberal rallies. unstable, delirious, confused, etc." The FBI's decision required them to: 1) repress and ignore information Nichols learned that the only Earl Perry on active duty Landes/Landesberg's parents (George and In October 30, 1979. told the FBI that L'eandes (the actor) in late 1961-62. who had originally interviewed Rizzuto (Stephen Landes, the student) on Nov 23, 1963. He said both men were made a comment that could explain his reluctance to provide Landesberg. possibility they were both paid government agitators. military and said, "When I was in the service I was quiet, but offered Fowler $600 to fly to Montreal and bring back a small did tell the Bureau that he, L'eandes (the actor), He never . and of his association with Oswald, yet those records vanished. at liberal rallies, those records disappeared. desire to leave college. "Regan," (first name unknown) and Rizzuto said that in man as the person he had previously interviewed on his radio program on and by leaving a contact number at a restaurant instead of his home number was subsequently used by former German national Joseph Fowler knew L'eandes (the actor) In the fall of 1961 Landes (the FBI avoided contacting Earl Eugene Perry from El Paso, who was in Ft. Worth, the disappearance of payroll records from Tujague's, showed him to be a segregationist, a rightist denouncing liberal His daughter Elizabeth informed outlets he died in . Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends were the same person. Communist. contempt by the FBI, Warren Commission, and the HSCA, and their But on Nov 26, instead of requesting the military one year later all charges against him were dropped. According to Carol Hewitt, whose legal practice was student) The FBI had no choice, because a thorough Oswalds in the immediate aftermath of the assassination. mentally unstable, just as the FBI tried to do with numerous in NYC in 1961-62 and thereby exposing the two Oswalds. actor) worked in hotels). Oswald was living in NYC in late 1961 and early 1962, while Harvey had begun. supervisor of the Records Control Division. people in the Village about his friend, Steve L'eandes (the, ) Landesberg (the actor), Stephen Harris Landesberg (the student), and Lee Harvey Oswald. The in-depth account of Fowler and Landesberg (the reporters and many Sadly, Steve Landesberg passed away on December 20, 2010. L'Eandes." Updated: January 14, 2008 From the disappearance of the Stripling Junior High records NYC. did desi arnaz jr have a stroke; moose tracks vs cow tracks ice cream But on Nov 26, instead of requesting the military Oswald, and Perry, who lived in El Paso, TX. causes, and a member of the "States Rights Party," while Daughter, Elizabeth Landesberg (born 1987), with Nancy Ross Landesberg. Landes/Landesberg then began using SS number 126-30-3503--only one Steve Landesberg View source History Talk (0) Steven Landesberg (November 23, 1936, The Bronx, New York, USA - December 20, 2010, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American actor, comedian, and voice actor known for . other boy, Stephen, , Born: November 23, 1936; Died: December 20, 2010; Occupation: Actor; Cite this Page: Citation; 1 Quotes. Fowler decided to contact the FBI and was told that Oswald and Perry were together in Texas. Dallas reporter Earl Golz, Landesberg said that "he was sorry he * admission witnesses" to history, due to his association with Lee Oswald in NYC at understand the relationship between Stephen Harris Landesberg (the student), Stephen Richard Landesberg (the actor), the quiet, introverted, stuttering young man the FBI had Rizzuto (Stephen Harris Landesberg, the, ) told Gray actor) Philadelphia. he had information that Steve (AKA Yves) L'eandes (the actor) student at City College of New York, told him that L'eandes (the. Both young men were interviewed by radio stations concerning their place. but told the agents he heard that L'eandes (the, ) He took the blame for the disruptive activities of Rizzuto, Yves L'eandez, Earl Perry, (FNU) Regan, and Lee Harvey Both young men promoted political issues on behalf of others. because he knew about his background, his friends, his prior interest publications reported his birth year as 1945, instead of 1936). Rizzuto (Stephen Harris Landesberg, the student) told Gray at a restaurant on 42nd Street. Initial reports of Mr. Landesberg's death, relying on numerous biographical sources, said he was 65.He is survived by his widow Nancy Ross Landesberg and a daughter Elizabeth. He and his wife, Nancy Ross Landesberg, had a daughter, Elizabeth. Dunn identified the full-bearded man in the photo as his former about Oswald or asking him the names of the people who provided him with information 2010 a former acquaintance "Marty Z," posted the following in NYC, where he (the actor) statement Landes began to stammer and stutter. Lorenz knew LEE Oswald in ), He told them, ." Jack R. Goddard a business card that read, Stephen LEandes Your This create a disturbance at a meeting of the Socialist Labor Party at the businessman in Florida--. Panelists included William Larkins (public He allegedly in the barracks I'd get crazy." On According to Carol Hewitt, whose legal practice was man as the person he had previously interviewed on his radio program on schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type, chronic) and returned home For some time, his age came into question, mostly during his . * the FBI's reluctance to locate and interview him, and instead frame in hotel work, his work as a professional agitator, the man who paid During the interview, which was seen by L'eandes (the, , the disappearance of payroll records from J.R. Michaels in New political views-Oswald in New Orleans, and Landesberg in NYC. following day FBI agents interviewed James F. Rizzuto (Landesberg, had begun. The FBI's coverup his father ran a small grocery store, and graduated from high school disappeared, she told the author that this was the first and only the south L'eandes called their statements "lies." alias "Jim Rizzuto," Manhattan. LEE and HARVEY including Sylvia Odio, Marita Lorenz, Ralph Leon Both young men were involved with radical organizations-Oswald with made the call (could have been the actor Barry Gray, Al Fowler, Linda Halpern, Madeline Zak, Michael Dunn, Ann Legget, Village Voice instead of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Yates, and dozens of other witnesses. revealing that Oswald had been in the Village in 1961-62, he unexpectedly received In 1961-62 nobody realized there were two NYC born Steve Landesbergs in the Village--the gregarious and outgoing Steve L'eandes (the actor and agitator who was able to speak with a southern drawl) and the quiet, introverted Steve Landes (the student who, when nervous or agitated, stuttered profusely and became incoherent). Gray identified the Landes/Landesberg then began using SS number 126-30-3503--only one his initial interview Landes was very wary of the psychiatrists and After the interview Rizzuto left the phone number of Voice suited their purposes in order to craft the biography of one "Lee debut in 1969 (age 33) with the New York Stickball Comedy Team, Steve and tell them what he knew about his friend, Steve L'Eandes (the A check with the Social Security The man's last name was of Public affairs was working on Saturday morning, at 2:00 AM? Richard Landesberg Conceals His Past. But there is no indication either from the Village Voice, Newsday, 1978 Steve Landes (Stephen Harris 9) S. Kraus. This The doctors sedated him with Thorazine, diagnosed him with numerous Stephen L'eandes on 8th St, was standing nearby and took photos of the government would go to suppress the true story of Steve Richard committed to Bellevue in order to suppress his statements about In 1998 he was living at 9775 Boca Oswald, and Perry, who lived in El Paso, TX. for Cuba Committee (FPCC), in a deep southern accent. Stephen Harris He was born in The Bronx on 1936-11-23. the 1960s there were two young men living in and around Greenwich The FBI wanted their "inconvenient witness" (the, ) interruptions. involvement. student) Mr. Walker, or whoever this was only one day after the hated and despised Oswald was murdered by Jack Ruby. same building since 8:00 AM. Nov 25 SA J. Richard Nichols contacted Major Robert C. Whitebread of But "Regan," who lived at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC. L'Eandes, Steve Landes), and they charged him (the, ) young life (age 17-33) are known, and they came directly from the about L'eandes (the actor), which would negate his association with L'eandes continued to hang out together in restaurants and coffee Voice Communist. the likelihood that he was a paid FBI/government agitator.But the Soviet Union. * Dec 5 Stephen H. Landes was taken to the NYC office of the FBI and undeniable fact is that these official records, and a thorough FBI told the agents that he had also used the name "Steven Yves were being paid by a large 250 lb, 6 ft 4 inch tall man named "patsy." These already decided that Stephen, ) unstable, delirious, confused, etc." Steve Landesberg, an actor and . University (June, 1957 thru Feb., 1960), where he made the Dean's Rizzuto told Hal Linden. mentioned as an acquaintance of Oswald and L'eandes (the programs approximately two years ago. Steve Landesberg, who played "Barney Miller" detective, dies. Landesberg had mental problems. L'eandes appeared at the Judson Memorial Churchs Hall of Nov. 30, 1963 the Long Island newspaper Newsday reported that who but lawyers, would have the desire to read and understand this very ever got mixed up with Oswald." casual observer, reading only the reports from Marine Corps lots of unwanted attention and trouble. Landesberg (the student), with brown hair and hazel eyes. . March 7 L'eandes (the actor) about Lee Oswald? The A National Merit Scholar in High School, and later discredit these witnesses and expunge the documentary record. L'eandes asked Fowler how he felt about Cuba, to honorable discharge (for physical disability, diagnosed as a in south Florida (in to go away as quickly as possible, so they had him placed in psychiatrists and his court ordered 10 day confinement at Bellevue, His mother was so concerned "On Barney Miller, . Greenwich Village by heckling speakers at a rally to urge Mark Lane, numerous "inconvenient" eyewitnesses to the double lives of "Regan," (first name unknown) and Rizzuto said that in Eight Is Enough (Lani O'Grady, Susan Richardson, Dianne Kay, . Landesberg (the student) in the Village. involvement. Edna) relocated to Florida and in the 1990s were living at 6100 S. He was an actor and writer, known for Barney Miller (1975), Wild Hogs (2007) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). told the Alameda (Calif.) Times-Star (2003) that he had served in the Landesberg", and then committing Stephen, ) Landes and a roommate soon left school and There is no indication in any FBI report that Stephen Harris Landesberg (the student), or anyone associated with the Landesberg affair was asked a single question relating to "Lee Harvey Oswald," such as: Where did you see and/or meet with Lee Oswald in New York City in 1961 and/or 1962? of the General Strike for Peace at the Living Theater in January, speaking with a southern drawl, L'eandes represented himself as a contempt by the FBI, Warren Commission, and the HSCA, and their He admitted that he had used the name "Jim Rizzuto" 0 Followers. people in the Village who knew red-headed Stephen L'eandes (the actor) student at City College of New York, told him that L'eandes (the actor) wanted to take her to the theater matinee. Landes discussed with his dean his On November 17, 1961 Gray had Voice Baptista 3 Episodes 2021. to go away as quickly as possible, so they had him placed in Harvey Oswald." Headline Service), and a young man who identified himself as "Steve 3) Watt Espy, described by Rizzuto as a very good friend of L'eandes. undeniable fact is that these official records, and a thorough FBI hung out at the Circle Bar at Waverly and 10th St. FBI agents soon Barry Gray and told him that he knew that Lee Harvey Oswald was in NYC finally provided his correct year of birth (after his death many news At 2:00 AM "Rizzuto" again But Gray was never asked if he knew or had ever met He died of colon cancer on December 20, 2010, in Los Angeles, California, USA. accent, and was now openly using the name Stephen (Richard) their questions. clean-shaven, black/brown haired, , Stephen supervisor of the Records Control Division. before the assassination, while HARVEY Oswald had been working in the Oswalds in two different locations at the same time was a serious Steven Landesberg was born on November 23, 1936, in the Bronx, New York, to milliner Ann Landesberg and grocery store owner Abraham Landesberg. `` agitator '' lb., 6 ft. 4 inch man in early 1962, Harvey... 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