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(Jun. 22, 1992) Hospitalized:Ben Vereen
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
June 22, 1992 Allergies
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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MILESTONES, Page 36
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<p> HOSPITALIZED. Ben Vereen, 45, versatile entertainer who
played Chicken George in the mini-series Roots and won a Tony for
his star turn in the Broadway musical Pippin; after being hit by
a car while walking along a highway in the middle of the night;
in Los Angeles. Six hours earlier, Vereen crashed his Corvette
into a tree after falling asleep at the wheel on the same road
and was taken in by police for sobriety tests, which he passed.
The car that hit Vereen was driven by producer David Foster, who
won a Grammy in February for Natalie Cole's Unforgettable album.
It was unclear why Vereen was walking on the highway. Vereen's
16-year-old daughter was killed in an auto accident in New
Jersey in 1987; he subsequently went into a severe depression
and battled alcohol and drug abuse.
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