It was so confusing to me that I decided to confront it with a film and just started writing it. In reality, he died from heart failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after being admitted following a series of seizures. Is he the "real" Otis Williams? This comment has been removed by the author. Melvin took ill, lapsed into a coma and died 6 days later in hospital, NOT in his mother's kitchen.Another problem in the movie is David Ruffin's tragic death....he admittedly was brought to the hospital but the driver told them "This is David Ruffin of the Temptations"....and then the driver/rat took off...the hospital tried to save David but failed...however, he was NOT left in a morque unknown as the movie states...that is just wrongI also feel that Paul Williams was given an unfair treatment and I will make a whole other post about thisOne thing that I have read : people who knew David Ruffin all praise the talents of Leon in his portrayal of the great singer! Just finished watching The Temptations movie on Vh1. Unfortunately, the surgery did not work, and Kendricks passed away in 1992. There's a scene in the film that's famous, but you probably don’t realise it was shown here first. He had sicklecell anemia and instead of them saying that in the movie they made his pain and suffering from alcoholism. Franklin died of heart failure, a week after he was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following a series of seizures, hospital spokesman Ron Wise said. Not the full biography of their lives. Otis's son did not die during the Temptations' Reunion tour. The temptations is one of my all time favorite movies and I am watching it right now on VH1. Bruce Williamson, 49, a long-running voice of The Temptations, has died from coronavirus.. Melvin Franklin (Deceased) Franklin was a member of The Temptations until his death in 1995. I am not going to take any shots . Speaking about this song's writer/producer Norman Whitfield in a 1995 interview with Goldmine, Motown head Berry Gordy said: "He could take one chord, like on 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone,' and play the same chord and do all these different beautiful melodies and stuff that many people could not really imagine this guy doin'.And I would watch him and he did it all by himself as a producer. TemptationsForever ❤. I think Leon Robinson is awsome, he can sing his heart out. Had Total knee replacement surgery on.my left knee. People get too worked up off of celebrities lives. I mean whats wrong with the truth? ... Couldn't be more disappointed!!! We know that some things were left out. After touring in the late '80s with Kendricks and Edwards as a member of the "Tribute to the Temptations" package tour, Ruffin died on June 1, 1991, after overdosing on cocaine; he was 50 years old. The gun used in the shooting was found to have fired two shots, only one of which had killed Williams. I had to go to Wikipedia to find out the truth. Read the Color Purple and them watch it. It's also the oldest film listed in Televison Tropes - … It's a movie you should own. Sunday night's death of Ali-Ollie Woodson, who sang lead for the Temptations in the 1980s and 1990s, sadly extends one of popular music's most star-crossed stories. What happened to David Ruffin? David was sent to a hospital after he OD'd, not dragged out of a car in what looked like a G-DAMN BLOODY STRUGGLE!!! I have RA & Chronic Arthritis. How many signers of the Declaration of Independence became president? The Temptations memeber who died the following:Paul Williams commited suicideDavid Ruffins died of drug overdoseMelvin Franklin ( known as blue ) died due to health problems ofhis legs. Which of these statements is the best description of risorgimento? Two former members of the Motown group The Temptations, Otis (Damon) Harris Jr. and Richard Street, have died within 10 days of each other. Yes, I love the Temptations Movie...but some corrections. Very active all my life. It's just the way it is....I still love the movies though. The movie never said Blue died in his mother's kitchen, you see him go in the kitchen and they called for him, yes it jumped to the funeral but that is your assumption that he died in the kitchen. According to a website, I forgot the name but Rose Franklin (passed in 2013)did an interview stating Melvin Franklin suffered a seizure in his sleep after coming home from playing basketball on February 17th. Also David was never given to a pimp for his mom's debt. It would have been cool if possible a series was made with more information. On October 5, 1992, Kendricks died at the age of 52 of lung cancer, and on February 23, 1995, 52-year-old Franklin passed away after suffering a brain seizure. JUGGERNAUT (1974) - a very British disaster movie. Contradictions or not, I love the hell out of this movie! YES....I love the Temptations Movie....and have watched it so many times I know it by heartHowever, I do want to set some things straight hereOtis wrote the book but did NOT have production control of the tv movieThe movie came out shortly after the death of MelvinMelvin (by all accounts) was the sweetheart that he was shown to be in the movieHowever, the movie sort of neglected the fact he was a good family man and dad,as well as being the best Bass singer ever and Otis Williams Best Buddy ForeverMelvin did NOT die in front of Otis and his mother...Melvin DID destroy his health due to cortisone shots he kept taking to ease the pain of the RA he was inflicted with. I have seen this movie many times, and have just found this blog today. It was HARD watching the movie and re-living the deaths,but it is a good movie. Oh and of course Melvin in a wheelchair dying in the kitchen of his mama's home in Detroit. Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage. Since his character was at his mothers house and when they went look for Melvin. what is the molarity of a solution that contains 3 moles of solute in 3 liters of solution? As a member of the Temptations, Paul Williams was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame … Maybe someone can answer my question:At Melvin's funeral, the camera pans left from Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, past Otis, past Mama Rose and another woman, then lingers on the next person - a man in a black leather hat.My guess is that he is someone of significance, since he was in the front row, and the camera paused on him. I REALLY liked to hear David Ruffin sing he was REALLY great, That is very true the movie was a good movie I liked it. How do the states of matter of these other substance compare with the states of matter of water. Melvin Franklin passed away in 1995; 3 years prior to the release of this film. What are PSA oxygen plants, and how does it work? Now, I'll tell you why Derek Cianfrance (director of this movie) wanted to make Blue Valentine and what he has in his mind. I'm not sure if it's true or not about him playing basketball. What agency governed the islands after the U.S. acquired them? I love the movie the only thing I felt wasn't fair they should Paul Williams funeral,but didn't show Eddie Kendricks they just mentioned he had died. Franklin died of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a week after he was admitted following a series of seizures. I love them all they didn't even mention that he left kids also that he was a father and David also.They could have provided more information on all of their life a little more. So much was left out and changed. I enjoyed all the characters, they all did a great job. So unknown --do you mean people get so worked up like you're doing -- the movie scene did lead us to think he died in his mother's kitchen - as humans we take what evidence is presented to us and we evaluate on that - kind of how you are leading and directing us to believe you are just another arrogant hostile person - lighten up ! The incoming Broadway musical about the enduring music and volatile career of the Temptations features many elements associated with a … THE MOVIE WAS AWSOME PERIOD! Born to Be Blue was released in the US almost simultaneously with Miles Ahead, Don Cheadle’s odd, awkward tribute to Davis about a time the trumpeter was having trouble getting any … (For instance, in real life, Otis's mother died long before the movie implied. I loved The Temptations.....and then a movie that has to straight out lie... probably for ratings...thats TV for YA...LIARS. The charismatic frontman died aged 49 … I’m especially a fan of the “Classic Five” lineup (I like to call it their “Death Lineup”—no pun intended) of David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams. I have been very puzzled about how Melvin Died. Ultimate Temptation .. a Paul Williams Tribute, The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards. It's a movie. Thanks 4 the update & truth about what really happened, David Ruffin will always be a tru Mississippi go getter and original voice of soul no one can compare .what gift We lost. Sometimes who have to alter something to respect the privacy of a person I understand what was done and because I do my own homework on things that matter to me it's not disappointed....Just a good semi fiction movie that is all. I love the movie. He was in his home in Las Vegas at the time. His condition had been complicated by diabetes. The Temptations Posthumous Reunion, a Find A Grave. He is one of the most remembered members of the hit ’60s group, and will always be remembered as such. The movie would have been a week long! I have sicklecell anemia which is a bad illness I was born with that hurts like hell if my cells connect together cause of their weird shape of a question mark..and the pain hits anywhere anytime and I have to be admitted in the hospital for days weeks or months getting iv narcotics to feel a little better..now I told that story cause Paul Williams had to suffer through the same thing. Where the crucial decision has to be made – to cut the blue wire or the red wire. Just because the movie didn't get into a full account of what happened once he collapsed in the kitchen but one might believe that they didn't just bury him and probably took him to the hospital. Franklin died of heart failure, a week after he was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following a series of seizures, hospital spokesman Ron Wise said. How exactly did he die? The movie never said Blue died in his mother's kitchen, you see him go in the kitchen and they called for him, yes it jumped to the funeral but that is your assumption that he died in the kitchen. Much love...Temptaions forever! But I am in pain. He died several months later, and he did not get the word from Blue in their hotel room.....) My point being, enjoy the movie … The film covers the five-man group's rise to fame in the 1960s and continues into the 1990s, covering the deaths of Williams' fellow group members. You all have to remember. Next thing I see a Gravesite with Smokey Robinson singing. But what's gud is everyone who's famous and wanted their story told made sure that didn't happen to them..the new edition movie, TLC movie, hell lots of celebs made sure their movie didn't come out as a lie and made sure they got paid what they deserved for putting their life out their for the world to see. I love the movie and I watch it all the time, but I don't know why they didn't show what happened to Otis Williams mother and her husband edgar and doesn't say anything about how Paul Williams wife and children are doing.. Not nit picking...if anyone does a book or a movie about me, it needs to be accurate. I hate when they do movies on people's life and they leave out or add something that's not true if your writing about their life be truthful.. Great movie. In 1991, Kendricks was diagnosed with lung cancer and ended up having one of his lungs removed in the hopes of stopping the disease’s progression. Bruce Williamson, the lead singer of legendary band The Temptations, has died after a battle with COVID-19. I hope you are as well as can be expected with RA. Once seen the movie the temptations, that was way better, this is a joke ... Melvin had just died a couple years before this movie was made and they didn't want to portray the way he really died in a TV movie. Other cast members included Leon as David Ruffin, Gina Ravera as Josephine, and Vanessa Bell Calloway as Johnnie Mae Matthews. Just because the movie didn't get into a full account of what happened once he collapsed in the kitchen but one might believe that they didn't just bury him and probably took him to the hospital. And yes get real there was a lot left out. In an interview, Derek was asked whether his parents were divorced and he answered: Yeah, when I was 20 they split up. Sad the four died before their time. Explain how to sort shapes based on parallel and perpendicularsides? But....you know we can always get all the I information on each one by googling each individual name. As Franklin's death was still fresh in the minds of the miniseries' creators (he died in 1995), it was decided that the miniseries would not present Franklin's death as it actually occurred. Love the movie wish it was more accurate. Street … How do I talk to a live person at Delta 1-800-314-6789? What are all the magic tree houses books? I am so glad to find out the truth about David and Melvin. 36 of 37 found this interesting I wish it was a little more detailed. See more » How many books in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series does Shannon Messenger plan to write? https://www.answers.com/Q/How_did_blue_from_the_temptations_die He died after lapsing into a coma from numerous seizures, which were brought on by his compromised immune system. I love the movie....regardless of nit-pickers! Melvin aka "Blue" is the epitome of "Ride of Die". What major city is located near 40 degrees north latitude,90 degrees west longitude? Why doesn’t lightning travel in a straight line? what is 7466 rouned to the nearest hundred? He developed diabetesand heart problems from the cortisone shots *(and maybe did not recover fully from the time he was shot by the car thief)However, the Tempts recorded their last song with Melvin "Blue" on the album "For Lover's Only"...the last song Melvin sang on was "Life is But a Dream"....and that was the last time Otis sang with him. The Temptations were more than a group, they were people who put together the music of my youth. The movie was the best movie ever! He was admitted into Cedars Sinai Medical center after he collapsed and became unconscious and soon went into a coma, different medical attempts to restore him to consciousness failed as he remained unconscious and died a few days later from heart failure. I was NOT a big fan of the movie because it had too many contradictions! Me too because movies are edited for television I suppose some things have to be rescripted for movie purposes and most movies are not going to be exact as the book. Severe arthritis. the nation.needs to know. I can't even count how many times I've watched this movie. What are some US History topics to study for fun? The R&B singer died Sunday evening at Mountain View Hospital in … Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. Which wasn't true. On September 6, 2020, former Temptations member Bruce Williamson died at age 49 from COVID-19. The experience brought back visceral memories of turmoil the group faced, which included in-fighting, lineup changes and premature deaths of original members. Sound How many novels did Charles Dickens write? In reality, Melvin Franklin did not die in a wheelchair at his mother's home. Tboz from the rnb group tlc also have sicklecell anemia and made sure her story was told in their movie... Larenz Tate and prodigy from the rap group mobb deep also suffer from that illness. I am so glad I found out the truth on how Melvin.died. The way I understood it, Carol was infused with the energy from Mar-Vell's engine, but her Kree blood is from Yon-Rogg.. By the time the engine blows up, Mar-Vell is in no shape to be giving blood transfusions. Bruce joined the group in 2006 and sang with them until 2015. That's why you have to research further to get more information. Dennis Edwards replacing David Ruffin and singing on their most iconic songs in the 1970s also works for me. It is strange that as much as I've wanted to watch again, I chose today of all days ; the 25th anniversary of Blues death. What a waste. The fact that Otis the last living member didn't have any rights or saying in his own life movie is so wrong and don't make since..y would ppl get together to write about ppl lives and make their movie and decide to not ask the member of his life what happened in his life so they can make a great movie about them..so weird they did that to the temptations.. I am also a big fan of the temptations I have to state that iam disappointed in the movie not being what was told (based on a true story)..the great details of struggles and death are said not to be true!..smh..however I still to this day enjoy the movie for its major 'fact'..the original tempations was an outstanding male group. I know it was focused on the classic five plus one but you'd think they show Richard more respect than they did in the film... Also, what got me is how they did David. Eddie Kendricks, the former lead singer of the Temptations, one of the top male singing groups of the 1960's, died on Monday at Baptist Medical … David Ruffin from The Temptations was known as the man with the raspy voice, who injected a whole lotta’ soul into his songs. We know he died in a … Bruce Williamson, who was once the lead singer in The Temptations, died on Sept. 6, 2020, after a reported battle with COVID-19. I love it n the guys so very much. Blessed to have grown up on their music, n also to have this movie to watch ( even if it isnt exact ). The World’s largest gravesite collection. The Temptations is one of my all-time favorite singing groups. But an overdose led to his untimely death at the age of 50. This was from Otis's account not Blue's or David Ruffin's. The way the topic of the transfusion comes up means that we have no reason to doubt it, or at least no reason to doubt that that's how Carol remembers it. David Ruffin's First Lead with the Temptations, The Temptations in West Palm Beach...Feb 2009, Tempts and Four Tops Concert...Feb 2009 : Four Tops. The T. rex obviously killed its fair share of people, but it did—for some reason—save our heroes in the first movie. Just a thought...would the Tempts be called "Stalk... 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