# Lance Kerwin is the latest of us old timers

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [January 26, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-kerwin-is-the-latest-of-us-old-timers/978816 "2023-01-26T01:40:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-kerwin-is-the-latest-of-us-old-timers/978816/1 "2023-01-26T01:40:03Z")

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[I had such a crush on him when I was a pre-teen.](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/25/entertainment/lance-kerwin-death/index.html) I will also mention that Salem’s Lot, the TV mini-series, scared the bejesus out of me.

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**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-kerwin-is-the-latest-of-us-old-timers/978816/2 "2023-01-26T03:10:45Z")

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Pamelyn Ferdin and Kim Richards however abide.

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**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-kerwin-is-the-latest-of-us-old-timers/978816/3 "2023-01-26T03:56:55Z")

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Great, now I have the “James at 15/16” earworm.

R.I.P.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-kerwin-is-the-latest-of-us-old-timers/978816/4 "2023-01-26T16:44:50Z")

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Lance Kerwin, star of _James At 15_, has died at the age of 62.

> **[Lance Kerwin, Star of James at 16 and Salem's Lot, Dead at 62: 'He Loved Each...](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lance-kerwin-star-james-16-233251277.html)**
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> The death of actor Lance Kerwin was announced by his daughter Savanah on Wednesday

A cause of death was not provided.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3ABX2-4RTrY/hqdefault.jpg "James At 15 (1977) - OPENING") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ABX2-4RTrY)

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-kerwin-is-the-latest-of-us-old-timers/978816/5 "2023-01-26T21:50:47Z")

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I remember when _James at 15_ was on the air, and there was big controversy over an episode in which the main character lost his virginity. In particular, the script had the characters talk about being “responsible” as a euphemism for using birth control. This was about 45 years ago.

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lance-kerwin-is-the-latest-of-us-old-timers/978816/6 "2023-01-27T03:57:08Z")

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I never would have watched that show if people hadn’t got so damn worked up about it. I did end up liking it.