during this period was as a guest panelist on the popular CBS Sunday night game show What's My Line? In the December 3, 1961, episode, regular panelist Dorothy Kilgallen introduced Payne by saying, "He's been in the hospital after a very bad accident. So it's good to see him fit as a fiddle and all in one piece." Regular panelist Bennett Cerf remarked, "Good to see you here, John. Glad to see you beat that car on Madison Avenue that bumped into you." Death Payne died in Malibu, California, of congestive heart failure on December 6, 1989, aged 77. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in motion pictures and television. Complete filmography Radio appearances References External links John Payne at Virtual History John Payne in Lux Radio Theater: Miracle on 34th Street (1948) – downloadable mp3 and streaming audio 1912 births 1989 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American singers 20th Century Studios contract players 20th-century American male singers American male film actors American male radio actors American male television actors American male voice actors California Republicans Columbia University alumni First Motion Picture Unit personnel Juilliard School alumni Male actors from Los Angeles Male actors from Virginia Male Western (genre) film actors Military personnel from Virginia People from Roanoke, Virginia Roanoke College alumni Vaudeville performers Virginia Republicans Warner Bros. contract players