was a staunch liberal and an active Democrat. In 1960, McGavin purchased an Alexander home in the Racquet Club Estates neighborhood of Palm Springs, California. Death McGavin died on February 25, 2006, of cardiovascular disease in a Los Angeles hospital, aged 83. He is interred at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Wife Kathie Browne-McGavin is buried at another local cemetery just 6 miles away at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles County, California. Filmography References Sources Further reading Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, by S. L. Kotar and J. E. Gessler. Albany, BearManor Media, 2010. . External links Darren McGavin at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection 1922 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery California Democrats Male actors from Greater Los Angeles Male actors from Palm Springs, California Male actors from Spokane, Washington Male actors from Tacoma, Washington University of the Pacific (United States) alumni Washington (state) Democrats Western (genre) television actors