Appreciation: More than a Monkee, but a Monkee to the end
by Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times
Dec 10, 2021
3 minutes
Michael Nesmith — Monkee Mike, Nez to fans — died Friday at the age of 78, leaving Mickey Dolenz the last of the Monkees after the deaths of Davy Jones in 2012 and Peter Tork in 2019. Formed for a 1960s NBC sitcom, the group transcended its casting-call roots to make a mark on its time, and times to follow.
Nesmith was one of hundreds who answered a semi-legendary Variety ad for "Folk & Roll Musician-Singers for acting roles in new TV series. Running parts for 4 insane boys." By intention or happenstance, the
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