Bellevue, Washington. For other places with the same name, see Bellevue (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Bellevue (Washington, D.C.). Bellevue (/ËbÉlvjuË/ BEL-vew) is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. As the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area, Bellevue has variously been characterized as an edge city, a boomburb, or satellite city.
âGong Showâ Fixture Gene Gene The Dancing Machine Dies At 82. LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) â He starred on TVâs âThe Gong Showâ for years but few people could probably tell you his real name. Berkely-born Gene Patton died Monday in Pasadena at the age of 82.
Traumatised Gene â who died on Monday aged 83 â grew up believing that comedy could be a matter of life and death, so he spent his career making others laugh. And his iconic turn as Willy Wonka in the 1971 film adaptation of Roald Dahlâs childrenâs novel Charlie And The Chocolate Factory did just that.