Just read the sad news that actor Peter Falk has Alzheimer's disease.

His daughter Catherine is seeking a court's approval for a conservatorship of her 81-year-old father, who she claims no longer recognizes people. A hearing has been scheduled for late January.

Falk is familiar to most audiences as the star of the television series "Columbo," for which he won four Emmys. He was also nominated twice for Academy Awards for movie roles in 1959 and 1960.

Peter lives in Beverly Hills with his wife and recently had hip surgery and requires constant care.

I always think it's sad when someone who was part of your growing up years falls to illness, it shows both they and you are getting older.