John Heard
Wouldn't have pegged him for 72, still too young. Years ago, I always got him confused with John Savage. (Whatever happened to him, anyways?) RIP...
View ArticleGUNSMOKE producer / Sun Demon victim
I just found out that Ron Honthaner died a couple months ago. His claim to fame is that he was one of GUNSMOKE's producers, but during a GUNSMOKE hiatus he kept that series' crew in paychecks by...
View ArticleFabulous Flo Steinberg
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/fabulous-flo-steinberg-marvel-comics-fame-died-article-1.3349602 Another icon of the Marvel Silver Age passes...
View ArticleJune Foray RIP
As reported by Mark Evanier on his blog. The legendary cartoon voice actress was 99.http://www.newsfromme.com/2017/07/26/june-foray-r-p/
View ArticleSinger Michael Johnson - had hit song Bluer Than Blue in 1978
He passed away on Tuesday. I never new much about him, but always loved this song (which you can enjoy at the link below)
View ArticleLeonard Landy (Our Gang)
Leonard Landy, ‘Our Gang’ Actor, Dies at 84 http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/leonard-landy-%E2%80%98our-gang%E2%80%99-actor-dies-at-84/ar-AAoWfnM?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp
View ArticleLois Laurel Hawes (Stan's daughter)
I have seen a report that Lois Laurel Hawes, the daughter of Stan Laurel and the widow of scriptwriter Tony Hawes, has passed away at age 89.Rest in peace, Lois.
View ArticleSam Shepard - Pulitzer-Winning Playwright and Actor, Is Dead at 73
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/theater/sam-shepard-dead.html
View ArticleAra Parseghian
Ara Parseghian, the horror film star turned Notre Dame footfall coach (Well, the Notre Dame football coach, anyway) has died at age 94. I remember when he retired from football in the mid 70's, he...
View ArticleHywel Bennett
Hywel Bennett, without whom Quentin Tarantino would have been at a loss with Kill Bill, has passed...
View ArticleRobert Hardy
The BBC reports the passing at age 91 of British acting stalwart Robert Hardy, whose memorable genre features include DEMONS OF THE MIND (1972) and DARK PLACES (1973). He furthermore played...
View ArticleTy Hardin
Although I have not seen anything official, I have been hearing that actor Ty Hardin (TV's Bronco as well as movies like the Space Children, I Married and Monster from Outer Space, and Berserk!)...
View ArticleMarilyn Hall
Somewhat after the fact, but just learned that Marilyn Hall, wife of game show host Monty Hall and mother of actress Joanna Gleason, passed away on June 5. A talent in her own right (producing such...
View ArticleHaruo Nakajima
I thought the great Haruo would live forever -- but 88 years young is a good long life. RIP, King of the Monsters.Meanwhile: The maestro's daughter has a FB page you might enjoy:...
View ArticleBarbara Cook - Broadway Legend
http://nypost.com/2017/08/08/broadway-legend-barbara-cook-dead-at-89/
View ArticleComposer Daniel Licht
Composer Daniel Licht died on August 2, 2017 as reported by Variety and other media outlets. Licht wrote scores for several horror films that include CHILDREN OF THE CORN II & III, HELLRAISER:...
View ArticleJoseph Bologna
At 82, of pancreatic cancer.Not many genre credits -- among them Alligator 2 and the '70s disaster-movie spoof The Big Bus, in which he drives a ginormous nuclear-powered (?!) bus. I'm a big fan of...
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