Blockbuster Video
First, they killed the "mom & Pop" video stores, and now...RIP Blockbuster... http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/tech/gaming-gadgets/blockbuster-video-stores-impact/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
View ArticleEDMUND FITZGERALD
No, not the famous lost ship, the wreck of which has an anniversary coming up again in 3 days. Thought this was interesting. The son of the man that ship was named for died a few months ago, on...
View ArticleIN MEMORIAM
Today is a sad day for Monsterkids of ALL generations. 70 years ago today, the magical character star Dwight Frye passed away. He died of a massive heart attack while on a bus, returning from a...
View ArticleClifford V. Harrington (Godzilla, Famous Monsters)
Cliff Harrington acted in King Kong vs. Godzilla and later wrote about the making of the film for Famous Monsters #30.
View ArticleMarvin Paige, casting director
Marvin Paige just passed away, the result of an automobile accident. He handled casting duties on movies like STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE and TV series like PLANET OF THE APES, COMBAT! and GENERAL...
View ArticleShirley Mitchell
Character actress dead at 94. She is believed to be the last adult actor who had a recurring role on I LOVE LUCY. She started her career on old time radio with recurring roles on FIBBER MCGEE AND...
View ArticleWelcome Back, Andy Kaufman!
Andy Kaufman, 80s funny man, is again reported to still be alive - again.
View ArticleGianni Ferrio
Italian film composer worked on over 100 films. Two CHFBers may recall are HERCULES IN THE VALLEY OF WOE & DANGER! DEATH RAY.
View ArticleCURIOUS DR. HUMPP star
Harris "The Grim Reaper" Lentz emails me:>> RIP Argentine actor Aldo Barbero (died October 27, 2013).... starred in the title role in the bizarre 1969 horror film "The Curious Dr. Humpp" ("La...
View ArticleShiela Mathews Allen - Irwin Allen's widow
From Billy Mumy's Facebook page:I just got the sad news that Shiela Allen, Irwin Allen's widow, passed away today. Shiela was a really nice lady. She was a good sport, classy, fun and treated everyone...
View ArticleMickey Knox
The actor and writer passed away yesterday at 90. He was a good friend and will be missed.
View ArticleMann Rubin, writer (TALES OF TOMORROW, LAND OF THE GIANTS, and more)
Writer Mann Rubin passed away in October. His genre credits include episodes of TALES OF TOMORROW, LAND OF THE GIANTS, PROJECT UFO, THE AMAZING CAPTAIN NEMO, and a stint writing for DC comics. In a...
View ArticleDoris Lessing
The Nobel Prize-winning novelist passed away at age 94. She was best known for mainstream novels such as THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK, but also had a following for her science fiction novels.
View ArticleDiane Disney Miller (daughter of Walt Disney) dies at 79
Walt Disney’s only biological child died today at her home in Napa, Calif., of complications from a fall in September. Diane Disney Miller was 79. She was a driving force behind the construction of...
View ArticleSylivia Browne
Montel's favorite psychic (accused of being a con artist by many) apparently did not see her own death coming at age 77.
View ArticleFLESH EATERS producer
Harris "The Reaper" Lentz tells me that Terry Curtis died a few months back. She won a ton of money on some TV game show and her husband Jack Curtis used it to make THE FLESH EATERS. Harris says she...
View ArticleFamily Guy's Brian Griffin (1999 - 2013)
It is sad.http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/brian-griffin--arguably-the-smartest-member-of-the--family-guy--family--dies-at-8-174520886.html
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