Obituaries
Actor Richard Widmark Dies
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March 27, 2008
Richard Widmark (1914-2008) made a name for himself with his very first film role. His few genre appearances included...
Comics artist Maurice Marchal dies
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March 26, 2008
Belgian comics artist Maurice Marchal (1922-2008) appeared in Tintin , and died the same day as its founder...
Comics publisher Raymond Leblanc dies
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March 26, 2008
Belgian comics publisher Raymond Leblanc (1915-2008) built the weekly magazine Tintin around the comic created by Hergé, and saw it flourish...
Actor/director Ivan Dixon dies
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March 20, 2008
Ivan Dixon (1931-2008) was best known for his role on Hogan's Heroes , but also appeared in or directed...
Author and Visionary Arthur C. Clarke dies
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March 18, 2008
Author/inventor Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) was a Grand Master of science fiction, winner of many awards, and a leader in multiple fields...
Author Julian Rathbone Dies
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March 11, 2008
British author Julian Rathbone (1935-2008) wrote more than 40 novels, including...
Actor Robert Do'Qui Dies
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March 11, 2008
Actor Robert Do'Qui (1934-2008) played Sgt. Reed in three RoboCop films, and also appeared in more than...
Screenwriter Malvin Wald Dies
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March 10, 2008
Screenwriter Malvin Wald was nominated for an Oscar in 1949 for The Naked City . His few genre projects include...
Composer Leonard Rosenman Dies
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March 6, 2008
Composer Leonard Rosenman (1924-2008) won two Oscars and two Emmys, and was nominated for the score of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ...
Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax dies
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March 4, 2008
Writer and role-playing game icon Gary Gygax died on 4 March 2008. His creation spawned an entire industry, and affected millions of lives...
Author Janet Kagan Dies
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March 2, 2008
Author Janet Kagan died of pulmonary disease. She won a Hugo in 1993, and was the author of the classic Star Trek novel Uhura's Song , Hellspark , and...
Film producer Max L. Raab dies
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February 29, 2008
Max L. Raab (1926-2008) was a fashion entrepreneur before turning to film. He produced fewer than 10 movies, but one of them, A Clockwork Orange ...
Author Stephen Marlowe Dies
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February 27, 2008
Stephen Marlowe (1928-2008) wrote more than 50 novels, mostly private eye stories, but some science fiction. He was best known...
Character actor Perry Lopez dies
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February 26, 2008
Perry Lopez (1931-2008) was a character actor with many television guest appearances, including...
Editor Robert Legault Dies
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February 26, 2008
Robert Legault, sometime freelancer, sometime Tor Books employee, was found dead in his apartment last week...
Character actor Lionel Mark Smith dies
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February 25, 2008
Lionel Mark Smith (1946-2008) frequently appeared in David Mamet's plays and films, but also made several genre appearances, including...
Cinematographer David Watkin Dies
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February 25, 2008
British cinematography David Watkin (1925-2008) won an Academy Award for Out of Africa , worked on the Beatles' film Help! , and...
Actor Ben Chapman Dies
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February 23, 2008
Ben Chapman (1928-2008) was the Creature from the Black Lagoon in the film of the same name...
Fan and reviewer Ken Slater dies
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February 21, 2008
British science fiction fan and reviewer Ken Slater (1917 or 1918-2008) wrote for Nebula Science Fiction and helped found the British Science Fiction Association...
Adventurer Steve Fossett Declard Dead
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February 20, 2008
Adventurer and multiple record holder Steve Fossett, who disappeared in September 2007 while flying over the Nevada desert, was declared legally dead...
Actor David Groh Dies
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February 14, 2008
Character actor David Groh was best known for playing the title character's husband on Rhoda , but also made several genre appearances, including...
