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Actress Eva Dahlbeck Dies
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February 12, 2008
Swedish actress Eva Dahlbeck (1920-2008) nearly made a career out of appearing in Ingmar Bergman films...
Artist John Alvin Dies
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February 12, 2008
Artist John Alvin (1948-2008) was responsible for some of the most memorable genre movie posters of all time, including E.T. , Inner Space , Hook ...
Comics artist Steve Gerber dies
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February 12, 2008
Comics artist Steve Gerber died Sunday at the age of 60. He created, among others, Howard the Duck and Omega the Unknown. The Comics Reporter has a nice obituary here .
Actor Roy Scheider Dies
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February 10, 2008
Roy Scheider (1932-2008) found fame in the movie Jaws , and also starred in 2010 and SeaQuest DSV ...
Actor Barry Morse Dies
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February 6, 2008
Actor Barry Morse (1918-2008) will be best known for his role as the detective in The Fugitive , but he was also a regular on Space: 1999 , and appeared in...
Agent/editor Kate Jones dies
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February 6, 2008
Agent and editor Kate Jones (1961-2008) operated at the highest levels of British publishing, and managed the James Bond estate...
Vera Nazarian's father dies
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February 5, 2008
Vera Nazarian, publisher of Norilana Books, reports on the death of her father...
Actor Christian Brando Dies
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January 28, 2008
Christian Brando (1958-2008) was best known as Marlon Brando's son, though he appeared in a handful of films himself...
British film editor Russell Lloyd dies
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January 25, 2008
British film editor Russell Lloyd (1916-2008) worked on 11 films with John Huston (for which he received an Academy Award nomination), and the genre...
Actress Lois Nettleton Dies
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January 23, 2008
Actress Lois Nettleton (1929-2008) appeared in several genre movies, The Twilight Zone , Babylon 5 ...
Actor Heath Ledger Dies
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January 22, 2008
Actor Heath Ledger (1979-2008) was found dead in his apartment. He starred in Brokeback Mountain , the upcoming Dark Knight , and...
Character actor Allan Melvin dies
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January 22, 2008
Allan Melvin (1922-2008) made many genre appearances, frequently in animated voice-over roles, which included...
Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies
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January 22, 2008
Actress Suzanne Pleshette (1937-2008) was best known for her role on The Bob Newhart Show , but also made many genre appearances, including in The Birds , Spirited Away ...
Writer Edward D. Hoch Dies
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January 22, 2008
Edward D. Hoch (1930-2008) was best known as a mystery writer, but three of his novels...
Director Claude Whatham Dies
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January 17, 2008
British director Claude Whatham (1927-2008) worked on films, television, and stage plays...
Actor Brad Renfro Dies
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January 16, 2008
Actor Brad Renfro (1982-2008) was found dead in his home. His genre appearances included...
Illustrator Graham Percy Dies
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January 10, 2008
Illustrator Graham Percy (1938-2008) was responsible for more than 100 children's books, preferring to do animals...
Actor, wrtier, producer Bill Idelson
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January 7, 2008
Actor, writer, producer Bill Idelson (1919-2007) got his start on radio before moving to television acting and writing...
Author George MacDonald Fraser Dies
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January 3, 2008
British author George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008) will be best remembered for writing the "Flashman Papers"...
Actress Jeanne Carmen Dies
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December 26, 2007
1950s B movie actress and pinup girl Jeanne Carmen (1930-2007) led a varied life after running away from the family cotton-picking business...
Actor Al Mancini Dies
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December 25, 2007
Actor Al Mancini (1932-2007) may be best known for his role in The Dirty Dozen and his work on That Was the Week That Was ...
Actor and Director Gar Campbell Dies
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December 25, 2007
Gar Campbell (1943-2007) was most closely associated with California stage productions, but his genre film work...
