Filmmaker Ray Harryhausen Dies
Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013) was the pioneer of stop-motion animation, creating iconic scenes and inspiring generations of filmmakers…
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Writer Andrew J. Offutt Dies
Writer Andrew J. Offutt (1934-2013) wrote fantasy and sf, was nominated for Balrogs, presided over SFWA, and edited Swords Against Darkness…
Screenwriter/producer Mike Gray Dies
Screenwriter/producer/director Mike Gray (1935-2013) wrote the screenplay for The China Syndrome, worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation…
Actor Richard LeParmentier Dies
Character actor Richard LeParmentier (1946-2013) is best known for his death scene early in the first Star Wars film…
Author Nick Pollotta Dies
Nick Pollotta (1954-2013) wrote more than 50 novels under a variety of pseudonyms and house names in a wide selection of genres, including humorous sf and several Mack Bolan books…
Comedian/actor Jonathan Winters dies
Comedian and actor Jonathan Winters (1925-2013) inspired a generation of comics, won an Emmy, two Grammys, and a Mark Twain Prize, and played Robin Williams’ son on Mork & Mindy…
Author Basil Copper Dies
British horror and mystery writer Basil Copper (1924-2013) was named a World Horror Grandmaster in 2010…
Actor Milo O’Shea Dies
Irish character actor Milo O’Shea (1926-2013) was the villain in Barbarella, the Chief Justice on The West Wing, and more…
Artist Mitchell Hooks Dies
Artist Mitchell Hooks (1923-2013) was active in the 1960s and 1970s, illustrating paperback covers and the first James Bond movie poster…
Author/editor/executor Paul Williams dies
Paul Williams (1948-2013) founded the first American rock music criticism magazine, and was a key player in keeping Philip K. Dick’s reputation alive…
Actor Richard Griffiths Dies
Actor Richard Griffiths (1947-2013) won a Tony Award and was awarded an O.B.E., but is probably best known for playing Harry Potter’s Uncle Vernon…
Horror author and editor David B. Silva dies
David B. Silva, publisher of The Horror Show and founder of Hellnotes, has died…
Author Rick Hautala Dies
Author Rick Hautala (1949-2013) was last year’s recipient of the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award and the World Horror Grandmaster Award…
Author James Herbert Dies
British horror author James Herbert (1943-2013) wrote 23 novels, mostly horror, including four that were turned into films. He was awarded the OBE in 2010…
British author Dan Morgan dies
British author and guitarist Dan Morgan (1925-2011) was active from the 1950s to the 1970s…
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