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Editor Robert Legault Dies
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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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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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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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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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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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Adventurer and multiple record holder Steve Fossett, who disappeared in September 2007 while flying over the Nevada desert, was declared legally dead...

Japanese film director Kon Ichikawa dies
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Japanes film director Kon Ichikawa (1915-2008) directed more than 80 films between 1946 and 2006, including...

Actor David Groh Dies
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Character actor David Groh was best known for playing the title character's husband on Rhoda, but also made several genre appearances, including...

Actress Eva Dahlbeck Dies
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Vera Nazarian, publisher of Norilana Books, reports on the death of her father...

Actor Christopher Allport Dies
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Actor Christopher Allport (1947-2008) died in an avalanche in California...

Actor Christian Brando Dies
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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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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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Actress Lois Nettleton (1929-2008) appeared in several genre movies, The Twilight Zone, Babylon 5...

Actor Heath Ledger Dies
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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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Allan Melvin (1922-2008) made many genre appearances, frequently in animated voice-over roles, which included...

Actress Suzanne Pleshette Dies
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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...

Football player Ernie Holmes dies
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The former Pittsburgh Steeler, who won two Super Bowl rings, also acted, appearing in...

Writer Edward D. Hoch Dies
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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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British director Claude Whatham (1927-2008) worked on films, television, and stage plays...
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