Obituaries
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...
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...
