R.I.P. Ingrid Pitt
Famed genre actress passes away, helped bring modern sexuality to horror films.
Category: Obituaries
Final farewells to beloved cast and crewmembers responsible for your favorite horror, fantasy, and science fiction films classics
Dino De Laurentiis, R.I.P.
Dino De Laurentiis, Larger than Life movie producer of epics, lover of spectacle.
RIP Roy Ward Baker – Genre Director
UK film director best known to genre fans for his Horror and Science Fiction films for Hammer Studios passes.
Actress Gloria Stuart dies
Gloria Stuart, who earned an Oscar nomination at the age of 87 for TITANIC, died Sunday night, September 26. The 100-year-old actress had been diagnosed with lung cancer five years ago, according to the Los Angeles Times. Although Stuart is most well known to modern audiences for appearing as the older version of Rose (played …
Actor Kevin McCarthy dead at 96
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that actor Kevin McCarthy, who starred in the 1956 science fiction classic INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, has died of natural causes at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Although McCarthy had a varied career, his performance in BODY SNATCHERS earned him enduring appeal among fans of cinefantastique. He …
Paprika-director Satoshi Kon, RIP
Io9 is reporting that anime director Satoshi Kon has passed away, at the age of 47. Details about the cause of death have not been released. Kon first earned attention in the west for directing the anime psycho-thriller PERFECT BLUE. His other credits include the charming TOKYO GODFATHERS, PARANOIA AGENT, and PAPRIKIA (which Io9 cites …
Patrica Neal, R.I.P.
Patricia Neal, best known to Cinefantastique readers for her role in THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) passed away yesterday, August 8th from cancer. She was 84. Also appearing in a role similar to her character from DAY in STRANGER FROM VENUS (1954), the award-winning stage actor would go on to win an Oscar for …
Tom Mankiewicz, R.I.P.
Writer-director-script doctor Tom Mankiewicz (Thomas F. Mankiewicz) passed away July 31st from cancer. He was 68. Best known to most Cinefantastique readers as the screen writer for several James Bond movies, Mankiewiewicz also worked as a director (HART TO HART, TALES FROM THE CRYPT) and often labored behind the scenes as an uncredited creative consultant or ‘script doctor’. …
Al Williamson, Himan Brown – RIP
– FLASH GORDON Has Lost Two ‘Fathers’- JUNE’s been a rough month for Flash Gordon. Two men important to his legend and legacy have passed on. On June 12th, Alfonso “Al” Williamson , talented comic strip and book artist, passed away at 79. Williamson worked on many adventure and science fiction/fantasy features, most notably King Feature’s …
Dennis Hopper Obituary
The Associated Press reports that actor Dennis Hopper, best known for starring in EASY RIDER, which he also directed and co-wrote, has died at the age of 74. The news is not surprising, since Hopper was diagnosed with stomach cancer a short time ago; it is, nevertheless, a sad blow to a generation of viewers …