RIP John Updike
Famed novelist John Updike has died at age 76. Besides winning awards and being one of the best prose stylists of recent American letters,...
RIP: Bob May
After the shocking double dose of death with Patrick McGoohan and Ricardo Montalban the other day, we know you were all wondering who would...
Inside the Secret Agent
I think I must have fallen in love with Patrick McGoohan the first time I saw him. It's not hard to see why a...
RIP: Ricardo Montalban
In a day that has sent pop culture fans reeling, we've also lost Ricardo Montalban. Best known as the white-suited smoothie from Fantasy Island,...
RIP: Patrick McGoohan
The Beat will surely have more on this later, given her love of the Prisoner. This is just a newsflash until she posts later.
The...
RIP Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt died yesterday at age 81. Many people are called "legendary," but Kitt truly was, as a singer, dancer, and actress. Julie Newmar...
RIP: Majel Barrett Roddenberry
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, passed away today at the age of 76.
She had just recently finished voice work...
RIP: Gérard Lauzier
Numerous French-language outlets are reporting the death of Gérard Lauzier, a very well-known cartoonist/satirist who later had even greater success as a film...
RIP Forrest J Ackerman
Legendary horror fan and writer Forrest J. Ackerman passed away Thursday night after a lengthy illness. He was 92. As the editor of Famous...
RIP: Guy Peellaert
Sad news via The Forbidden Planet International Blog:
Belgian rock illustrator and cartoonist Guy Peellaert (previously profiled here) passed away on Monday, November 17th after...
R.I.P. Yma Sumac
Amidst celebrations, some sadness, as Yma Sumac has died. The Peruvian songstress had a near five-octave vocal range and remains an icon of the...
