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...
RIP: Mark Buck
Dan Vado comments on the death of Mark Buck, recently killed in a motorcycle accident. Buck was Vado's collaborator on SAMURAI PENGUIN, an entry...
RIP: Neal Hefti
He may have worked with Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, but jazz composer Neal Hefti will likely be best remembered for a piece of...
RIP Robbie Greenberger
Peter David has the very very sad news that Robbie Greenberger, son of Bob, lost his fight against leukemia last night. He was 20....
