Joanne Siegel, the widow of Superman creator Jerry Siegel (both seen above at San Diego Comic Con, 1976) has died at the age of 93. Joanne was introduced to her future husband by his partner and Man of Steel co-creator [...]
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R.I.P. Pete Postlethwaite
Sunday night, actor Pete Postlethwaite passed away after a long battle with cancer. The memorable actor had roles in films like Christopher Nolan's Inception, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Louis Leterrier's Clash of the Titans, Alien³, Æon Flux, DragonHeart and [...]
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R.I.P. Irvin Kershner
There's been a great disturbance in the Force. Irvin Kershner, director of the penultimate film in the original Star Wars trilogy, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back has passed away at the age of 87. Kershner is survived [...]
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R.I.P. Stephen J. Cannell
Legendary producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor Stephen J. Cannell died at the age of 69 this past Thursday evening of complications associated with melanoma at his home in Pasadena, California. Cannell created or co-created more than 40 Television shows, [...]
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R.I.P. Harvey Pekar
Comic book icon Harvey Pekar has passed away at the age of 70 in his Cleveland home, following a battle with prostate cancer, asthma, and high blood pressure. Pekar's autobiographical comic book series American Splendor , written by Pekar and [...]
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R.I.P. Al Williamson
Al Williamson, comic book artist and illustrator passed away on Saturday at the age of 79. Williamson started his career at EC Comics in the late 40s and won the 1966 National Cartoonists Society Award for Best Comic Book for [...]
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R.I.P. Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper, writer/director/actor from iconic films like Easy Rider, True Grit and Apocalypse Now, has passed away at age 74 after a decade-long battle with prostate cancer. Hopper was no stranger to the realm of Sci-Fi/Fantasy television and films, his [...]
Read moreR.I.P. Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio, singer/songwriter for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and his self-titled band Dio, has passed away at age 67 after a battle with stomach cancer. Dio has long been hailed as one of the most powerful [...]
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R.I.P. Frank Frazetta
Iconic Sc-Fi/Fantasy artist Frank Frazetta has passed away at the age of 82 after suffering a stroke. Frazetta was an illustrator of movie posters, comic books and paperback book covers and probably best known for his illustrations of Conan, [...]
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R.I.P. Dick Giordano
DC Comics creator and executive Dick Giordano died Saturday at age 77. Giordano joined Charlton Comics as a freelance penciler and inker in the early 50s, and by 1965 had become the company's Editor-in-Chief, leading a resurgence of the publisher's [...]
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R.I.P. David Steinberg
David Steinberg, best known for playing Meegosh in George Lucas' 1988 film Willow, directed by Ron Howard died on March 15 at age 45 in Valencia, California - where he moved in 2004. No cause of death was given. Steinberg [...]
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R.I.P. Robert Culp
Actor Robert Culp, best known for his work in television's "I Spy" in the 1960s, and starred as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell in "The Greatest American Hero" in the 1980s died yesterday, after a fall at his Hollywood home. He [...]
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