NYACK, N.Y.–Van Johnson, whose boy-next-door wholesomeness made him a popular Hollywood star in the ’40s and ’50s, died at an assisted living center here Dec. 12 of natural causes. He was 92. MSTies will recall his role as less-than-perfect dad Lester Scott in the movie in episode 614 – SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL. […]
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LOS ANGELES — Beverly Garland, the beautiful and talented actress who starred in 1950s cult hits and then went on to play Fred MacMurray’s TV wife on “My Three Sons,” has died at her home here Dec. 5 after a lengthy illness. She was 82. MSTies will recall her performances as feisty […] LOS ANGELES — Writer, editor, agent, movie fan and Hollywood character Forrest J Ackerman, who discovered author Ray Bradbury and was widely credited with coining the term “sci-fi,” died Dec. 4 at his home here of heart failure. He turned 92 last week, on the same day MST3K celebrated its 20th birthday. […] ROME — Ennio De Concini, a prolific Italian screenwriter who won an Oscar for his contribution to the script for the movie “Divorce Italian Style,” died here Nov. 17. MSTies will recall his work on episodes 408 – HERCULES UNCHAINED and 502 – HERCULES. This Web site has details.
[…] LOS ANGELES–Irving Gertz, a film and television composer who contributed music to 1950s science-fiction films and 1960s TV series, died at his home here Friday, Nov. 14. He was 93. Among his many scores, MSTies will remember his work on the movies in episodes 203- JUNGLE GODDESS, 802- THE LEECH WOMAN, 804- […]
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