LOS ANGELES — Lori Nelson, the 1950s starlet who was kidnapped by an amphibious monster in “Revenge of the Creature” and portrayed Barbara Stanwyck’s daughter in Douglas Sirk’s “All I Desire,” died Aug. 24 at her home here. She was 87, and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for several years.

MSTies will remember her as Helen Dobson in the movie in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE, Janey Lowe in the movie in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH and Louise Maddison in THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED (which was riffed by fans in Sci-fi Channel’s “MST3K: The Home Game”).

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Thanks to Paul and Gordon for the respective headses ups.