May 31
2007 – Choreographer Claude Thompson, who taught the natives how to dance in the 1976 version of “King Kong.” He passed away at the age of 72.
2004 – Robert Burns, who is know as an expert on the life of Rondo Hatton, passed away at the age of 60. He appeared in the films “Microwave Massacre” and “Confessions of a Serial Killer.”
2001 – Arlene Francis, who passed away at the age of 93. She appeared with Bela Lugosi (she was the woman tied to the cross beams) in “Murders in the Rue Morgue.”
1977 – King of the gimmicks, William Castle, passed away at the age of 63.
