March 17

2011 – Michael Gough, wonderful character actor who appeared in numerous film and TV roles including “Horror of Dracula”, “Horrors of the Black Museum”, “Konga”, “The Phantom of the Opera”, “Black Zoo”, “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors”, “The Skull” and many more.

2007 – William N Panzer, who was writer/producer for the “Highlander” series, films and the animated series, as well as the film “Cutting Class,” passed away at the age of 64.

2007 – Director Freddie Francis, who directed the films “Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors,” The Evil Of Frankenstein,” “Tales from The Crypt” (the big screen version from 1972) to name a few, passed away at the age of 89.

2005 – Sci-fi novelist Andre Norton, who wrote the novel “The Beast Master,” passed away at the age of 93.

1993 – Skip Young, who appeared in the 1957 version of “Earth vs. the Spider” and “Lobster Man From Mars,” passed away at the age of 63.

1992 – Jack Arnold, director of the films “The Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “It Came From Outer Space,” “The Incredible Shrinking Man” and “Tarantula,” passed away at the age of 75.