December 21

• 2005 – Myron Healey, who starred in the films “Claws,” “The Incredible Melting Man” and “Varan, The Unbelievable,” passed away at the age of 82.
• 1983 – Rod Cameron, who appeared in such films as “The Monster and the Girl,” “The Electronic Monster” and “Psychic Killer,” passed away at the age of 73.
• 1975 – Rowland V. Lee, who directed “The Return of Fu Manchu,” “Son of Frankenstein” and “Tower of London,” passed away at the age of 84.
• 1974, Richard Long, best known for playing the “Professor” on the TV series “Nanny and the Professor,” passed away at the age of 47. he co-starred in the films “House on Haunted Hill” (1959), “Cult of the Cobra” and “The Stranger.”