We reported earlier that Mr. Arneson had been hospitialized, but Sci-Fi Wire is reporting that the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons has passed away. His partner-in-crime, Gary Gygax died last year.
Rest in peace, Dave.
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A Double Obituary
We’ve lost two great players from the world of Sci-Fi & Fantasy today: Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan.
Montalban created his iconic Khan character for the 1967 Star Trek episode “Space Seed.” He would later reinvent that character in 1982 with the second Star Trek film. From 1978-1984 he starred at Mr. Rouke in Fantasy Island and recently found new audiences with the Spy Kids movies and various cartoons including Disney’s Kim Possible
McGoohan starred in, produced, and wrote the cult classic TV series, The Prisoner.
Animator Chuck Jones Passes Away
I was living the Kaczynski life up in a cabin this weekend and missed this sad event.
Chuck Jones, best known as the artist behind most of Warner Bros. iconic characters (including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and others), died of congestive heart failure at his home in the coastal community of Corona del Mar, according to a statement released by his daughter’s company, Linda Jones Enterprises. Jones also produced, directed and wrote the screenplay for the animated television classic “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
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