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Robert Blees, RIP

MENLO PARK, CALIF.–Robert Blees, a writer and producer for film and television, died here Jan. 31. He penned the screenplays for “Magnificent Obsession” and “Autumn Leaves.” He was 96. MSTies will recall him as the co-screenwriter of the movie in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION.

Variety has an obit.

Thanks to Paul […]

RIP Than Wyenn

WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF.–Than Wyenn, a character actor whose long list of film and TV credits ranged from “Imitation of Life” and “Being There” to “Twilight Zone” and “Quincy, M.D.,” died Jan. 30 at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home here. He was 95. MSTies will remember him as Frank Johnson in the […]

RIP Joe Franklin

NEW YORK — Pioneering radio and TV host Joe Franklin died Jan. 24 of cancer. For several days I have been pondering if he was mentioned during a host segment and thanks to two helpful twitterers, @mst3kbots and @frostyplum, I have pinned it down to a comment by Frank during the invention […]

Rod Taylor, RIP

LOS ANGELES — Handsome leading man Rod Taylor, perhaps best known for his roles in “The Birds” and “The Time Machine,” died at his home here Jan. 7. He was 84. MSTies will recall that he played Herbert Ellis in the movie “World Without End,” which was riffed in MST3K’s first live […]

MSTory Folks We Lost in 2014

I know this is a little rough, but be kind, this is my first time trying something like this.

And the annual list:

01/11 Jophery C. Brown (age 68), a stunt person in the movie in episode 516- ALIEN FROM L.A. 01/12 Frank Marth (age 91), who played the space systems manager […]