The Science Fiction community has lost three outstanding, talented people in the past week.
-Robin Williams died at the age of 63 in his California home on Monday, August 4, 2014. His death was ruled a suicide.
Mr. Williams’s publicist, Mara Buxbaum, said in a statement that Mr. Williams “has been battling severe depression.” SF fans remember him from his starting role as Mork from Ork in the family sitcom, 'Mork & Mindy', which started in 1978. His other SF-related contributions include Bicentennial Man (1999), Jumanji (1995), and Flubber (1997), among others.
-Robin Williams died at the age of 63 in his California home on Monday, August 4, 2014. His death was ruled a suicide.
Mr. Williams’s publicist, Mara Buxbaum, said in a statement that Mr. Williams “has been battling severe depression.” SF fans remember him from his starting role as Mork from Ork in the family sitcom, 'Mork & Mindy', which started in 1978. His other SF-related contributions include Bicentennial Man (1999), Jumanji (1995), and Flubber (1997), among others.
-Joe Viskocil has died at the age of 63 on August 11, 2014. Viskocil died Monday in a Los Angeles hospital from complications of liver and kidney failure, according to his talent agent. He pioneered the classic miniature special effects explosion, and worked on films including Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Independence Day.
-Arlene Martel, who Star Trek fans will remember for playing Spock’s Vulcan bride, T’Pring in “Amok Time,” died on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. She was 78. In addition to Star Trek, Martel is also known for appearances on Hogan’s Heroes, Bewitched, The Wild, Wild West, Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Gunsmoke.
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