Thorne appeared in three third Doctor and one fourth Doctor serials, including The Daemons, The Three Doctors, Frintier in Space, and The Hand of Fear. He also performed in radio adaptations of The Lord of the Rings, Guards! A science fiction fan and conrunner, she focused a lot of her attention on Bouchercon and other mystery cons, chairing Left Coast Crime in 1997. Gregory worked on special effects and animatronics for John Carter, The Dark Knight, The Lost World, Walking with Dinosaurs, and other projects as well as the Daniel Craig James Bond films. Merwin (b.1927) died on March 15. Swedish fan Christian Rosenfeldt (b.1956) died in late July. Nguyen is a stunt performer and actor who has appeared in The Walking Dead, Banshee, and The Originals. Asadurov also worked as a translator on many of the titles they published. Actress Mya-Lecia Naylor (b.2002) died on April 7. Achmanov published the novels Farther than the Farthest Star, The Scythians Feast at Sunset, and Habitat. Ungerer won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1998 for his contributions as a childrens illustrator. Sheridan appeared in the television series The 4400, Invasion, and Journeyman. Mark Greyland, Berkeley, CA. Artist Nigel Dobbyn (b.1963) died on August. Producer Steve Golin (b.1955) died on April 21. Actress Katherine Helmond (b.1929) died on February 23 from Alzheimers complications. He will be deeply missed. Barrett was active in Australian fandom in the 1960s and 70s, organizing Wellcon, the first New Zealand natcon, in 1979. Tolkien Encyclopedia. Chicago fan Jennifer Adams Kelley (b.1963) died around February 26. Stephenson was the editor of Altair magazine as well as several anthologies. Director John Carl Buechler (b.1952) died on March 18. Actor Bryan Marshall (b.1938) died on June 25. MARK MCFARLAND OBITUARY. Actress Peggy Lipton (b.1946) died on May 11.. Lipton appeared in the films The Postman and Purple People Eater and several episodes of Twin Peaks and Alias. A long-time con-runner and fan, he was involved in the bid to bring the Worldcon to Phoenix in 1978, which resulted in IguanaCon. She won the 1972 Nebula Award for her novella The Missing Man and was named a SFWA Author Emeritus in 2003. Mehta oversaw the initial publication of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and revived the Picador imprint. He conducted the orchestra for numerous films including My Fair Lady. He is best known for voicing Scott Tracy on Thunderbirds, but he also had small roles in Batman Begins, Superman II, and Dark Shadows. Jones worked as an engineer who oversaw the development of airplane de-icing systems and the design of the Mercury spacesuits. His short story Rains of la Strange won the 2011 Aurealis Award. Director Suzan Pitt (b.1943) died on June 16. Lovecraft, which was in use until 2015. He produced genre films Rhinoceros, The Blue Bird, and Seconds. Actress Erica Yohn (b.1928) died on January 27. Most of his fiction was techno-thriller, published under a variety of pseudonyms. Actor Arte Johnson (b.1929) died on July 3. Best known as the founder of DRG Records, he produced Broadway Original Cast records, including for Little Shop of Horrors. Niznik appeared in episodes of Sliders, Lost, and Star Trek: Enterprise. died on February 2. Anthologist Hugh Lamb (b.1946) died on March 2. He also produced and the horror film Raiders of the Living Dead. He began publishing work of genre interest in 1996 with Brother and Sister.. Garriott performed three EVAs during his flights. Mrs. Bradley received her B.A. Critic Harold Bloom (b.1930) died on October 14. Artist Mordicai Gerstein (b.1935) died on September 24. Producer Robert Evans (b.1930) died on October 26. Vartanoff and her sister, Irene, attended science fiction and comic book conventions and was an occasional costumer. Goldsmith appeared in the horror film Unholy, the fantasy film Hercules in New York, and the science fiction comedy Making Mr. Best known for his roles as Hoffy in Stalag 17 and Leonard on the television show Community, Erdman appeared in episodes of The Twilight Zone, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and provided voice work for The Jetsons, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Batman: The Animated Series. Wolfe also wrote the three volume series beginning with Soldier in the Mist and the duology, The Wizard Knight. He was slated to be the first Soviet to walk on the moon. Rochelle worked at WildStorm from 1994 on titles such as Gen13, Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty, and Backlash/Spider-Man. Mark A. Nelson, age 66 of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. His family invites everyone to join them for a Celebration of Life that will be held on Saturday March 26, 2022 from 2 - 6 p.m. at the University Heights Courtyard Marriott . Baumbach wrote the novel satirical novel D-Tours. No. He won an Academy Award for the screenplay to Gandhi. Actor Andrey Kharitonov (b.1959) died on June 23. Childrens author Berthe Amoss (b.1925) died on October 6. Lewis ran Midnight Books and was a frequent dealer at World Fantasy Con and Worldcon. Picker got his start as an executive producer on A Hard Days Night. Brand wrote and directed an adaptation of The Masque of the Red Death and wrote the screenplay for Halloween: Resurrection. She won the Stoker Award four times, for her novel Dread in the Beast and for three of her poetry collections, Sineater, Vectors, and Four Elements. Costume designer Terry de Havilland (b.1938) died on November 27. His own screenplays tended to avoid the genre. He has also provided art for The Wind in the Willows. Mayumura won the Seiun Award for his novels Shmetsu no Krin and Hikishio no toki. He also worked on Millie the Model. McCann also did voice work for several animated series. Futaki spent thirty years working at Studio Ghibli working to animate Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and other classic films the studio produced. Author Jonathan Baumbach (b.1933) died on March 28. Tome worked on the comic strip Spirou et Fantasio from 1980 through 1998. Henson appeared in episodes of The Avengers, Arthur of the Britons, and Whoops Apocalypse as well as the film Narcopolis. Game designer Richard Berg (b.1943) died on July 29. Although most of her roles were in Westerns, she did make guest appearances on The Incredible Hulk, Sliders, Kolchak, and Lost. He edited the book 1001 TV Shows You Must Watch Before You Die as well as several other books co-written with Jim Sangster. Boyce appeared in the Disney Descendants series and provided voice work for Ultimate Spider-Man and Spider-Man. Mark was born on September 20, 1960, in La Porte, Indiana, the son of George and Donna (Schultz) Carey. Actress Mitzi Hoag (b.1932) died on February 26. Lewis and J.K. Rowling into Polish. With Bill Fawcett, Bromley designed Empire Builder and was associated with CWAcon. Author: Mark Greyland Author Record # 210487; Birthdate: unknown Deathdate: 1 May 2019 Language: English Note: Son of Marion Zimmer Bradley. Over the years, Hoare became known for accepting Dave Langfords Hugo Awards when Langford couldnt attend Worldcon. Words. Buchanan was active in Minnesota fandom, working for several years at CONvergence as their guest liaison. Greyland Marvin Gantt Obituary. In addition to her writing career, Richerson worked as a bookseller and helped run conventions in Texas, including LoneStarCon 2 in 1997. Forster portrayed Arthur Petrelli on the show Heroes and Sheriff Frank Truman on Twin Peaks. He edited White Dwarf in the late 1980s and produced Warhammer works, eventually bringing out Realms of Chaos. Screenwriter Lawrence G. DiTillio (b.1948) died on March 16. Lawfords only genre role was in the short film Doug the Human. Masters was an active gamer and attending many conventions in the St. Louis area. Author Solomon Strange died on January 4. Author Andrew Sinclair (b.1935) died on May 30. Garriotts son, Richard, eventually became the second offspring of an astronaut to fly into space. San Diego. Cohen primarily worked in the field of reproductive biology, but as a science fiction fan, he found himself advising many authors, including Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Harry Harrison. He has also provided art for, . Russian author and translator Mikhail Achmanov (b.1945) died on January 10. He also wrote a biography of Harvey Kurtzman and won an Eisner Award for The Golden Age of Comic Fandom. Prior to working in television, he pursued a career as a professional wrestler. Other appearances include Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Adam Adamant Lives!, and Terrahawks. Japanese voice actor Yuzuru Fujimoto (b.1935) died on June 10. Nephew of Diana L. Paxson. Starfire has an interview with Mark Greyland, the son of Marion Zimmer Bradley and Walter Breen. Actor Sid Haig (b.1939) died on September 23. Ballantine has received a Presidents Award from SFWA and a special committee award from L.A.con IV. Ballard appeared in The Munsters Today, Baby Geniuses, Monsters, Freaky Friday, and Cinderella. W.S. He was frequently seen with a camera taking pictures at the convention. She ran Windycons childcare and was involved in multiple Chicago Worldcons. Mark Clark, a personal financial adviser who was active in the Eeshan religion, died of leukemia Oct. 12 at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Author Alex J. Geairns (b.1964) died on October 20. Actor Stephen Moore (b.1937) died on October 4. Yakota, along with Shingo Aizu co-wrote Kaidanji Oshikawa Shunr: Nihon SF no Oya about Japanese sf author Shunr Oshikawa. His genre work includes producing and directing Its a BirdIts a PlaneIts Superman, and Damn Yankees. Miles appeared in the 1987 film Sleeping Beauty, an episode of Life on Mars, and the horror film The Funhouse. Subsequent novels included Getting Near the End and Boulevard des disparus, the latter only published in French. Hollyn published the fanzine Xrymph in the 1970s and attended Worldcons briefly from 1972-1974. He attended both Taos Toolbox and Viable Paradise and had stories published in Penumbra and Another 100 Horrors. Donbavand was both a comic and prose author, writing for The Beano as well as the Doctor Who novel Shroud of Sorrow. Burningham won the 1963 and 1970 Kate Greenaway Medals for British childrens book illustration. A successful psychiatrist, after she married Asimov, she wrote mysteries and science fiction, including several collaborations with Asimov, The Second Experiment, Murder at the Galactic Writers Society, and Mind Transfer. Ganz appeared in The Manchurian Candidate, Wings of Desire, Saint-Ex, Faraway, So Close!, and Nosferatu the Vampyre. Case Details Dockets. Her work on Nausica of the Valley of the Wind brought her to Hayao Miyazakis attention. Dicks wrote several episodes of Doctor Who and served as script editor form 1968-74. He was a regular on the 1990 series of The Flash. He faced his illness with immense courage and grace. Moxey was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1974 with Gene Roddenberry for the film Genesis II. Amazing Stories Magazine Issues Amazing Stories 3D Swag Amazing Stories Etsy Store, SF Encyclopedia Entry Wikipedia Entry Publication History Cover Gallery Issue Contents. Sheinberg produced The Devils Tomb and Creature. Kappy appeared in the film Fanboys and had a small role in Thor. Actor Gabe Khouth (b.1972) died on July 23. Author Raven Grimassi (b.Gary Charles Erbe, 1951) died on March 10. Johnson attended conventions throughout the Midwest, most recently, Windycon 45. Author Taku Mayumura (b.1934) died on November 3. Curry wrote the three part serial The Happiness Patrol for the Sylvester McCoy era Doctor Who and also appeared in an episode of the serial The Silver Nemesis that same year. Mark Greyland died on May 1. Basso published the sthort stories Logues and The Beak Doctor in 1977. Bookseller Bruce Robert MacPhee died on November 13. His games includes SPQR, The Campaign for North Africa, Terrible Swift Sword, Hastings 1066, The War of the Ring, and numerous others. Gao had appeared as Magnus Bane in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Staley portrayed Okie Annie in two episodes of Batman and also appeared in an episode of The Munsters. He is best known for his role in the film Far and Away and on the television show Ballykissangel. Hudnall began his career in 1986, writing Espers. He won a Saturn Award for his work on the first Hellboy film. He ran the gaming company Reality Cheque. Taves co-edited The Jules Verne Encyclopedia and wrote Hollywood Presents Jules Verne: The Father of Science Fiction on Screen. Writer Frank Key (b.Paul Byrne, 1959) died on September 13. Jones also appeared in Krull, Firestarter, and episodes of The Avengers and Space: 1999. Ponsor served as a colorist for several comic companies, including DC, Marvel, WildStorm, and CrossGen. Although primarily an author of gay fiction, some of Baniss writings, such as The Gay Haunt, The Devils Dance, and The Vampire Women had speculative fiction elements. He also provided voice work for the video game Privateer 2: The Darkening. Many of his novels have science fiction and fantasy elements. Author Malaika Rose Stanley (b.1954) died in early-June. He was perhaps best known for his work on Inspector Morse. Following his retirement, he began writing more science fiction, self-publishing Timeline Pirates through Amazon. Author Melissa C. Michaels (b.1946) died on August 30. Publisher Betty Ballantine (b.1919) died on February 12. Lasenby wrote childrens fiction, including Because We Were the Travelers, Taur, and The Conjuror. See More Obituaries. Britton appeared in The People That Time Forgot and Night Watch. Producer Terry Allen Kramer (b.1933) died on May 2. Fan Ellen Vartanoff (b.1951) died on March 17. He provided the artwork for the original novel, , by Ian Fleming. Her father, Bruno Bernard, was a renowned photographer and she handled the rights to his photos following his death. Schell appeared in 1961s Werewolf in a Girls Dormitory and several episodes of Jackanory. Boardman served as science fiction advisor to Gollancz, Four Square, Macdonald, and NEL. Animator Kazuko Nakamura (b.1933) died on August 3. Hawkes starred in a series of unauthorized Spanish Tarzan films, which had the characters name changed to Zan when translated into English. Screenwriter Bernard Slade (b.1930) died on October 30. Schmerer worked on The Secrets of Isis, Fantasy Island, Logans Run, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and The Six Million Dollar Man. Actress Carol Lynley (b.1942) died on September 5. Actor Max Arthur (b.1939) died on May 2. Helmond is best known for her roles on Soap and Whos the Boss, but she also appeared in Terry Gilliams films Brazil and Time Bandits as well as episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. Locke published the Spectrum of Fantasy bibliography series from 1980 through 2004, which offered annotated listings of many rare works. Author Alison Prince (b.1931) died on October 12. In 2016, he received an award at FanHistoricon 13. Hauer has appeared in the original film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ladyhawke, and Bladerunner. Artsutsanov introduced the concept of a space elevator in a scientific paper published in 1960, which was picked up by various science fiction authors, such as Arthur C. Clarke, who used in in The Fountains of Paradise.