Rex Reason......RIP
A post on Rex Reason's Facebook page indicates he died last night."It is with great sadness I announced the passing of Rex last night. He died peacefully, and I will miss him very much. - Kent...
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jerod26 wrote:What I'll always remember for Rex is the voice. Loved his deep voice. Back in the day I often confused him for Kerwin Mathews. Both had iconic roles but I earned the difference. Both...
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EdWainwright wrote:I'm just sick about this. Only three weeks after losing Charles Herbert and Gregg Palmer; another few years and there won't be a single actor or actress left from any 1950s genre...
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I made a few calls to various news outlets and there will be a lot more coverage of Rex's passing. I heard from Shirley today (Rex's widow), and sent her the link to this page so she could read how...
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Thank you, David. And to Rex's widow Shirley, please know that you are in our prayers.
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Jay Maggio wrote:EdWainwright wrote:I'm just sick about this. Only three weeks after losing Charles Herbert and Gregg Palmer; another few years and there won't be a single actor or actress left from...
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And Ann Robinson (WAR WORLDS) and Joan Weldon (THEM) and Kathryn Grant (7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD) and Peggy Cummins (CURSE OF THE DEMON) and Barbara Rush (IT CAME FROM OS, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE) and David...
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So sad all these recent deaths, I barely found out about Rex here, I was just telling my brother in law a couple of weeks ago that the star of THIS ISLAND EARTH still lives. RIP Rex.
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TomWeaver999 wrote:And Ann Robinson (WAR WORLDS) and Joan Weldon (THEM) and Kathryn Grant (7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD) and Peggy Cummins (CURSE OF THE DEMON) and Barbara Rush (IT CAME FROM OS, WHEN WORLDS...
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Mora wrote:And of course Earl Holliman - the last survivor from FORBIDDEN PLANET. Richard Anderson from FORBIDDEN PLANET (and CURSE OF THE FACELESS MAN) is still around and kicking. Robert Dix and...
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Jameson281 wrote:Mora wrote:And of course Earl Holliman - the last survivor from FORBIDDEN PLANET. Richard Anderson from FORBIDDEN PLANET (and CURSE OF THE FACELESS MAN) is still around and kicking....
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Kathleen Hughes (IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE) was at the "Creature" book signing, and she just celebrated a birthday. So was Donna Martell (PROJECT MOON BASE) and Tommy Cook (MISSLE TO THE MOON). And as...
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NY Times has run an obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/arts/television/rex-reason-star-of-sci-fi-classic-this-island-earth-dies-at-86.html?ref=television&_r=0 His kind of decency and...
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TomWeaver999 wrote:And Ann Robinson (WAR WORLDS) and Joan Weldon (THEM) and Kathryn Grant (7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD) and Peggy Cummins (CURSE OF THE DEMON) and Barbara Rush (IT CAME FROM OS, WHEN WORLDS...
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I'm glad his passing is getting some coverage. I'm in the funny position of having such a good memory when it comes to old movies and the people who made 'em, that I'd think I'd be richer than King...
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Tom, I suspect you would know about this intriguing piece of potential casting: In 1961, he was offered the role of Raymond Shaw in John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate (1962) by Frank...
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I'm surprise the "NY TImes" obit doesn't mention that Rex was the first United States astronaut to travel to Metaluna, and two years earlier he received a premature ticker tape parade for his efforts,...
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I noticed a slippage in the Times' quality of celebrity obits some years back, and made mention of it to a friend who (as of a few years ago) was still reading that paper cover to cover on a regular...
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<< In 1961, he was offered the role of Raymond Shaw in John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate (1962) << I saw that on IMDb a while back and intended to ask him about it -- but the...
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Sometimes when I post article links I do so in such haste (post haste...?) that I don't properly scan the article for accuracy or at least questionability. Next time, especially if it's a NY Times...
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I have found the quality of NY Times obits varies wildly depending on the writer. I tend to prefer Margalit Fox. BA~
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