December 7
1991 – Herb Jaffe, who produced the films “Fright Night II,” “The Demon Seed” and “Motel Hell,” passed away at the age of 70.
1990 – Joan Bennett, who played “Elizabeth Collins Stoddard” on the daytime horror soap opera “Dark Shadows,” passed at the age of 80. She appeared in the films “Suspiria,” “House of Dark Shadows” and the TV movie, “This House Possessed.”
1988 – Christopher Connelly, who appeared in the film “Manhattan Baby” and the TV mini-series “The Martian Chronicles,” passed away at the age of 47.