January 17

• 2009 – Susanna Foster who co-starred with Claude Raines in the 1943 version of “Phantom of the Opera” and in “The Climax” with Boris Karloff, passed away at the age of 84.
• 2008 – Edward D. Hoch, who wrote the screenplays for episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “Tales of the Unexpected” and “Night Gallery,” passed away at the age of 77.
• 2006 – James Dean Schulte, who was film editor for the movies “The Green Mile,” “Drop Dead Fred,” “Lake Placid” and “Matinee,” passed away at the age of 48.
• 2005 – Virginia Mayo, who appeared in the film “Castle of Evil” and the TV series “Night Gallery,” passed away at the age of 84.
• 2005 – Basil Hoskins who appeared in the film “Edge Of Sanity” and in the TV series’ “The Prisoner” and “The Avengers,” passed away at the age of 75.
• 2004 – Noble Willinghame, who appeared in the film “The Howling” and the TV series “Tales From The Crypt,” “Quantum Leap” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” passe away at the age of 72.
• 2003 – Richard Crenna, who starred in the TV movies “Devil Dog: The Hound From Hell,” and “The Case of the Hillside Stranglers” and the film “Wait Until Dark” (1967), passed away at the age of 76.