April 2
- 2013 – Jess Franco, Prolific Spanish jack of all trades who did it all, writer/producer/cinematographer/ and or director known for such films as “The Awful Dr. Orlof”, “Succubus”, “Count Dracula”, “Vampyros Lesbos”, “The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein”, “A Virgin Among the Living Dead”, “Zombie 5″ and hundreds more. He passed away at the age of 82.
- 2002 – Henry Slesar, who wrote episodes for several TV series, including “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Twilight Zone” and the screenplays for the films “Two on a Guillotine” and “Murders In The Rue Morgue” (1971), passed away at the age of 74.
- 2002 – Jack Kruschen, who appeared in the films “Abbott & Costello Go To Mars,” “War of the Worlds” and “Satan’s Cheerleaders,” passed away at the age of 80.
- 1999 – David Oren Ward, who appeared in the films “Witchouse” and “The Killer Eye,” passed away at the age of 27.
- 1997 – Tomoyuki Tanaka, producer of numerous Godzilla films, passed away at the age of 86.
- 1937 – Edward Laemmle, nephew of Universal founder, Carl Laemmle passed away at the age of 49. He directed many films for Universal studios.
