December 20

• 2009 – Brittany Murphy passed away at the age of 32. She starred in “Sin City,” “Deadline” and “The Prophecy II.”
• 2001 – Foster Brooks, passed away at the age of 89. He appeared in episodes of “The Munsters,” “Bewitched” and did voice over work for the “GoBots” series.
• 1999 – James Wainwright, who appeared in the TV movies, “Killdozer” and the TV series “Beyond Westworld,” passed away at the age of 61.
• 1973 – Singer Bobby Darin passed away at the all too young age of 37. His music has been used in movies like “The X-Files” and “Jack the Bear.” He also acted in the “Dead Weight” episode of “The Night Gallery.”