April 24

• 2007 – Roy Jenson who appeared in the films “13 Ghosts” (as a ghost), “Soylent Green’ and ” The Car,” passed away at the age of 80.
• 1998 – Frederic Downs – who appeared in the films “Terror From The Year 5000″ and “Bug,” passed away at the age of 81.
• 1998 – Leslie Stevens who was the executive producer/writer for many TV series, most notably, “The Outer Limits,” passed away at the age of 74.
• 1974 – Comedian Bud Abbott, one half of the legendary comic team of Abbott and Costello passed away at the age of 78. He appeared in such films as “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy”, “Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, “Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man”, “Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff”, “Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein”, “Hold That Ghost” and so many more wonderful comedies.