Passings of Note

There are two recent passings of note:

Richard Gordon, Producer




The Los Angeles Times reported:

Richard Gordon, a B-moviemaker whose credits as a producer and executive producer of science fiction and horror films included "Fiend Without a Face" and "The Haunted Strangler," has died. He was 85.

The British-born Gordon died Tuesday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. He had been hospitalized in recent months for heart problems, said Tom Weaver, a friend.

Andy Rooney, Commentator


Andy Rooney, who was a mainstay of CBS's 60 Minutes, passed away at age 92 last night in New York. His death came hardly a month after delivering his last commentary on 60 Minutes.