in memoriam
Gentle readers, word has reached the World Wide Web today of the passing of actor Ed Gale.
It's a name a good many of you young pups may not recognize, and that's perfectly okay. In all honesty, Gale's name probably has faded a bit over the years, most of which is just owed to the reality that many talents move on into other professions as they age, perhaps even vanishing completely from the media scene. A scan of his IMDB.com profile shows that he hasn't been active in any major gig for some time, but it also confirms that the guy arguably spent his time in the spotlight as wisely as he could.
Chiefly, I remember his name for his theatrical debut: he played the seminal 'Howard T. Duck' in the 1986 motion picture Howard The Duck, a production brought to you -- in part -- by Star Wars creator George Lucas. No, no, no: in no way did Howard stand shoulder-to-shoulder in creativity with any chapter in the space saga, but kudos to Mr. Lucas for seeing something in it he liked and giving the Marvel intellectual property a spin when few comic book movies were actively in the pipeline.
From there, Gale found employment in such genre enterprises as Spaceballs (1987), Phantasm II (1988), Child's Play (1988), Friday The 13th: The Series, Chopper Chicks In Zombietown (1989), The Dreamer Of Oz (1990), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), Dolly Dearest (1991), Mom And Dad Save The World (1992), Land Of The Lost, Lifepod (1993), The Jungle Book (1994), The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996), Weird Science, 3rd Rock From The Sun, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, and a few more.
Our warmest prayers are extended to the family, friends, and fans of Ed Gale.
May he rest in peace.
-- EZ
It's a name a good many of you young pups may not recognize, and that's perfectly okay. In all honesty, Gale's name probably has faded a bit over the years, most of which is just owed to the reality that many talents move on into other professions as they age, perhaps even vanishing completely from the media scene. A scan of his IMDB.com profile shows that he hasn't been active in any major gig for some time, but it also confirms that the guy arguably spent his time in the spotlight as wisely as he could.
Chiefly, I remember his name for his theatrical debut: he played the seminal 'Howard T. Duck' in the 1986 motion picture Howard The Duck, a production brought to you -- in part -- by Star Wars creator George Lucas. No, no, no: in no way did Howard stand shoulder-to-shoulder in creativity with any chapter in the space saga, but kudos to Mr. Lucas for seeing something in it he liked and giving the Marvel intellectual property a spin when few comic book movies were actively in the pipeline.
From there, Gale found employment in such genre enterprises as Spaceballs (1987), Phantasm II (1988), Child's Play (1988), Friday The 13th: The Series, Chopper Chicks In Zombietown (1989), The Dreamer Of Oz (1990), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), Dolly Dearest (1991), Mom And Dad Save The World (1992), Land Of The Lost, Lifepod (1993), The Jungle Book (1994), The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996), Weird Science, 3rd Rock From The Sun, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, and a few more.
Our warmest prayers are extended to the family, friends, and fans of Ed Gale.
May he rest in peace.
-- EZ
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