in memoriam
Folks, word reached the World Wide Web today regarding the passing of actress Diane Ladd.
As I often mention, a great many of these talents aren't exactly well known for their appearances in the world of genre entertainment ... well, the kind of genre stuff that I focus on almost exclusively on SciFiHistory.Net. Still, I feel a duty to post an In Memoriam and pass along a few highlights that we may know something about, often time even encouraging readers to go and out and explore some of these quirky and overlooked yarns.
As I mention in my post on her birthday, I do recall watching 1993's Carnosaur. If I remember correctly, I believe this was someone attached to Roger Corman; and it's rushed production and release was intended to capitalize on another dino-themed thriller that swept through the cineplexes that year, namely Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park. Without anything remotely near the same budget much less the groundbreaking original story (by Michael Crichton, no less), Carnosaur was one of those flicks that -- if it had a theatrical run -- came and went, essentially created to be dumped onto home video. While I do remember watching it, I don't recall Ladd's work in the film, a surprise especially given the fact that the picture highlighted on the corresponding Daily Citation Page for November 29th is a bit ... erm ... grisly? One would think I'd at least remember that, but -- alas -- the mind is a fragile instrument, and I've chocked it full with far too many tidbits.
Other genre appearances include work aboard such projects as The Devil's Daughter (1973), Embryo (1976), Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), Faerie Tale Theatre, Cold Lazarus (miniseries), and Touched By An Angel.
Our warmest prayers are extended to the family, friends, and fans of Diane Ladd.
May she rest in peace.
-- EZ
As I often mention, a great many of these talents aren't exactly well known for their appearances in the world of genre entertainment ... well, the kind of genre stuff that I focus on almost exclusively on SciFiHistory.Net. Still, I feel a duty to post an In Memoriam and pass along a few highlights that we may know something about, often time even encouraging readers to go and out and explore some of these quirky and overlooked yarns.
As I mention in my post on her birthday, I do recall watching 1993's Carnosaur. If I remember correctly, I believe this was someone attached to Roger Corman; and it's rushed production and release was intended to capitalize on another dino-themed thriller that swept through the cineplexes that year, namely Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park. Without anything remotely near the same budget much less the groundbreaking original story (by Michael Crichton, no less), Carnosaur was one of those flicks that -- if it had a theatrical run -- came and went, essentially created to be dumped onto home video. While I do remember watching it, I don't recall Ladd's work in the film, a surprise especially given the fact that the picture highlighted on the corresponding Daily Citation Page for November 29th is a bit ... erm ... grisly? One would think I'd at least remember that, but -- alas -- the mind is a fragile instrument, and I've chocked it full with far too many tidbits.
Other genre appearances include work aboard such projects as The Devil's Daughter (1973), Embryo (1976), Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), Faerie Tale Theatre, Cold Lazarus (miniseries), and Touched By An Angel.
Our warmest prayers are extended to the family, friends, and fans of Diane Ladd.
May she rest in peace.
-- EZ
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