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| Above, Ted Newsom seems shocked to be in a photo with a conservative at the 2012 Monsterpalooza.. |
I was saddened to learn this morning that actor, producer, writer, film historian and an inductee to the Classic Horror Film Board's Monster Kid Hall of Fame (did I miss anything?), Ted Newsom has passed away at 67 from cancer yesterday.
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| Above, Jack Larson (left) chats with Ted Newsom and Jim Beaver at the Adventures of Superman luncheon in 2014. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
We last communicated a few months ago and he indicated that he wasn't doing too well. We commiserated over our ailments and I gave him some words of encouragement. Based on that conversation, it didn't come as a surprise to hear of his passing. Still, 67 is too young to go to the "Golden Hills".
I last saw him at the Adventures of Superman plaque dedication and luncheon back in 2014. I posted back in January 2015 that he was on the mend after lung surgery that removed 1/3 of a lung. I sent him a link to it and he thanked me.
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| Above, Ted Newsom and Armand at the 2014 Adventures of Superman plaque dedication in Tarzana, California. |
Although he and I were poles opposite politically, he had a rare quality (for a liberal) of a great wit and knew his stuff about horror and science fiction. We still got along and swapped political jokes. He got a kick out of an Anthony Weiner joke I told him.
He will be missed.
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