Sad! He probably dropped dead when he saw a preview of the new film which looks like a joke. I was a huge fan of the original and it means a lot to me - looking forward to seeing a remake but this one looks like its silly.
_____ From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Burns Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 12:22 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] Jonathan Frid 1924-2012 Jonathan Frid, Vampire Barnabas Collins in the 1960's gothic soap "Dark Shadows," died of natural causes last Friday (April 13th). Sad.his death coming just a month before the release of Tim Burton's re-imagining of "Dark Shadows." Here are a couple of links with more details about Frid and his career: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/04/dark-shadows-jonathan-fr id-dies.html http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a377320/dark-shadows-barnabas-collins-acto r-jonathan-frid-dies-aged-87.html Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.