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        _Sturgeon_ (short story): 'The Carcossa Pattern' by Conrad Loyer   
   (_Fiyah_). [F770]   
      
   IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. 'The body is a constant construction site that you   
   need to maintain -- or you fall apart like in _Death Becomes Her_.' (Sophie   
   Hermann, _London Standard_, 17 September) [PE]   
      
   R.I.P. _Tony Adams_ (1940-2025), UK _Crossroads_ actor also in _Doctor Who_   
   ('The Green Death', 1973) and _Aladdin_ (1986), died on 24 October aged 84.   
   [SG]   
        _Alicia Bonet_ (1947-2025), Mexican actress in _Los jinetes de la   
   bruja_ (1966) and others, died on 26 October aged 78. [SJ ]   
        _Martine Brochard_ (1944-2025), French actress long resident in Italy   
   who co-starred in _Il medium_ (1980) and whose books for children include   
   _Zaffiretto il vampiretto e altri racconti_ (1999), died on 18 October aged   
   81. [SJ]   
        _Jackie Burch_, US casting director whose many films include _Weird   
   Science_ (1985), _The Running Man_ (1987), _Judge Dredd_ (1995) and _The   
   Hunger Games_ (2012), died on 12 October aged 74. [AIP]   
        _Michele Burke_ (1949-2025), Oscar-winning Irish makeup artist whose   
   films include _Quest for Fire_ (1981), _Bram Stoker's Dracula_ (1992),   
   _Interview with the Vampire_ (1994), _The Cell_ (2000) and _Minority   
   Report_ (2002), died on 26 September aged 75. [AIP]   
        _Grant Canfield_, FAAn Award-winning US fan artist whose work appeared   
   in many zines including _Locus_ and _Science Fiction Review_, died on 21   
   October. He was nominated seven times for the fan artist Hugo in the 1970s   
   and received the Rotsler Award for life achievement in 1999. [LB]   
        _Tony Caunter_ (1937-2025), UK _EastEnders_ actor in _The Mind of Mr   
   Soames_ (1970), _The Asphyx_ (1972), _The National Union of Space People_   
   (2016) and genre tv series including _Doctor Who_ (10 episodes 1965-1983),   
   died on 13 October aged 88. [SJ]   
        _Robert R. Chase_ (1948-2025), US author of many short stories since   
   his 1984 debut in _Analog_, and three sf novels beginning with _The Game of   
   Fox and Lion_ (1986), died on 20 October. [SHS]   
        _Ron Dean_ (1938-2025), US actor in _The Dark Knight_ (2008), died on   
   5 October aged 87.   
        _Samantha Eggar_ (1939-2025), UK actress in _Dr Dolittle_ (1967), _The   
   Brood_ (1979), _Prince Valiant_ (65 episodes 1991-1993), _The Phantom_   
   (1996), _The Astronaut's Wife_ (1999) and others, died on 15 October aged   
   86, [SG]   
        _Terry A. Garey_ (1948-2025), US fan and poet (some work collected in   
   _The Cat Star and Other Poems_, 2022) who edited two sf verse anthologies,   
   died on 6 October aged 77. [KS] Highlights of my one visit to Minneapolis   
   included the fine fannish hospitality of Terry and Denny Lien (1945-2023).   
        _Barbara Gips_ (1936-2025), creator of film advertising taglines --   
   most famously 'In space no one can hear you scream.' for _Alien_ -- died on   
   16 October aged 89. [AIP]   
        _James A. Hetley_ (1947-2025), US author of the fantasy series 'The   
   Summer Country' (from 2002), 'Stonefort' (2005) and 'Bladesmith' (2012, as   
   James A. Burton), died on 8 October after a bike crash; he was 78. [JDN]   
        _Ronald T. Jones_, US author of short sf/fantasy since 2010 (as well   
   as military adventure novels), was killed in a hit-and-run crash on 11   
   October; he wsas 58. [F770]   
        _Diane Keaton_ (1946-2025), US actress in _Sleeper_ (1973), _Finding   
   Dory_ (2016), and _Green Eggs and Ham_ (2019-2022), died on 11 October aged   
   79. [LP]   
        _Ingar Knutsen_ (1944-2025), Norwegian author and former fan who   
   following his debut collection _Dimensjon S_ (1975) published 30 novels --   
   mostly sf or fantasy -- died on 24 October aged 80. [J-HH]   
        _Toni Korlee_ (1975-2025), Finnish fan and conrunner, who worked on   
   many local conventions and the 2017, 2019 and 2024 Worldcons, died on 12   
   October. [BN]   
        _Jerry Leggio_ (1935-2025), US actor in _Mothman_ (2010), _Quantum   
   Apocalypse_ (2010), _The Terror Experiment_ (2010) and others, died on 1   
   October aged 90. [SHS]   
        _June Lockhart_ (1925-2025), US actress best remembered for _Lost in   
   Space_ (83 episodes 1965-1968 plus 1988 film remake), died on 23 October   
   aged 100. Other genre credits include _Strange Invaders_ (1983), _Troll_   
   (1986) and tv series. [SG]   
        _Patrick Murray_ (1956-2025), UK actor in _Haunters of the Deep_   
   (1984) and _Vikingdom_ (2013), died on 29 September aged 68.   
        _Keith 'Doc' Raymond_, co-founder and fiction editor of the Savage   
   Planets sf web platform, died on 21 October. [PS-P]   
        _Mark Redfield_, US actor, writer, film-maker and Poe scholar who   
   scripted and played both title roles in _Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde_ (2002),   
   edited _Poe Forevermore_ (2012) and entered the Rondo awards hall of fame   
   (for life achievement in horror) in 2016, died on 19 October. [F770]   
        _Maria Riva_ (1924-2025), German-born US actress in _Scrooged_ (1988),   
   died on 29 October aged 100. [SJ]   
        _Patricia Routledge_ (1929-2025), popular UK actress whose rare genre   
   credits include _Egghead's Robot_ (1970), died on 3 October aged 96. [AW]   
        _Prunella Scales_ (1932-2025), much-loved UK _Fawlty Towers_ actress   
   whose occasional genre credits include _The Boys from Brazil_ (1978), _My   
   Friend Walter_ (1992), _Wolf_ (1994) and _The Ghost of Greville Lodge_   
   (2000), died on 27 October aged 93. [SB]   
        _Nabil Shaban_ (1953-2025), Jordanian-UK actor in _Doctor Who_ (as   
   Sil, 6 episodes 1985-1986 plus spinoffs), _Children of Men_ (2006) and   
   _Morticia_ (2009, which he also wrote and directed), died on 25 October   
   aged 72. [NF]   
        _Samuel M. Sherman_ (1940-2025), US producer/writer whose script   
   credits include _Blood of Frankenstein_ (1971), _Raiders of the Living   
   Dead_ (1986) and _Dracula vs Frankenstein_ (2002), died on 29 September   
   aged 85. [SJ]   
        _Drew Struzan_ (1947-2025), US artist best known for film posters,   
   especially for Lucas or Spielberg productions, died on 13 October aged 78.   
   Famous posters include _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_, _The Empire   
   Strikes Back_ (special edition), _Back to the Future_, _The Goonies_, _The   
   Thing_ and _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone_. [SH]   
        _Rob Wieland_ (1978-2025), US game designer and reviewer who worked on   
   _Shadowrun_, _Star Wars Saga Edition_, _Firefly_ and _Vampire: The   
   Masquerade_, died on 12 October aged 47. [SHS]   
        _John Woodvine_ (1929-2025), UK actor in _Doctor Who_ ('The Armageddon   
   Factor', 1979), _An American Werewolf in London_ (1981), _Knights of God_   
   (1987) and _Dragonworld_ (1994), died on 6 October aged 96. [AW]   
        _Aleksey Zolotnitsky_ (1946-2025), Russian actor who dubbed Azrael in   
   _Dogma_ (1999) and various male roles in _Babylon 5_, died on 25 October   
   aged 79. [AM]   
      
   THE WEAKEST LINK. _Bradley Walsh:_ 'Which biblical king is featured in   
   Oscar Wilde's play _Salome_?' _Contestant:_ 'King Arthur.' (ITV, _The   
   Chase_)   
        _Clive Myrie:_ 'According to legend, King Arthur's knights were   
   engaged in a search for which object, said to be the drinking vessel used   
   by Jesus at the Last Supper?' _Contestant:_ 'Excalibur.' (BBC2,   
   _Mastermind_) [PE]   
      
   JARNDYCE VS JARNDYCE. Chris Barkley's Hugo recovery lawsuit (see _A456_,   
   _A459_) failed to progress at a court-ordered 6 October 'trial status   
   hearing' via Zoom, at which his nemesis Dave McCarty once again did not   
   appear. The case continues in person on 24 November, unless McCarty needs   
   to wash his hair instead. [F770]   
        But wait! The president of the Chengdu Worldcon holding company DCFCW   
      
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