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In Memoriam
With THE THING
in its 30th anniversary year, it is unavoidable
that we lose some of the incredibly talented people who worked
on the film. Here are a few
to be remembered. Respects to anyone else we may have missed who
worked on the film and are no longer with us. Let us hope this
page need not have to be updated too regularly...
Bill Varney (1934-2011) Age:77
Sound re-recording, The Thing
Henry Jesus Alvarez (pictured with Rob Bottin) (1944-2012) Age:67
Sculptor, The Thing
Jeff Kennemore (1953-1995) Age:41-42
Special effects crew, The Thing
Dale Kuipers (1947-1996)
Creature concept artist, The Thing
James Cummins (1959 - 2010) Age: 51
Special effects crew, The Thing
(Seeking photo of Henry Larrecq)
Henry Larrecq (1910 - 2005) Age: 94
Art Director, The Thing
Stan Winston (1946 - 2008) Age: 62
SFX on Dogtown/Kennel-Thing sequence
John W. Campbell Jr. (1910 - 1976) Age: 66
Writer, Original Short Story Who Goes There?
Mentor C. Huebner (1917 - 2001) Age: 84
Production illustrator, conceptual/storyboard artist, The Thing
(Seeking photo of Wilbur Stark)
Wilbur Stark (1912 - 1995) Age: 83
Executive Producer, The Thing
Bill Lancaster (1947 - 1997) Age: 50
Screenwriter, The Thing
Charles Hallahan (1943 - 1997) Age: 54
Actor playing character 'Norris', The Thing
Charles Hallahan
Memorial Message Board
Albert Whitlock (1915 - 1999) Age: 84
Special Visual Effects, The Thing
Jed (1977 - 1995) Age: 18
Canine Actor (Alaskan Malamute/Wolf cross) playing Norwegian Dog-Thing, The Thing
(If you'd like to see more of Jed, see White Fang and The
Journey of Natty Gann)
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