SEPTEMBER 2020 ARCHIVE
ERNIE ORSATTI
We learned from a friend of his family that prominent Irwin Allen stuntman Ernie Orsatti passed away at the age of 80 on 12th September 2020. He is probably best known in Irwin Allen circles for his roles and stunts in The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure.
KEVIN BURNS
Irwin Allen fandom was rocked by the sudden death of producer Kevin Burns on 27th September 2020 at just 65 years old. Kevin was the ultimate Lost in Space fan and rescued and had refurbished an original Lost in Space Robot prop. During his career with Twentieth Century Fox in LA, he developed lifelong friendships with many of the cast members and in 1995 brought us the wonderful Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen documentary devoted to all things Irwin Allen. In collaboration with Sheila Allen, Kevin brought Lost in Space to the big screen in 1998. The movie starred Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Mimi Rogers and Jared Harris and featured cameo appearances by June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Angela Cartwright and Marta Kristen. A Time Tunnel project followed, a movie version of The Poseidon Adventure, then a reimagined series of Lost in Space for Netflix. At the time of his death, a new Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea project was in the pipeline and is due to be filmed in the UK. Kevin Burns will be remembered for his devotion to keeping these productions alive for future generations.
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