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Title: The Gill-Man in "Creature from the Black Lagoon" has died.
Post by: RocketMan on March 01, 2023, 03:26:51 PM

The Gill-Man in "Creature from the Black Lagoon", Ricou Browning, has died at the age of 93.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ricou-browning-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-star-dead-93 (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ricou-browning-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-star-dead-93)

He was a second assistant director for underwater sequences in the James Bond flick "Thunderball".  He also worked on "Never Say Never Again", "Flipper", and "Baywatch" among other productions.

Title: Re: The Gill-Man in "Creature from the Black Lagoon" has died.
Post by: K Frame on March 01, 2023, 04:49:47 PM

I didn't know that Browning was one of two actors to play the creature in the movie -- Browning wore the suit for the swimming scenes, and Ben Chapman played the creature out of water.

I've not seen this movie in years... I wonder if it's streaming anywhere...