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Whit Bissell
Born in New York on the 25th of October, 1909, Whitner Nutting Bissell trained with the Carolina Playmakers before moving to the Broadway stage. […]
Creature from the Black [...]
Universal’s most effective new traditional classic monster came in the shape of the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Although the film was billed at […]
I Was a Teenage [...]
Herman Cohen kicked off his successful ‘teenage monster’ films for American International Pictures with 1957’s I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Released on the 29th […]
