Leslie Nielsen–1926 to 2010
Leslie Nielsen passed away today at the age of 84 due to complications from pneumonia. Since everyone else is on the Internet talking about his “Naked Gun” movies, I thought I would take a moment to remember his work in Forbidden Planet. Arguably the best sci-fi film of the 1950s and certainly my personal favorite of the era. I always had this feeling that “Forbidden Planet” and Nielsen’s work in particular, inspired more than a few portrayals of later starship captains…
He will be missed.
Trask, The Last Tyromancer
I said the exact same thing on facebook yesterday. Godspeed Captain JJ Adams.