FAREWELL, YVONNE FURNEAUX

To Hammer fans, you hit the mark as both the stately Isobel Banning and the haunting Princess Ananka in Terence Fisher's Kharis retelling, The Mummy.

Your talents also enlivened other exotic features, including The Secret of Dr. Mabuse, The Champaign Murders, Repulsion, Cross Channel, Crossed Swords, The Lion of Thebes, The Dark Avenger, Charge of the Black Lancers, I am Semiramas, The Master of Ballantrae, The Prince with the Red Mask, The House of the Arrow, The Count of Monte Cristo 1961, The Beggar's Opera, Lisbon, La Dolce Vita, In the Name of the Italian People, Enough Rope, The One Man Jury (Il Criminale), Night Train to Milan, Meet Me Tonight, Run with the Devil, Temptation in the Summer Wind, Some Like It Cold, The Last of the Powerseekers and Frankenstein's Great-Aunt Tillie; plus, let's not overlook your television appearances on Danger Man, The Baron, The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Hereward the Wake, The Man Who Never Was and Douglas Fairbanks Presents.   

You held undeniable command and dexterity, Ms. Furneaux, no doubt perfected from your Shakespearean background, but you always captivated with your striking semblance. (Is it any wonder why Kharis sought you?) 

May you now find peace in the afterlife, knowing that the impression you left on our lives will remain as eternal as the fabled women you portrayed.