FAREWELL, TAB HUNTER...

Your work was grand and epic, risky and unique.

Among the more colorful entries, you delighted us with "War-Gods of the Deep" (aka "City Under the Sea"); "The Golden Arrow"; "Out of the Dark"; "Pandemonium"; "Polyester", "Lust in the Dust"; "Cameron's Closet"; "Grotesque"; "Portrait of a Murderer" (for "Playhouse 90"); "Sweet Kill" (aka "The Arousers"); "Ride the Wild Surf"; "Operation Bikini"; "Grease 2"; "The Girl He Left Behind", "The Burning Hills"; (the latter two with pal, Natalie Wood); the devilish "Damn Yankees"; and "Birds Do It" with silly ol' Soupy Sales.

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You also headlined one of my favorite westerns, "Gunman's Walk"; plus the popular "Climax!" episodes, "Mask for the Devil" and "Fear Strikes Out": the latter of which you portrayed baseball legend, Jimmy Piersall (a role seized by your confidant, Anthony Perkins two years later). There's also "The Tab Hunter Show": cut unjustly short during its '60s prime.

You could sure croon a fine tune, too, as you proved in your cover version of Sonny James' "Young Love".

Above all, Mr. Hunter, your boldness, honesty and kindness will be what most fans remember, and for that, you'll always hold our deepest respect...our utmost, loving devotion. 

GOODBYE, SUSAN HART...

You were a beauty beyond compare, who became the stuff of legend. Not only did you wed AIP honcho, the great James H. Nicholson, your cheerful talent and shapely form elevated such exploitation classics as "The Slime People"; "War Gods of the Deep"; "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine"; "Pajama Party"; "Ride the Wild Surf"; and "Ghost in the Invisible Bikini", where you played the gorgeous lead. You also enticed us with numerous television appearances, including those on "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"; "Wild Wild West"; and "The Joey Bishop Show". Your legacy will continue to delight among those wise enough to delve into that wondrous age when entertainment wasn't afraid to be unapologetic fun. God bless, fair lady...