R.I.P Ben Chapman

Sad to report the passing of Ben Chapman, who played the gill man (on land) in Creature from the Black Lagoon, the fabulous 1954 Universal Pictures monster movie that thrilled kids around the world. Ricou Browning played the creature underwater. I used to see the affable Ben Chapman at the Chiller convention every time I went and he was charming and gracious. He died on Feb. 22 at a VA hospital in Honolulu. Goodbye Gill Man....