R.I.P. Ben Chapman
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
One of the last surviving actors to play the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Ben Chapman, died at age 79 on Thursday, February 21 in Honolulu. His health began to deteriorate February 12. He collapsed and was admitted to the hospital on February 20. His life support was turned off Wednesday around noon and his pacemaker was turned off shortly before he died. He died peacefully with his wife, Merrilee, and son, Ben Chapman III, by his side. He was 79 years old at his death.
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