Survivors ~ Universal Horror Movies
As of 6/25/14, these folks are still with us:
Lupita Tovar ---- The Cat Creeps (1930), Dracula (1931) (Spanish-language versions)....Lupita turns 104 on 7/27/14!!!
Donnie Dunagan ---- Son of Frankenstein
Janet Ann Gallow ---- The Ghost of Frankenstein
Elena Verdugo ---- House of Frankenstein
June Lockhart ---- She-Wolf of London
Patricia Morison ---- Calling Dr. Death
Julia (Julie) Adams ---- Creature From the Black Lagoon
Ricou Browning ---- Creature From the Black Lagoon
Lori Nelson ---- Revenge of the Creature
Rex Reason ---- The Creature Walks Among Us
Clint Eastwood ---- Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula
William Smith ---- The Ghost of Frankenstein (bit part as villager)
**UPDATED 6/25/14 to reflect the passing of actress Carla Laemmle, niece of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle. At the time of her death, Carla was one of a handful of surviving actors from the silent film era --- "Phantom of the Opera" (1925). IT WAS CARLA who ushered in the sound era for Universal horror films by speaking the first lines of dialogue in "Dracula" (1931) --- "Among the rugged peaks that frown down upon the Borgo Pass, are found crumbling castles of a bygone age." In addition to bit parts in 2 early Hollywood musicals --- "The Broadway Melody" (1928) and "King of Jazz" (1930) --- Carla also appeared in the Universal chiller "Mystery of Edwin Drood" (1935). Carla lived to the age of 104 (!!!) and passed away on June 12, 2014.
**ALSO UPDATED to reflect the passing (on 5/21/14) of B-movie actress Jane Adams, who played Nina, the hunchbacked nurse, in 1945's "House of Dracula." Jane appeared in one other Universal thriller -- 1946's "The Brute Man," which was released by Producers Releasing Corporation (because Universal was trying to distance itself from its B-movie horror product at the time). Jane Adams' other notable films include the Lionel Atwill serial "Lost City of the Jungle" (1946), the film noir classic "He Walked By Night" (1948), "Tarzan's Magic Fountain" (1949), and "Batman and Robin" (1949), where she became the first actress to portray Batman's girlfriend Vicki Vale onscreen. Jane also guest-starred in two early TV classics -- "The Cisco Kid" in 1950 and "Adventures of Superman" in 1953.