Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Died This Day: Cecil Kellaway

The twice Oscar-nominated Kellaway (Aug. 22, 1893 – Feb. 28, 1973) played Prof. Thurgood Elson in the classic Ray Harryhausen film, “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms”.



Elson was the palaeontologist who went down in the diving bell looking for the beast, but who did not make it back up.


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