In 1973, the Happy Glades mortuary was established. It provided a unique service for its wealthy deceased clients. On an asteroid, their preserved corpses were dressed and placed in a scene of their choosing (slaying a dragon, winning a beauty pageant, etc). (“Elegy” Twilight Zone, TV)
The Elvis Presley film “Spinout,” co-starring Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain, Deborah Walley, Will Hutchins, Warren Berlinger, Carl Betz, and Cecil Kellaway, had its world premiere in Memphis.
Drifter Frank Chambers arrives at a quiet California roadside restaurant where he meets and falls for drop-dead gorgeous Cora, the wife of restaurant owner Nick Smith. After weaseling his way into a job, the two begin a deadly love affair and cook up plans to end her marriage and start a new life together. After a few botched attempts at a clean break, they are forced to put their honeymoon on…
Here are 10 things you should know about Cecil Kellaway, born 132 years ago today. He enjoyed stage success in South Africa and Australia before making his way to Hollywood.