David Del Valle, Admired Historian of Horror Films, Dies at 77
David Del Valle, a journalist, columnist, film historian and radio and television commentator on horror, science-fiction, cult and fantasy films, has died at 77, The Hollywood Reporter reported on November 6.
After leaving San Francisco State University in 1974, Del Valle contributed for decades to international magazines including Video Watchdog, Cinefantastique, Scarlet Street, Diabolique and the UK's Films and Filming. From 2000 to 2016 he wrote the film-history column "Camp David" for Films in Review. He produced and hosted the cable television interview series Sinister Image, which included an extended interview with horror actor Vincent Price, and appeared in the documentary It Conquered Hollywood!
His books include Lost Horizons Beneath the Hollywood Sign (2010). He was interviewed by the BBC, A&E Network, Channel 4 in London and the Sci-Fi Channel, and was widely regarded in genre circles for his encyclopedic knowledge of classic Hollywood and horror cinema.
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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