It
is with
a very sad heart to have to report that Rod Taylor has passed
away of a heart attack at the age of 84. Rod had been hospitalized
after sustaining a fall and was released to go home. On January
7th Mr. Taylor suffered a fatal heart attack at home surrounded
by his family and friends.
His
daughter, Felicia said in a statement: "My dad loved
his work. Being an actor was his passion – calling it
an honorable art and something he couldn’t live without."
Sunday, Jan. 11, would have been Rod's 85th birthday.
Rod
is survived by his third wife Carol Kikumura, and his daughter
with Mary Hilem, former CNBC anchor Felicia Taylor.
For
those of you that stay up late or get up early, Turner Classic
Movies has The Time Machine scheduled to air on February 22,
2015 as part otf thier 31 days of Oscar. It's scheduled to
air at 6.00 a.m. pacific time.