The famous actor, Marty Feldman, died from shellfish poisoning in 1982
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Marty Feldman
Mini biography
"I am too old to die young, and too young to grow up," he told a
reporter-- a week before he died. This beloved comedian, who poked fun
at himself as well as others, was born Marty Feldman, on July 8, 1933,
in London, England. The son of immigrants from Kiev, Marty spent his
childhood in the poverty-stricken London East End and left school at
the age of 15, hoping for a career as a jazz trumpeter (his appearance
in a Variety show earned him the title "the worst trumpeter in the
world"). He had just started his comedy career, as a writer for BBC
radio programs and TV shows in the late 1950s, when he married
Lauretta Sullivan in January 1959 (they would stay married until his
death in 1982). There's a saying: "Your face is your fortune"; Marty
had received a double-whammy. His nose was mangled in his youthful
years in a boxing match; his walleyed orbs were the result of both a
hyperactive thyroid and a botched operation after a car accident
before his 30th birthday, in 1963. American audiences first saw Marty
in "Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers" (1968), where he did comedy
skits with Susan McIver and the Golddiggers. He appeared in a number
of movies, his most-remembered role being that of Igor (pronounced:
Eye-gor) in "Young Frankenstein" (1974). Besides acting, he made his
directorial debut in "The Last Remake of Beau Geste" (1977). Beloved
and popular, it seemed Marty was to enjoy a long career in the
entertainment field. However, he died of a massive heart attack,
caused by shellfish food poisoning, while filming "Yellowbeard"
(released 1983) in Mexico City, on December 2, 1982... he was only 49.
from imdb.com
Dan Logcher
> Biography for
> Marty Feldman
> Mini biography
[snip]
> However, he died of a massive heart attack,
> caused by shellfish food poisoning, while filming "Yellowbeard"
> (released 1983) in Mexico City, on December 2, 1982... he was only 49.
Yet another thing not to eat/drink in Mexico.
--
Dan
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