Notable Deaths in February 2021
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer was an incredibly prolific actor whose career spanned 70 years. Although he’ll primarily be remembered for his many drama roles, including several Shakespeare productions and his Academy Award-winning performance in Beginners, he also starred in 12 Monkeys and Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country.
Joan Weldon
Best known as the star of 1954 sci-fi creature feature Them!, in which she played a scientist facing down gigantic mutant ants spawned by radioactivity and Cold War terrors, Weldon was also a trained opera singer and a frequent TV guest star on 1950s series like Perry Mason and Maverick. Though her last screen credit came in 1958, her cult-classic cred lasted a lifetime.
