I’m reading some
unconfirmed reports of the passing of actress Deanna Lund, best known for her
role as feisty heiress, Valerie Scott in the cult TV series ,’Land of The
Giants’.
Although at the time of me posting this, there’s been no
official news release, however, it has been talked about on several unofficial
social media news sites, in particular The Hollywood Show FB page and
Entertainment Zone. Director Jim
Wynorski who worked with Deanna on his 1989 film Transylvania Twist also mentioned
her on his own FB page. Following this it’s been widely talked about on several
Irwin Allen and LOTG sites.
Deanna played the mini-skirted and headstrong, Valerie Ames
Scott in Irwin Allen’s Land of The Giants.
After the series finished, she went on to marry her co-star, the late
Don Matheson, who played engineering industrialist, Mark Wilson. The two did
divorce some time later.
Land of The Giants had a recent run of repeats here in the
UK, and by all accounts proved popular with the broadcaster. I can remember
during the series’ first run in the late sixties, as a reader of magazines’, Joe90: Top Secret and TV21 enjoying comic strip adventures of ‘The
Little People’ featuring art by Gerry Haylock.
The first couple of issues showed a truncated version of the TV episode ‘The
Crash’.
Deanna, of course, is very much a fan favourite, and has
made many appearances at conventions in the USA. She even released a novel
called Valerie in Giant Land in 1992.
If the reports prove to be sadly true, our sincere
condolences to her family.
Sad news Scoop. Deanna was an essential part of the Giants and I always enjoyed her character and her acting. Her fashionable outfits were always a welcome splash of colour too. My commiserations to the family.
ReplyDeleteSad indeed, Woodsy, although nothing has been confirmed officially as of yet.
ReplyDeleteI'm not seeing any reports about her passing. Her website, wikipedia and IMDB also make no mention of it having happened.
ReplyDeleteAlthough there's still no official confirmation it's beginning to appear that it's not a hoax, and poor Deanna passed away on Friday 22nd June.
ReplyDeleteShe did indeed passed away on Friday the 22nd finally losing her battle with an incurable cancer that had been misdiagnosed. Her family is still in the planning stages in regards to her funeral. I've also been told that Deanna’s book Valerie In Giantland on Amazon has all profits going to the American Cancer Society for research.
ReplyDeleteIt has now been officialy announced that Deanna died on Friday 22nd June of pancreatic cancer. She was 81. Again, our sincere condolences to her family.
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