RIP Cloris Leachman: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN/THE FIELDS Actress Has Passed Away at 94

Josh Millican |

Jan 27, 2021

This evening brings the sad news that prolific actress Cloris Leachman has passed away at the age of 94. Horror fans may remember her best from 1974’s Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brooks and (more recently) The Feilds directed by Tom Mattera and David Mazzoni.

TMZ broke the news, reporting:

“Leachman passed away of natural causes Tuesday night at her home in Encinitas, California, with her daughter, Dinah, by her side … this according to her son.”

All of us here at Dread Central send our sincerest condolences to Leachman’s fans, friends, and family.

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