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01-23-2020, 12:33 AM
https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/01/john-karlen-dead/
John Karlen, the actor who played Willie Loomis in the American Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, has died, according to a former co-star and Shadowgram, the Dark Shadows newsletter.
The actor David Selby shared news of Karlen’s death on Facebook; the reports of Karlen’s death originated with Shadowgram, which calls itself an “Official Internet Publication of SHADOWGRAM – THE DARK SHADOWS NEWSLETTER.”
Selby played Quentin Collins in the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows. “It is with profound sadness that we pass along the following information,” wrote Selby. A woman wrote on Selby’s comment thread, “I can’t find anything on this on the internet. Sounds like a hoax to me. So until I find proof I will go with hoax.” But Selby responded, “I wish it were a hoax. Unfortunately, it’s not.” Here’s the post on the John Karlen fan page, which filled with tributes from fans memorializing Karlen.
Tributes also flowed into Twitter for Karlen and on Selby’s comment thread as news of his death spread. “So deeply sorry -sad news -RIP John -I have been watching the entire Dark Shadow seasons on my firestick -you will be forever in our thoughts -all of your DS fans 💕” wrote one fan, echoing the thoughts of others.
John Karlen, the actor who played Willie Loomis in the American Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, has died, according to a former co-star and Shadowgram, the Dark Shadows newsletter.
The actor David Selby shared news of Karlen’s death on Facebook; the reports of Karlen’s death originated with Shadowgram, which calls itself an “Official Internet Publication of SHADOWGRAM – THE DARK SHADOWS NEWSLETTER.”
Selby played Quentin Collins in the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows. “It is with profound sadness that we pass along the following information,” wrote Selby. A woman wrote on Selby’s comment thread, “I can’t find anything on this on the internet. Sounds like a hoax to me. So until I find proof I will go with hoax.” But Selby responded, “I wish it were a hoax. Unfortunately, it’s not.” Here’s the post on the John Karlen fan page, which filled with tributes from fans memorializing Karlen.
Tributes also flowed into Twitter for Karlen and on Selby’s comment thread as news of his death spread. “So deeply sorry -sad news -RIP John -I have been watching the entire Dark Shadow seasons on my firestick -you will be forever in our thoughts -all of your DS fans 💕” wrote one fan, echoing the thoughts of others.