# Plan 10 From Outer Space: Gregory Walcott dies

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plan-10-from-outer-space-gregory-walcott-dies/716022>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 26, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plan-10-from-outer-space-gregory-walcott-dies/716022 "2015-03-26T13:51:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plan-10-from-outer-space-gregory-walcott-dies/716022/1 "2015-03-26T13:51:03Z")

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[Now toddle off and fly your flying machine](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/arts/television/gregory-walcott-actor-known-for-plan-9-from-outer-space-dies-at-87.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well).

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plan-10-from-outer-space-gregory-walcott-dies/716022/2 "2015-03-26T14:24:08Z")

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Hey, the guy was a hero, flying that plane with a cardboard control stick!

RIP. Best to be remembered for something silly than not to be remembered at all…

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plan-10-from-outer-space-gregory-walcott-dies/716022/3 "2015-03-26T23:30:36Z")

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He’s gone off into that Wild Blue Yonder of his, with only his pillow left to keep Paula company at night! ☹

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plan-10-from-outer-space-gregory-walcott-dies/716022/4 "2015-03-26T23:53:10Z")

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> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#):
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> RIP. Best to be remembered for something silly than not to be remembered at all…

I couldn’t add anything to that.