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Cinema Retro has been requested to post the the following letter from a relative of actor Ken Clark. If anyone can help locate him, please write to Tim at the E mail address in his letter.(For Dean Brierly's tribute to Ken Clark's Euro spy movies of the 60s click here)

Ken Clark, star of such cult classics as "Attack of the Giant Leeches" and "12 To the Moon" as well as over a dozen EuroSpy movies in the 1960s is my great uncle.
 
He is also subject of a family mystery.
 
When his movie career in the States seemed destined to fail, and all he was being offered was TV roles, he left the US to go to Europe.  His career there is well-documented.  However, when he left, he also broke contact with his entire family.... wife, kids, parents, sisters, everyone.
 
His sister is now 81 and in failing health.  I am trying to track down Ken Clark to see if, after all this time, he has any interest at all in talking to his sister once again.  Even if he wanted to, there would be almost no way for him to find her.  He never knew her married name, and she moved from their home in Ohio to Rhode Island decades ago. 
 
I have tried SAG but they want his SAG membership number in order to give me any information.  Obviously, I do not have that.  If anyone has any means of learning his whereabouts or has any source I might contact to try and find him I would be most appreciative.  Feel free to email me directly, or to contact me through the web site.
 
Thank you,
 
Tim Lamont

tmthylmnt@gmail.com

There is some context being given to Dennis Hopper's deathbed decision to file for divorce from his wife of 14 years, Victoria. Apparently, Hopper's adult daughter Marin is instigating the divisive action, according to The Huffington Post which quotes family sources and friends as saying its all about excluding Victoria from receiving her share  of the will. Hopper is battling terminal cancer and is said to have filed for divorce during a period when he may have been mentally unable to comprehend what he was doing. Click here for more on the real life soap opera. 

China is pulling all standard prints of Avatar, ostensibly to open the market to more films made within the country. Activists say the real reason is that the plot of the film, which is about government oppressing the masses, is the real reason Chinese officials are eager to reduce the blockbuster's exposure within the nation. Only 20 foreign films a year are allowed to be shown in China. 3-D and Imax runs of the films will still be allowed to be shown. For more click here