Our old friend, Jimmy Sangster, the legendary Hammer screenwriter, has chastised up for overlooking the recent passing of producer Charles Schneer. Right you are, Jimmy - we completely missed this one. Mr. Schneer was a long-time partner of the great Ray Harryhausen and collaborated with him on such films as Clash of the Titans, It Came From Beneath the Sea, Mysterious Island, Jason and the Argonauts and Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. Schneer was 88 years old. His film credits extended beyond the fantasy realm, however and included Hellcats of the Navy which paired future First Couple Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Good Day for a Hanging which afforded an early prominent role to Robert Vaughn, and the musical hit Half a Sixpence. A graduate of New York's Columbia University, Schneer lived most of his life in London. With credits like these, we're reminded of how such talents are now deemed irreplacable.Â