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Mark Damon, Veteran International Sales Executive and Actor, Dies at 91


Mark Damon, actor turned independent sales executive who produced 'Monster,' died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 91.

Damon won the Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer for his starring role in 1960’s “House of Usher” for director Roger Corman, who died Thursday, then went on to appear in numerous Spaghetti Westerns and other B-movies shot in Europe, from “Johnny Yuma” to Mario Bava’s “Black Sabbath.” Born Alan Harris in Chicago, Damon earned an MBA at UCLA, then moved to Rome where he established a busy acting career. He had production credits on more than 70 films, including executive producing “The Neverending Story,” “Das Boot,” “Short Circuit” “The Lost Boys,” “8 Million Ways to Die,” “9 1/2 Weeks,” “Wild Orchid,” “The Upside of Anger” and “Clan of the Cave Bear.”

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