A Charles Manson Curse? Luke Perry Dies

Charles Manson lived from November 12, 1934 to November 19, 2017. He died from cardiac arrest resulting from respiratory failure and colon cancer. His impact will live on in Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, about the Manson Family.

The Charlie Manson character will be played by Australian actor Damon Herriman (pictured above). The film is set to be released on July 26, 2019. (The film was originally scheduled for release on August 9, 2019, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Tate–LaBianca murders.)

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Is there a Manson curse unfolding as the film moves towards release? First there was the death of Burt Reynolds, and now Luke Perry.

Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was born February 11, 1936, in Lansing, Michigan. Reynolds died of a heart attack at the Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter, Florida, on September 6, 2018, at the age of 82. In May 2018, he joined the cast for Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as George Spahn (an eighty year old blind man who rented out his ranch to Charles Manson), but he died before shooting his scenes, and was later replaced by Bruce Dern. Reynolds' body was cremated at the Gold Coast Crematory in Florida.

Luke Perry (born October 11, 1966) who was set to play Scott Lancer (read "Wayne Maunder") in the Tarantino film, has died.

Perry had a massive stroke at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, on February 27, 2019. Five days later on March 4, he died of complications from it. He was 52 years old. See the CNN obit here.

As I mentioned in an earlier posting, the Luke Perry character he was to play, Wayne Maunder died of a heart attack on November 11, 2018. The 1960s-1970s real-life actor Wayne Maunder lived next door to Sharon Tate.

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Perhaps we better watch the health of the other actors/actresses scheduled to be in Tarantino's forthcoming film.

Some have noted that the Al Pacino character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is wearing Roger Stone glasses.

Charles Manson, Sharon Tate, and Wayne Maunder

Charles Manson lived from November 12, 1934 to November 19, 2017.

Wayne Maunder lived from December 19, 1937 to November 11, 2018. He is shown above in his role as Scott Lancer.

Luke Perry (born October 11, 1966) is set to play Scott Lancer (read "Wayne Maunder") in Tarantino’s forthcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, about the Manson Family. The 1960s-1970s real-life actor Wayne Maunder lived next door to Sharon Tate. 

Maunder reportedly suffered a heart attack.

Rachel Yang of Variety wrote the following on November 21, 2018:

Wayne Maunder, the star of 1960s TV Westerns who may have inspired a character in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film, died of cardiovascular disease Nov. 11 in Battleboro, Vt., a Vermont Department of Health spokesperson confirmed to Variety. He was 80.
Maunder starred in ABC’s Custer as the titular Lt. Col. Custer. The Western aired just 17 episodes before it was canceled in 1967. He also appeared in another Western, CBS’ Lancer, as Scott Lancer. The show ran for two seasons from 1968 to 1970.
The actor also appeared on shows like Kung Fu with David Carradine, The F.B.I., and The Rookies, as well as the 1971 film The Seven Minutes, in which he starred as attorney Mike Barrett.
Tarantino’s upcoming film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is set in 1969 and features Luke Perry as the character Scott Lancer. Based on real events surrounding the Manson murders, the movie stars actors as recognizable Hollywood figures from the era, like Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) and Steve McQueen (Damian Lewis).
Born Dec. 19, 1937, in New Brunswick, Canada, Maunder was raised in Bangor, Maine. Following high school, he had stretches in the U.S. Navy and tryouts for baseball teams like the Milwaukee Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Later, Maunder caught the acting bug and studied under Stella Adler in New York City.
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The late actor is survived by his two brothers. Variety.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood will mark Luke Perry's first time working with Quentin Tarantino.