2010 TV News Archives

October 25, 2010: RIP Thol "Si" Simonson

Thol Simonson The "Adventures of Superman" TV family is mourning the death of Thol "Si" Simonson, who was the special effects artist on the 1950s TV series. He passed away this week aged 98.

    'Si' Simonson, as the Superman cast knew him, will always be held in esteem for his contribution to TAOS; for creating effects that were, as one writer put it, "charged with more energy than a bowl of Sugar Frosted Flakes." Jack Larson has said he learned the hard way that not every special effects man was as skilled as Simonson, and his sole advice to the producers of "Superman: The Movie" (1978) was to add 'Si' to their crew. But by then Simonson was retired from film and racing, and content to sail and enjoy his leisure.

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