Anthropology, Evolution and Science
Afarensis is a 3.5-2.8 million year old hominin from the Kada Hadar member of the Hadar formation in the Middle Awash, Ethiopia. He is approximately 41 inches tall, weighs approximately 60 pounds and has a cranial capacity of a whopping 410 cc (approximately). Afarensis is currently considered to be transitional between apes and humans and displays some traits of both. Since he spends a lot of time on the couch watching monster movies, some observers question whether he is an obligate biped (although no one has observed him climbing a tree). He also has a blog called Transitions:The Evolution of Life His previous blog can be found here.
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Yeah he's the Dick to the Dawk to the phd,
he's smarter than you he's got a science degree!
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Category: Horror Movies • In Memoriam
Posted on: May 31, 2006 5:26 PM, by afarensis, FCD
Robert Sterling had a wide and varied career. He played Topper George Kerby in the 1950's TV series Topper, was in Showboat and even made a Blondie movie (Blondie Meets the Boss 1939). I am most familiar with him through his turn as Capt. Lee Crane (lucky dude got to smooch on Barbara Eden) in the 1961 movie "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"
That's him next to Walter Pidgeon...
Mr. Sterling passed away yesterday at the age of 88.
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Well, Robert Sterling, the young whippersnapper, played the part of George Kerby, one of the high-living ghosts. The part of Cosmo Topper was played by Leo G. Carroll (no relation) the role he also played in the movies.
Posted by: Bob Carroll | May 31, 2006 8:50 PM
You are correct...
Posted by: afarensis, FCD | May 31, 2006 9:07 PM
I believe Cosmo Topper was played by Roland Young in the three Topper movies.
Leo G. Carroll was probably best remembered for his role as Alexander Waverly, the head of the New York bureau of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement from the 1960s show The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Posted by: Dlanod | June 1, 2006 11:24 AM
Robert Sterling played George Kerby in the TV series. Leo Carroll played Cosmo Topper in the TV series (he was also in Tarantula), while the role was played by Roland Young in the Movies...according to the IMDB. I do not know what I was thinking when I wrote that, especially since I have two of the movies - normally I research my posts somewhat better than that...Sorry for the confusion!
Posted by: afarensis, FCD | June 1, 2006 11:38 AM
Imagine smoking on a submarine. Was that allowed at the time? Or was it poor research?
Posted by: pablo | June 1, 2006 1:40 PM
I think the sub was supposed to be so supery-dupery, terrifically advanced that smoking wasn't an issue. I'm just disappointed the shark wasn't named Darwin...
Posted by: afarensis, FCD | June 1, 2006 2:40 PM