R.I.P. - Jonathan Frid

Last week, the man who brought to life a cultural icon, the vampire Barnabas Collins on TV’s Dark Shadows, died at the age of 87. His death came only weeks before the anticipated release of a feature film based on his best-known work, and only days after I’d received a flier advertising his planned appearance at a Dark Shadows fan event in July.In fact, Mr. Frid is reported to have a cameo role in the Tim Burton film which stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas. Played for laughs, it’s...