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David Emge, whose brief acting career included a performance that would become iconic to horror fans – he played the doomed pilot-turned-zombie in George Romero’s 1978 Dawn of the Dead – died January 20 at the West River Health Campus in Evansville, Indiana. He was 77.His death was announced by his family to the Evansville Courier & Press. A cause of death was not disclosed.More from DeadlineBorn ...[Read More]

David Emge, who played the helicopter pilot turned zombie Stephen in George A. Romero‘s Dawn of the Dead, has died. He was 77.Emge’s family shared the news of his death with the Evansville Courier & Press, a newspaper in his Indiana hometown. He died Saturday at the West River Health Campus. A cause of death was not disclosed.More from The Hollywood ReporterIn addition to Romero’s 1978 sequel to h...[Read More]