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GannettJon Webb, Evansville Courier & PressJanuary 23, 2024 at 9:15 AMEVANSVILLE – David Emge, an Evansville native who became famous to legions of horror fans after starring in the George Romero classic "Dawn of the Dead," died at a senior living center on Saturday. He was 77.In "Dawn," Emge received top billing as Stephen, a TV traffic reporter who swipes the station's helicopter to fly his girl...[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. In addition to Romero’s 1978 sequel to his 1968 classic ...[Read More]

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. Born Se...[Read More]

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]