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Bob Burns III
Bob Burns III (May 12, 1935 – December 12, 2025) was an American actor, consultant, producer, archivist historian and collector of props, costumes and paraphernalia from science fiction, fantasy and horror motion pictures. His acting roles include Tracy the Gorilla in the 1975 television show The Ghost Busters.
"Bob's Basement" is Burns's collection of props, costumes, and other memorabilia, described by the New York Times as the "premier film museum in the Los Angeles area, though it is not open to the public and has no regular hours." Contents include the last surviving 18-inch armature model used in the 1933 film King Kong, costumes from Republic Pictures serials of the 1940s (including Roy Barcroft's costume from The Purple Monster Strikes), masks made by special make-up effects creator Rick Baker, and the original Time Machine from the 1960 film.
Burns had one of the largest private collections of memorabilia from the Alien franchise. A short documentary about his collection was included in the 2003 Alien Quadrilogy DVD collection.
Burns was friends with special effects technician Paul Blaisdell for many years, and assisted him on AIP films including Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957). Burns and Blaisdell co-published a monster magazine in the early 1960s called Fantastic Monsters of the Films.
Beast Wishes, by Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger, is "a documentary film about a man, a gorilla... and a woman who loves them both!"[citation needed] It honors the work of Bob Burns. Clips were shown at the Monsterpalooza convention in 2012, with Burns present as a panelist.[citation needed]
Burns was married to Kathy Burns, who predeceased him in 2021. He died on December 12, 2025, at the age of 90.
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Bob Burns III
Bob Burns III (May 12, 1935 – December 12, 2025) was an American actor, consultant, producer, archivist historian and collector of props, costumes and paraphernalia from science fiction, fantasy and horror motion pictures. His acting roles include Tracy the Gorilla in the 1975 television show The Ghost Busters.
"Bob's Basement" is Burns's collection of props, costumes, and other memorabilia, described by the New York Times as the "premier film museum in the Los Angeles area, though it is not open to the public and has no regular hours." Contents include the last surviving 18-inch armature model used in the 1933 film King Kong, costumes from Republic Pictures serials of the 1940s (including Roy Barcroft's costume from The Purple Monster Strikes), masks made by special make-up effects creator Rick Baker, and the original Time Machine from the 1960 film.
Burns had one of the largest private collections of memorabilia from the Alien franchise. A short documentary about his collection was included in the 2003 Alien Quadrilogy DVD collection.
Burns was friends with special effects technician Paul Blaisdell for many years, and assisted him on AIP films including Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957). Burns and Blaisdell co-published a monster magazine in the early 1960s called Fantastic Monsters of the Films.
Beast Wishes, by Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger, is "a documentary film about a man, a gorilla... and a woman who loves them both!"[citation needed] It honors the work of Bob Burns. Clips were shown at the Monsterpalooza convention in 2012, with Burns present as a panelist.[citation needed]
Burns was married to Kathy Burns, who predeceased him in 2021. He died on December 12, 2025, at the age of 90.