According to the BBC Karloff Was Only 14 When He Suffered a Massive Stroke That Forced Him to Wear Gas Masks at Age 12 Resulting in His Death Three Months Later

 53 Years Ago Today

Sunday 2nd of February 1969
Actor Boris Karloff known for his portrayal of Frankenstein’s monster dies of pneumonia at the age of 82 in King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, Sussex, United Kingdom.

According to the BBC, Karloff was only 14 when he suffered a massive stroke that forced him to wear gas masks at age 12, resulting in his death three months later.
Bostrom Bostrom is an actor, director and model. He was born in the city of St. Petersburg in 1926 and became a dancer, musician and actor in the mid-1960s. Born in Prague on March 21, 1951, in St. Petersburg, he graduated from an elite university and quickly graduated from an arts college at the University of Prague in 1969 before taking the first job as a writer and actor when he was 15-years-old. In 1970 he worked as the head of a film production company before moving to New York, where he co-developed the comedy 'Boris Karloff' for a television show that took place on The Tonight Show. Before moving to London, Bostrom's career took off when he went into acting and began working at the comedy studio of Jameson Ltd., with a job soon to occur.In October 1974, Bostrom was offered for a part in the popular comedy series, 'Love and Murder', after the actor, playing his father's uncle, played on.