R.I.P. Don LaFontaine

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  09.03.08 | 11:43 AM ET

Don LaFontaine, who did the voice-overs for more than 5,000 Hollywood movie trailers, has died at 68. LaFontaine’s trademark phrase, “In a world where…”, had tempted viewers into vicarious movieland travels for more than 30 years.

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Eva Holland is a contributor to the World Hum blog. She is also a contributing editor at Not Coming to a Theater Near You and writes about her favorite movie genre on her blog, Chick Flicks: The Good, The Bad, and The Fugly.


1 Comment for R.I.P. Don LaFontaine

Michael Yessis 09.03.08 | 2:04 PM ET

The always compelling Hank Stuever has a clever appreciation of the man today in the Washington Post:

http://tinyurl.com/66tdlj

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