Boris Sagal(1923-1981)

Coincidentally, his work includes the pilot episode of the TV series Combat! (1962), which starred Vic Morrow. Two decades after collaborating, Sagal and Morrow would die similarly (struck by a helicopter's rotor blade) within a year of each other, while shooting a movie on location. For Sagal, it was La terza guerra mondiale (1982); for Morrow, it was Ai confini della realtà (1983). Due to the connection, several fans and journalists referred to this incident as "The Combat Curse".