From Marilyn Eastman: 

Betty Ellen Haughey was school mates with Duane Jones, She was, in part, responsible for getting Duane to audition for the role of Ben in Night of the Living Dead.

Betty performed a dozen different production roles on NOTLD, She was a thoroughly beautiful person, at the time this photo was taken of Betty getting ready for the "cannibal" scene, she and George Romero were dating.

Betty Ellen sadly past away at the very young age of 34 on July 2nd 1972

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Researched and compiled by Daz Sargeant

Text and photos  © Image Ten, Inc.

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