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Filmmaker Irvin Dies While Editing Mandela’s Gun

8/19/2026

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Irvin died while editing Mandela’s Gun and filming Water From an Ancient Well.
He co-founded DearHeart with Claire Evans, added Vaughn Mullady in 2016, and began Mandela’s Gun research in 2008.
Ghost Story (1981) earned $24 million, the third-highest horror box office that year.
Irvin won a BAFTA for Inheritance (1963) and earned nominations in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

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Irvin died while editing Mandela’s Gun and filming Water From an Ancient Well.
He co-founded DearHeart with Claire Evans, added Vaughn Mullady in 2016, and began Mandela’s Gun research in 2008.
Ghost Story (1981) earned $24 million, the third-highest horror box office that year.
Irvin won a BAFTA for Inheritance (1963) and earned nominations in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.