So there was a thread of 70s movies somewhere else and someone asked does Irwin Allen have one?
Well, now he does!
Birth: Jun. 12, 1916
Death: Nov. 2, 1991
Motion Picture Director, Producer. He popularized the big-budget disaster epics of the 1970s. His films included "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972), "The Towering Inferno" (1974), which was nominated for Best Picture, and "The Swarm" (1978). He was a producer of the television show, "Lost in Space."
Cause of death: Heart attack
God, I love disaster movies!