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Born on this day in horror history – March 23

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March 23

1976 – Keri Russell, best known for her starring role in “Felicity (TV Series), she has also appeared in “Grimm Love”, and “Dark Skies.”

1966 – Marin Hinkle, who co-starred in the films “Frequency,” “The Haunting of Molley Hartley” and “Quarantine.”

1965 – Richard Grieco, best known for his role as “Booker” in the TV series’ “21 Jump Street” and later in his own show “Booker.” He appeared in the films “Samhain,” “The Gardener,” “The Demolitionist” and provided the voice of “The Ghost Rider” on the animated series “The Fantastic Four.”

1963 – Lori Petty, who appeared in the films “Route 666,” “Tank Girl” and the TV series’ “Brimstone” and “Booker” (see above).

1962 – Jenny Wright, who co-starred in the films “The Lawnmower Man,” “I, Madman” and “The Dark.”

1957 – Amanda Plummer, who appeared in such films as “Freejack,” “Needful Things,” “The Prophecy” & “Mimic: Sentinel.”

1949 – Musician Trevor Jones, who composed the scores for the films “Labyrinth,” “Dark City,” “From Hell” and “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.”

1919 – The late Kenneth Tobey, who starred in many horror and sci-fi films including “The Vampire,” “The Thing From Another World” and “It Came from Beneath the Sea.”

1916 – Grant Richards, who starred in the film “The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.”

1904 – The late great Joan Crawford, who starred in the films “Trog,” “Strait-Jacket” and “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane.” She also co-starred side by side with the great Lon Chaney Sr. in the 1927 silent film “The Unknown.” In the pilot film for the “Night Gallery” series, she starred in the segment entitled “Eyes,” which was helmed by fledgling director Steven Spielberg.

Keri Russell
Keri Russell

Marin Hinkle
Marin Hinkle

Richard Grieco
Richard Grieco
Jenny Wright
Jenny Wright
Kenneth Tobey
Kenneth Tobey
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford