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Born on this day in horror history – April 26

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April 26

1979 – Writer/Producer/Director/Actor Jose Prendes, who wrote directed and starred in “Corpses Are Forever” and “Monster Man.”. He also appeared in the film “The Day the Earth Stopped.”

1977 – Tom Welling, who plays “Clark Kent” (a.k.a. “The Blur”) on the “Smallville” TV show. Her also starred in the 2005 remake of “The Fog.”

1967 – Glen Jacobs, a.k.a. the wrestler Kane. He starred in the film “See No Evil” and the upcoming “See No Evil 2.”

1963 – Jet Li, who starred in “Black Mask” and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.”

1961 – Joan Chen, who played “Jocelyn Packard” in the series’ “twin peaks” and the film “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.”

1940 – Giorgio Moroder who composed the scores for the film “Cat People” and created a new score for the silent film “Metropolis.”

1912 – Sci-fi writer Alfred Elton Van Vogt. He wrote the “Null” trilogy and episodes of the TV series’ “The Twilight Zone,” “Night Gallery” and “Tales Of Tomorrow.”

1910 – The late Tomoyuki Tanaka who produced films for Toho for 49 years, including just about every Godzilla film .

1897 – Philip Tonge who appeared in the films, “Invisible Invaders,” the original “House of Wax” and “Macabre.”

Tom Welling
Tom Welling
Glenn Jacobs
Glenn Jacobs
Jet Li
Jet Li
Joan Chen
Joan Chen

Michael Juvinall

I am a Horror journalist, producer, ravenous Horror fiend, aficionado of the classic Universal Monsters, Hammer Horror, Werewolves, and all things Horror.

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