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Born on this day in horror history – December 13

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December 13

  • 1981 – Amy Lee, lead singer of the band “Evanescence.” Their music has been used in the films “Underworld,” “Daredevil” and “The Punisher.”
  • 1969 – Tony Curran, who played “Rodney Skinner,” the “Invisible man” in “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.” He also starred in “Underworld: Evolution” and as Vincent van Gogh in the current “Doctor Who” series.
  • 1959 – Johnny Whitaker, best known for playing “Jody” on the TV series “Family Affair.” He appeared in the film “Mystery in Dracula’s Castle,” the TV movie “Something Evil” (directed by Steven Speilberg) and the Saturday morning kid’s show, “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.”
  • 1958 – Lynn-Holly Johnson, who has appeared in the films “Watcher in the Woods,” “Alien Predator” and “Hyper Space.”
  • 1957 – Steve Busemi who appeared in “Tales From the Darkside: The Movie,” “Fargo” and “Armageddon.”
  • 1934 – Producer Richard D. Zanuck, whose films include “Jaws,” “Sssssss,” and the Tim Burton films “Planet of the Apes,” “Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007) and “Alice In Wonderland.”
  • 1929 – Christopher Plummer, who starred in the films “Starcrash,” “Wolf,” “Dracula 2000” and as the title role in “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.”
  • 1892 – Harry Strang, whose numerous film appearances included “The Mysterious Dr. Satan,” The Face Behind the Mask,” “Who Done It?,” and “Mighty Joe Young.
Johnny Whitaker
Johnny Whitaker
Lynn-Holly Johnson
Lynn-Holly Johnson

 

Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi

 

Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer

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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