December 27

• 1993 – Olivia Cooke, starred in “Ouija”, “Bates Motel (TV Series)”, “The Quiet Ones” and “The Signal.”
• 1981 – Emilie de Ravin, who appeared in the 2006 remake of “The Hills Have Eyes,” “Santa’s Slay”, “Roswell (TV Series) and “Once Upon A Time (TV Series).”
• 1975 – Heather O’Rourke, the little star of “Poltergeist I, II & III,” would have turned 33 this year. She passed away at the age of 12. Some attributed her death to a curse befalling many who starred in the original “Poltergeist” film. Her part in the film was originally intended for Drew Barrymore.
• 1966 – Eva LaRue, appeared in “RoboCop 3”, “Ghoulies Go to College”, “They Came from Outer Space (TV Series)” and “Freddy’s Nightmares (TV Series).”
• 1966 – Wrestler Bill Goldberg, who starred in “Santa’s Slay” and “Universal Soldier: The Return.”
• 1963 – Melissa Moore, has appeared in “Hellborn”, “Sorority House Massacre II”, “Vampire Cop”, “The Invisible Maniac”, “Sream Dream” and “Evil Spawn.”
• 1962 – Actress Barbara Crampton, who appeared in the films “Re-Animator,” “From Beyond”, “Chopping Mall” and many more.
• 1951 – Charles Band, prolific writer/producer/director of B-films. He formed Empire Pictures and then Full Moon Pictures. He has created such franchises as “Puppet Master”, “Subspecies”, “Trancers” and hundreds more.
• 1941 – John Amos, best known for playing “dad” “James Evans” on the “Good Times” TV series. He appeared in the films “Beastmaster,” “Dance of the Dwarfs” and “Two Evil Eyes.”
• 1915 – Guy Rolfe who played the title role in the film “Mr. Sardonicus” and portrayed “Toulan” in “Puppet Master III, 4, 5 & 7.”