BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY
- 1982 – Jewel Staite, who starred in the films “Serenity,” “The Forgotten Ones” and the TV series “Stargate: Atlantis.”
- 1978 – Dominic Cooper, currently stars in “Preacher (TV Series)”, “Dracula Untold”, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”, “From Hell” and more.
- 1978 – Justin Long, who starred in “Jeepers Creepers,” “After.Life” and “Drag Me To Hell.”
- 1977 – Zachary Quinto, who played “Spock” in the 2009 remake of “Star Trek”, “American Horror Story (TV Series).”
- 1972 – Wentworth Miller who starred in the TV series “Prison Break.” He appeared in the film “Underworld” and co-stars in the upcoming “Resident Evil: Afterlife.”
- 1961 – Liam Cunningham, appears in “Let Us Prey”, “Clash of the Titans”, “Centurion”, “Blood: The Last Vampire”, and “Dog Soldiers.”
- 1945 – Barbara Streisand’s ex, producer Jon Peters. His production credits include the films “An American Werewolf In London,” “Batman” and “The Witches of Eastwick.” Believe it or not, he was also the hair stylist for the 1965 Vincent Price film “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine.”
- 1941 – Susan Hart who appeared in the films “The Slime People,” “The Ghost In the Invisible Bikini” and “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine.”
- 1936 – The original “Hot Lips” Hoolihan, Sally Kellerman. She co-starred in the films “Hands of a Stranger” and “The Boston Strangler,” as well as episodes of the TV series’ “Star Trek” and “The Outer Limits.”
- 1926 – Milo O’Shea who appeared in “Barbarella” and “Theatre of Blood.”
- 1921 – Producer Alexander Salkind, whose production credits include the “Superman” films and “Bluebeard.”
- 1918 – Henry G. Saperstein who was the executive producer on the American versions of the Toho films “Frankenstein Conquers the World,” “Monster Zero” and “War of the Gargantuas.”
- 1917 – Max Showalter who starred in the films “The Monster That Challenged the World,” “The Indestructible Man” and “The Anderson Tapes.”
- 1904 – Johnny Weissmuller who is best known for his “Tarzan” and jungle adventure films.
- 1740 – Famous torturer and novelist Marquis de Sade.
DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY
- 2012 – Richard Dawson, best known for portraying “Newkirk” on “Hogan’s Heroes (TV Series)” and hosting the game show “Family Feud.” He also appeared in “The Running Man”, “Munster, Go Home!” and “The Outer Limits (TV Series).” He passed away at the age of 79.
- 2008 – Mel Ferrer, who appeared in the films “Blood & Roses,” “City of the Walking Dead” and “The Hands of Orlac,” passed away at the age of 90.
- 2002 – Prolific producer/writer Herman Cohen, passed away at the age of 76. He produced some of American International’s earliest pictures including “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” “Blood of Dracula” and “How to Make a Monster.”
- 1979 – Jim Hutton, father of Timothy Hutton, who appeared in the films “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” and “The Psychic Killer,” passed away at the age of 45.
- 1969 – Leo Gorcey who was leader of the Bowery Boys, and who appeared with Bela Lugosi on two occasions in “Spooks Run Wild” and “Ghosts on the Loose,” passed away at the age of 51. He was born on June 3, 1917.
- 1956 – Leslie Nielson’s uncle, Jean Hersholt who appeared in the films “The Cat Creeps,” “Mark of the Vampire” and “The Mask of Fu Manchu,” passed away at the age of 69.
FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY
- Rocketship X-M 1950
Spook Chasers 1957
Hatchet for the Honeymoon aka Blood Brides 1970 - Capricorn One 1977
Vampire’s Kiss 1989
Silent Venom 2009