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Born on this day in horror history – January 1

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January 1

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  • 1973 – Danny Lloyd who portrayed “Danny Torrance” in “The Shining.”
  • 1972 – Catherine McCormack who appeared in “Shadow of the Vampire” and “28 Weeks Later.”
  • 1962 – Richard Roxburgh, who starred in “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” and as “Dracula” in “Van Helsing.”
  • 1944 – Suzy Kendall, appeared in “Tales That Witness Madness”, “Torso”, “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage” and more.
  • 1940 – Frank Langella, who played the title role in the 1979 version of “Dracula,”which was adapted from the Broadway play, in which he also starred, played “Skeletor” in the film “Masters of the Universe” and “Perry White” in “Superman Returns.”
  • 1917 – Carole Landis who appeared in “Topper Returns” and “One Million B.C.”
  • 1909 – Dana Andrews who starred in the films “Curse of the Demon,” “The Frozen Dead” and “Crack in the World.”
  • 1889 – Tom Dugan who has appeared in such films as “A-Haunting We Will Go,” “Ghost Catchers” and “The Shadow Returns.”
Danny Lloyd
Danny Lloyd

 

Richard Roxburgh
Richard Roxburgh
Suzy Kendall
Suzy Kendall

 

Frank Langella
Frank Langella
Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
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Michael Juvinall

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