BORN ON THIS DATE
Trace Beaulieu* (Happy birthday, Trace!)
1892: Ole Olsen, who appeared in the JOHNNY AT THE FAIR short in the movie in episode 419- THE REBEL SET.
1904: Selena Royle, who played Martha in the movie in episode 107- ROBOT MONSTER.
1914: Jonathan Harris, whose character Dr. Zachary Smith from TV’s “Lost in Space” was imitated by Crow in several host segments including episodes 210- KING DINOSAUR and 821- TIME CHASERS.
1914: Dick Cherney, who played an engineer in the movie in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELERS.
1920: Kenneth Kessler, assistant director and production supervisor for the movie in episode 419- THE REBEL SET.
1920: Quentin Lawrence, director of the movie in episode 101- THE CRAWLING EYE.
1930: Burton Sharp, who did ADR and casting work for the movie in episode 519- OUTLAW (OF GOR).
1931: Aleksandr Shvorin, who played Sokolnichek inthe movie in episode 617- THE SWORD AND THE DRAGON.
1932: Jun’ya Satô, assistant director for he movie in episode 819- INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN.
1940: Jack Ong, who played a technician in the movie in episode 1201- MAC AND ME.*
1946: Sally Field, who was mentioned in a host segments in episodes 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M and in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.*
1955: Maria Shriver, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 514- TEENAGE STRANGLER.*
1968: Vidal Peterson, who played Simon in the movie in episode 1110- WIZARDS OF THE LOST KINGDOM.*
1970: Ethan Hawk, who was mentioned in host segments in episodes 901- THE PROJECTED MAN and 616- RACKET GIRLS.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1956: Paul Kelly (age 57; heart attack), who played Jonathan Harvey in the movie in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.
1980: Newton P. Jacobs (age 78), American dubbing producer for the movie in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.
1990: David Cross (age 57), who played Sir Pedro of Spain in the movie in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
1995: Anita Corsaut (age 62), who played an audience member in the short SPEECH: PLATFORM POSTURE AND APPEARANCE, seen in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA.
2002: Michael Dugan (90), director of underwater photography for the movie in episode 1303- BEYOND ATLANTIS.
2005: Francesco De Masi (age 75), musical score composer for the movie in episode 705- ESCAPE 2000.
2011: Margaret Field (age 89), who played a nurse in the TV movie “The Stranger,” seen in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE.
2014: Carole Mathews (age 94), who played Lee in the movie in episode 503- SWAMP DIAMONDS.

EVENT ON THIS DATE
1946: Margaret Field (see above) gives birth to a daughter, future actress Sally Field.

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This Date in MSTory is written and compiled by Christopher Cornell, Brian Henry and Steve Finley with assistance by Tim Brown, Gordon Lawyer and many other Satellite News commenters.