1881: Oscar O’Shea, who played grocer Mr. Haskins in the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN.
1898: Allen K. Wood, production manager for the movie WORLD WITHOUT END, riffed in MST3K’s first live show.
1904: Wally Brown, who played Pinky in the movie in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH.
1906: René Cardona (age 81), co-writer and director the movie in episode 521- SANTA CLAUS and director the movies in episodes 1301- SANTO IN THE TREASURE OF DRACULA and 1308- THE BATWOMAN.
1907: Howard Joslin, who played a radio operator in the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.
1910: Kirk Alyn, who played a bomber pilot in the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END.
1918: Ron Randell, who played Lt. Ed James in the movie in episode 808- THE SHE-CREATURE.
1919: William Bryan Jennings, who played a cop in the movie in episode 424- “MANOS” THE HANDS OF FATE.
1922: Fred Slark, production manager for the movie in episode 818- DEVIL DOLL.
1926: Jil Jarmyn, who played Billie in the movie in episode 503- SWAMP DIAMONDS.*
1930: James Olson, who played Bill Kemp in the movie in episode 111- MOON ZERO TWO.
1930: Daniel C. Striepeke, make-up artist for the movie in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
1984: Matthew Sakimoto, who played Max in the movie in episode 1004- FUTURE WAR.*
DIED ON THIS DATE
1944: Wendell Willkie (age 52; repeated heart attacks), who was included in the list of prominent “doughy guys” shown in a host segment in episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE.
1953: Nigel Bruce (age 58; heart attack), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
1968: Frank Skinner (age 70), one of the uncredited musical score composers for the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS and the movies in episodes 702- THE BRUTE MAN, 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE and 802- THE LEECH WOMAN, and also composed stock music used in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.
1971: Amerigo Santarelli, who played a friendly tavern brawler in the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN and the torturer in the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.
1974: Harold Lipstein (age 76), cinematographer for the movie in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.
1977: Kathleen Fagan (age 72), who tracked the continuity for the movie WORLD WITHOUT END, seen at MST3K’s first live show.
1989: Onest Conley (age 82), who played a drummer in the movie in episode 203- JUNGLE GODDESS.
1989: James Leicester (age 84), associate producer for the movie in episode 909- GORGO.
2004: Jacques Derrida (age 74), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.
2008: Herbert Botticher (age 79), who played Guildenstern in the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET.
2009: Gordon Boyd (age 86), who played a Navy lieutenant in the movie in episode 909- GORGO.
2016: Gary Dubin (age 57; bone cancer), who played Michael Goldstein in the movie “Time Walker,” seen in episode 405- BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET.
EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1994: episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS (with the short A YOUNG MAN’S FANCY) first shown.
EVENT ON THIS DATE
1983: The song “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” discussed in a host segment in episode 1008- FINAL JUSTICE, is released as a single.
1996: The laserdisc version of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE is released.
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610 – short: A YOING MAN’S FANCY
The word on this short has been spoken and written many times. SQUISHY. The one electrical appliance that sometimes induces squishiness is completely overlooked in this short. Being the fifties it’s likely that mom, so big on her other appliances, failed to introduce her daughter to that one., but it might have saved daughter a lot of frustration with the nerdistic friend her brother brought home.
“The Violent Years” premiered today.
According to the Satellite News Episode Guide “I consider this my ‘desert island’ episode. I know, it may seem like a weird choice, but for me this episode has it all: (mostly) great host segments, classic short and great riffing of a movie (reportedly) written by Ed Wood. It all works. Crow’s reaction to Servo’s new head is just one riotous moment of the brilliant opening bit. This is one of my all-time favorite openings. That brilliance is followed by the theme song intro. Frank and Trace are wonderful in Deep 13, Kevin is hilarious and then Trace caps it all off with two more great theme songs. Another classic. The short continues the fun. The first time I saw this, it took me a little while for me to figure out what the hell its point was. Eventually it’s becomes clear, but it takes its sweet time! The term ‘squishy’ immediately entered the MSTie lexicon. Back to brilliance with the end segment. It just gets funnier the longer it goes on.”
Amerigo Santarelli, who played … the torturer in the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.
Pain technician, Michael.
Wendell Willkie…there’s a name for nostalgia fans…