1879: Will Rogers, whom Joel did an impression of in a host segment in episode 407- THE KILLER SHREWS.
1902: Frank Jenks, who played the truck driver in the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN and a police sergeant in the movie in episode 808- THE SHE-CREATURE.
1902: John P. Fulton, who did the special effects for the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.
1911: Mildred Barish, screenplay writer for season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.**
1918: Cameron Mitchell, who played George Benedict in the movie in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE and Commander Alex Jansen in the movie in episode 820- SPACE MUTINY. He was also mentioned in a host segment in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE.
1919: Martin Balsam, who played James Arthur Cummins in 512- MITCHELL.
1920: Bill Thurman, who played an Air Force sergeant in the movie in episode 418- ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES.
1932: Carl Anthony, who played Johnny Ryde in the movie in episode 613- THE SINISTER URGE.
1939: Giancarlo Ferrando, cinematographer for there movies in episodes 501- WARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD and 911- DEVIL FISH.
1945: Irene Tsu, who played Linda in the movie in episode 104- WOMEN OF THE PREHISTORIC PLANET.*
1946: Evgeniy Karelskikh, who appeared in the movie “Cherez Ternii K Zvyozdam,” seen in episode K11- HUMANOID WOMAN.*
1951: Dee Booher, who played Gorgo in DEATHSTALKER II, which was featured in the 30th Anniversary Tour in 2018.
1954: Chris Difford, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 416- FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE.*
1969: Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, who was mentioned in a host segment of episode 903- The PUMAMAN.*
DIED ON THIS DATE
1948: Harvey Gates (age 54), screenwriter for the movie in episode 105- THE CORPSE VANISHES.
1969: Marc (aka Mark) Snegoff (age 50), make-up supervisor for the movie in episode 204- CATALINA CAPER, and make-up artist the movies in episode 815- AGENT FOR H.A.R.M. (in which he also appeared as Conrad) and 1103- THE TIME TRAVELERS.
1984: Francesco Mulè (age 57), who played the crematoria operator in the movie in episode 1013- DIABOLIK.
1992: Regina Carol (age 49; cancer), who played Kate in the movie in episode 1112- CARNIVAL MAGIC.
2002: Antonio Margheriti (age 72), the director for the movie in episode 1205- KILLER FISH.
2003: Jorge Stahl Jr. (age 82), director of photography for the movie in episode 1105- THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN.**
2011: Andy Rooney (age 92), CBS-TV newsman who was parodied in a host segment in episode 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET and was also mentioned in a host segment in episode 318- STAR FORCE: FUGITIVE ALIEN II.
2019: Virginia Leith (age 94), who played Jan (-in-the-Pan) Compton in the movie in episode 513- THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE.
EVENT ON THIS DATE
1944: The movie in episode 507- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS premieres in the U.S.A.
1964: The movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP is released.
1988: THE BRAIN, which was featured in the 30th Anniversary Tour in 2018, has its premeire in its home country of Canada.
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Virginia Leith – aka Jan-in-the-Pan
Talk about your “out of body” experiences. This episode is a prime example for Joel’s “Science Facts” rule. For example, how did she put on her lipstick?
Seriously, though. You have to give Ms. Leith credit for acting with just her face. No gesture professor for her. RIP
It’s fun to think about the science (or “science”) in these films: what actually seem plausible, in the sense of the viewer’s willingness to go along with it in the context, and what makes you say “I call no way!” The worst always have “science” that doesn’t make any sense, even as science fiction. Jan in the Pan is Exhibit A for the latter. Wasn’t Ms. Leith quoted as saying that this was the worst movie of all time?
Dee Booher’s birthday is listed as August 6.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0095338
Brandon Tenold covered The Brain as part of his most recent Canuxploitation series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if1Ji1ZpRro
Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs….lets move on shall we…
The death day for Jorge Stahl Jr. is listed as November 24. Also, he has his birthday listed as July 7, 1921, so should not have the Double Asterisk of Uncertainty.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1034577
RIP to Jonathan Haze…
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jonathan-haze-little-shop-of-horrors-1236053569/
Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs: “The less said about this the better”