This Date in MSTory

BORN ON THIS DATE
1876: Henry Hall, who played the country doctor in the movie in episode 103- THE MAD MONSTER.
1890: John T. Coyle, who did the special effects for the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.
1892: George Lloyd, who played Al Frazier in the movie in episode 507- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS.
1894: Farciot Edouart, who did the process photography for the movies in episodes 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.
1899: Forrest Lewis, who played Prof. Julian Ashe in the movie in episode 805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE.
1903: Herman Boxer, screenwriter for the short THE DAYS OF OUR YEARS, seen in episode 623- THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN.
1906: Mandine Rogne, who did the sound effects for the movie in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION and was the sound editor for the movie in episode 912- THE SCREAMING SKULL.
1919: S. John Launer, who played Bill Logan in the movie in episode 809- I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF.
1924: Annabelle Weenick, dialogue director for the movie in episode 418- ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES.
1935: Lindsay Shonteff, director of the movie in episode K18/1309- THE MILLION EYES OF SU-MURU and director and producer for the movie in episode 818- DEVIL DOLL.
1936: Dick D’Agostin, who played the pianist in episode 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER.
1942: Margaret Teele, who played the blonde lab assistant in the movie in episode 420- THE HUMAN DUPLICATORS.*
1943: Mike Clifford, a singer in the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS.*
1957: Gary D. Sweeney, who played Ranger in the movie in episode 820- SPACE MUTINY.*
1967: Keith Coulouris, who played Adrian in the movie in episode 1305- DOCTOR MORDRID.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1968: Estelle Hemsley (age 81), who played old Malla in the movie in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN.
1973: Paul Stieber-Walter (age 82), who had a role in the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET.
1983: Herman Boxer (age 80), on his birthday.
1983: John Gallaudet (age 80), who played a police guard in the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN.
1988: Claus Toksvig (age 59), the uncredited narrator in the movie in episode 1101- REPTILICUS.
1991: Fred MacMurray (age 83), who was mentioned in host segments in episodes 208- LOST CONTINENT, 321- SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS and 1007- TRACK OF THE MOON BEAST.
1918: Ted Williams, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 321- SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS.
2007: Andrea Aureli (age 84), who played Philoctetes in the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.
2015: George Barris (age 89), whose company Kustom City designed and built the jalopies that were featured in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS.
2015: Ritch Brinkley (age 71), who played cannery boss Ralph Carter in the movie in episode 324- MASTER NINJA II and Gunner in the movie in episode 1305- DOCTOR MORDRID.
2018: Robert Phillips (age 93), who played Chief Albert Pallin in the movie in episode 512- MITCHELL.

EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1994: Episode 613- THE SINISTER URGE (with the short KEEPING CLEAN AND NEAT) first shown.

EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1930: At the second Oscars of 1930 (the first was in April), Willard Van Der Veer, cinematographer for the movie in episode 106- THE CRAWLING HAND, wins the Best Cinematography Oscar for “With Byrd at the South Pole.” Also, Douglas Shearer, recording supervisor for the movie in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS, won the best sound recording award for “The Big House.”
1958: The movies seen in episodes 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER and 807- TERROR FROM THE YEAR 5000 are reviewed in Variety.
1964: The movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP, just out in theaters, is reviewed in The New York Times.
1987: Burgess Meredith, who played Willy Basset in the movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT and Captain J.G. Williams in the movie in episode K20- THE LAST CHASE, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1990: The movie in episode 1001- SOULTAKER is reviewed in Variety.

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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.