1881: Robert Strange, who played Prof. Blaine in the movie in episode 103- THE MAD MONSTER.
1888: Ford Beebe, director of season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.
1913: Bill Baldwin Sr., who played an announcer in the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END. He was also the voice of the patrol boat dispatcher inin the movie in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE.
1913: Larry Germain, hair stylist for the movies in episodes 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP, 614- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL and 802- THE LEECH WOMAN.
1917: Adele Jergens, who played Lila in the movie in episode 520- RADAR SECRET SERVICE and the floozy Ruby in THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED (riffed by fans in Sci-fi Channel’s “MST3K: The Home Game”).
1918: Herbert S. Alpert. cinematographer for the movie in episode 1311- THE MASK.
1921: Thomas Felleghy, who played the “elegant reporter” in the movie in episode 705- ESCAPE 2000 and General Headwood in ARGOMAN THE FANTASTIC SUPERMAN, which was riffed several times during 2017’s “Watch Out For Snakes” live tour.
1922: Adam Williams, who played Dave Brewster in the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.
1927: John Carter, who played a flight surgeon in the movie in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELERS.
1927: William Hughes, who played a bombsite control officer in the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN.
1933: Robert Goulet, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 308- GAMERA VS. GAOS.
1934: Jerry Jameson, director of the TV movie in episode K15- SUPERDOME and the movie in episode 1010- IT LIVES BY NIGHT.*
1939: Wayland Flowers, who was mentioned (and set afire) a host segment in episode 301- CAVE DWELLERS and also mentioned in a host segment in episode 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD.
1942: Marianne McAndrew, who played Cathy Beck in the movie in episode 1010- IT LIVES BY NIGHT.*
1943: Haskell V. Anderson III, who played “third hostage” in the movie in episode 324- MASTER NINJA II.*
1944: Michael Gregory, who played a doctor in the movie MAKING CONTACT, featured in the MST3K Live Time Bubble Tour in 2021-22.*
1951: Don White, foley recording mixer for the movie in episode K16- CITY ON FIRE, sound re-recordist for the movie in episode K20- THE LAST CHASE and re-recording mixer for the movie in episode 1310- H.G .WELLS’ THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME.*
DIED ON THIS DATE
1963: Edwin B. Willis (age 70), set designer for the movie in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.
1978: Ford Beebe (age 90). Died on his birthday.
1992: Joby Blanshard (age 73), who played Smith in the movie in episode 111- MOON ZERO TWO.
2002: Stanley Black (age 89), score composer for the movie in episode 101- THE CRAWLING EYE.
2013: Tony Musante (age 77), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE.
2017: Simon Wakefield (age 70), set dresser forthe movie in episode 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.
2021: Stephen Sondheim (age 91), whose song “Send in the Clowns,” was sung in host segments in episodes 609?-THE SKYDIVERS and 806- THE UNDEAD.
2022: Albert Pyun (age 69), writer and director for the movie in episode 516- ALIEN FROM L.A.
2022: Ted Thomas (age 93), who provided English dubbing the movies in episodes 212- GODZILLA VS. MEGALON (as Emperor Antonio), K04/304- GAMERA VS. BARUGON (as Kawajiri) and K06/308- GAMERA VS. GAOS (as Kanamura).
EPISODE PREMIERES ON THIS DATE
1992: episode 416- FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE first shown.
1994: episode 616- RACKET GIRLS (with the short ARE YOU READY FOR MARRIAGE?) first shown.
EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1959: The movie in episode 521- SANTA CLAUS premieres in Mexico, its country of origin.
2019: Joel Hodgson announces that, after two seasons and 20 episodes, there will be no more episodes on Netflix.
2021: The titles to be riffed in season 13 of MST3K are announced.
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