This Date in MSTory

BORN ON THIS DATE
1894: Varma Lahtinen, who played one of the people of Kalevala in the movie in episode 422- THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE.

1906: Franz Waxman, one of the uncredited musical score composers for the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.

1912: Hugo Grimaldi, executive dubbing supervisor for the movie in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS, producer and editor for the American version of the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN, director and producer for the movie in episode 420- THE HUMAN DUPLICATORS and producer and supervising film editor for the movie in episode 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET.

1915: Helen Brown, who played Mrs. Koberly in the movie in episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE.

1916: Carlo Rustichelli, who composed the musical score for the movie in episode 301- CAVE DWELLERS.

1922: Ava Gardner, who played Maggie Grayson in the movie in episode K16- CITY ON FIRE.

1926: Joe Abdullah, who played an Arab foreman in the movie in episode 803- THE MOLE PEOPLE.

1927: Donna Martell, who played Colonel Breiteis in the movie in episode 109- PROJECT MOON BASE.*

1935: Denny Clairmont, an additional camera operator for the movie in episode 706- LASERBLAST.

1939: Christiane Schmidtmer, who played Helga in the movie in episode 810- THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION.

1944: Mike Curb, musical score composer for the movie in episode 202- THE SIDEHACKERS and wrote the lyrics to the song “You’re Not a Stranger Anymore,” featured in the soundtrack of the movie in episode 1201- MAC AND ME.*

1944: Katsuhiko Sasaki, who played Professor Goro in the
movie in episode 212- GODZILLA VS. MEGALON.*

1945: Ian “Lemmy” Kilminster of the band Motörhead, whose song “Ace of Spades” was heard in the movie in episode 604- ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE and was mentioned in a host segment in episode 821- TIME CHASERS.

1965: Alessandro Loy, a production assistant for the movie in episode 911- DEVIL FISH.**

1969: Brian Slack, ultra stereo consultant for the movie in episode 1305- DOCTOR MORDRID.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1968: Mabel Rea (age 36; car accident), who had a role in the movie in episode 509- THE GIRL IN LOVERS LANE.

1972: Mel Ruick (age 74), who played Dr. Munson in the movie in episode 420- THE HUMAN DUPLICATORS.

1978: Chuck Hamilton (age 75), who played a policeman in the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.

1983: Edward Paul (age 87), musical supervisor of the short ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON, seen in episode 701- NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST.

1984: Peter Lawford (age 61), who played drug lord Burke in the movie “Angels’ Brigade,” seen in episode 622- ANGELS’ REVENGE and was mentioned in host segments in episode 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD and 509– THE GIRL IN LOVERS’ LANE.

1994: Rossano Brazzi (age 78), who played Don La Manna in the movie in episode 1008- FINAL JUSTICE and was the director and screenwriter and played Phineas T. Prune in the movie in episode 1113- THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN’T.

2012: Charles Durning (age 89), who was included in the list of prominent “doughy guys” shown in a host segment in episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE and was mentioned in a host segment in episode 301- CAVE DWELLERS.

2019: Allee Willis (age 72), who co-wrote the song wrote the song “Down to Earth,” heard in the movie in episode 1201- MAC AND ME..

EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1993: episode 521- SANTA CLAUS first shown. Patrick Brantseg makes his on-screen debut.

EVENT ON THIS DATE
1941: Richard Greene, who played Nayland Smith in the movie in episode 323- THE CASTLE OF FU-MANCHU, marries Patricia Medina.

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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.