This Date in MSTory

BORN ON THIS DATE
circa 4 B.C.: Jesus Christ, who was mentioned in a host segments in episodes 321- SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS and 406- ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES.

1891: Henry Miller, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.

1893: Clarence Marks, dialogue director for the movie in episode 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M.

1905: Fyodor Provorov, cinematographer for the movie “Sadko,” seen in episode 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD and the movie “Ilja Muromets,” seen in episode 617- THE SWORD AND THE DRAGON.

1906: Onest Conley, who played a drummer in the movie in episode 203- JUNGLE GODDESS.

1906: Lord Lew Grade, ITC executive producer, responsible for distributing the movies in episodes K01- INVADERS FROM THE DEEP and K02- REVENGE OF THE MYSTERONS FROM MARS. He was also the executive producer for the movie in episode 1205- KILLER FISH.

1908: Ben Chapman, program manager for the movies in episodes 402- THE GIANT GILA MONSTER and 407- THE KILLER SHREWS.

1912: Edward Czerniuk, who had a role in the movie in episode 205- ROCKET ATTACK U.S.A.

1917: Alfred Spencer, set decorator for the movie in episode 203- JUNGLE GODDESS.

1923: Robert Maxwell, cinematographer for the movie in episode 1002- GIRL IN GOLD BOOTS.

1928: Dick Miller, who played Sgt. Neill in the movie in episode 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, Jimmy Tonto in the movie in episode 511- GUNSLINGER and a leper in the movie in episode 806- THE UNDEAD.

1934: John Ashley, who played Stan Kenyon in the movie in episode 418- ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES and played Logan in (and was a producer for) the movie in episode 1303- BEYOND ATLANTIS.

1936: Film producer Ismail Merchant, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 524- 12 TO THE MOON.

1943: Angus G. Wynne III, who had an uncredited role as a “dumb teen” in the movie in episode 402- THE GIANT GILA MONSTER.*

1948: Barbara Mandrell, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1944: Edwin Stanley (age 64), who played Dr. Fred Mallory in season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.

1959: Lorin Raker (age 68), who played Parkington in the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN.

1969: Manuel Sánchez Navarro (age 76), who had an uncredited role as Victor Steven in the movie in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION.

1976: Irving Lerner (age 67), production associate for the movie in episode 107- ROBOT MONSTER.

1980: Karel Stepanek (age 81), who played Dr. Heller in the movie in episode 818- DEVIL DOLL.

1982: Anthony Averill (age 71), who played Rankin in the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.

1986: Friedrich von Ledebur (age 86), who had an uncredited role in the movie in episode 1113- THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN’T.

1987: Jack Ruggiero (age 78), editor for the movie in episode 623- THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN.

1988 Donald E. McCoy (age 88), executive produced for the movie in episode 323- BRIDE OF THE MONSTER.

1989: Domenico Scala (age 86), cinematographer for the movie in episode 605- COLOSSUS0 AND THE HEADHUNTERS.

1992: Sandra Dorne (age 68), who played Magda Gardinas in the movie in episode 818- DEVIL DOLL.

1995: Dean Martin (age 78), who was mentioned in host segments in episodes 204- CATALINA CAPER, 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD and 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.

2002: Fritz Decho (age 70), who played a reporter in the movie in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.

2003: Quintín Bulnes (age 77), who played the lineman killed on the pole in the movie in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION.

2012: Drummond Marais (age 62), who had multiple roles in the movie in episode 516- ALIEN FROM L.A.

2015: Jason Wingreen (age 95), who played Senator Whitman in the movie in episode 614- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL.

2016: Sandra Giles (age 84), who played Jana Ryan in the movie in episode 307- DADDY-O.

2022: Hubert Wells (age 88), who was animal trainer for the movie in episode 1201- MAC AND ME.

EVENT ON THIS DATE
1931: Henry Fonda, who played Fire Chief Albert Risley in the movie in episode K16- CITY

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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.