This Date in MSTory

BORN ON THIS DATE
1822: Louis Pasteur, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 904- WEREWOLF.

1889: Richard L’estrange, production manager for the TV show “Rocky Jones, Space Ranger,” seen in episodes 413- MANHUNT IN SPACE and 417- CRASH OF MOONS.

1909: Lupe Carriles, who played Margarita in the movie in episode 1105- THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN.

1917: Glenn Dixon, who played Jack Landis in the movie in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH.

1918: Paul Gilbert, who played Lt. Red “Hikeeba!” Bradley in the movie in episode 104- WOMEN OF THE PREHISTORIC PLANET.

1921: Benedetto Ghiglia, composer for the movie in episode 504- SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON.

1925: Tom Filer, who wrote the story for the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.

1925: Michel Piccoli, who played Inspector Ginko in the movie in episode 1013- DIABOLIK.

1941: Jim Gross, editor for the TV movie in episode 608- CODE NAME: DIAMOND HEAD.

1942: Oscar Cardozo Ocampo, a composer for DEATHSTALKER II, featured in the 30th Anniversary Tour in 2018.

1943: Cokie Roberts, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 604- ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE.

1951: Charles Band, producer of the movies in episodes 110- ROBOT HOLOCAUST, 706- LASERBLAST, 1204- THE DAY TIME ENDED and 1302- ROBOT WARS. He was also co-director, producer and wrote the story for episode 1305- DOCTOR MORDRID.*

1956: Forrest Gardner, choreographer for the movie in episode 622- ANGELS’ REVENGE.

1958: Barbara Crampton, who played Leda Fanning in the movie in episode 1302- ROBOT WARS.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1957: Al Bridge (age 66), who played the White Rose sailor in the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.

1965: Albert E. Kennedy (age 53), sound editor for the movie in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE.

1970: Jack R. Berne (age 61), production manager and assistant director for the movies in episodes 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN and 809- I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF.

1972: William Forsyth (age 72), assistant director for the movie in episode 414- TORMENTED.
1974: Sam Comer (age 81), set decorator for the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.

1974: Richard Dixon (age 61), assistant director for the movies in episodes 104- WOMEN OF THE PREHISTORIC PLANET, 1312- THE BUBBLE, 204- CATALINA CAPER and 509- THE GIRL IN LOVERS LANE. He was also associate producer for the movie in episode 618- HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT.

1976: Nellie Manley (age 82), hair stylist for the movies in episodes 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.

1990: Franklin Coen (age 78), screenwriter for the movie THIS ISLAND EARTH riffed in MST3K: THE MOVIE.

1995: Enzo Serafin (age unknown), cinematographer for the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.**

1999: David Duncan (age 86), screenwriter for the movies in episodes 113- THE BLACK SCORPION, 802- THE LEECH WOMAN and 805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE.

2003: Robert Enrietto (age 62), first assistant director and unit production manager for the TV movie in episode 608- CODE NAME: DIAMOND HEAD and first assistant director for the TV movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT.

2006: James Andelin (age 89), who played the band instructor in the short MR. B NATURAL, seen in episode 319- WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST.

2006: Ray Dannis (age 85), who played Henry Manson in the movie in episode 815- AGENT FOR H.A.R.M.

2015: Franco Giacobini (age 89), who played Juan in the movie in episode 508- OPERATION DOUBLE 007.

2020: Allan James (age 86), first assistant director for the movie in episode 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.

EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1948: The movie in episode 611- LAST OF THE WILD HORSES is released.
1955: Bela Lugosi, Paul Marco and Dolores Fuller celebrate the Christmas holiday season together. All three had worked together earlier that year on the movie in episode 423- BRIDE OF THE MONSTER.
1967: The movie “Gamera The Invincible” is reviewed in Variety. It was the movie in episode K05- /302- GAMERA with some additional footage of American actors.
1985: The movie Making Contact, featured in the MST3K Live Time Bubble Tour in 2021-22, has its stateside premiere.

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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.