This Date in MSTory

BORN ON THIS DATE
1856: Woodrow Wilson, American President, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 1002- THE GIRL IN GOLD BOOOTS.

1892: Manuel Sánchez Navarro, who had an uncredited role as Victor Steven in the movie in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION.

1903: Earl “Fatha” Hines, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END.

1905: Cliff Arquette, aka Charley Weaver, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 506- EEGAH!

1905: Albert G. Miller, who was a writer for the movie in episode 1011- HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND.

1908: Lew Ayres, who played Prof. Dylan MacAuley in the movie in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE.

1920: Jack Kosslyn, who played a lieutenant in the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, the KTLA newscaster in episode 319-WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST, Fraser in the movie in episode 313-EARTH VS. THE SPIDER and the ogre in the movie in
episode 411-THE MAGIC SWORD.

1923: Troy Patterson, who played Joe in the movie in episode 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER and boat captain Tony in the movie in episode 607- BLOODLUST!

1924: Pamela Duncan, who played Diana Love and Helene in the movie in episode 806- THE UNDEAD.

1929: W.T. Zacha, who played One Eye in the movie in episode 1111- WIZARDS OF THE LOST KINGDOM II and played a bartender in the movie in episode 322- MASTER NINJA I (and was also wardrobe supervisor for the movie in episode 320- THE UNEARTHLY).*

1931: Martin Milner, who played Lyle Kingman in the movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT.

1931: Lucrecia Muñoz, who was a makeup artist for the movie in episode 703- DEATHSTALKER AND THE WARRIORS FROM HELL.

1933: Jack Perkins, parodied many times by Mike Nelson, starting with the host segments in episode 310- FUGITIVE ALIEN.

1953: Richard Band, who composed the music for the movies in episodes 110-ROBOT HOLOCAUST, 405- BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET, 706- LASERBLAST, 1204- THE DAY TIME ENDED and 1305- DOCTOR MORDRID.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1968: Charles Althouse (age 74), who did the sound for the movies in episodes 413- MANHUNT IN SPACE and 417- CRASH OF MOONS.

1973: Aleksandr Rou (age 67), director of the movie “Morozko,” seen in episode 813- JACK FROST.

1978: Vera Altayskaya (age 59), who played the stepmother in the movie “Morozko,” seen in episode 813- JACK FROST.

1978: John Rathmell (age 87), who co-wrote the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.

1984: Sam Pekinpah (age 59; heart failure), uncredited dialogue director for the movie WORLD WITHOUT END, riffed in MST3K’s first live show.

1990: Gaia Romanini (age 67), who did the costumes for the movie “Operation Kid Brother,” seen in episode 508- OPERATION DOUBLE 007 and for the movie ARGOMAN THE FANTASTIC SUPERMAN, which was riffed several times during 2017’s “Watch Out For Snakes” live tour.

1993: William Austin (age 90), editor for the movie in
episode 419- THE REBEL SET.

1994: Milton Rosen (age 88), who composed part of the musical score of the movie in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE and was also music supervisor for the movie in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN.

1996: Don Nagel (age 70), who played a Detective Marty Martin in the movie in episode 423- BRIDE OF THE MONSTER.

1999: Clayton Moore (age 85), who played thug Graber in the season one serial RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON.

2005: Patrick Cranshaw (age 86), who played a security guard in the movie in episode 623- THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN.

2005: Marco Guglielmi (age 77), who played Professor Kurge in the movie in episode 504- SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON.

2010: Jack Beaulieu (age 87), Trace’s dad, who played Old Forrester in a host segment in episode 706- LASERBLAST.

2015: Ian “Lemmy” Kilminster (age 70), 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.

2016: Debbie Reynolds (age 84), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 418- ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES.

2018: Tom Williams (age 89), who played a Mambino’s hood in the movie in episode 516- ALIEN FROM L.A.

2021: John Madden (age 85), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 423- BRIDE OF THE MONSTER.

2023: Miguel Angel Fuentes (age 70), who played Vadinho in the movie in episode 903- THE PUMAMAN and “first bodyguard” in the movie in episode 703- DEATHSTALKER AND THE WARRIORS FROM HELL.

EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1950: Henry Fonda, who played Fire Chief Albert Risley in the movie in episode K16- CITY ON FIRE, marries actress Susan Blanchard.

1953: Keith Larsen, who played Commander Scott in the movie in episode 104- WOMEN OF THE PREHISTORIC PLANET marries Susan Cummings, who played Marie in episode 503- SWAMP DIAMONDS.

1964: Brett Halsey, who played Bix Dugan in the movie in episode 509- THE GIRL IN LOVERS LANE and Pete in the movie in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE, marries Heidi Bruhl.

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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.