This Date in MSTory

BORN ON THIS DATE
Jef “Toolmaster” Maynard* (Happy birthday Jef!)

1897: Tom Coleman, who played a reporter in episode 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M.

1899: Lewis D. Collins, director of the movie in episode 203- JUNGLE GODDESS.

1904: Joseph Gershenson, music supervisor or musical director for the movies in episodes 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP, 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE, 803- THE MOLE PEOPLE, 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS, 805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE and THIS ISLAND EARTH seen in MST3K: THE MOVIE. He was also producer for the movie in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN.

1905: Tex Ritter, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS.

1909: Mauritz Hugo, who played Hardy in the movie in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELERS, and played one of Blake’s goons in the movie in episode 507- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS.

1916: Helen Carscallen (age 86), who played Dr. Darwin in the movie in episode 822- OVERDRAWN AT THE MEMORY BANK.

1917: Mark Hanna, who wrote the screenplays for the movies in episodes 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, 511- GUNSLINGER and 806- THE UNDEAD. He was also the production coordinator for the movie in episode 807- TERROR FROM THE YEAR 5000.

1918: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 312- GAMERA VS. GUIRON.

1923: Jack T. Collis, art director for the movie in episode 601- GIRLS TOWN.

1923: Lewis E. Ciannelli, who created the English language dialogue for the movie ARGOMAN THE FANTASTIC SUPERMAN, which was riffed several times during 2017’s “Watch Out For Snakes” live tour. He was the ADR director for the movie in episode 301- CAVE DWELLERS, did the voice dubbing for the movie in episode 705- ESCAPE 2000 and was the dialogue director for the movie in episode 1205- KILLER FISH.**

1926: Louanna Gardner, who played Sadie in the movie in episode 511- GUNSLINGER.

1929: Hieronim Przybyl, who was assistant director for the movie in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.

1930: Edgar Lansbury, executive producer of the movie in episode 1012- SQUIRM.

1930: Glenn Yarbrough, who sang the theme song in the movie in episode 1113- THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN’T.

1934: Gene Persson, who played Mike Simpson in the movie in episode 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER and Pete Garwood in the movie in episode 607- BLOODLUST!

1937: Shirley Eaton, who played Su-Muru in the episode K18/1309- THE MILLION EYES OF SU-MURU.*

1939: William Lee Golden, referred to as “that big guy from the Oak Ridge Boys” in a host segment in episode 103- THE MAD MONSTER.

1944: Boxer Joe Frazier, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN.

1946: Joyce Molleur, who was one of the horny makout teens in the car in the movie in episode 424- “MANOS” THE HANDS OF FATE (she also did some stunt work).

1951: Reiko Tokunaga (aka Kazuko Izumi), who played Catherine in the movie in episode K17- /306- TIME OF THE APES.*

1957: Dean Scofield, who played a terrorist in the movie in episode 324- MASTER NINJA II.*

1968: Farrah Forke, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.

DIED ON THIS DATE
1974: Harry Ross (age 77), make-up artist for the movies in episodes 103- THE MAD MONSTER, 208- LOST CONTINENT and 317- VIKING WOMEN AND THE SEA SERPENT.

1977: Gunther Stoll (age 52), who played Curt in the movie in episode 323- THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU.

1988: Larry Johns (age 83), who played Dr. Wernher in the movie in episode 109- PROJECT MOON BASE.

2000: Tom Cound (age 83), who played Captain Hawkins in the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.
2003: Kinji Fukasaku (age 72), director of the movie THE GREEN SLIME, riffed in MST3K’s pilot.

2009: Russ Conway (age 95), who played Reverend Edward Snow in the movie in episode 912- THE SCREAMING SKULL and played the chief mechanic in the movie in episode 614- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL.

2014: Frank Marth (age 91), who played the space systems manager in the movie in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELERS.

EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1992: The winners of the CableAce awards are announced. “Mystery Science Theater 3000” is nominated for best comedy series, but does not win. “Dream On” wins; “Kids in the Hall” was also nominated.

1995: The songwriting team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, who wrote tunes for the movie in episode 507- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS, received a shared star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1996: David Hasselhoff, who played Prince Simon in the movie in episode 1106- STARCRASH, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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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.