This Date in MSTory

BORN ON THIS DATE
1892: William Beaudine, director of the short DESIGN FOR DREAMING, seen in episode 524- 12 TO THE MOON.

1896: Nando Tamberlani, who played Gladius in the movie in episode 410- HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN and Tiresia in the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN.

1906: Milton Gold, still photographer for the movies in episodes 520- RADAR SECRET SERVICE and 611- LAST OF THE WILD HORSES.

1907: Konstantin Isayev, screenwriter of the movie “Sadko,” seen in episode 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD.

1909: Drummer Gene Krupa, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode K18- THE MILLION EYES OF SU-MURU.

1910: Charles Hannawalt, who was key or head grip in the movies in episodes 317- VIKING WOMEN AND THE SEA SERPENT, 503- SWAMP DIAMONDS, 511- GUNSLINGER, 806- THE UNDEAD, 912- THE SCREAMING SKULL and for THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED (riffed by fans in Sci-fi Channel’s “MST3K: The Home Game”).

1913: Lloyd Bridges, who played Col. Floyd Graham in the movie in episode 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M.

1913: Hans Caninenberg, who played the King Claudius in the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET.

1927: Phyllis Coates, who played Mrs. Mulvory in the movie in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A.

1930: Jo Heims, who wrote the screenplay for the movie in episode 509- THE GIRL IN LOVERS LANE.

1931: Derek Meddings, who supervised the special effects for the TV shows “Stingray” and “Captain Scarlet,” episodes of which were included in episodes K01- INVADERS FROM THE DEEP and K02- REVENGE OF THE MYSTERONS FROM MARS. He was also special effects supervisor for the movie in episode 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.

1939: David Yorston, who played Lt. Curtis in the movie THE GREEN SLIME, riffed in MST3K’s pilot.*

1940: Dick Ziker, who played an alley hood in the movie in episode 512- MITCHELL and did stunts for the movie in episode 1201- MAC AND ME.*

1941: Bob Bralver, stunt coordinator for the movie in episode 1104- AVALANCHE.*

1949; George “Funky” Brown, the co-founder and longtime drummer for the funk/soul band Kool & The Gang, who co-wrote the song “Ladies Night,” which Frank sang in a host segment in episode 407- THE KILLER SHREWS.

DIED ON THIS DATE
1963: Cesare Fantoni (age 57), who played King Oedipus in the movie in episode 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED and played Eurysteus in the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.

1968: Firpo Segura (age 60), who played Esbirro del Murcielago in the movie in episode 102- THE ROBOT VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY.

1973: Coleman Francis (age 53; arteriosclerosis), producer, director, screenwriter and actor in episodes 609- THE SKYDIVERS, 619- RED ZONE CUBA and 621- THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS. He also played a delivery man in THIS ISLAND EARTH riffed in MST3K: THE MOVIE.

1982: Robert Lynn (age 63), director of the television series “Stingray” episode “Lunarville 7,” one of the episodes combined into the video in episode K02- REVENGE OF THE MYSTERONS FROM MARS.

1993: Sammy Cahn (age 79), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD.

1994: Martin Kosleck (age 89), who played Malko in the movie in episode 815- AGENT FOR H.A.R.M.

1994: Scott Peters (age 63), who played Sgt. Lee Carter in the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN.

1996: Les Baxter (age 73), who was the score composer, and wrote the songs, for the movie in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH (he also had a small role in that movie), composer of the stock music heard in the movie in episode 418- ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES and composer of the score in the American version of the movie in episode 1101- REPTILICUS.

2002: Hieronim Przybyl (age 73), who was assistant director for the movie in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.

2009: Chuck Gaspar (age 70), who did special effects for the movies in episodes 401- SPACE TRAVELERS and 512- MITCHELL.

2016: Dan Haggerty (age 74), who was mentioned in a host segments in episode 318- STAR FORCE: FUGITIVE ALIEN II.

2019: Carol Channing (age 97), who Mike Nelson was for a while in a host segment in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA.

2022: Joe Dunne (age 86), who played an elevator security guard in the movie in episode K10- COSMIC PRINCESS.

EPISODE PREMIERES ON THIS DATE
1989: episode K09- PHASE IV first shown.
1994: episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE first shown.

EVENT ON THIS DATE
1995: The winners of the CableAce awards are announced. “Mystery Science Theater 3000” is nominated for best comedy series, but does not win. Instead, there was a TIE — BOTH nominated episodes of “The Larry Sanders Show” won the award. “Dream On” was also nominated.

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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.