This Date in MSTory

BORN ON THIS DATE
1899: Moree Herring, script supervisor for the movie in episode 611- LAST OF THE WILD HORSES.

1907: Damian O’Flynn, who played the police chief in the movie in episode 522- TEENAGE CRIME WAVE.

1918: John Forsythe, who played Sen. David Stratton in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP. He also appeared, uncredited, in the movie in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELLERS as “Olympus/President.”

1924: Dorothy Malone, who played Ana in the movie in episode 1204- THE DAY TIME ENDED.

1927: Peter Fernandez, who dubbed the voice of Ryota in the movie in episode 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER. He also directed and wrote the English dubbed version of this Japanese movie.

1931: Bunty Webb, who played a teacher in the movie in episode 822- OVERDRAWN AT THE MEMORY BANK.

1937: Rosella Como, who played Aleia in the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.

1943: Robert Random, who played Rick in the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and Jack Parker in the movie in episode 405- BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET.*

1943: Tommy J. Huff, who did truck stunts for the movie in episode 1102- CRY WILDERNESS.

1945: Tom Selleck, who played McCauley in the movie in episode K15- SUPERDOME.*

1951: Janus Blythe, who played Nell Winters in the movie in episode 704- THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN.*

1952: Michael L. Games, production manager for the movie in episode 516- ALIEN FROM L.A.*

1953: Angela Allen, member of the group Somebody’s Chyldren, whose music was heard in the movie in episode 209- THE HELLCATS.*

1957: Robert W. Morgenroth, video playback operator for the movie in episode 1305- DOCTOR MORDRID.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1956: Lew Porter (age 63), musical director for the movie in episode 105- THE CORPSE VANISHES.

1963: Robert Frost (age 88), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 212- GODZILLA VS. MEGALON.

1976: Michael Gwynn (age 59), who played Dr. George Lang in the movie in episode 905- THE DEADLY BEES.

1979: Bruce Brighton (age 85), who played Dr. Cortner in the movie in episode 513- THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE.

1990: Hugo L. Stanger (age 88), who played the janitor in the movie in episode 405- BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET.

1991: Fred C. Pearce (age 72), camera operator for the movie in episode 1312- THE BUBBLE.

2015: Riichirô Manabe (age 90), musical composer for the movie in episode 212- GODZILLA VS. MEGALON.

2016: Ronald E. House (age 76), who provided additional voices for the movie in episode 519- OUTLAW (OF GOR).

2019: Uldis Lieldidzs (age 85), who played Sergei Lebedev in the movie “Cherez Ternii K Zvyozdam,” seen in episode K11- HUMANOID WOMAN.

2021: Walker Boone (age 76), who played “Policeman #1” in episode K20- THE LAST CHASE.

2022: John William Galt (age 82), who played a NASA officer in the movie in episode K19- HANGAR 18.

2023: George R. Robertson (age 89), who had a small role in the movie in episode 401- SPACE TRAVELLERS.

EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1989: episode K11- HUMANOID WOMAN first shown.

EVENT ON THIS DATE
2005: Timothy Van Patten, who played Max Keller in episodes 322- MASTER NINJA I and 324- MASTER NINJA II, wins the Director’s Guild of America’s award for outstanding directorial achievement in comedy series for the “Sex and the City” episode “An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux.”

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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.