This Date in MSTory

BORN ON THIS DATE
1901: Marjorie Eaton, who played Mrs. March in the movie “Monstrosity,” seen in episode 518- THE ATOMIC BRAIN.

1904: Herschel Graham, who played a restaurant patron in n the movie in episode 520- RADAR SECRET SERVICE.

1906: John Carradine who played Prof. Charles Conway in the movie in episode 320- THE UNEARTHLY and also appeared (and sang!) in the movie in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA. His son was David Carradine, who played Dark One in the movie in episode 1111- WIZARDS OF THE LOST KINGDOM II.

1906: Joseph Pagano, screenwriter for the movie in episode 203- JUNGLE GODDESS.

1908: Ugo Amadoro, who did special effects for the movie in episode 410- HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN.**

1913: Maurice Vaccarino, production manager for the movie in episode 315- TEENAGE CAVE MAN. He was also the assistant director and for the movie in episode 912- THE SCREAMING SKULL and assistant director and production supervisor for the movie in
episode 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET.

1915: Hal Torey, who played Mr. Simpson in the movie in episode
313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER and the Health and Welfare Department Head in the movie in episode 319- WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST.

1921: Barry Mahon, producer/director of the movie in episode 205- ROCKET ATTACK U.S.A.

1926: Michael Emmet, who played Maj. John Corcoran in the movie in episode 701- NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST and Cal Moulton in the movie in episode 406- ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES. He also had an uncredited role as “doctor” in the movie in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH.

1927: Val Dufour, who played Quintus Ratcliff in the movie in
episode 806- THE UNDEAD.

1929: Paul Smith, who played a corporal in the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.

1933: Norman Grabowski, who played Skin in the movie in episode 601- GIRLS TOWN.

1940: Dick Warlock, who was a stuntman and played a terrorist waiter in the movie in episode 324- MASTER NINJA II.*

1940: artist H.R. Giger, who was mentioned in a host segment in the movie in episode 1307- GAMERA VS. JIGER.

1942: Jerry Schills, bass player and founder of the group The Birdwatchers, who appeared in the movie in episode 207- WILD REBELS.*

1943: Giancarlo Prete a.k.a. Timothy Brent, who played Strike in the movie in episode 705- ESCAPE 2000.

1949: Ric Carrott, who played a reporter in the movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1939: Charles Schaeffer (age 75), who played Magna in the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.

1960: Carlos Múzquiz, who played Dr. Velazco in the movie in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION.

1972: Kenne Duncan (age 68), who played Michael’s henchman in the movie in episode 520- RADAR SECRET SERVICE and Lt. Matt Carson in the movie in episode 613- THE SINISTER URGE.

1984: Santo a.k.a. Rodolfo Guzman Huerta (age 66), who played the leading character in episodes 624- SAMSON VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMEN and 1301- SANTO IN THE TREASURE OF DRACULA.

1987: John Hiestand (age 80), who played a TV newscaster in the movie WORLD WITHOUT END, the movie riffed in MST3K’s first live show.

1991: Dean Jagger (age 87), who played Carl Webster in the movie
in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE.

1995: Doug McClure (age 59; lung cancer), who played Hank Fairbanks in the movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT, played Bowen Tyler in the movie in episode 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT and played David Innes in the movie in episode 1114- AT THE EARTH’S CORE.

1997: Enzo A. Martinelli (age 89), cinematographer for the episodes of the TV show “Gemini Man” seen in the movie in episode 814- RIDING WITH DEATH.

1998: Douglas Gamley (age 73), composer for the movie in episode 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.

1998: Haroun Tazieff (age 83), camera operator for the volcano shots for the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN.

2003: René Cardona Jr. (age 63), production manager for the movie in episode 521- SANTA CLAUS.

2008: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (age 90), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 312- GAMERA VS. GUIRON.

2011: Donald Peterman (age 79), camera operator for the movie in episode 1312- THE BUBBLE.

2021: Christopher Plummer (age 91), who played The Emperor in the movie in episode 1106- STARCRASH.

EPISODE PREMIERES ON THIS DATE
1989: episode K12- FUGITIVE ALIEN first shown.

1994: episode 524- 12 TO THE MOON (with the short DESIGN FOR DREAMING) first shown.

EVENTS ON THIS DATE
2008: Rhino Home Video releases “The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 10.2.”

2011: Timothy Van Patten, who played Max Keller in episodes 322- MASTER NINJA I and 324- MASTER NINJA II, shares a Writers Guild of America award for best new TV series for “Boardwalk Empire.”

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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.