This Date in MSTory

BORN ON THIS DATE
Har Mar Superstar* (aka Sean Tillman), Skeleton Crew bandleader. (Happy birthday Har Mar!)

1893: John Roche, who had a small role in the movie in 702- THE BRUTE MAN.

1896: Brooks Benedict, who played a pedestrian in the movie in episode 507- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS.

1911: Ronald Reagan, American President, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 205- Rocket Attack USA.

1915: Danuta Szaflarska, who provided an uncredited voice in the movie in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.

1924: Ivo Garrani, who played King Pelias in the movie in episode 502- HERCULES and the King of Megalia in the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN.

1929: Joe Marks, second assistant director for the movie in episode 909- GORGO.

1927: Alvin Rakoff, who directed the movie in episode K16- CITY ON FIRE.

1931: Mamie Van Doren, who played Silver Morgan in the movie in episode 601- GIRLS TOWN and Penny Lowe in the movie in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH.*

1933: John Caper Jr., music supervisor for the movie in episode 204- CATALINA CAPER.

1941: Gigi Perreau, who played Serafina Garcia in the movie in episode 601- GIRLS TOWN.*

1945: Steven Keats, who played Paul Bannister in the movie in episode K19- HANGAR 18.

1945: Robert Feero, who played Mannerjay’s aide in the movie in episode 913- QUEST OF THE DELTA KNIGHTS.

1947: Mark L. Rosen, producer of the movies in episodes 810- THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION and 811- PARTS: THE CLONUS HORROR.

1953: Christopher Month, who played Bomar in the movie in episode 321- SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS.*

1958: Dick Tyler Sr. (age 55), who did sound in the season one serial RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON and was sound mixer for the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END.

2022: Frank Pesce (age 75), who played Warren in the movie in episode 1205- KILLER FISH.

DIED ON THIS DATE
1964: Lupe Carriles (age 54), who played Margarita in the movie in episode 1105- THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN.

1968: Arthur Hoerl (age 76), screenwriter for the “Rocky Jones, Space Ranger” episodes seen in episode 413- MANHUNT IN SPACE.

1968: C. Montague Shaw (age 85), who played Prof. Norton in the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.

1980: Franz Schafheitlin (age 84), who played Polonius in the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET.

1990: John Merivale (age 72), who played Edward Finsbury in the movie CIRCUS OF HORRORS, featured in the Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour in 2019.

1991: Danny Thomas (age 79), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.

1996: Guy Madison (age 74), who played Jimmy Ryan in the movie in episode 1105- THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN.

1997: Harry Essex (age 86), screenwriter of the movie in episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE.

1998: Don Isaacs (age 78)., supervising sound editor for the movie in episode 1201- MAC AND ME.

2001: Titus Moede a.k.a. Moody (age 62), who played Frankie Bonnie in the movie in episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS and the radio listener in the movie in episode 812- THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES!!?. He also did the sound for episode 621- THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS.

2007: Gérard Herter (AKA Gerard Haerther), who played Coleman in the movie in episode 504- SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON.

2009: Philip Carey (age 83), who played Steve Connors in the movie in episode 1103- THE TIME TRAVELERS.

2010: Richard Delvy (age 67), music arranger and composer of the title song for the movie in MST3K pilot, THE GREEN SLIME.

2012: Peter Breck (age 82), who played Mooney in the movie in episode 415- THE BEATNIKS and Steve Curan in the movie in episode 106- THE CRAWLING HAND.

2017: Roy Forge Smith (age 88), production designer and art director for the movie in episode K20- THE LAST CHASE.**

EVENT ON THIS DATE
2019: Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Comic, Issue 4, was released by Dark Horse.

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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.