BORN ON THIS DATE

1895: Charles King, who played a cop in the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.

1896: Charles Wagenheim, who played the pawnbroker in the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN.

1907: Ralph Gambina, who played a pedestrian in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.

1909: Nino Marchetti, who played Fossore in the movie in episode 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED.

1910: Richard Heermance, producer of the movie WORLD WITHOUT END, seen at MST3K’s first live show.

1911: Anthony Averill, who played Rankin in the season
two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.

1912: Arline Judge, who played Mrs. Hotchkiss in the movie in episode 106- THE CRAWLING HAND.

1914: Richard H. Landau, screenwriter for the movie in episode 208- LOST CONTINENT .

1918: Dick Vorisek, sound re-recordist for the movie in episode 1311- THE MASK.

1921: Bill Nagy, who played a U.S. officer in the movie in episode 416- FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE.

1925: Sam Pekinpah, uncredited dialogue director for the movie WORLD WITHOUT END, riffed in MST3K’s first live show.

1928: Larry Pennell, who played Major Thomas in the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.

1935: Dawn Bender a.k.a. Dawn Anderson, who played Betty Morgan in the movie in episode 404- TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE.*

1937: Gary Lockwood, who played Sir George in the movie in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD. He also had a small role in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.*

1943: David Geffen, who was mentioned in host segments in episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE and 620- DANGER!! DEATH RAY.*

1953: Christine Ebersole, who played Janet Cruise in the movie in episode 1201- MAC AND ME.*

1979: Jennifer Love Hewitt, who played Andrea in the movie in episode 1304- MUNCHIE.*

DIED ON THIS DATE

1947: Lee Zahler (age 53), who wrote the musical score for the movie in episode 507- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS.

1968: Harvey B. Dunn (age 73), who played the grandpa Morgan in the movie in episode 404- TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE, police Capt. Robbins in the movie in episode 423- BRIDE OF THE MONSTER and Mr. Romaine in the movie in episode 613- THE SINISTER URGE.

1971: Gil Patric (age 74), who played a detective lieutenant in the movie in episode 103- THE MAD MONSTER.

1977: Bernard Woolner (age 66), producer of the movie in episode 503- SWAMP DIAMONDS.

2002: Chuck Lacey (age 79), editor of the shorts SPEECH: USING YOUR VOICE (shown in episode 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER), CHEATING (shown in episode 515- THE WILD WILD WORLD OF BATWOMAN), WHAT ABOUT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY? (shown in episode 518- THE ATOMIC BRAIN), WHY STUDY INDUSTRIAL ARTS? (shown in episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS) and SPEECH: PLATFORM POSTURE AND APPEARANCE (shown in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA). He also appeared as the coach in the coach in WHY STUDY THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS? and an audience member in SPEECH: PLATFORM POSTURE AND APPEARANCE.

2013: Del Tenney (age 82), the director and producer of the movie in episode 817- HORROR OF PARTY BEACH (and also had an uncredited role as a gas station attendant in that movie).

2015: Paul Napier (age 84), who played Eddy in the movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT.

2016: Alberto Rojas (71), who played Perico in the movie in episode 1301- SANTO IN THE TREASURE OF DRACULA.

2019: Sue Casey (age 92), who played Anne Duval in the movie in episode 204- CATALINA CAPER.

2019: Peter Tork (age 77), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode K21- THE ‘LEGEND OF DINOSAURS’.

EVENT ON THIS DATE
2017: The third of three showings of the episode 1101 for backers, this one in Los Angeles, is held. Following the show, Netflix and Joel announce that the 11th season will begin on April 21, 2017.

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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.