BORN ON THIS DATE
1564: William Shakespeare, author of the play performed in the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET.
1918: Manny Michael, who played a backstage flunky and an audience member in the movie in episode 818- DEVIL DOLL.
1891: Monte Montague, who played an airplane mechanic in in the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.
1897: John Wengraf, who played Dr. Erik Heinrich in the movie in episode 524- 12 TO THE MOON.
1898: Ernest Laszlo, cinematographer for the movies in episodes 414- TORMENTED and 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.
1920: Bert Schoenfeld, supervising sound editor for the movie in episode 618- HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT.
1924: Roger Racine, cinematographer for the movie in episode 604- ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE.
1930: Alan Oppenheimer, who played Dr. Hale in the movie in episode 814- RIDING WITH DEATH.*
1939: Patrick Williams, who did the music for the TV movie in the movie in episode 614- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL.
1939: Lee Majors, who played Franklyn Hart in the movie in episode K20- THE LAST CHASE and played Laskey in the movie in episode 1205- KILLER FISH.*
1947: Paulette Breen, who played Lena in the movie in episode 811- PARTS: THE CLONUS HORROR.
1959: Tim Blaney, who was a Gypsy puppeteer in season 11.*
1960: Scott Owens, production manager for the movie in episode 1305- DOCTOR MORDRID.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1616: William Shakespeare (age 52). Alas, poor Yoric..
1957: Ernest Miller (age 72), cinematographer for the movie in episode 520- RADAR SECRET SERVICE.
1963: Don C. Harvey (age 51; heart attack), who played Mac in the movie in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE a policeman in the movie in episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE and the guard in the lab in the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END.
1967: Carl Guthrie (age 61), cinematographer for the movie in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH.
1976: Paul Kirk Giles (age 80), who played Harry Adams in the short A YOUNG MAN’S FANCY, seen in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS.
1976: Foster Thompson (age 63) unit production manager for the movie in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN.
1978: Ivan Pereverzev (age 63), who played Timofey Larionovich in the movie in episode 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD.
1983: Selena Royle (age 78), who played Martha in the movie in episode 107- ROBOT MONSTER.
1994: Flavio Mogherini (age 72), set designer and art director for the movie in episode 502- HERCULES, art director and model effects creator for the movie in episode 1013- DIABOLIK and architect for the movie in episode 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED.
2004: John Seely (age 80), musical composer for the TV series “A Gumby Adventure,” which featured the short ROBOT RUMPUS, seen in episode 912- THE SCREAMING SKULL.
2004: Michael Abelar (age 83), who played a mechanic in the movie in episode 322- MASTER NINJA I.
2006: Jennifer Jayne (age 74), who played Sarah Pilgrim in the movie in episode 101- THE CRAWLING EYE.
2015: Bernie Rosenbaum (age unknown), who played the male portion of the makeout couple, and also worked on the crew as a stuntman, stunt coordinator, cameraman, key grip and other miscellaneous roles, for the movie in episode 424- ‘MANOS’ THE HANDS OF FATE.**
2017: Kathleen Crowley (age 87), who played Jeanne Mapes in the movie in episode 419- THE REBEL SET.
2019: David Winters (age 80), director and producer (and, using the name Maria Dante, screenwriter) of the movie in episode 820- SPACE MUTINY. He was also a choreographer for the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.
2022: Sen. Orrin Hatch (age 88), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 904- WEREWOLF.

EVENT ON THIS DATE
1992: Brock Peters,who played Dr. Ralph Therman in the movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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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.