1900: Aleksandr Ptushko, director for the movies in episodes 422- THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE, 505-THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD and 617- THE SWORD AND THE DRAGON.
1915: Jack Dusick, make-up artist for the movies in episodes 607- BLOODLUST and 808- THE SHE-CREATURE.
1918: Pearl Shear, who played Sara Golden in the movie in episode 1305- DOCTOR MORDRID.
1919: Marshall Green, assistant director of the movie in episode 805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE.
1925: Hugh O’Brian, who played Harry Chamberlin (and provided the “voice on loudspeaker”) in the movie in episode 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M.
1925: Ray Lawlor, who played a lab technician in the movie in episode 1311- THE MASK.
1928: Luciana Giussani, who, with her sister Angela, created the comic book character Diabolik and whose stories were used in the movie in episode 1013- DIABOLIK.
1930: Dick Sargent, who played Dr. Jameson in the movie in episode 811- PARTS: THE CLONUS HORROR.
1933: Jayne Mansfield, who played Queen Deianira and Hippolyta in the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.
1935: Dudley Moore, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD.
1937: Elinor Donahue, who played Mary Lee Morgan in the movie in episode 601- GIRLS TOWN.*
1940: Terry Bourke, production manager for the movie in episode K18/1309- THE MILLION EYES OF SU-MURU.
1949: Paloma Picasso, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD.*
1952: Tony Plana, who played Ramos in the movie in episode 403- CITY LIMITS.*
1962: Jeff Dunham, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.*
DIED ON THIS DATE
1882: Charles Darwin (age 73) , who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 324- MASTER NINJA 2.
1946: Mae Busch (age 54; complications from colon cancer), who played Susan in the movie in episode 103- THE MAD MONSTER.
1966: Paul Palmentola (age 78), art director of the movies in episodes 507- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS and 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE.
1990: Bud Cokes (age 73), who played a military officer in the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.0
1992: James A. Rosenberger (age 84), assistant director of the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS.
1994: Michael Carreras (age 66), producer and screenwriter for the movie in episode 111- MOON ZERO TWO.
1998: Liam Sullivan (age 74), who played Sir Branton in the movie in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
2005: George Whittaker (age unknown), who was costume designer for 814- RIDING WITH DEATH.**
2014: William Ross (age 90), assistant director and associate producer for the movie THE GREEN SLIME, riffed in MST3K’s pilot, and worked on the English dub of the movie in episode 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER. He also also did English dubbing for the movie in episode K21- THE ‘LEGEND OF DINOSAURS’ and played Ferguson in THE GREEN SLIME.
2017: Dick Contino (age 87), who played the title role in the movie in episode 307- DADDY-O and Stan Joyce in the movie in episode 601- GIRLS TOWN.
EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1997: episode 809- I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF first shown.
EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1967: The movie “Gamera Tai Gyaos,” seen in episode K06- /308- GAMERA VS. GAOS is reviewed in Variety.
1996: As MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE opens in theaters, Mike, Jim, Kevin and Trace donate a robot puppet at the Planet Hollywood in Minneapolis.
1996: An episode of MTV’s “The Week in Rock” featuring a visit from Crow and Tom, first airs.
2005: Rhino Home Video releases “The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 7.”
