BORN ON THIS DATE
1885: Erich Von Stroheim, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 704- THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN.
1894: Minerva Urecal, who played Fagah in the movie in episode 105- THE CORPSE VANISHES.
1903: George DeNormand, who played a guardsman and did some stunts in the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.
1909: Make-up artist Harry Thomas, whose work can be seen in the movies in episodes 103- THE MAD MONSTER, 109- PROJECT MOON BASE, 320- THE UNEARTHLY, 423- BRIDE OF THE MONSTER, 602- INVASION U.S.A., 616- RACKET GIRLS, 618- HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT and 701- NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST.
1914: Alfredo DeSoto, who played Mario in the movie in episode 407- THE KILLER SHREWS.* (If indeed Mr. DeSoto is alive, he turns 104 this year.)
1917: Peter Adams, who played Capt. Carmody in the movie in episode 109- PROJECT MOON BASE.
1919: Franz Peter Wirth, who directed the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET.
1927: Alf Joint, who played the Overseer in the movie in episode K10- COSMIC PRINCESS.
1933: Robert Banas, who played Sonny DiMarco in the movie in episode 307- DADDY-O and was the choreographer for episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS.*
1936: Art Metrano, who played the truck driver in the movie in episode 205- ROCKET ATTACK U.S.A.*
1943: Toni Basil, who played Red in the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS. She also did the movie’s choreography.*
1954: Shari Belafonte, who played Linda in the movie in episode 405- BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET.*
1961: Scott Baio, whose voice was impersonated for Crow’s acting lesson records in a host segment in episode 419- THE REBEL SET. In real life, Baio was a high school classmate of MST3K’s Bill Corbett.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1973: Charles Previn (age 85), one of the uncredited musical score composers for the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS and the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN.
1980: Jimmy Bryant (age 55), who, with his band The Night Jumpers, provided the dance tunes in the movie in episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS.
1991: John Daheim (age 75), who played a soldier in the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN.
1995: George C. Emick (age 88), music editor for the movie in episode 208- LOST CONTINENT.
1999: Carl Hittleman (age 92), producer of the movie in episode 611- LAST OF THE WILD HORSES.
1999: George C. Scott (age 71), who was imitated many times in many host segments over the years.
2005: Sadamasa Arikawa (age 80), director of special effects for the movies in episodes 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER.**
2010: Jackie Burroughs, (age 71) who had a brief role as Fingal’s mom, Emmaline Ozmondo Fingal, in the movie in episode 822- OVERDRAWN AT THE MEMORY BANK.

EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1990: Episode 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M first shown, which also features the debut of Frank Conniff as TV’s Frank, as well as Kevin Murphy doing the voice of Tom Servo. Mike Nelson appears on-screen for the first time.

BORN ON THIS DATE
1866: H.G. Wells, on whose stories the movies in episodes 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and 814- RIDING WITH DEATH were VERY loosely based.
1903: Ronnie Rondell, assistant director for the movie in episode 803- THE MOLE PEOPLE.
1906: Derrick de Marney, who played Latham in the movie in episode 901- THE PROJECTED MAN.
1907: Jack Mather, who played an officer in the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.
1909: Vladimir Solovyov, who played Kassyan in the movie in episode 617- THE SWORD AND THE DRAGON.
1918: Rand Brooks, who played Andrews in the movie in episode 417- CRASH OF MOONS.
1923: Paul Lehmann, production designer for the movie in episode 211- FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS.*
1928: John Von Kotze, cinematographer for the movie in episode K18- THE MILLION EYES OF SU-MURU.
1931: Larry Hagman, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 1009- HAMLET.
1936: Burr DeBenning, who played Dr. Ted Nelson in the movie in episode 704- THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN.
1944: Fanny Flagg, who was impersonated by Crow in a host segment in episode 502- HERCULES.*
1954: Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, drummer for the band Motörhead, whose song “Ace of Spades” was heard in the movie in episode 604- ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE.

DIED ON THIS DATE
1991: Angelo Rossitto (age 83), who played Toby in the movie in episode 105- THE CORPSE VANISHES and a dwarf in the movie in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
1992: Bill Williams (age 77), who, in the movie in episode 810- THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION, played Dutch.
1997: Maurice Kaufmann (age 70), who played the radio reporter in the movie in episode 909- GORGO.
2000: R. Wright Campbell (age 73), screenwriter for the movie in episode 315- TEENAGE CAVEMAN.
2002: Maurice Manson (age 89), who played Prof. Ulbrect Olinger in the movie in episode 806- THE UNDEAD.
2009: Robert Ginty (age 60), a.k.a. “the Paper Chase guy,” who played “The Rider” in the movie in episode 501- WARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD.
2010: John Crawford (age 90), who played a bar patron in the movie in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A.
2014: Linda Griffiths (age 57), who played Appollonia James in the movie in episode 822- OVERDRAWN AT THE MEMORY BANK.

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