1900: Jean Yarbrough, director of the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN.
1905: Wade Crosby, who played a congressman in the movie in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A.
1933: Sylva Koscina, who played Iole in episodes 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED and 502- HERCULES.
1961: Rick Sloane, writer/producer/director of the movie in episode 907-HOBGOBLINS.*
DIED ON THIS DATE
1485: King Richard III of England (age 32), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 319- WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST.
1942: Murdock MacQuarrie (age 63), who played the minister in the movie in episode 105- THE CORPSE VANISHES.
1971: Mildred Von Hollen (age 79), who played a saleslady in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.
1977: Sebastian Cabot (age 59), who was described as “extremely funny floating” in a host segment in episode 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M.
1986: Bruce Cowling (age 66), who played Lin Taylor in the movie in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.
1990: Jack Bolger (age 82), who did the sound for the movie in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE.
1995: Jean Hayworth (age 90), who played Mrs. Adams in the short A YOUNG MAN’S FANCY, seen in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS.
2002: Marvin Bryan (age 74), who played a machine-gunner in the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.
EVENT ON THIS DATE
1996: MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE officially closes its run in theaters, having made a grand total of $1,007,306.
EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1992: Episode 410- HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN first shown.
This Date in MSTory is written and compiled by Steve Finley, Chris Cornell and Brian Henry. Copyright © 2017 All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce This Date in MSTory items in any form without express written permission from the authors.
* = According to the IMBD this person is alive. If you can supply evidence that he or she has died, and when, please let us know.
** = If this appears next to a birthday, the IMDB indicates that the person has died, but the IMDB does not have a full death date (probably just a month and year or just the year he or she died). If you can give us the exact date (with some sort of proof we can check), please let us know.
** = If this appears next to a death date, the IMDB does not have this person’s full birthday. If you can provide it (with some sort of proof we can check), please let us know.
