BORN ON THIS DATE
1904: Joe Garcio, who played a police officer in the movie in episode 808- THE SHE-CREATURE.
1910: Albert Zugsmith, producer of the movies in episodes 601- GIRLS TOWN and 602- INVASION U.S.A.
1912: Bianca Lattuada, director of production for the movie in episode 504- SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON.
1913: Maurice Carter, production designer for the movies in episodes 1114- AT THE EARTH’S CORE and 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.**
1914: Larry J. Blake, who played the Illinois highway patrolman in the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END, state police Sgt. Connors in the movie in episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE and had an uncredited role as a police officer in the movie in episode 809- I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF.
1924: John J. Fox, who played an attendant in the movie in episode 908- THE TOUCH OF SATAN.
1924: Jay O. Lawrence, production supervisor for the movie in episode 424- “MANOS” THE HANDS OF FATE.
1926: William Riggs, who appeared in the movie in episode 307- DADDY-O.
1928: Nicolò Ferrari, who wrote the story for the movie in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN.*
1932: Romo Gorrara, stuntman for the “Space: 1999” episodes which were incorporated into the movie in episode K10- COSMIC PRINCE and who also appeared as a man watching a TV broadcast in the movie in episode 909- GORGO.
1933: Uldis Lieldidzs, who played Sergei Lebedev in the movie “Cherez Ternii K Zvyozdam,” seen in episode K11- HUMANOID WOMAN.
1934: Shirley MacLaine, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD and in a host segment in episode 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD.*
1942: Richard M. Daley, who was included in the list of prominent “doughy guys” shown in a host segment in episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE.*
1966: Kelly Zombor, who did the sound for the movie in episode 910- THE FINAL SACRIFICE.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1951: R.H. Bassett (age 72), who composed stock music used in the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.
1981: Patrick Conway (age 50; renal failure), who played Sgt. Pete Allen in the movie in episode 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.
1982: Boris Andreyev (age 67), who played Ilja Muromets in the movie in episode 617- THE SWORD AND THE DRAGON.
1984: Eijiro Yanagi (age 88) who played Col. Yabuki in the movie in episode K14- /314- MIGHTY JACK.
1989: Mickey Finn (age 50), who played Sam Haskall in the movie in episode 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER.
1996: Solveig Ersgaard (age 80), assistant director for the movie in episode 1101- REPTILICUS.
1998: Leslie Stevens (age 74), co-creator, co-producer and co-screenwriter of the TV series “Gemini Man,” two episodes of which were featured in episode 814- RIDING WITH DEATH.
1998: Frederic Downs (age 81), who played Jack in the movie in episode 209- THE HELLCATS, the pharmacist in the movie in episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS, Tinsley in the movie in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA and Prof. Howard Erling in the movie in episode 807- TERROR FROM THE YEAR 5000.
2021: Shunsuke Kikuchi (age 89), musical score composer for the movies in episodes K08- /312- GAMERA VS. GUIRON and K07- /316- GAMERA VS. ZIGRA and 1307- GAMERA VS. JIGER.
EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1943: Clayton Moore, who played thug Graber in the season one serial RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON, marries Sally Allen.
1954: Peter Lawford, who played Burke in the movie “Angels’ Brigade,” seen in episode 622- ANGELS’ REVENGE, marries Patricia Kennedy, sister of John F. Kennedy.
1962: John Ashley, who played Stan Kenyon in the movie in episode 418- ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES and played Logan in (and was a producer for) the movie in episode 1303- BEYOND ATLANTIS, marries actress Deborah Walley.
1973: The movie in episode BEYOND ATLANTIS has its premiere in Victoria, Tex.
2003: Rachel Taylor becomes the 100,000th member of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Information Club.
2023: Shari Belafonte-Harper, who played Linda in the movie in episode 405- BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET, mourns the passing of her father, singer and activist Harry Belafonte.

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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.