1844: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, whose music was heard in the movies in episodes 416- FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE and 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD.
1869: Neville Chamberlain, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE.
1886: Edward Everett Horton, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS.
1887: Frank Moran, who played Angel in the movie in episode 105- THE CORPSE VANISHES.
1911: William Lava, who composed part of the musical score for the movies in episodes 702- THE BRUTE MAN, 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE and 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS.
1911: Smiley Burnette, who played Briny in the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.
1914: Jack Rabin, who did the special effects for the movies in episodes 107- ROBOT MONSTER, 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M, 317- VIKING WOMEN AND THE SEA SERPENT, 602- INVASION USA, and 1105- THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN.plus WORLD WITHOUT END, riffed in MST3K’s first live show.
1921: Geoffrey Copleston, a.k.a. Jeffrey Coppleston, who played Sir George Bradley in the movie in episode 903- THE PUMAMAN.**
1926: Peter Graves, who played Paul Nelson in the movie in episode 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, Ed Wainwright in 517- BEGINNING OF THE END, Paul Whitley in K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT and Jeff in 811- PARTS: THE CLONUS HORROR, as well as providing the uncredited narration in 418- ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES. He was also mentioned in a host segment in episode 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD.
1927: John Kander, who wrote the song “New York, New York,” which was sung in the “swing choir” host segment in episode 609?-THE SKYDIVERS.*
1934: Charley Pride, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS.
1935: Leslie Parrish, who played Ev Kester in the movie in episode 810- THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION.*
1943: Kevin Dobson, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 904- WEREWOLF.*
1944: Ritch Brinkley, who played cannery boss Ralph Carter in the movie in episode 324- MASTER NINJA II and Gunner in the movie in episode 1305- DOCTOR MORDRID.
1948: Paul Fisk, who provided additional narrative for the movie in episode 1006- BOGGY CREEK II: AND THE LEGEND CONTINUES.
DIED ON THIS DATE
1960: Richard H. Riedel (age 55; auto accident), art director for the movie THIS ISLAND EARTH, riffed in MST3K: THE MOVIE.
1964: Herschel Graham (age 60), who played a restaurant patron in the movie in episode 520- RADAR SECRET SERVICE.
1964: Shamshi Tyumenbayev (age 54), who played Matvei Sbrodovich in the movie in episode 617- THE SWORD AND THE DRAGON.
1970: William Beaudine (age 78), director of the short DESIGN FOR DREAMING, seen in episode 524- 12 TO THE MOON.
1972: Jimmy Clark (age unknown), who played a student in the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN.**
1980: Richard Caffey (age 51), assistant director for the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.
1988: Alan Gibbs (age 47; cancer), who played the “Mustang hood” and did stunts in the movie in episode 512- MITCHELL and served as a stunt consultant for the movie in episode K19- HANGAR 18.
1997: Harry Raybould (age 64), who played the M.P at the main gate in the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN.
2000: Mel Traxel (age 83), still photographer for the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.
2004: Bill Rogers (age 74), who provided an English dub in the movie in episode 624- SAMSON VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMEN.
2011: Warren Christopher (age 85), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE.
2017: Tony Russel (age 91), who voiced Tirteo in episode 410- HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN and Baby Face in the movie in episode 504- SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON.
2019: Junkichi Orimoto (age 92), who played Colonel Matsuda in the movie in episode 816- PRINCE OF SPACE.
EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1995: episode 623- THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN (with the short THE DAYS OF OUR YEARS) first shown.
EVENT ON THIS DATE
1956: Mamie Van Doren gives birth to her only child, Perry Ray Anthony.
2022: The 13th-season short PIPELINE TO THE CLOUDS (1951) debuts in the Gizmoplex.
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