BORN ON THIS DATE
1901: Fred C. Brannon, director of the season one serial RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON.
1906: William Glasgow, production designer for the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN.
1906: Betty Fancher, who was script supervisor for the movies in episodes 509- THE GIRL IN LOVER’S LANE and 912- THE SCREAMING SKULL.
1908: Fred B. Phillips, make-up artist for the TV-movie seen in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT.
1910: Tomoyuki Tanaka, producer of the movies in episodes 212- GODZILLA VS. MEGALON and 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER.
1915: Lev Dovgvillo (age 90), who was special effects cinematographer for the movie in episode 422- THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE.
1916: Frances Robinson, who played Martha in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.
1916: Vic Perrin, who played a taxi driver in the movie in episode 1312- THE BUBBLE.
1917: Dick Nelson, who played Sgt. Hansen in the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN.
1951: David Clark Allen, founder of the group Somebody’s Chyldren, whose music was heard in the movie in episide 209- THE HELLCATS.*
1952: Spice Williams-Crosby, who did stunts for the movie in episode 322- MASTER NINJA I.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1971: Bartlett A. Carre (age 73), production supervisor for the movies in episodes 503- SWAMP DIAMONDS, 808- THE SHE-CREATURE and THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED (riffed by fans in Sci-fi Channel’s “MST3K: The Home Game”). He was also assistant director for the movie in episode 511- GUNSLINGER and 808- THE SHE-CREATURE.
1976: Neil McCallum (age 47; stroke), who played the space captain in the movie in episode 111- MOON ZERO TWO.
1981: Jim Davis (age 71), who played Grant in the movie in episode 1204- THE DAY TIME ENDED.
1984: Barry Gray (age 75), musical score composer of the TV series “Stingray,” episodes of which were incorporated into episode K01- INVADERS FROM THE DEEP and the TV series “Captain Scarlet,” episodes of which were incorporated into episode K02- REVENGE OF THE MYSTERONS FROM MARS. He was also did the music for the TV series “Space: 1999,” two episodes of which were incorporated into episode K10- COSMIC PRINCESS.
1985: Albert Maltz (age 76), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 205- ROCKET ATTACK USA.
1989: Lucille Ball (age 77), who was imitated in host segments in episode 308- GAMERA VS. GAOS, 203- JUNGLE GODDESS and 321- SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS.
1991: Emily McLaughlin (age 60), who played Jesse Brewer in the TV soap opera GENERAL HOSPITAL, episodes of which were seen as shorts in season four.
2002: Del Sharbutt (age 90), who was the narrator in the short X MARKS THE SPOT, seen in episode 210- KING DINOSAUR.
2005: Robert J. Schiffer (age 88), make-up artist for the movie in episode 309- THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN.
2011: Phoebe Snow (age 60), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
2013: George Jones (age 81), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 411- THE MAGIC SWORD.
2015: Jayne Meadows (age 95), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED.
2015: Lev Dovgvillo (age 90), special effects cinematographer for the movie in episode 422- THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE.
2016: Lester Gorn (age 98), co-writer for the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END.
2017: Jonathan Demme (age 73), who played Matt Winters in the movie in episode 704- THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN.
2020: Aarón Hernán (age 89), who played Nicias in the movie in episode 703- DEATHSTALKER AND THE WARRIORS FROM HELL.
2020: Ilene Blackman (age 81), who played the newspaper editor in the movie in episode 821- TIME CHASERS.**

EVENT ON THIS DATE
1967: The movie in episode 204- CATALINA CAPER has its premiere.
2005: Arch Hall Jr., who played Tom Nelson in the movie in episode 506- EEGAH, gave a rare musical performance at the Ponderosa Stomp #4 in New Orleans.

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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.