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Births
1905 — Henry Fonda, who portrayed Fire Chief Risley in City on Fire.
1914 — Reg Hill, who was associate producer for Invaders from the Deep, producer for Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars, and production executive for Cosmic Princess.**
1915 — Robert Nash, who portrayed Horace Packard in The Rebel Set.
1917 — George Gaynes, who portrayed the mission director in Space Travelers.
1934 — Richard Falk, who was gaffer for Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.*
1941 — Aldo Canti, who portrayed a good-natured tavern brawler in and was a stuntman for Hercules and the Captive Women.
1947 — Bill Smitrovich, who had an unspecified role in Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.*
Deaths
1957 — John Brown (53, heart attack), who voiced Ro-Man and Great Guidance in Robot Monster.
1992 — Marisa Mell (53, cancer), who portrayed Charity Farrell in Secret Agent Super Dragon and Eva Kant in Diabolik.
2008 — Sandy Howard (80), who was executive producer for City on Fire.
2008 — David Mitton (69, suicide), who was a special effects technician for Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars.
2011 — Eva Gord (age unknown), who was costume designer for The Brain.**
2016 — Lidia Biondi (75), who portrayed a policewoman in Diabolik.
2018 — Joseph Campanella (93), who portrayed Frank Lafferty in Hangar 18.
Home Media Releases
2006 — The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Volume 9
2017 — Mystery Science Theater 3000 – Volume V
Events
1929 — At the 1st Academy Awards, Karl Struss (cinematographer for Rocketship X-M and The Rebel Set) shares the Best Cinematography Award for Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.
1951 — John Agar (Doc Farrell in Women of the Prehistoric Planet, Dr. Clete Ferguson in Revenge of the Creature, and Dr. Roger Bentley in The Mole People) and Loretta Combs (woman on boat in Revenge of the Creature) get married.
1969 — Gus Trikonis (director for The Side Hackers and Scorpio in The Hellcats) and Goldie Hawn (a spectator in The Side Hackers) get married.
1983 — Season Hubley (Anne Redding in SST: Death Flight) and Kurt Russell get divorced.