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June 6
Births
1896 — Ray Mercer, who was visual effects technician for Lost Continent and The Beast of Yucca Flats, as well as special effects technician for I Accuse My Parents, Radar Secret Service, Last of the Wild Horses, and The Sinister Urge.
1904 — Tatyana Pelttser, who portrayed the groom’s mother in Jack Frost.
1918 — Richard Crane, who portrayed Rocky Jones in Manhunt in Space and Crash of Moons.
1922 — John Conwell, who was in charge of talent for Code Name: Diamond Head.
1923 — John Baer, who portrayed Steve Dunlap in Night of the Blood Beast.
1925 — Murray Rubin, who portrayed Mr. Berstein in Doctor Mordrid.
1930 — Jeremy Wilkin, who voiced Captain Ochre and other characters in Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars.
1933 — Goffredo Unger, who portrayed Remar in Hercules Against the Moon Men (also stuntman), the fisherman who loses his arm in Devil Fish (also assistant director), and a diplomat in Diabolik (also John Philip Law’s stunt double), as well as being assistant director and stunt coordinator for Starcrash.**
1942 — Robert Tayman, who portrayed a card player in Moon Zero Two.**
1955 — Cheryl Smith, who portrayed the model in The Incredible Melting Man and Kathy Farley in Laserblast.
1959 — John T. Melick, who was production assistant for Mac and Me.*
1972 — Jennifer K. Dawson, who portrayed a bar maid in Demon Squad.*
1980 — Erin Lilley, who portrayed Daisy O’Reilly in and was a writer, executive producer, makeup artist, and prop flunky for Demon Squad.
Deaths
1955 — Fred Myton (69), who was a writer for The Mad Monster.
1969 — Sergey Koren (61), who was choreographer for The Magic Voyage of Sinbad.
1975 — George Worthing Yates (73), who was a writer for The Amazing Colossal Man, Earth vs the Spider, War of the Colossal Beast, and Tormented.
1985 — Daniel Nunez (65), who portrayed a vendor in Kitten with a Whip.
1989 — Steffen Zacharias (62), who portrayed a man in Master Ninja II.
1994 — Johnny Downs (80), who portrayed Tom Gregory in The Mad Monster.
2003 — Alice Lyon (68), who portrayed Elaine Gavin in The Horror of Party Beach.
2005 — Tullio Altamura (80), who portrayed an unspecified role in Hercules and the Captive Women and Professor John Carmichael in Danger!! Death Ray.
2005 — Dana Elcar (77), who portrayed George Woodruff in San Francisco International.
2006 — José María Sánchez (56-57, cancer), who was a writer for Ator: The Fighting Eagle.**
2008 — Eugene Persson (74), who portrayed Mike Simpson in Earth vs the Spider and Pete Garwood in Bloodlust.
2009 — Bob Bell (91), who was art director for Invaders from the Deep and supervising art director for Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars.
2010 — Hans Gottschalk (83), who was a producer for Hamlet.
2013 — Maxine Stuart (94), who portrayed Peggy in Kitten with a Whip.
2023 — Dinny Powell (90), who portrayed a Psychon in Cosmic Princess and was a stuntman for the upcoming Space Raiders.
Episode Premieres
1992 — Space Travelers
>1994 — Johnny Downs (80), who portrayed Tom Gregory in The Mad Monster.
In the 50s and 60s Johnny Downs hosted an after-school kid’s show here in San Diego. I met him once when he was doing a meet-and-greet at the opening of a new store.
Minor goof on my part. Erin Lilley should have an Asterisk of Life.
June 7
Births
1900 — Gisa Geert, who was choreographer for Hercules.
1902 — Sidney Clifford, who was set decorator for Teenage Crime Wave.
1905 — Frank Melford, who was a producer for The Black Scorpion.
1910 — Arthur Gardner, who portrayed a dancer in The Brute Man.
1911 — Alfred Stern, who was a producer for I Accuse My Parents.
1918 — Norman Williams, who was in charge of production for The Million Eyes of Sumuru.
1920 — Robin Hughes, who portrayed the first officer in The Mole People and Gideon Drew in The Thing That Couldn’t Die.
1920 — Alix Talton, who portrayed Marge Blaine in The Deadly Mantis.
1921 — Simmy Bow, who portrayed the gas station attendant in Laserblast.
1925 — Sadamasa Arikawa, who was director of special effects for Godzilla vs the Sea Monster and Mighty Jack.
1928 — James Mendenhall, who portrayed a guard in the upcoming Space Raiders.
1928 — Reg Park, who portrayed the title role in Hercules and the Captive Women.
1934 — Sally Todd, who portrayed Sanda in Viking Women and the Sea Serpent and Natalie Andries in The Unearthly.
1941 — Blasco Giurato, who was cinematographer for Escape 2000.
1947 — Susan Woollen, who was a staff writer for Master Ninja I and Master Ninja II.
Everybody’s dead Dave.
Deaths
1973 — Lane Bradford (50, brain hemorrhage), who portrayed Lassbuan in Crash of Moons.
1973 — Bill Clark (54, plane crash), who portrayed a caveman in Teenage Cave Man and a barfly in Gunslinger
1973 — Charles Hannawalt (63), who was key/head/chief grip for Viking Women and the Sea Serpent, Swamp Diamonds, Gunslinger, Day the World Ended, The Undead, and The Screaming Skull.
1975 — Carl J. Lawrence (70), who was set decorator for The Mole People.
1989 — Spartaco Conversi (72), who was production secretary for Hercules Unchained (also an officer of Polinice) and Hercules.
1994 — William Marshall (76), who was director and additional dialogue writer for The Phantom Planet.
1996 — Percy Edwards (88), who provided the dog sounds for Tess in The Deadly Bees.
2006 — Bill Reese (79), who portrayed Senator Lindfield in The Hellcats.
2013 — Antonio Secchi (89), who was cinematographer for Secret Agent Super Dragon.
2014 — Jacques Herlin (86), who portrayed Ross in Secret Agent Super Dragon.
2015 — Christopher Lee (93), who portrayed the title role in The Castle of Fu Manchu.
Movie Premieres
1965 — Devil Doll (UK)
Episode Premieres
1997 — Parts: The Clonus Horror
June 8
Births
1905 — Lella Cattaneo, who portrayed a party guest in Diabolik.
1908 — Jerry Frank, who portrayed a Rankin henchman in The Phantom Creeps.
1909 — Robert Carson, who portrayed Tom in Radar Secret Service and Mr. Gardner in Girls Town.
1911 — Howard Lydecker, who was special effects technician for Radar Men from the Moon and Undersea Kingdom.
1912 — Henry Brandon, who portrayed Rinkman in Manhunt in Space and Zarz in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II.
1917 — George Wallace, who portrayed Commando Cody in Radar Men from the Moon.
1921 — Gordon McLendon, who was actor and executive producer for The Giant Gila Monster (as narrator) and The Killer Shrews (as Dr. Radford Baines).
1923 — Myron Healey, who portrayed Mark Houston in The Unearthly and General Michael Perry in The Incredible Melting Man.
1923 — Peggy Maley, who portrayed Francine in Indestructible Man.
1932 — Maurice Good, who portrayed the bowler wearing agent in The Deadly Bees.
1981 — Alex Band, who portrayed the kid at the museum in Doctor Mordrid.*
Deaths
1954 — Maurice Cass (69), who portrayed Professor Newton in Manhunt in Space and Crash of Moons.
1971 — Piero Gherardi (61), who was art director and costume designer for Diabolik.
1979 — Louis Palange (61), who was composer for King Dinosaur.
1988 — Chuck Roberson (69), who portrayed Deputy Chuck in Last of the Wild Horses.
1997 — John D. Hall (age unknown), who was sound effects editor for Lost Continent.**
2003 — Herschel Burke Gilbert (85), who was composer and music director for Project Moon Base.
2005 — Ed Bishop (72), who voiced Captain Blue and the narrator in Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars and portrayed a radar operator in Gorgo.
2006 — Robert Donner (75), who portrayed Fingers O’Toole in Catalina Caper and the morgue attendant in Agent for H.A.R.M.
2013 — Don Barton (83), who was director, writer, and producer for Blood Waters of Dr. Z.
2014 — Ralph Hodges (85), who portrayed the older brother in the short A Date with Your Family (paired with Invasion USA).
2014 — Dennis C. Lewiston (80), who was camera operator for Phase IV.
2018 — Jack Willoughby (101), who a camera operator for Ring of Terror as well as associate producer and cinematographer for The Giant Spider Invasion.
2020 — Fabrizio Mioni (89), who portrayed Jason in Hercules Unchained and Hercules.
Episode Premieres
1991 — Gamera
June 9
Births
1902 — Jack Cosgrove, who was special effects technician for the short Design for Dreaming (paired with 12 to the Moon).
1910 — Bernard Woolner, who was a producer for Swamp Diamonds.
1918 — Robert Blees, who was a writer for The Black Scorpion.
1918 — Robert Lynn, who was a director for Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars.
1919 — Gerd Oswald, who was director for Agent for H.A.R.M.
1921 — Jerry Dunphy, who portrayed the newscaster in Kitten with a Whip.
1927 — R. Wright Campbell, who was a writer for Teenage Cave Man.
1931 — Patsy Parsons, who portrayed Cleolanta in Manhunt in Space and Crash of Moons.
1935 — Franco Vitale, who was still photographer for Escape 2000.
1938 — Marilyn Hanold, who portrayed Peggy Howard in The Brain That Wouldn’t Die.*
1955 — Ted Eccles, who portrayed Davey Scott in San Francisco International.*
Deaths
1956 — B. Reeves Eason (69), who was director for Undersea Kingdom.
1967 — George Bruggerman (62), who portrayed a pedestrian in The Deadly Mantis.
1970 — Andrew J. McIntyre (67), who was camera operator for Kitten with a Whip.
1971 — Harold Lloyd Jr. (40, stroke), who portrayed Chip Gardner in Girls Town.
1973 — Carlo D’Angelo (54, natural causes, capisce), who portrayed Creonte in Hercules Unchained and Fernand Lamas in Secret Agent Super Dragon.
1983 — Mary Chaffee (75), who handled set continuity for Rocketship X-M and was script supervisor for Jungle Goddess.
1987 — Grandon Rhodes (82), who portrayed Jackson Foster in Revenge of the Creature.
1998 — Norman Stuart (89), who was a dialogue coach for Space Travelers.
2000 — Chester Hayes (86, house fire), who portrayed a caveman in Teenage Cave Man.
2002 — James Almanzar (67), who portrayed Sid in Catalina Caper.
2009 — Karl Michael Vogler (80), who portrayed Horatio in Hamlet.
2017 — Adam West (88), who portrayed Captain Tom Churchman in Zombie Nightmare.
June 10
Births
1903 — Clyde Beatty, who was the animal trainer in the short Here Comes the Circus (paired with The Day the Earth Froze).
1908 — Otto Lund, who was set decorator and set designer for Reptilicus.
1908 — Jack Pollexfen, who was director and producer for Indestructible Man and The Atomic Brain (also writer).
1910 — Bud Wolfe, who was a stuntman for The Phantom Creeps.
1916 — Harald Maresch, who portrayed Joe in Horrors of Spider Island.
1918 — Barry Morse, who portrayed Dr. John Caball in The Shape of Things to Come.
1922 — Angela Giussani, who was co-creator of the comic book series Diabolik was adapted from.
1926 — James Landis, who was dubbing director for The Magic Voyage of Sinbad and The Sword and the Dragon.
1927 — Paul Marco, who portrayed Kelton in Bride of the Monster.
1927 — Lloyd Nelson, who portrayed Heathcliff in The Wild Wild World of Batwoman.
1927 — Carlo Rasmussen, who was property master for Reptilicus.
1929 — Douglas Mellor, who portrayed Hank Radcliffe in The Beast of Yucca Flats.
1937 — Luciana Paluzzi, who portrayed Dr. Lisa Benson in The Green Slime and Iole’s maid in Hercules.*
1939 — Alexandra Stewart, who portrayed Eudora in The Last Chase.*
1940 — Helga Neuner, who portrayed Ann in Horrors of Spider Island.*
1941 — Mickey Jones, who portrayed Hog in Master Ninja II.
1942 — Ihsan Gedik, who portrayed a henchman in The Castle of Fu Manchu.*
1945 — John De Troia, who was a stunt driver for Laserblast.
1946 — John Richardson, who was special effects technician for Phase IV.*
1948 — Tony Haig, who portrayed Jack in Parts: The Clonus Horror.*
1950 — Ed Naha, who was a writer for Wizards of the Lost Kingdom.*
1955 — Andrew Stevens, who portrayed Elliott in Munchie.*
1958 — Iris Peynado, who portrayed Sandra Hayes in Devil Fish.*
1959 — Timothy Van Patten, who portrayed Max Keller in Master Ninja I and Master Ninja II.*
1964 — Carlos Gil, who was second assistant director for Deathstalker II.*
Deaths
1961 — Vivienne Osborne (64), who portrayed Mrs. Wilson in I Accuse My Parents.
1966 — Ned Le Fevre (54, cancer), who portrayed a newscaster in Revenge of the Creature and an announcer in The Deadly Mantis.
1993 — Arthur Gerstle (86), who was assistant camera for Kitten with a Whip.
1998 — Harrison Muller Sr. (71), who portrayed Professor McWayne in Warrior of the Lost World.
2004 — Kôtarô Tomita (77), who portrayed the lead Seatopian agent in Godzilla vs Megalon.
2006 — Sally Frei (68), who portrayed Sally in Women of the Prehistoric Planet.
2010 — Stan Shaffer (65), who was casting director for Wizards of the Lost Kingdom and the upcoming Space Raiders.
2016 — Mimmo Palmara (87), who portrayed Polinices in Hercules Unchained, Astor in Hercules and the Captive Women, Iphitus in Hercules (also a stunt double for Steve Reeves), and Kurt in Argoman the Fantastic Superman.
2017 — Gerry Black (89), who portrayed a truck driver in Master Ninja I.
Movie Premieres
1955 — This Island Earth
Episode Premieres
2022 — Doctor Mordrid
Brian, if for whatever reason my email didn’t get through to you, my answer is yes.
June 11
Births
1902 — Vissarion Shebalin, who was music arranger for The Magic Voyage of Sinbad.
1909 — Harry Gerstad, who was editor for Rocketship X-M and supervising editor for The Magic Sword.
1909 — Paul Schreibman, who was American dubbing producer for First Spaceship on Venus.
1910 — Ronald Kinnoch, who was a writer for Devil Doll.
1914 — Gerald Mohr, who portrayed Vince Potter in Invasion USA.
1917 — Arthur H. Wolf, who was a producer for the shorts Speech: Using Your Voice (also director, paired with Earth vs the Spider), Cheating (paired with The Wild Wild World of Batwoman), What About Juvenile Delinquency? (also portrayed noodly principal Mr. McPherson, paired with The Atomic Brain), Why Study Industrial Arts? (paired with The Skydivers), and Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance (also director, paired with Red Zone Cuba).
1920 — Robert Hutton, who portrayed Tom Gregory in and was director for The Slime People.
1921 — Tony Charmoli, who was choreographer for the short Design for Dreaming (paired with 12 to the Moon).
1922 — John Bromfield, who portrayed Joe Hayes in Revenge of the Creature.
1923 — George Baxt, who was a writer for Circus of Horrors.
1928 — Michael Ford, who was assistant art director for Cosmic Princess.
1930 — Alfredo Wally Barrón, who portrayed Santo’s second in Samson vs the Vampire Women.
1932 — Ed Bishop, who voiced Captain Blue and the narrator in Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars and portrayed a radar operator in Gorgo.
1939 — Bill McIntosh, who was a stuntman for City Limits.*
1955 — Alejandro Bracho, who portrayed a dead warrior in Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell.*
Deaths
1984 — Patrick Whyte (77), who portrayed Philip Varden in Kitten with a Whip a guard in The Mole People.
1993 — Bernard Bresslaw (59, heart attack), who portrayed Harry in Moon Zero Two.
1995 — Noboru Tsuburaya (56, natural causes, capisce), who was a producer for Fugitive Alien and Star Force: Fugitive Alien II.
1998 — Addalyn Pollitt (92), who portrayed George’s wife in Eegah.
2005 — Ron Randell (86), who portrayed Lt. Ed James in The She-Creature.
2007 — Clint Young (82), who portrayed Captain Willoughby in Being from Another Planet.
2016 — Roberto G. Rivera (89), who portrayed Dr. Kur in and was production manager for Santo in the Treasure of Dracula.
2016 — Aleksandr Rybin (80), who was cinematographer for Humanoid Woman.
2018 — Charles Willcox (85), who portrayed Jimmy in I Was a Teenage Werewolf.
2019 — Robert Sorrells (88), who portrayed Dan in San Francisco International
Movie Premieres
1961 — Ring of Terror (Nashua, NH)
Home Media Releases
2002 — The Crawling Hand
2002 — The Hellcats
Events
1987 — Mariette Hartley (Betty Lloyd in Space Travelers) receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7020 Hollywood Blvd.
June 12
Births
1901 — Mac Dalgleish, who was sound engineer for Last of the Wild Horses.
1908 — Erik Blythe, who portrayed Ed Mulfory in Invasion USA.
1909 — Tom Steele, who was a stuntman for Radar Men from the Moon (also Zerg), The Phantom Creeps (also a train conductor and a radio truck driver), Jungle Goddess, Undersea Kingdom (also a guardsman), and Day the World Ended.
1913 — Ben Frommer, who portrayed the drunk in Bride of the Monster.
1914 — Yuli Kun, who was cinematographer for The Sword and the Dragon.
1914 — Shirley Ulmer, who was script supervisor for The Amazing Transparent Man.
1916 — José Chávez, who portrayed the train conductor in The Black Scorpion and Manuel in The Beast of Hollow Mountain.
1918 — Samuel Z. Arkoff, who was executive producer for The Amazing Colossal Man, It Conquered the World, Earth vs the Spider, Teenage Cave Man, The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, War of the Colossal Beast, Gunslinger, The Incredible Melting Man, Day the World Ended, Terror from the Year 5000, The She-Creature, and Squirm, as well as producer for Bride of the Monster, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Reptilicus, The Time Travelers, The Land That Time Forgot, At the Earth’s Core, and Circus of Horrors.
1922 — Joel Freeman, who was production supervisor for 12 to the Moon.
1929 — Alberto De Martino, who was director for Operation Double 007 and The Pumaman (also story writer).
1946 — Nicholas Niciphor, who was director and writer for the upcoming Deathsport.*
1953 — Gary Farmer, who portrayed Tooby in Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.*
1954 — Mark Ulano, who was production sound mixer for City Limits and sound mixer for Being from Another Planet and the upcoming Space Raiders.*
1963 — Karen Paterson-Bowden, who handled continuity for The Brain.
Deaths
1964 — Paul Carpenter (42, natural causes, capisce), who portrayed Captain Larson in Fire Maidens of Outer Space.
1980 — Hans Peters (86), who was art director for Girls Town.
1983 — Alfonso Díaz Landa (65), who portrayed a military man in The Black Scorpion.
1991 — John Morley (78), who portrayed a doctor in The Space Children.
1995 — Roger Roger (83), who was incidental music composer for The Green Slime, Pod People, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die, and Devil Doll.
1996 — Adolfo Torres Portillo (75), who was a writer for Santa Claus.
2003 — Gregory Peck (87), who portrayed Charles Keith in Space Travelers.
2008 — Charlie Jones (77), who portrayed a sportscaster in Superdome.
2013 — Bert Spielvogel (101), who was cinematographer for the short Last Clear Chance (paired with Radar Secret Service).
2015 — Ernest Tomlinson (90), who composed stock music used in Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Events
1991 — Roger Corman (director and producer for It Conquered the World, Teenage Cave Man, The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent, Gunslinger, Day the World Ended, The Undead, and the upcoming Deathsport, as well as executive producer for Attack of the Giant Leeches, High School Big Shot, Night of the Blood Beast, Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II, Deathstalker II, Lords of the Deep [in which he also portrayed a corporate executive], and Munchie, director for Swamp Diamonds, producer for Avalanche and the upcoming Space Raiders, and distribution producer for Starcrash) receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7013 Hollywood Blvd.
2009 — Rebecca Hanson (writer as well as portraying Gypsy and Synthia Seasons 11-13, also Mrs. Kelly in 1311 – The Mask) and Tim Ryder (Bonehead #1 Seasons 11-12, writer Seasons 11-13, and director Season 13) get married.