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September 19
Births
1924 — Ernest Tomlinson, who composed stock music used in Women of the Prehistoric Planet.
1928 — Adam West, who portrayed Captain Tom Churchman in Zombie Nightmare.
1930 — Antonio Margheriti, who was director for Killer Fish.
1931 — Ray Danton, who portrayed the title role in Secret Agent Super Dragon.
1933 — David McCallum, who portrayed Castile in Master Ninja II.
1941 — Keith Wilson, who was production designer for Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars and Cosmic Princess.
1970 — Victor Williams, who portrayed the little creature in Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues.*
Deaths
1959 — John Merton (58, heart attack), who portrayed Moloch in Undersea Kingdom.
1967 — Carlie Taylor (70), who was makeup artist for Daddy-O and Swamp Diamonds.
1973 — Bobby Gilbert (75), who portrayed a store clerk in The Rebel Set.
2000 — Ann Doran (89), who portrayed Martha Blake in The Painted Hills and Mavis in Kitten with a Whip.
2000 — Fulvio Mingozzi (74), who portrayed an American security man in Argoman the Fantastic Superman.
2000 — Gloria Talbott (69), who portrayed Vida in Girls Town and Sally in The Leech Woman.
2010 — Domonic Muir (48, pneumonia), who was assistant editor for City Limits and transformation sequence production assistant for Being from Another Planet.
2013 — Dario De Grassi (74), who portrayed Lawrence’s assistant in Argoman the Fantastic Superman.
Episode Premieres
1992 — Manhunt in Space
Events
1945 — John Agar (Doc Farrell in Women of the Prehistoric Planet, Clete Ferguson in Revenge of the Creature, and Roger Bentley in The Mole People) and Shirley Temple get married.
2019 — Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live – The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour premieres at the United States Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York.
September 20
Births
1897 — Kermit Maynard, who portrayed a barfly in Gunslinger.
1906 — Russell Metty, who was cinematographer for The Thing That Couldn’t Die.
1913 — Robert Christie, who portrayed a doctor in The Last Chase.
1915 — John Straub, who portrayed a chaplain in Project Moon Base.
1927 — Bob Harks, who portrayed a policeman in Stranded in Space and a lab tech in Riding with Death.
1930 — W.B. Brydon, who portrayed Bill Anderson in The Mask.
1935 — Newell Alexander, who provided the voice of Steve West and did other assorted ADR work in The Incredible Melting Man.*
1954 — Brinke Stevens, who portrayed a band member in Munchie.*
Deaths
1956 — Dick Gordon (63), who portrayed a wedding guest in The Corpse Vanishes and the judge in the short X Marks the Spot (paired with King Dinosaur).
1959 — Olin Howland (73), who portrayed Remedy Williams in Last of the Wild Horses.
1963 — Frank Tipper (54, natural causes, capisce), who was effects animator for This Island Earth.
1971 — Lionel Lindon (66), who was cinematographer for The Black Scorpion.
1973 — Jack Marshall (51, natural causes, capisce), who composed additional music for Daddy-O and was composer for The Giant Gila Monster.
1973 — Glenn Strange (74), who portrayed Petro in The Mad Monster.
1975 — Ikio Sawamura (70), who portrayed an elderly slave in Godzilla vs the Sea Monster.
1979 — Paul Dubov (60), who portrayed Radek in Day the World Ended and Johnny in The She-Creature.
1983 — Betty Sinclair (76), who was production manager for Rocketship X-M and The Unearthly.
1989 — David R. Loxton (46, pancreatic cancer), who was executive producer for Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.
1989 — Fuminori Ôhashi (74), who was special technical advisor for The Legend of Dinosaurs.
1996 — S.F. Brownrigg (58, natural causes, capisce), who was editor for Attack of the Eye Creatures.
2005 — Don Adkins (73), who portrayed Otis Tucker in Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues.
2007 — Eleanor Beecroft (101), who portrayed Mrs. Kelly in The Mask.
2017 — James H. Russell (90), who portrayed Kelly in and was editor for Red Zone Cuba.
2024 — David Graham (99), who voiced multiple characters in Invaders from the Deep.
2025 — James Mitchum (84), who portrayed Charley Boy in Girls Town.
September 21
Births
1866 — H.G. Wells, who writings were adapted to varying degrees of looseness for Village of the Giants, Riding with Death, and The Shape of Things to Come.
1903 — Ronald R. Rondell, who was assistant director for The Mole People.
1906 — Derrick de Marney, who portrayed Latham in The Projected Man.
1907 — Jack Mather, who portrayed an officer in The Deadly Mantis.
1909 — Vladimir Solovyov, who portrayed Kassyan in The Sword and the Dragon.
1910 — Amerigo Santarelli, who portrayed a good-natured tavern brawler in Hercules and the Captive Women and a torturer (or pain technician) in The Loves of Hercules.
1916 — Ted Mossman, who was a prop flunky for World Without End.
1918 — Rand Brooks, who portrayed Ranger Andrews in Crash of Moons.
1918 — Craig Duncan, who portrayed an armored car policeman in The Rebel Set.
1923 — Paul Lehmann, who was production designer for First Spaceship on Venus.
1927 — Gerry Black, who portrayed a truck driver in Master Ninja I.
1928 — John Von Kotze, who was cinematographer for The Million Eyes of Sumuru.
1936 — Burr DeBenning, who portrayed Dr. Ted Nelson in The Incredible Melting Man.
1940 — Jesse Vint, who portrayed Polna in the upcoming Deathsport.*
1947 — Cynthia Hull, who portrayed Susan Rogers in Attack of the Eye Creatures.*
1949 — Daniel Pearl, who was prologue sequence photographer for The Day Time Ended.*
Deaths
1976 — David Silva (58, complications from diabetes), who portrayed Jose the lottery seller in The Batwoman.
1981 — Walt Davis (52, natural causes, capisce), who portrayed a co-pilot in Beginning of the End.
1985 — Harry L. Gianneschi (57, natural causes, capisce), who was camera assistant for The Giant Gila Monster and The Killer Shrews.
1991 — Angelo Rossitto (83, surgery complications), who portrayed Toby in The Corpse Vanishes and a dwarf in The Magic Sword.
1992 — Bill Williams (77), who portrayed Dutch in The Giant Spider Invasion.
1997 — Maurice Kaufmann (70), who portrayed a radio reporter in Gorgo.
2000 — R. Wright Campbell (73), who was a writer for Teenage Cave Man.
2002 — Maurice Manson (89), who portrayed Professor Olinger in The Undead.
2009 — Robert Ginty (60), who portrayed the Rider in Warrior of the Lost World.
2010 — John Crawford (90), who portrayed a man at the bar in Invasion USA.
2014 — Linda Griffiths (60), who portrayed Apollonia in Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.
2016 — Ken James (82), who portrayed Andrew in City on Fire.
2019 — Sid Haig (80), who portrayed Donar in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II and East Eddie in Beyond Atlantis.
2022 — Lidia Alfonsi (94), who portrayed the Sybil in Hercules and had an unspecified role in The Loves of Hercules.
Episode Premieres
1991 — Mighty Jack
Events
2023 — MSTiepedia – One Man’s Journey Through 30+ Years Of The Best TV Show Ever (Volume I) by Chris Cornell is published.
September 22
Births
1894 — Minerva Urecal, who portrayed Fagah in The Corpse Vanishes.
1903 — George DeNormand, who portrayed a guardsman in Undersea Kingdom (also a stunt double) and a military officer in Beginning of the End.
1909 — Harry Thomas, who was makeup artist for Project Moon Base, Invasion USA, High School Big Shot, Night of the Blood Beast, and The Bubble, as well as makeup supervisor for The Unearthly.
1915 — Grenville Nott, who was art director for Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars.
1917 — Peter Adams, who portrayed Captain Carmody in Project Moon Base.
1919 — Franz Peter Wirth, who was director and adapter for Hamlet.
1927 — Alf Joint, who portrayed an overseer in Cosmic Princess and a security man in The Projected Man.
1933 — Robert Banas, who portrayed a work farm inmate in Untamed Youth and Sonny MiMarco in Daddy-O, as well as being choreographer for The Skydivers.
1936 — Asa Maynor, who portrayed the girl in the bathtub in The Girl in Lovers Lane.*
1936 — Arthur Metrano, who portrayed a truck driver in Rocket Attack USA.
1943 — Toni Basil, who portrayed Red in and was choreographer for Village of the Giants.*
1943 — Paul Hoffert, who was composer, musical director, and orchestrator for The Shape of Things to Come.*
1947 — Steve Feke, who was a writer for Mac and Me.*
1947 — Greg Swanson, who voiced Sparks in The Shape of Things to Come.
1951 — Andrew Bloch, who portrayed Neal Kelso in Hangar 18.*
1954 — Shari Belafonte-Harper, who portrayed Linda Flores in Being from Another Planet.*
1962 — Jonathan Vanger, who was co-associate producer for Space Mutiny.*
Deaths
1965 — Joseph Granby (80), who portrayed the U.S. President in Invasion USA.
1973 — Charles Previn (85), who was composer for The Phantom Creeps and composed stock music used in The Brute Man.
1978 — Jack Shaindlin (69), who composed music cues used in The Green Slime and Terror from the Year 5000.
1991 — John Daheim (75), who portrayed a soldier in The Amazing Colossal Man.
1995 — George C. Emick (88), who was music editor for Lost Continent.
1995 — Sam Robins (84), who was story writer for The Corpse Vanishes.
1996 — Jean G. Valentino (82), who was sound mixer for The Human Duplicators.
1999 — Carl K. Hittleman (92), who was producer for Last of the Wild Horses.
2005 — Sadamasa Arikawa (80), who was director of special effects for Godzilla vs the Sea Monster and Mighty Jack.
2006 — Marjorie Lavelly (85), who was a continuity flunky for The Million Eyes of Sumuru.
2010 — Jackie Burroughs (71), who portrayed Fingal’s mother in Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.
2020 — Xavier Loyá (92), who portrayed Jorge in Samson vs the Vampire Women.
Movie Premieres
1960 — Tormented
Episode Premieres
1990 — Rocketship X-M
Events
1982 — Henry Mancini (stock music composer for Kitten with a Whip, Revenge of the Creature, and The Deadly Mantis, as well as composer for This Island Earth and The Thing That Couldn’t Die) receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6821 Hollywood Blvd.
September 23
Births
1888 — Urho Somersalmi, who portrayed Väinämöinen in The Day the Earth Froze.
1894 — Fred Frank, who was assistant director for This Island Earth and Revenge of the Creature.
1904 — Robert B. Williams, who portrayed a TV newsman in Teenagers from Outer Space and Webb in This Island Earth.
1917 — Santo, who appeared as himself in Samson vs the Vampire Women and Santo in the Treasure of Dracula.
1923 — Jimmy Weldon, who portrayed Lt. Webb in The Phantom Planet.
1924 — Bob Herron, who portrayed a slime person The Slime People (also a stuntman) and a mole person in The Mole People.
1926 — Henry Silva, who portrayed Floyd Wrangler in Escape 2000.
1930 — Charles B. Griffith, who was a writer for It Conquered the World (also Dr. Pete Shelton), Gunslinger, The Undead, and Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (also director).
1930 — Fabrizio Mioni, who portrayed Jason in Hercules Unchained and Hercules.
1932 — Naoko Kubo, who portrayed Mary in Mighty Jack.*
1935 — Jerry Leggio, who portrayed a coach in Superdome.
1938 — Maria Perschy, who portrayed Ingrid in The Castle of Fu Manchu.
1940 — Gordon Gale, who portrayed Mr. Wagoner in Cry Wilderness.
1948 — Frank Larrabee, who was the lead singer of The Band That Played California Lady in Track of the Moon Beast.
1949 — Sandra Marley, who was script clerk for Blood Waters of Dr. Z and script supervisor for The Day Time Ended.*
Deaths
1978 — Fred Morgan (87), who was still photographer for World Without End.
1981 — Allan Balter (56, natural causes, capisce), who was a writer and producer for San Francisco International.
1985 — Mickey Simpson (71), who portrayed Markoff in Manhunt in Space and Naga in World Without End.
1994 — Robert Bloch (77), who was a writer for The Deadly Bees.
1995 — Otto Lund (87), who was set decorator and set designer for Reptilicus.
2004 — John Bath (89), who was musical director for The Skydivers and composer for Red Zone Cuba.
2004 — Hazel W. Hall (88), who was script supervisor for Manhunt in Space, Crash of Moons, and The Phantom Planet.
2006 — Tim Rooney (59, dermatomyositis), who portrayed Pete in Village of the Giants.
2014 — Jackie Brady Baugh (66), who was production accountant for Superdome.
2024 — Pierre-William Glenn (80), who was cinematographer for Avalanche.
Television Premieres
1976 — Gemini Man episode “Smithereens” (first half of Riding with Death)
>1940 — Gordon Gale, who portrayed Mr. Wagoner in Cry Wilderness.
Scientists say that if Gordon Gale and Gale Gordon (The Lucy Show) ever came into contact, they would annihilate each other in a massive release of energy.
And if you enter Gordon Gale in the IMDB search engine, it’ll insist you must mean Gale Gordon.
September 24
Births
1894 — Billy Bletcher, who voiced the Pincushion Man in the cartoon that plays in Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders.
1902 — Stanley Kufel, who was a wardrobe flunky for Radar Secret Service.
1904 — Carl J. Lawrence, who was set decorator for The Mole People.
1906 — Chris Mueller, who was mutant constructor for This Island Earth.
1912 — Charles G. Martin, who had an unspecified role in Ring of Terror.
1922 — Bert I. Gordon, who was director and producer for King Dinosaur, The Amazing Colossal Man (also a writer), Earth vs the Spider, War of the Colossal Beast, The Magic Sword, Tormented, Beginning of the End, and Village of the Giants.
1924 — Douglas Gamley, who was composer for The Land That Time Forgot.
1924 — Al Gramaglia, who was sound re-recordist for The Horror of Party Beach and recording mixer for Squirm.
1927 — Gene Corman, who was producer for Attack of the Giant Leeches and Night of the Blood Beast (also story writer).
1937 — Lem Amero, who was negative cutter for Zombie Nightmare.
1940 — Bob Sessions, who voiced multiple unspecified characters in Gamera and was the narrator for Mighty Jack.
1941 — Igor Yasulovich, who portrayed Torki in Humanoid Woman.
1945 — Gae Clark Butler, who was hair stylist for SST: Death Flight.*
1964 — Bridget Nelson, who was a writer and Best Brains Player for MST3K in Season 3-10.*
Deaths
1956 — John MacBurnie (63), who was cinematographer for Radar Men from the Moon.
1957 — Curly Batson (61), who was makeup artist for The Undead.
1976 — Bruno VeSota (54, heart attack), who portrayed Sidney Chillas in Daddy-O, Dave Walker in Attack of the Giant Leeches, Zebulon Tabb in Gunslinger, Seltzer in The Wild Wild World of Batwoman, and Scroop in The Undead.
1987 — Clark Ross (74), who portrayed a reporter in Space Travelers.
2006 — Lillian Toth (94), who was makeup artist for Monster A-Go Go.
2011 — Thomas C. Chapman (64), who was story writer for Hangar 18.
2013 — Mike Jones (59, natural causes, capisce), who was chief puppeteer for Future War and did makeup special effects for Wizards of the Lost Kingdom and the upcoming Space Raiders.
2017 — Philip Morris (82), who portrayed a barker in Carnival Magic.
Movie Premieres
1992 — Doctor Mordrid (direct to video)
Events
2019 — A compilation of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic is released.
September 25
Births
1905 — Eugene Joseff, who was costume jeweler for The Mad Monster, The Corpse Vanishes, and I Accuse My Parents.
1915 — Alex Stelter, who portrayed a karate fight judge in No Retreat, No Surrender.
1916 — Bobby Bonales, who appeared as himself in Samson vs the Vampire Women.
1916 — Eduardo Noriega, who portrayed Enrique Rios in The Beast of Hollow Mountain.
1920 — Philip Ridgeway, who was story consultant for The Million Eyes of Sumuru.**
1929 — Kenneth J. Warren, who portrayed the first roustabout in Circus of Horrors and had an unspecified role in Beyond Atlantis.
1932 — Barbara Bohrer, who was script supervisor for Day the World Ended.
1932 — James Nelson, who was supervising sound editor for The Bubble.
1942 — Robert Miano, who portrayed an incense merchant in Quest of the Delta Knights.*
1946 — Drew Snyder, who portrayed Aldebarian in the upcoming Space Raiders.*
1951 — Mark Hamill, who portrayed P.T. Mindslap in a host segment in 1112- Carnival Magic.*
Deaths
1964 — Frank Melford (59, natural causes, capisce), who was a producer for The Black Scorpion.
1970 — Alex Montoya (62), who portrayed Morales in Untamed Youth.
1978 — Bret Morrison (66), who was re-release director for Gamera vs Jiger.
1984 — John Facenda (71), who was narrator for the short Progress Island USA (paired with The Beast of Yucca Flats).
1985 — Clark L. Paylow (66), who was director for Ring of Terror and assistant director for The Time Travelers.
1999 — Nikolai Timofeyev (77), who had an unspecified role in Humanoid Woman.
2005 — Burton Sharp (74), who did second unit post-production ADR casting and voice work for Outlaw.
2008 — Kent Lipham (46, natural causes, capisce [okay, probably some obesity-related ailment]), who portrayed Scott in No Retreat, No Surrender.
2010 — Art Gilmore (98), who was narrator for the shorts The Days of Our Years (paired with The Amazing Transparent Man) and Balance Beam for Girls (paired with A Tribute to Devil Doll).
2012 — Ted Gomillion (77), who was sound re-recordist for Angels Revenge and re-recording mixer for Parts: The Clonus Horror.
2013 — Laura Waterbury (66), who portrayed Linda in Mac and Me.
2018 — Rich Valliere (66), who portrayed a deputy sheriff in Blood Waters of Dr. Z.
2023 — David McCallum (90), who portrayed Castile in Master Ninja II.
Home Media Releases
2018 — Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Lost and Found Collection
I’m still not sure that John Facenda narrated “Progress Island, U.S.A.” It doesn’t sound like the same voice as the narrator of NFL Films.
I agree that it sounds more like the narrator of those insane At Your Fingertips shorts from ACI. And if the credit on IMDB is altered next time it comes around, I’ll dutifully correct it.
September 26
Births
1886 — Paul Stanhope, who was makeup artist for Jungle Goddess.
1907 — Shug Fisher, who portrayed Old Man Harris in The Giant Gila Monster.
1912 — Michael Dugan, who was underwater cinematographer for Beyond Atlantis.
1916 — Bud Cokes, who portrayed a military officer in The Deadly Mantis.
1921 — Fred Haggerty, who portrayed the second roustabout in Circus of Horrors.
1931 — John Brinkley, who portrayed a blonde teenage tribe member in Teenage Cave Man.
1939 — Mike Blodgett, who portrayed Bob Draper in and was choreographer for Catalina Caper.
1956 — Jim Grce, who was electrician for Being from Another Planet.
1980 — Kerry Cobuccio, who was foley artist for Atlantic Rim.*
Deaths
1963 — Nate D. Slott (61), who was second assistant director for The Amazing Colossal Man.
1969 — Howard Lydecker (58, cerebral hemorrhage), who was special effects technician for Radar Men from the Moon and Undersea Kingdom.
1971 — Fanny Schiller (70), who portrayed Florentina in The Black Scorpion.
1974 — Jeffrey Sayre (73), who portrayed a man at the train station in The Rebel Set.
1985 — Reuben Hill (73), who was a consultant for the short Appreciating Your Parents (paired with The Unearthly) and educational collaborator for the short Are You Ready for Marriage (also portrayed Mr. Hall, paired with Racket Girls).
1987 — Tom McGinnis (75), who portrayed Mayor Honeywell in the short What About Juvenile Delinquency? (paired with The Atomic Brain).
1988 — Lloyd Garnell (79), who was chief electrician for The Rebel Set.
1992 — Arturo Martínez (73), who portrayed Bruno in The Robot vs the Aztec Mummy and Major Cosio in The Black Scorpion.
2016 — Herschell Gordon Lewis (90), who was a director, additional dialogue writer, producer, production designer, and the voice of a radio announcer for Monster A-Go Go.
Episode Premieres
1992 — Tormented
1993 — The Painted Hills
1998 — Quest of the Delta Knights
Events
1984 — Paul Anka (Jimmy Parlow in Girls Town) receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6840 Hollywood Blvd.
September 27
Births
1885 — Harry Blackstone, who appeared as himself in The Mask.
1892 — John Mylong, who portrayed the Professor in Robot Monster.
1902 — Arthur B. Smith, who was a sound technician for I Accuse My Parents.
1911 — John Harvey, who portrayed Thompson in The Deadly Bees.
1915 — Frank Gerstle, who portrayed Dr. Otto Frank in The Atomic Brain and a congressman in San Francisco International.
1915 — Jack R. Glass, who did photographic effects for Project Moon Base, Manhunt in Space, and Crash of Moons.
1917 — James Andelin, who portrayed the band instructor in the short Mr. B Natural (paired with War of the Colossal Beast).
1920 — Lutz Hengst, who was production leader for Hamlet.
1921 — Milton Subotsky, who was a producer for The Deadly Bees, The Land That Time Forgot, and At the Earth’s Core (also a writer).
1922 — Edward Zajicek, who was production manager for First Spaceship on Venus.
1923 — Cavernario Galindo, who portrayed his luchador persona in Samson vs the Vampire Women.
1923 — Tony Giorgio, who portrayed the sheriff in Cry Wilderness.
1924 — Joseph Beruh, who was executive producer for Squirm.
1924 — Rosemary Odell, who was costume designer for This Island Earth.
1925 — Henry A. Kokojan, who was camera operator for The Giant Gila Monster and The Killer Shrews.
1933 — Bob Wells, who portrayed Chuck in The Beatniks.*
1934 — Ib Glindemann, who composed music cues used in The Hellcats and Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues.
1939 — Garrick Hagon, who performed English dub voice work as Aoyagi in Gamera, Godo in Time of the Apes, and Ken in Fugitive Alien and Star Force: Fugitive Alien II.*
1952 — R.J. Kizer, who was editor for City Limits and the upcoming Space Raiders.
Deaths
1969 — Bruce Seton (60), who portrayed Professor Flaherty in Gorgo.
1970 — Fred Coby (54, natural causes, capisce), who portrayed a pilot in Jungle Goddess and Young Hal Moffat in The Brute Man.
1982 — W. Wallace Kelley (80), who was second unit cinematographer for Space Travelers.
1990 — Italo Tomassi (80), who was art department manager for Hercules and the Captive Women and The Loves of Hercules.
1990 — Boris Travkin (65), who was special effects camera operator for The Sword and the Dragon.
1999 — Michael Ruud (54, stroke), who portrayed George Turner in Hangar 18.
2001 — Larry Aten (70), who portrayed Joe Dobson in and was associate producer and makeup artist for The Beast of Yucca Flats.
2010 — Peter Sproule (62-63), who portrayed Hindle in The Land That Time Forgot.**
2011 — Rinaldo Zamperla (79), who was an actor and stuntman for Cave Dwellers (as a villager) and Escape 2000 (as a vagrant).
2015 — Howard A. Anderson (95), who did photographic effects for It Lives by Night.
Home Media Releases
2016 — Mystery Science Theater 3000 – Volume III
Events
2004 — Phil Spector is indicted for the murder of Lana Clarkson (Amathea in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II).
September 28
Births
1886 — Gordon De Main, who portrayed Professor Fitzgerald in The Mad Monster.
1895 — Melville Shyer, who was assistant director for Jungle Goddess and Beginning of the End.
1900 — Ernst Fegté, who was production designer for The Amazing Transparent Man.
1907 — Adriano Baracco, who was story writer for Diabolik.
1916 — Norman Bolland, who was sound recordist for Phase IV.**
1917 — Don McDougall, who was a director for Riding with Death.
1919 — Peter Bryan, who was a writer for The Projected Man.**
1930 — Atsuo Okunaka, who was director for Time of the Apes.
1933 — Noriaki Yuasa, who was director for Gamera, Gamera vs Gaos, Gamera vs Guiron, Gamera vs Zigra, and Gamera vs Jiger (also a special effects technician), as well as stock footage and special effects director for Gamera vs Barugon.
1934 — Janet Munro, who portrayed Anne Pilgrim in The Crawling Eye.
1947 — Michael Flynn, who portrayed Father Mendel in The Christmas Dragon.*
2002 — Aimee Lynne Johnson, who portrayed young Ayden in The Christmas Dragon.*
Deaths
1975 — Ryszard Potocki (59-60, natural causes, capisce), who was production designer for First Spaceship on Venus.**
1982 — Seth Banks (66), who was costumer for Space Travelers.
1984 — Philip Cahn (90), who was editor for Lost Continent and The Brute Man.
2007 — Charles B. Griffith (77), who was a writer for It Conquered the World (also Dr. Pete Shelton), Gunslinger, The Undead, and Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (also director).
2007 — Helen Horton (83), who portrayed Mildred Eldridge in Phase IV.
2012 — Dave Grayson (age unknown), who was makeup artist for Mitchell.**
2013 — Ted Rusoff (74, traffic accident), who provided English dub voices for Shiro Tsutsumi in Gamera vs Gaos and Governor Biddle in Escape 2000.
2015 — Zale Kessler (76), who portrayed Dr. Nelson in Parts: The Clonus Horror.
2017 — Yolanda Molinari (93), who was casting director for Last of the Wild Horses.
2020 — Gene Corman (93), who was a producer for Attack of the Giant Leeches and Night of the Blood Beast (also story writer).
2021 — Tommy Kirk (79), who portrayed Don Pringle in Catalina Caper and Mike in Village of the Giants.
2022 — Bob Walkingshaw (85), who portrayed an old man in The Christmas Dragon.
2024 — Jil Jarmyn (97), who portrayed Billie in Swamp Diamonds.
September 29
Births
1890 — Ugo Mari, who portrayed a courtier in Hercules Unchained.
1907 — Enzo A. Martinelli, who was cinematographer for Riding with Death.
1909 — M.J. Frankovich, who was a producer for Space Travelers.
1912 — Herbert E. Mendelson, who was assistant director and production manager for War of the Colossal Beast and The Magic Sword.
1915 — Anne Nagel, who portrayed Lenora Cameron in The Mad Monster.
1918 — John K. Kean, who was sound recordist for Tormented.
1920 — Nick Raymond, who portrayed Pepper in The Hellcats, a syndicate man in The Sinister Urge, and a highway patrolman in Red Zone Cuba.
1922 — Peter Swanwick, who portrayed Inspector Knopf in Circus of Horrors.
1925 — Robert Knudson, who was re-recording mixer for Mac and Me.
1934 — Ki-duk Kim, who was director and writer for Yongary.
1936 — Arch Whiting, who portrayed Mike Frome in Stranded in Space.
1942 — Ian McShane, who portrayed Sean Donovan, Father Horton, and Colonel Butler in Code Name: Diamond Head.*
1953 — Miguel Ángel Fuentes, who portrayed a bodyguard in Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell and Vadinho in The Pumaman.
1954 — Dennis Madalone, who was a stuntman for Avalanche and Mac and Me.*
1962 — Helena Abella, who portrayed Maria Cassar in Final Justice.*
1976 — John Lyde, who was director, story writer, producer, cinematographer, and editor for The Christmas Dragon.*
Deaths
1962 — Robert Burton (67), who portrayed Professor Galbraith in The Slime People.
1966 — Gleb Kuznetsov (63), who was a producer for The Day the Earth Froze and production director for The Sword and the Dragon.
1972 — Leonid Vasian (71), who was art director for The Painted Hills.
1986 — Robert Busch (69), who was dialogue coach for Kitten with a Whip.
1994 — Frederick Schiller (93), who portrayed Klein in The Crawling Eye.
2001 — Risto Orko (102), who was a producer for The Day the Earth Froze.
2007 — Lois Maxwell (80), who voiced Atlanta Shore in Invaders from the Deep and portrayed Miss Maxwell in Operation Double 007.
2011 — George Tychsen (89), who was a writer for the shorts Appreciating Your Parents (paired with The Unearthly) and What to Do on a Date? (paired with Swamp Diamonds).
2014 — Don Brill (age unknown), who was dialogue editor for Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars.**
Television Premieres
1970 — San Francisco International
Episode Premieres
1990 — The Side Hackers
Dennis Madalone attended South Plainfield High School in South Plainfield, NJ. He was on the track team, and my Dad was one of his coaches.
Madalone was also on “The Tonight Show” once: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=043T_TK8qhY
September 30
Births
1888 — Joseph Boyle, who was assistant director for Tormented.
1896 — Howard Wright, who portrayed Jake in Earth vs the Spider and a medical research officer in War of the Colossal Beast.
1903 — László Görög, who was a writer for Earth vs the Spider and The Mole People.
1903 — Pete Peterson, who was an animator for The Black Scorpion.
1907 — Harry Bluestone, who was composer and music supervisor for The Killer Shrews.
1911 — Guy Kingsford, who portrayed Mr. Koberly in Teenage Crime Wave.
1922 — Dianna Cyrus Bixby, who was an aircraft pilot for This Island Earth.
1924 — Masahiko Naruse, who portrayed Shibasaki in Prince of Space.
1932 — Antoinette Bower, who portrayed Dr. Hayworth in Being from Another Planet.
1937 — S.F. Brownrigg, who was editor for Attack of the Eye Creatures.
1961 — Crystal Bernard, who portrayed Carrie Brown in Master Ninja II.*
Deaths
1958 — Jack Gargan (58, natural causes, capisce), who portrayed a skipper in Revenge of the Creature.
1970 — Patrick Aherne (69), who portrayed a reporter in Rocketship X-M.
1972 — Frank Sullivan (76), who was editor for The Undead.
1972 — Edgar G. Ulmer (68), who was director for The Amazing Transparent Man.
1985 — Floyd Crosby (85), who was cinematographer for Teenage Cave Man and The Screaming Skull.
1988 — Chick Chandler (83), who portrayed Lt. Danny Wilson in Lost Continent and Wilbur in the short Once Upon a Honeymoon (paired with Night of the Blood Beast).
1994 — Fred Stromsoe (64), who was a stuntman in The Slime People (also a slime person) and The Mole People.
1997 — Martin Kingsley (71), who portrayed Mayor Gideon Polk in Gunslinger.
2009 — Robert S. Baker (92), who was a producer for The Crawling Eye.
2011 — Margaret Travis (90), who was writer for the shorts Speech: Using Your Voice (also set designer, paired with Earth vs the Spider), Cheating (paired with The Wild Wild World of Batwoman), What About Juvenile Delinquency? (also script supervisor, paired with The Atomic Brain), Why Study Industrial Arts? (paired with The Skydivers), and Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance (also set designer, paired with Red Zone Cuba).
2012 — Barbara Ann Scott (84), who appeared as herself in the short Johnny at the Fair (paired with The Rebel Set).
2015 — Jerry Whittington (74), who was electrician for Squirm.
2019 — Wayne Fitzgerald (89), who was title designer for Mitchell and Kitten with a Whip.
Episode Premieres
2022 — The Shape of Things to Come
One other event for today:
2026 – The Gizmoplex website shuts down.
(Well, I tried to access it and couldn’t, so as far as I know…)
So glad I chose the day before to download my episodes.
October 1
Births
1903 — George Coulouris, who portrayed Max Greene in Stranded in Space.
1903 — Frederick E. West, who was cinematographer for It Conquered the World, Swamp Diamonds, Gunslinger, and The She-Creature.
1907 — Barbara Morrison, who portrayed Polly Prattles in Project Moon Base.
1916 — Robert Busch, who was dialogue coach for Kitten with a Whip.
1923 — Jack Beaulieu, father of Trace, who portrayed elderly Dr. Forrester in 706 – Laserblast.
1925 — Ken Johnson, who portrayed Ken in Red Zone Cuba.
1938 — Gloria Chávez, who portrayed Esmeralda in The Batwoman.
1938 — Tony Epper, who portrayed a terminating hood in Alien from L.A.
1938 — Zale Kessler, who portrayed Dr. Nelson in Parts: The Clonus Horror.
1938 — Karl A. Wickman, who was stunt helicopter pilot for Mac and Me.
1953 — William Wallace, who portrayed a Banner journalist in Time Chasers.*
1968 — David Kriegal, who portrayed Leonardo in Quest of the Delta Knights.*
Deaths
1985 — Danny Jackson (56-57, natural causes, capisce), who portrayed a newsboy in The Brute Man.**
2003 — Joy N. Houck Jr. (61), who was a producer for Boggy Creek II; And the Legend Continues.
2006 — Alan Caillou (91), who was a writer for Village of the Giants.
2007 — Peggy Maley (84), who portrayed Francine in Indestructible Man.
2008 — David Hooks (88), who portrayed Richard Knight in Parts: The Clonus Horror.
2013 — Giuliano Gemma (75, auto accident), who portrayed Melanippo in Hercules Unchained.
2024 — Richard Allen (79), who was gaffer for Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.
2024 — Bob Yerkes (92), who was a stuntman for Mitchell.
2025 — Jerry Leggio (90), who portrayed a coach in Superdome.
Episode Premieres
1994 — Code Name: Diamond Head
Home Media Releases
1996 — Pod People
1996 — The Brain That Wouldn’t Die
October 2
1886 — B. Reeves Eason, who was director for Undersea Kingdom.
1890 — Boothe Howard, who portrayed Ditmar in Undersea Kingdom.
1892 — James Craven, who portrayed Commodore Carlson in Project Moon Base.
1897 — Jess Kirkpatrick, who portrayed a father in The Deadly Mantis.
1905 — James L. Fields, who was sound supervisor for Santa Claus, Santo in the Treasure of Dracula, and The Batwoman.**
1911 — James Gooch, who was technicolor color consultant for The Painted Hills.
1924 — Frank Tauss, who was costume designer for Women of the Prehistoric Planet.
1928 — Derek Whitehurst, who was assistant director for The Projected Man.
1935 — Brian Degas, who was a writer for Diabolik.
1936 — David Gale, who portrayed Dr. Anthony Blakely in The Brain.
1937 — Peggy Moffitt, who portrayed Flo in Girls Town.
1948 — Persis Khambatta, who portrayed Natasia in Warrior of the Lost World.
1971 — Eric C. Schmitz, who portrayed a street musician in Atlantic Rim and the Stranger in Demon Squad.*
Deaths
1944 — Henry MacRae (68), who was associate producer for The Phantom Creeps.
1952 — Perc Launders (47, natural causes, capisce), who had an unspecified role in The Brute Man.
1975 — Wade Crosby (70), who portrayed Arthur V. Harroway in Invasion USA.
1980 — Arthur B. Smith (78), who was a sound technician for I Accuse My Parents.
1985 — Sidney Clute (69), who portrayed Rudy Moran in Mitchell.
1985 — Rock Hudson (59, AIDS), who portrayed David Shelby in Avalanche.
1993 — William Berger (65), who portrayed Professor Donald West in Devil Fish.
2005 — Hamilton Camp (70), who voiced Elle in Starcrash.
2012 — Robert Reeh (85), who had an unspecified role in Rocket Attack USA.
2014 — Joe Cranston (90), who was story writer for The Crawling Hand and portrayed a soldier in Beginning of the End.
Events
2005 — Jennifer Aniston (a bystander in Mac and Me) and Brad Pitt get divorced.