Daily Birthdays and Events in Sci-Fi, Comics and related areas

March 3, 2010

James "Scotty" Doohan, Mickey Mouse, Blade, Planet 51, Tarzan and the She-Devil, Star Trek, King Kong, The Punisher, Titan A. E., The Jetsons.

Raise a glass of scotch because Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (actor James Doohan) would have been 90 years old today. The surprising thing about his TV history is that he appeared in 5 sci-fi shows before he beamed aboard the Enterprise in 1966.


Also if we want to talk about animation James Doohan did the voice of Scotty on the Star Trek animated series. In following with that, other people having birthdays today are Bobby Driscoll who voiced Goofy Jr. and Peter Pan; Tone Loc who worked on Titan A.E; and Jessica Biel who did one episode of Family Guy in which she played Brooke on the Bachelorette. One bit of trivia about the episode is : During the sequence where Brian and Brooke are talking in the barn, originally, the two horses in the background were intended to begin mating, but the sketch was never used.


Finally in animation, The Jetson's ended on this day in 1963. At the time of its debut, it was the first program ever to be broadcast in color on ABC-TV.


Birthdays

Manuel Gonzales 1913, comic artist, Gonzales took over the illustrating of the Mickey Mouse Sunday page from Floyd Gottfredson in 1938. He inked Donald Duck and Scamp dailies, illustrated newspaper comic adaptations of different Disney films, like Song Of The South, and illustrated some Disney books.
Jessica Biel 1982, actress, Abigail Whistler - Blade: Trinity (2004), Brooke - Family Guy (1 episode, "Brian the Bachelor", 2005), Neera - Planet 51 (2009) (voice).
Julie Bowen 1970, actress, Aresia - Justice League (2 episodes, "Fury, pt. 1 & 2", 2002), Sarah - Lost (5 episodes, 2005-2007).
Gia Scala 1934, actress, Katya - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "Jonah and the Whale", 1965), Martha Tolbooth - Tarzan (1 episode, "The Golden Runaway", 1967).
Mara Corday 1930, actress/Playmate, Playboy Playmate of the Month October 1958, Locopo Woman - Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953), Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton - Tarantula (1955), Sally Caldwell - The Giant Claw (1957), Teresa Alvarez - The Black Scorpion (1957).
James Doohan 1920, actor, Tales of Tomorrow (1 episode, "Plague from Space", 1952), Phil Mitchell - Space Command (1953) TV series, Johnson - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Valley of the Shadow", 1963), Police Lt. Branch - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Expanding Human", 1964), Lawrence Tobin / Presidential Assistant - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (2 episodes, "Hotline", "Hail to the Chief", 1964), Montgomery Scott / Scotty - Star Trek (65 episodes, 1966-1969), Scotty / Mr. Scott - Star Trek: The Animated Adventures (22 episodes, 1973-1974), Commander Canarvin - Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978) TV series, Commander Canarvin - Jason of Star Command (16 episodes, 1978-1980), Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Star Trek Adventure (1991), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Relic", 1992), Star Trek: Generations (1994), Pippen - Homeboys in Outer Space (1 episode, 1996), Kardassian - Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1 episode, "Where No Duckman Has Gone Before", 1997).
Ruby Dandridge 1900, actress, Native Dancer - King Kong (1933),
Heidi Swedberg 1966, actress, Valleri - Quantum Leap (1 episode, 1991), Rekelen - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Profit and Loss", 1994), Brandon's mom - Galaxy Quest (1999), Meredith Dupree - Roswell (2 episodes, 2001).
Laura Harring 1964, actress, Female Newcomer - Alien Nation (1 episode, "Three to Tango", 1989), Livia Saint - The Punisher (2004).
Bobby Driscoll 1937, actor, Goofy, Jr.- Fathers Are People (1951)(voice), Peter Pan - The Walt Disney Christmas Show (1951) (TV), Goofy, Jr.- Father's Lion (1952) (voice), Peter Pan - Peter Pan (1953) (voice).
Tone Loc 1966, rapper/actor, Goanna - FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (voice), Magma - Aladdin (1 episode, "Smolder and Wiser", 1994), C-Bear - C-Bear and Jamal (1996) TV series (voice), Tek - Titan A.E. (2000) (voice), Bouncer - King of the Hill (1 episode,"Smoking and the Bandit", 2005).
Cathy Downs 1924, actress, Anne Palooka - Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951), Ann Howe - The Joe Palooka Story (25 episodes, 1954-1955), Lois King - The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955), Dorothy Chappel - The She-Creature (1956), Carol Forrest - The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), June Saxton - Missile to the Moon (1958).
Gage Clarke 1900, actor, Walter - Tales of Tomorrow (1 episode, "The Crystal Egg",1951), Dr. Bannerman - The Invisible Boy (1957), Reverend Hughes - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "One More Pallbearer", 1962).


Events

1963, The Jetsons series ends.
1999, Star Trek:DS9, "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" airs.
1999, Star Trek:VOY, "Course: Oblivion" airs.
2002, Jeremiah TV series begins on Showtime.
2004, Star Trek:ENT, "Azati Prime" airs.

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