Holy cartoonists Batman, take a look at all the great talent for today's birthdays.
Birthdays
| Ellen Forney 1968, cartoonist and teacher based in Seattle, Washington, whose work has been published by Fantagraphics Books and The Stranger alternative newspaper. Her most recent collection is called Lust. In 2007, Forney's I Love Led Zeppelin was nominated for a prestigious Eisner Award as Best Reality-Based Comic. |
| Sandy Jimenez 1968, comic book artist, writer and director, most commonly associated with the New York city independent comic book scene of the 1990s, with work appearing in magazines such as Inner City Press and World War 3 Illustrated. |
| Booth Colman 1923 , actor, Capt. Stanhope - Moonfleet (1955), Dr. McLeod - Science Fiction Theatre (1 episode, "Dead Storage", 1955), Doctor Warren The Outer Limits (1 episode, "ZZZZ", 1964), Chairman - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (2 episodes, "Eleven Days to Zero", "The Mist of Silence", 1964), Coroner Braemer - The Invaders (1 episode, "The Possessed", 1968), Commissioner Lacing - Tarzan (1 episode, "Rendevouz for Revenge", 1968), Zaius - Planet of the Apes (6 episodes, 1974), Dr. Amos Cummings - Time Travelers (1976) (TV), Rogers - Galactica 1980 (1 episode, "Space Croppers", 1980), Penno - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Nemesis", 1997). |
| Alan Hale Jr. 1921, actor, The Skipper - Gilligan's Island: Marooned (1964) (TV), Omar M. Keck - My Favorite Martian (1 episode, "The Disastro-Nauts", 1964), Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby - Gilligan's Island (99 episodes, 1964-1967), Gilligan - Batman (1 episode, "The Ogg and I",1967), O'Reilly - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "Our Man O'Reilly", 1969), Skipper Jonas Grumby - The New Adventures of Gilligan (1974) TV series, Sheriff - The Giant Spider Invasion (1975), Skipper Jonas Grumby - Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978) (TV), Skipper Jonas Grumby - The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979) (TV), Skipper - Gilligan's Planet (1982) TV series (voice), Skipper Jonas Grumby - ALF (1 episode, "Somewhere Over the Rerun", 1987). |
| Harry G. Peter 1880, newspaper illustrator and cartoonist, His most lasting work came when the 61 year old artist brought William Moulton Marston's heroine Wonder Woman to comic book pages. Peter would stay with the feature until his death in 1958. |
| Eric Powell 1975, comic book writer, best known as the creator of the The Goon. |
| Sam Jaffe 1891 actor, Professor Jacob Barnhardt - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Zoltan Zorba - Batman (1 episode, "Walk the Straight and Narrow", 1966), Dr. Singleton - Tarzan (2 episodes, "The Blue Stone of Heaven: Part 1 & 2",1967), Admiral Richter - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "Kill Oscar: Part 3", 1976), Council Leader - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (2 episodes, "Flight of the War Witch: Part 1 & 2", 1980), Dr. Hephaestus - Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). |
| Louise Beavers 1902, actress, Crystal - Mayme's Housekeeper - Palooka (1934). |
| Sean McClory 1924, actor, Officer Dillon, at robbery - Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947), Officer Carney - Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947), Elzevir Block - Moonfleet (1955), Bert Quillan - Steve Canyon (1 episode, "The Gift", 1958), Michael Barry - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "The Inheritance", 1959), Michael Denning - Valley of the Dragons (1961), Karl Emmet - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Duplicate Man", 1964), Seamus O'Hara - My Favorite Martian (1 episode, "How Are Things in Glocca, Martin?", 1965), Red McGeehan - Tarzan (1 episode, "The Golden Runaway", 1967), Hamish - Lost in Space (1 episode, "The Astral Traveller", 1967), Assault 9 - Battlestar Galactica (1 episode, "The Long Patrol", 1978). |
| Micky Dolenz 1945, actor, Micky - The Monkees (57 episodes, 1966-1968), Skip - The Funky Phantom (1971) TV series (voice), Min, Max - Batman (2 episodes, Two-Face: Part 1 & 2",1992), Arthur - The Tick (13 episodes, 1994-1995). |
| Cynthia Rothrock 1957, actress, Enforcer II - Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1 episode, "Not Fade Away", 1996), Sally Kirk/The White Dragon - Sci-Fighter (2004). |
Events
| 1969, Dr. Who, six-part serial "The Space Pirates" airs. |
| 1975, Dr. Who, six-part serial "Genesis of the Daleks" airs. |
| 1982, Dr. Who, four-part serial "Earthshock" airs. |
| 1984, Dr. Who, four-part serial "The Caves of Androzani" airs. |
| 1999, Strange World airs on ABC. |
| 2008, Debut of The Spectacular Spider-Man on TV in the US and Canada. |
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