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

December 16, 2010

Boris The Bear, Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odssey, Blade Runner, Wolverine, Doomwatch, Doctor Who, The Projected Man.

Arthur C. Clarke would have been 93 today. His work in the field of science and sci-fi will never be forgotten.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Steve Mattsson 1959, comic book artist and writer, His career began in the mid-1980s, with contributions to Dark Horse Comics's project Boris the Bear. He also served as co-writer on DC's Superboy and the Ravers.
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke 1917, science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, written in collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick, a collaboration which also produced the film of the same name.
Philip K. Dick 1928, sci-fi writer, Blade Runner, Minority Report.
Dexter Vines 1971, comic book artist, inker, Vines has worked on a multitude of titles for both Marvel and DC. Some titles include Marvel's big 2007 summer event Civil War, Superman/Batman, JLA Classified (all with McGuiness), and Wolverine.
Nicholas Courtney 1929, actor, Phillip - Doomwatch (1 episode, "Cause of Death", 1972), Bret Vyon / Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart - Doctor Who (107 episodes, 1965-1989), Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time, Brigadier Sir Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart - The Sarah Jane Adventures (2 episodes, 2008). Holds the record of Doctor Who actors having appeared with the most incarnations of the title character - of the 7 different actors who portrayed Doctor Who during the series' run, Nicholas appeared with 6 of them (Colin Baker being the only one he didn't appear with).
Ronald Allen 1930, actor, Dr. Chris Mitchel - The Projected Man (1966), Rago / Prof. Ralph Cornish - Doctor Who (12 episodes, 1968-1970).


Events

1998, Star Trek:Voyager, "Counterpoint" airs.

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