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

January 16, 2011

Deathstrike the Terminator, Perry White, Berry's World, Southern Squadron, Dennis the Menace, Witchblade, Revenge of the Colossal Beasts, Superman.

Look to the newspaper stand, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's the beginning of the comic strip of Superman in 1939.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Steve Erwin 1960, comic book artist. During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked primarily for DC Comics, co-creating the titles Checkmate! and Gunfire. While at DC, he also contributed to Deathstroke the Terminator, Batman Returns, Superman: The Man of Steel, Shadowheart, and the graphic novel adaptation of The Ashes of Eden.
John Hamilton 1887, actor, best remembered for his role as the blustery newspaper editor Perry White on the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman.
Harry Basch 1926, actor, Dr. Brown-Star Trek: The Original Series episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?".
Jim Berry 1932, comic strip artist, His most notable work may well be the comic strip, Berry's World, which ran for more than 40 years beginning in 1963. He also produced the comic strip Benjy in 1974 and 1975.
David de Vries 1966, comic book writer and artist, In 1983, he began writing Southern Squadron, an Australian superhero team, and in the early 1990s, he made the jump to the American comic book industry. In 1992, he wrote one issue of the DC Comics Star Trek title, issue #34, "The Tree of Life, The Branches of Heaven".
Mason Gamble 1986, actor, Dennis Mitchell - Dennis the Menace (1993), Vincent Freeman as a Boy - Gattaca (1997).
David Chokachi 1986, Det. Jake McCartey - Witchblade (23 eps. 2002-2003), Witchblade (2000, TV movie).
Debbie Allen 1950, dancer/actress/director, Directed - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 2003), Quantum Leap (2 episodes, 1991-1993), Actress - Joanna Chapman - Quantum Leap (1 episode, 1991).
John Carpenter 1948, director, writer, actor, Directed - Revenge of the Colossal Beasts (1962), Terror from Space (1963), Gorgo Versus Godzilla (1969), Gorgon, the Space Monster (1969), Sorceror from Outer Space (1969), Dark Star (1974), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Starman (1984), Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), Ghosts of Mars (2001).
Kabir Bedi 1945, actor, Kamir - Highlander (1 episode, 1995)


Events

1939, Superman daily newspaper comic strip begans
1962, Shooting begins on "Dr. No"
1965, "Outer Limits" last airs on ABC-TV
1978, Blake 7, 1st.series Episode 3. "Cygnus Alpha"
1979, Blakes 7, 2nd series Episode 2. "Shadow"
1995, Star Trek:Voyager "Caretaker" airs. Series premiere.
2002, Star Trek:Enterprise "Silent Enemy" airs.

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