Lamb Chop, Andromeda, The Mask, Chessmen of Doom, Destination Inner Space, Star Wars, Catwoman, The Spider Returns, Stargate Universe, Yellow Kid.

Today is a who's who of actors and writers which include Shari Lewis, Jim Carrey, James Earl Jones, Eartha Kitt, David Blue, but I recommend taking a look at the credits on Knox Manning. Anyone who has seen or listened to the old serials in the 40's will realize that he was the narrator for quite a few of your favorites.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Shari Lewis 1933, was an American writer and performer, best known for her puppet character "Lamb Chop" wrote an episode of the original Star Trek series, "The Lights of Zetar", with her second husband Jeremy Tarcher.

Neil Maffin 1959, actor, Ven - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Infinite Regress",1998), Kroton - Andromeda (1 episode, "Waking the Tyrant's Device", 2003), Merell - Stargate:Atlantis (1 episode, "Poisoning the Well", 2004).

Jim Carrey 1962, actor, Wiploc - Earth Girls are Easy(1988), The Exterminator - The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1992) (voice), Stanley Ipkiss - The Mask (1994), Riddler / Dr. Edward Nygma - Batman Forever (1995), Grinch - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Count Olaf - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Horton - Horton Hears a Who (2008) (voice), Scrooge / Ghost of Christmas Past / Scrooge as a Young Boy / Scrooge as a Teenage Boy / Scrooge as a Young Man / Scrooge as a Middle-Aged Man / Ghost of Christmas Present / Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - A Christmas Carol (2009).

John Bellairs 1938, sci-fi author, Chessmen of Doom

Paul O. Williams 1935, sci-fi author, Ends of the Circle

Sheree North 1933, actress, Dr. Rene Peron - Destination Inner Space (1966), Claire Hammond - Future Cop (1977).

James Earl Jones 1991, actor, Chief Bella - Tarzan (2 episodes, 1967-1968), Barney Hill - The UFO Incident (1975, TV), Darth Vader (voice) - Star Wars (1977), The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978, TV), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Ommadon - The Flight of Dragons (1982), Thulsa Doom - Conan the Barbarian (1982), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Umslopogaas - Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986), Emperor of the Night - Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987), Diablo - Garfield and Friends, Earnest Moses - The Meteor Man (1993), Franklin W. Stern - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Mufasa - The Lion King (1994),The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), Narrator - Judge Dredd (1995), Narrator - 3rd Rock from the Sun(2 episodes, 1996), Unas - Stargate SG-1(1 episode, 1997), Narrator - The Simpsons (3 episodes, 1990-1998), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).

Eartha Kitt 1927, actress, Catwoman - Batman (5 episodes, 1967-1968), Mrs. Franklin - The Magic School Bus(1 episode, 1995), Bagheera the Panther - The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998), Yzma - The Emperor's New Groove (2000), The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove (2005), Yzma - The Emperor's New School (20 episodes, 2006-2007)Queen Vexas - My Life as a Teenage Robot (2 episodes, 2003-2005), Fortune Teller - American Dad (1 episode, 2007).

Warren Hull 1903, actor, Mandrake the Magician - Mandrake the Magician (1939), Britt Reid / Green Hornet - The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1941), Richard Wentworth / The Spider / Blinky McQuade - The Spider's Web (1938), The Spider Returns (1941).

David Blue 1979, actor, Eli Wallace - SGU Stargate Universe Kino (16 episodes, 2009-2010), Eli Wallace - SGU Stargate Universe (40 episodes, 2009-2011).

Knox Manning 1904, voice actor, Narrator - Mandrake the Magician (1939) (voice), Narrator - The Green Archer (1940) (voice), Narrator - Holt of the Secret Service (1941) (voice), Narrator - Batman (1943) (voice), Narrator - The Phantom (1943) (voice), Narrator - Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945) (voice), Narrator - Batman and Robin (1949) (voice), Radio Announcer - Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey (1950), Knox Manning - Destination Moon (1950), Narrator - Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) (voice), Narrator - Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere (1951) (voice).

Events

1897, Around the World with the Yellow Kid comic strip begins

1929, Popeye first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre. Trivia: Harold Hamgravy was Olive Oyl's fiance in the early strips, but Hamgarvy had an eye for the ladies. Olive found Popeye to be more desireable later Hamgarvy was written out.

1969, Star Trek:TOS "The Mark of Gideon" airs.

1986, Heathcliff: The Movie is released.

1993, Deep Space 9: "A Man Alone" airs.

2000, Cleopatra 2525 airs.

2001, Star Trek:Voyager "Shattered" airs.