Terry Pratchett, Good Omens, Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos, Adv. of Captain Marvel, Starman, Dark Angel, Heroes, Max Headroom, The Flintstones.

Today is Terry Pratchett's birthday. The reason I mention this is because he is one writer whom I would love to get a book signed from. Quite a few years ago I met up with Neil Gaiman and had him sign the book Good Omens, which he co-wrote with Terry. As it is I happened I had purchased from a used book store an British copy of the book and Neil was impressed to see a different version then he was used to signing. Terry doesn't come to Canada very often and also suffers from Alzheimer's disease so my chances are limited to ever have him sign it. So in a nut shell, here I sit with a book half signed and no real way to have it signed anytime soon. And that my friends is why I made note of Terry's birthday.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Dick Ayers 1924, comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s, including on some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four, and as the signature penciler of Marvel's World War II comic Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos.

Bryant Washburn, 1889, actor, Mr. Grant - Film Director of 'Midnight Patrol', - Tailspin Tommy (1934)Chs. 10-12, Ned Curtis - Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935), Harry Carlyle - Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)[Ch. 1-3], John Edwards - Captain Midnight (1942).

Madge Dorita Sinclair 1938, actress, Saratoga Captain - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Lorraine Michaels - Starman (1 episode, "The Test", 1987), Captain Silva La Forge - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Interface", 1993), Sarabi - The Lion King (1994) (voice). Her appearance as the unnamed captain of the U.S.S. Saratoga in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) marked the first appearance, in any Star Trek show or movie, of a female starship captain.

Dave Power 1978, actor, Ensign Jeffrey Pierce - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Borderland", 2004).

Jessica Alba 1981, actress, Max Guevera / X5-452 - Dark Angel (42 episodes, 2000-2002), Sue Storm - Fantastic Four (2005), Invisible Woman / Susan Storm - FF4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).

Elisabeth Rohm 1973, actress, Lt. Granger - Masters of Science Fiction (1 episode, "The Awakening", 2007), Lauren Gilmore - Heroes (8 episodes, 2009-2010).

Jorge Garcia 1973, actor, Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes - Lost: Missing Pieces (3 episodes, 2007-2008), Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes - Lost (114 episodes, 2004-2010).

Chris Young 1971, actor, Bryce Lynch - Max Headroom (14 episodes, 1987-1988), Rob - The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997) (V) (voice), Unknown Role - Life with Louie (2 episodes, "The Good, the Bad & the Glenns", "The Thank You Note", 1997), Rob - The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) (V) (voice).

Simbi Khali 1971, actress, Nina Campbell - 3rd Rock from the Sun (112 episodes, 1996-2001).

Mary McDonnell 1952, actress, First Lady Marilyn Whitmore - Independence Day (1996), Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (2003) TV mini-series, President Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) (TV), President Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica (73 episodes, 2004-2009).

Terry Pratchett 1948, sci-fi and fantasy writer, The Dark Side of the Sun, Strata, Discworld novels.

Ann Margret 1941, Ann Margrock - The Flintstones (1 episode, "Ann-Margrock Presents", 1963)(voice).

Carolyn Jones 1930, actress, Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Morticia Frump Addams / Ophelia Frump - The Addams Family (64 episodes, 1964-1966), Marsha, Queen of Diamonds - Batman (5 episodes, 1966-1967), Morticia Frump Addams - The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1 episode, "Wednesday is Missing", 1972)(voice), Queen Hippolyta - Wonder Woman (3 episodes, 1976-1977), Morticia Addams - Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) (TV).

Events

1997, Babylon 5 Episode 77 - "Lines of Communication" first aired

1999, Star Trek:DS9, "The Changing Face of Evil" airs.

1999, Star Trek:Voyager, "Someone to Watch Over Me" airs.

2004, Star Trek:Enterprise, "The Forgotten" airs.

2007, James "Scotty" Doohan's ashes are launched into space from New Mexico, USA.

2007, Dr. Who, "Evolution of the Daleks" airs.