Well it's a great day for comic book artists. Not only is it Peter Alvarado's birthday but it's also Reed Crandall's. Reed was one of my favorite artists (of which I have a few) for his work on the Dollman series in the early 40's. His work was clean and full of life and to this day it's a pleasure to read the series. His work throughout his career was always precise and and consistent.
When it comes to the sci-fi genre there are quite a few actors and actresses who have put there heart and soul into their work. Geri Ryan (Seven of Nine) from Star Trek is on the list along with Drew Barrymore who has had a fine acting career beginning with E.T and onward. Kyle MacLachlan who first appeared in Dune in 1984, along with Allison Hayes who had a string of sci-fi movie appearances in the late 50's is also celebrating a birthday.
One other side bar is Gale Gordon, a fellow who came into fame with the Lucy show and then again in the mid 60's when he portrayed Mr. Wilson in the Dennis the Menace series. He appeared in one sci-fi comedy that was released in August 1959 called "The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock". He had the part of Raven Rossiter. The most interesting thing about this movie was that the part of Artie Pinsetter was played by Lou Costello. This was the only time that Lou had played in a movie without his long time comedy partner Bud Abbott. The movie was filmed from December 3 to 22, 1958 and as it turned out it was his last movie because Lou died 4 months later on March 3, 1959.
Birthdays
| Peter J. Alvarado, Jr. 1920, animation and comic book artist. Alvarado's animation career spanned almost 60 years. He was also a prolific contributor to Western Publishing's line of comic books. |
| Reed Crandall 1917, illustrator and penciller of comic books and magazines. He was best known for the Quality Comics character Blackhawk and for stories in the critically acclaimed EC Comics of the 1950s. His first work appears in comics from publisher Quality Comics, for which he drew stories starring such superheroes as the Ray (in Smash Comics, beginning in 1941 and initially under the playful pseudonym "E. Lectron")[6] and Doll Man (first in Feature Comics in 1941, then in the character's own solo title). His earliest confirmed cover art is for Fiction House's Fight Comics #12 (April 1941) |
| Drew Barrymore 1975, actress, Gertie - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Heather Leary - The Ray Bradbury Theater (1 episode, 1986), Sugar - Batman Forever (1995), Olive - Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) (TV) (voice), Sophie - The Simpsons (1 episode, "Insane Clown Poppy", 2000), Jillian Russell - Family Guy (8 episodes, 2005-2009). |
| Jeri Ryan 1968, actress, Felicia Kane - The Flash (1 episode, "The Deadly Nightshade", 1991), Felicia Kane - Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992) (V), Lauren Sanders - Time Trax (1 episode, "Out for Blood", 1994), Juliet Stewart - Dark Skies (8 episodes, 1997), 7 Of 9 Alarm Clock - Dilbert (1 episode, "The Gift", 1999), Seven of Nine - Star Trek: Voyager (103 episodes, 1997-2001). |
| Kyle MacLachlan 1959, actor, Paul Atreides - Dune (1984), Cliff Vandercave - The Flintstones (1994), Jesse Marcel - Roswell (1994) (TV), Jack Griffin - The Invisible Man (1998) (TV), Cyrus - Mysterious Island (2005) (TV), Superman - Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) (V) (voice). |
| Joanna Russ 1937, sci-fi author, Hugo, Female Man, Alyx. |
| Allison Hayes 1930, actress, Grace Thomas - The Unearthly (1957), Nancy Fowler Archer - Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958), World of Giants (1 episode, "The Pool", 1959), Mandy Holcomb - Men Into Space (1 episode, "Moon Cloud", 1960). |
| Paul Dooley 1928, actor, Wimpy - Popeye (1980), John Buxton, Editor Metropolis Proclaimer - Superman 50th Anniversary (1988) (TV), Whizzer - ALF (3 episodes, 1987-1989), Father Michael Stromwell - Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "It's Never Too Late", 1992), Enabran Tain - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (4 episodes, 1994-1997), Sarge - Cars (2006) (voice). |
| Donald May 1927, actor, Capt. Doug Bowers - Men Into Space (1 episode, "Caves of the Moon", 1960), Richard McLane - Project U.F.O. (1 episode, 1978). |
| Dan Seymour 1915, actor, Charlie Crawford - Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950), Ace / Rocko / Lou Cranek - Adventures of Superman (3 episodes, 1952-1953), Yasma / Kovel - Space Patrol (2 episodes, "The Electronic Man", "The Man Who Stole a City", 1952-1953), Hull - Moonfleet (1955), Arab Chieftain - The Sad Sack (1957), Max Berthold - Return of the Fly (1959), General - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "The Price of Doom", 1964), Fat Man / Chief of Police - My Favorite Martian (2 episodes, "006 3/4 ", "El Señor from Mars", 1965), The Maharajah - Batman (2 episodes, "The Joker Trumps an Ace", "Batman Sets the Pace", 1966). |
| John Mills 1908, actor, Carriage Driver - Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), Thomas Lindmer - Dr. Strange (1978) (TV), Prof. Bernard Quatermass - The Quatermass Conclusion (1979), Prof. Bernard Quatermass - Quatermass (4 episodes, 1979), Faversham - Around the World in 80 Days (1989/I) TV mini-series. |
| Sheldon Leonard 1907, actor, Auctioneer - Sinbad the Sailor (1947), Hermon - Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948), King Linus - Linus! The Lion Hearted (3 episodes, 1964-1965)(voice). |
| Gale Gordon 1906, actor, Raven Rossiter - The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959), Bob Mayberry - Visit to a Small Planet (1960), John Wilson - Dennis the Menace (44 episodes, 1962-1963). |
| Enid Markey 1894, actor, Jane Porter - Tarzan of the Apes (1918), Jane - The Romance of Tarzan (1918). |
| Marguerite Clark 1883, Snow White - Snow White (1916/I). Live action version. |
| Tucker Smallwood 1944, actor, David Endawi - Babylon 5 (1 episode, "Matters of Honor", 1995), Commodore Ross - Space: Above and Beyond (16 episodes, 1995-1996), Sheriff Andy Taylor - The X Files (1 episode, "Home", 1996), Mission Director - Contact (1997), Ivan Brodsky - Deep Impact (1998), Admiral Bullock - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "In the Flesh", 1998), Mr. Donovan - Seven Days (1 episode, "Sleepers", 1998), Anders - The Invisible Man (1 episode, "Ralph", 2000), Pilot - Level 9 (1 episode, "Through the Looking Glass", 2000), Xindi-Primate Councilor - Enterprise (9 episodes, 2003-2004). |
| Justin Rodgers Hall 1981, actor, Kylar - Odyssey 5 (1 episode, "Astronaut Dreams", 2002), Cop - I, Robot (2004), Clone - The Island (2005), Lt. Meredith - Comet Impact (2007) (TV), NecroMutant - Mutant Chronicles (2008), Starfleet Security Officer - Star Trek (2009). |
Events
| 1964, Dr. Who, seven-part serial "Marco Polo" airs. |
| 1966, A New York Times article lists Star Trek as a part of NBC's fall 1966 schedule, airing Friday nights from 10PM to 11PM. |
| 1975, Dr. Who, two-part serial "The Sontaran Experiment" airs. |
| 1988, Star Trek:TNG, "Home Soil" airs. |
| 1993, TV debut of the pilot movie Babylon 5 |
| 1993, Star Trek:TNG, "Birthright, Part I" airs. |
| 1995, Babylon 5 Episode 34 - "Acts of Sacrifice" first aired |
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