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

March 13, 2010

Al Jaffee, Mad Magazine, Mystery Men, Beetle Bailey, Missile to the Moon, Far Out Space Nuts, Invaders from Mars, Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor.



Quite the day for birthdays. Big names from my childhood and child-like Adulthood, are Al Jaffee who gave me the will to fold my Mad magazine carefully to see his fold-out joke, Tessie O'shea who made me wonder why there was a flying bed in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, William H. Macy who made me think I could also be a superhero since I own a shovel and numerous other gardening tools, although I think "The Hoe-er" sounds to much like a porn nickname, Dana Delany who brought me the voice of Lois Lane over the past 14 years, and finally Beetle Bailey who left college and made a career of doing nothing in the Army.




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Birthdays

Leslie Parrish 1935, actress, Zema - Missile to the Moon (1958), Brannigans's Girl - Steve Canyon (1 episode, "Operation Big Thunder", 1959), Daisy Mae - Li'l Abner (1959), Jill Talley - The Aquanauts (1 episode, "Collision", 1960), Beryl - Tarzan (1 episode, "Mask of Rona", 1967), Dawn Robbins / Glacia Glaze - Batman (3 episodes, "The Penguin's a Jinx", "Ice Spy", "The Duo Defy", 1966-1967), Carolyn - Star Trek (1 episode, "Who Mourns for Adonais?", 1967), Ev - The Giant Spider Invasion (1975), Joanna - Logan's Run (1 episode, "The Collectors", 1977).
Paul Fix 1901, actor, Dr. Mendoza - Dr. Cyclops (1940), Ollie / Fingers - Adventures of Superman (2 episodes, 1953-1954), Colbey - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "I am the Night - Color Me Black", 1964), Doctor Mark Piper - Star Trek (1 episode, "Where No Man Has Gone Before", 1966), Henderson - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "End of the World", 1966), Sam Burke - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "The Terrible Toys", 1966), Dr. Brule - Land of the Giants (2 episodes, "The Creed", "Deadly Lodestone", 1968-1969), Joe Taylor - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Population: Zero, 1974), Commander Kronus - Battlestar Galactica (1 episode, "Take the Celestra", 1979).
Grant Woods 1932, actor, Guide - Batman (1 episode, "An Egg Grows in Gotham", 1966), Steve - The Green Hornet (1 episode, "The Ray Is for Killing", 1966), Kelowitz - Star Trek (3 episodes, "The Galileo Seven", "Arena", "This Side of Paradise", 1967).
Whitney Rydbeck 1945, actor, Prof. Rundspock - Far Out Space Nuts (1 episode, "Fantastic Journey", 1975), Click Three - Man from Atlantis (1 episode, "Crystal Water, Sudden Death", 1977), Hartsteen - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1 episode, "The Plot to Kill a City: Part 2", 1979), Saunders - Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), Ensign Alans - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Pen Pals", 1989), Mr. Kersey - 3rd Rock from the Sun (1 episode, "Dick Is from Mars, Sally Is from Venus",1996).
Charles "Chuck" Borden 1962, actor/stuntman, Bajoran Security Deputy #1 - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "The Circle", 1993), Droid #1 - Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 (1994), Chuck has been a stuntman or stunt coordinator for over 200 movies and TV shows.
Frank Wilcox 1907, actor, Carter, the Jeweler - Blondie's Anniversary (1947), Capt. Masters - Blondie's Hero (1950), Pentagon Chief of Staff - Invaders from Mars (1953), Truck Harmon - Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1 episode, "Escape into Space", 1954), Alfred Cassidy - Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), Harry - Blondie (1 episode, "Made of Fire",1957).
Paul Stewart 1908, actor, Mightor - Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (1967) TV series (voice), Barton - City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV), Mr. Wood - The Invisible Man (1 episode, "The Fine Art of Diplomacy", 1975).
L. Ron Hubbard 1911, sci-fi writer/scientologist, Dianetics.
Tessie O'Shea 1913, actress, Mrs. Hobday - Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).
Al Jaffee 1921, cartoonist, He is best known for his work in the satirical magazine Mad, including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in, which has appeared in almost every issue since 1964. He began his career in 1941, working as a comic-book artist for several publications, including Timely Comics and Atlas Comics. Jaffee created several humor features for Timely, including "Inferior Man" and "Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal". For approximately a year and a half in the late 1940s, Al Jaffee was editing Timely's humor and teenage comics, including the "Patsy Walker" line. From 1957-1963, Jaffee drew the elongated Tall Tales panel for the New York Herald Tribune, which was syndicated to over 100 newspapers. Jaffee also scripted the short-lived strips Debbie Deere and Jason in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Jaffee first appeared in Mad in 1955 and then contributed to Kurtzman's first two post-Mad publishing efforts, Trump and the creator-owned Humbug. Only one issue of Mad has been published since 1964 without containing new material by Jaffee. As of 2010, Jaffee continues to do the Fold-In for Mad, as well as creating specially commissioned artwork. Mad's oldest regular contributor, Jaffee's work has appeared in over 450 issues of the magazine, a total unmatched by any other writer or artist.
Peter Breck 1929, actor, Joe Gordon - Sea Hunt (1 episode, "Treasure Hunt", 1959), Senator Orville - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "O.B.I.T.", 1963), Silver Cloud - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "To Catch The Eagle", 1977), Hull - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "The Lottery", 1980), Kendal's Father - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Mind over Matter", 1996), Enoch Brown/Farmer Brown - The New Batman Adventures (1 episode, "Critters", 1998).
William H. Macy 1950, actor, Evolver - Evolver (1995) (voice), Director - Superman: The Animated Series (1 episode, "Where There's Smoke…", 1998), Dr. Rubin - King of the Hill (1 episode, "Pregnant Paws", 1998), Jorgen Svenson/Sven Jorgenson - Disney's Hercules (1 episode, "Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods", 1998), Justin - The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998) (V) (voice), Shoveler - Mystery Men (1999), Aaron Herbst / Kerros - Batman Beyond (2 episodes, "Disappearing Inque", Big Time", 1999-2000), Paul Kirby - Jurassic Park III (2001), Glenn - It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) (TV).
Glenne Headly 1955, actress, Tess Trueheart - Dick Tracy (1990).
Dana Delany 1956, actress/voice actress, Andrea 'Andi' Beaumont / The Phantasm - Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) (voice), Lois Lane - Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996) (TV) (voice), Gwen 'Archer' Bowman - Wing Commander Academy (13 episodes, 1996), Dr. Susan Fox - Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1 episode, "Role with It",1997), Lois Lane - The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1998) (TV) (voice), Lois Lane - Superman: The Animated Series (45 episodes, 1996-2000), Lois Lane / Loana / Maggie Sawyer - Justice League (8 episodes, 2003-2005), Sesha Abinell - Battlestar Galactica (1 episode, "Sacrifice",2006), Lois Lane - Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006) (V) (voice), Lois Lane - The Batman (2 episodes, "The Batman/Superman Story, part 1 & 2", 2007), Vilsi Vaylar - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (1 episode, "The Super-Batman of Planet X!", 2010).
Danny Masterson 1976, actor, Renfield - Sliders (1 episode, "Stoker", 1997), Conan - Comic Book Villains (2002) (V), Cory - King of the Hill (1 episode, "Megalo Dale", 2003),Steven Hyde / Officer Jon Baker / COBRA Cadet/Radio DJ/Redneck Father - Robot Chicken (2 episodes, "Gold Dust Gasoline", "Joint Point", 2005), Quinn - Kim Possible (1 episode,"And the Mole-Rat Will Be CGI", 2006).
Emile Hirsch 1985, actor, Punk - 3rd Rock from the Sun (1 episode, "Scaredy Dick", 1997), Brandon Ellway - Gargantua (1998) (TV), Speed Racer - Speed Racer (2008), Speed Racer - Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family (2008) (V).


Events

1951, Beetle Bailey quits College and enlists in U.S. Army in comic strip.
1971, Dr. Who, four-part serial "The Claws of Axos " airs.
1995, Star Trek:VOY, "Emanations" airs.
1996, Star Trek:VOY, "Investigations" airs.

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