This has to be one of the most interesting days yet when it comes to a variety of talent from different genres that all fall under the fields of sci-fi, cartoons, comics and related areas. For example, Iggy Pop !!
Take a look especially in the events portion since it marks a point in the comic industry which was in someways good and others bad.
Also I've changed the format style a bit, hope you like the changes.
Enjoy !!
Birthdays
| Dan O'Neill 1942, underground cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip Odd Bodkins and founder of the underground comics collective the Air Pirates. |
| Michael Layne Turner 1971, comic book artist, primarily known for his work on Witchblade, Fathom, Superman/Batman, Soulfire, and various covers for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He was also the president of the entertainment company Aspen MLT. |
| Rod Loomis 1942, actor, Adron - Jason of Star Command (2 episodes, "Through the Stargate", "Face to Face", 1979), Dr. Paul Manheim - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "We'll Always Have Paris", 1988), Horace, the Butler - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Blood Moon - March 10, 1975", 1993), Osric - Stargate SG-1 (1 episode, "The Quest: Part 1", 2006). |
| Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterberg Jr.) 1947, singer/actor, Monster From another Dimension - Rock & Rule (1983) (voice), Rat Face - Tank Girl (1995), Yelgrun - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "The Magnificent Ferengi", 1998), Newborn Baby - The Rugrats Movie (1998) (voice), Jerry - American Dad! (1 episode,"American Dream Factory", 2007), Lil' Rummy - Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States (13 episodes, 2007-2008). The character "Funboy" in the original The Crow (1994) was modeled after him. Computer animators on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) used his movement and body as a basis for the character Gollum. |
| Christopher "Chip" Mayer 1955, actor, Peranis - Xena: Warrior Princess (2 episodes, 1995), Man in Bar - Sliders (1 episode, "The Breeder", 1997), Guard - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang", 1999). |
| Leslie Silva 1968, actress, Sarah Forbes - Odyssey 5 (19 episodes, 2002-2003), Danica Erickson - Enterprise (1 episode, "Daedalus", 2005). |
| Charles Grodin 1935, actor, News Vendor - Captain Nice (1 episode, "One Rotten Apple", 1967), Fred Wilson - King Kong (1976), Vance Kramer - The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Nicky Holiday - The Great Muppet Caper (1981). |
| Christopher Dark 1920, actor, Henry 'Hank' Jaffe - World Without End (1956), Ralph Parr / Dr. Keith Brandon - Science Fiction Theatre (3 episodes, 1955-1956), Capt. Forsythe - Men Into Space (1 episode, "Building a Space Station", 1959), Tom Regan - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "The Clown", 1960), Crazy Horse - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "Massacre", 1966), Martin - The Green Hornet (2 episodes, "Invasion from Outer Space: Part 1 & 2", 1967), Sgt, Barker - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "The Deadly Dart", 1970). |
| Sidney Clute 1916, actor, Tommy - Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "Czar of the Underworld", 1953), Crew Chief Sgt. Gerke - Steve Canyon (4 episodes, 1958-1959), Max / Kurt - Hogan's Heroes (3 episodes, 1966-1967), Mr. Schwartz - The Six Million Dollar Man (2 episodes, "The Bionic Woman part 1 & 2", 1975), Inspector DeCarlo - The Amazing Spider-Man (1 episode, "The Deadly Dust: Part 1", 1978), Stone - Battlestar Galactica (1 episode, "Experiment in Terra", 1979). |
Events
| 1954, In the Foley Square U.S. Courthouse in New York, a congressional subcommittee begins a three-day televised investigation of the causes of juvenile delinquency. The comic-book industry is vilified, leading to laws in several states restricting comic sales, and industry self-censorship. |
| 1966, Batfink airs. It was created by Hal Seeger, to parody the popular Batman and The Green Hornet television series which had premiered the same year. |
| 1990, Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue shown on all four TV networks. |
| 1997, Babylon 5 Episode 76 - "Racing Mars" first aired |
| 1997, Star Trek:DS9, "Ferengi Love Songs" airs. |
| 1999, Star Trek:DS9, "Strange Bedfellows" airs. |
| 2007, Dr. Who, "Daleks in Manhattan" airs. |
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