Hugh Hefner, Mac Raboy, Flash Gordon, Unknown World, Phantom From Space, The Unearthly, The Green Hornet, Top Cat, Dick Tracy, Tim Tyler.

Two simple words..... Hugh Hefner !! Although he made very few appearances in cartoons and TV that fits in this blog it still is enough to mention is birthday. Hef's the man and always will be. Not many can say anything bad about him. Also sharing a birthday with him is Jenna Jameson, 'nuf said.



Also want to point out Mac Raboy who made so many contributions to the early years of comics and strips.



Enjoy !!



Birthdays

Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy 1914, cartoonist. He was known for his work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Jr. and as the Sunday strip artist of Flash Gordon for over 20 years. In the 1940s he began working for comic books and gained fame as the illustrator for Captain Marvel, Jr. and the Green Lama. In the spring of 1946, King Features hired Raboy to continue the Sunday page adventures of Flash Gordon, which he continued to work on until his death.

Jim Bannon 1911, actor, Andy Ostergaard - Unknown World (1951), Police Sergeant Jim - Phantom from Space (1953).

Arthur Batanides 1922, actor, Danny Green - The Unearthly (1957), Constable Gaisingh - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "The Riddle", 1959), Leader / Tabal - The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, "Mr. Denton on Doomsday", "The Mirror", 1959-1961), Lt. Gavin - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Specimen: Unknown", 1964), Batu - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "Attack of the Barbarians", 1967), Shugo - The Green Hornet (2 episodes, "Invasion from Outer Space: Part 1 & 2", 1967), Rongah - Lost in Space (1 episode, "The Space Primevals", 1967), Luigi - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "Terror-Go-Round", 1968), D'Amato - Star Trek (1 episode, "That Which Survives", 1969), Krug / Maxwell (2 episodes, "Death in Disguise", "Pot of Gold", 1978), Cabbie - Galactica 1980 (1 episode, "The Night the Cylons Landed: Part 2", 1980).

Brandon Scott Stacy 1982, actor, Milo Surgant - Star Trek: Hidden Frontier (2000) (V), Mr. Spock - Star Trek: New Voyages (3 episodes, 2010).

Allen Jenkins 1900, actor, Officer Charlie Dibble - Top Cat (28 episodes, 1961-1962), Little Al - Batman (1 episode, "Scat! Darn Catwoman", 1967).

Lyle Latell 1904, actor, Pat Patton - Dick Tracy (1945), Pat Patton - Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946), Pat Patton - Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947), Pat Patton, Plainclothesman - Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947).

Frankie Thomas 1921, actor, Tim Tyler - Tim Tyler's Luck (1937), Tom Corbett - Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (57 episodes, 1951-1955).

Hugh Hefner 1926, Publisher, Producer, Actor, Control Agent in Elevator - Get Smart (1 episode, "The Treasure of C. Errol Madre", 1969), Himself - Robot Chicken (1 episode,"Drippy Pony", 2006), Himself - Family Guy (1 episode, "Airport '07", 2007), Himself - Wonder Woman: A Subversive Dream (2009) (V), Himself - Wonder Woman: Daughter of Myth (2009) (V), Himself - The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice! (2010) (TV). Jenna Jameson 1974, adult star / voice actress, Herself - Family Guy (1 episode, "Birna Does Hollywood", 2001).

Paul Krassner 1932, satirist, contributor to early issues of Mad magazine.

Barrington J. Bayley 1937, sci-fi author, Collision Course

Hannah Gordon 1941, actress, Kirsty McClaren - Dr. Who (4 episodes, "The Highlanders: Episode 1 - 4", 1966-1967), Hyzenthlay - Watership Down (1978) (voice).

Dennis Quaid 1954, actor, Willis Davidge - Enemy Mine (1985), Lt. Tuck Pendleton - Innerspace (1987), Jack Hall - The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Grandpa Redbeard - SpongeBob SquarePants (1 episode, 2009), General Abernathy / Hawk - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009).

Events

1955, Science Fiction Theatre airs.

1997, Star Trek:Voyager, "Before and After" airs.

2003, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Judgment" airs.

2005, Dr. Who, "The Unquiet Dead" airs.