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

April 30, 2010

Sal Trapani, Larry Niven, Kirsten Dunst, Johnny Galecki, Adrian Pasdar, Bionic Woman, Batman, Li'l Abner, The Tomorrow People.

Having a great time on vacation, hope you like the blog. Happy birthday to Leonard from Big Bang Theory. Time to sing the theme everyone.


Enjoy!!


Birthdays


Salvatore A. "Sal" Trapani 1927, began his comics career in 1949. He moved around through various companies, including DC Comics, the American Comic Group, and Gold Key. In 1981, he worked for Marvel Comics' Star Trek line inking #16 "There's No Space Like Gnomes'!" and #18 "A Thousand Deaths". Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Trapani has worked on such series as 'Doom Patrol', 'Green Lantern', 'Wonder Woman', 'Teen Titans', and 'Superman'. He also assisted José Delbo on the 'Superman' daily in the 1980s. Sal was the brother-in-law of Dick Giordano.
Larry Niven 1938, sci-fi writer, Niven is best known as the creator of the Known Space universe, for which he has written many novels and short stories. Ringworld is the most famous of these novels, winning the 1970 Hugo and Nebula Awards awards.
Kirsten Caroline Dunst 1982, actress, Hedril - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Dark Page", 1993), Joyce Taylor - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Music of the Spheres", 1997), Christy Fimple - Small Soldiers (1998), Becky Thatcher - The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1998) (V) (voice), Mary Jane Watson - Spider-Man (2002), Mary Jane Watson - Spider-Man 2 (2004), Mary Jane Watson - Spider-Man 3 (2007), Mary Jane Watson - Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of Spider-Man 3 (2007) (V).
Johnny Galecki 1975, actor, Knux - Batman Beyond (1 episode, "April Moon", 2000)(voice), Arnie - American Dad! (1 episode, "Irregarding Steve", 2006), Jeremy - Hancock (2008), Leonard Hofstadter - Family Guy (1 episode, "Business Guy", 2009), Leonard Hofstadter - The Big Bang Theory (83 episodes, 2007-2010).
Adrian Pasdar 1965, actor, Darstar - Solarbabies (1986), Tanner Brooks - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "In the Zone", 1998), Andrew Lomax - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Dream Lover", 2002), Captain America - Black Panther (1 episode, 2008)(voice), Hawkeye - The Super Hero Squad Show (3 episodes, 2009), Nathan Petrelli - Heroes (61 episodes, 2006-2010).
Gary Collins 1938, actor, Colonel Vasily Zuchov - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Doomsday, and Counting", 1974), John Mallory - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "Canyon of Death", 1976), Dar-L - The Fantastic Journey (2 episodes, "Vortex", "Atlantium", 1977).
Edmund Cooper 1926, UK, sci-fi author, Seed of Light, All Fool's Day.
Corinne Calvet 1925, actress, Emerald - Batman (1 episode, "The Joker's Flying Saucer", 1968). Calvet's father, a scientist, was the inventor of Pyrex.
Dianna Agron 1986, actress, Debbie Marshall - Heroes (4 episodes, 2007).
Kunal Nayyar 1981, actor, Raj Koothrappali - The Big Bang Theory (83 episodes, 2007-2010).
Dick Elliott 1886, actor, Marryin' Sam - Li'l Abner (1940), Mr. Hankins, at the Mayor's Meeting - Blondie's Lucky Day (1946), Sheriff - Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950), Murphy - Dick Tracy (11 episodes, 1950), Neighbor - Captain Midnight (1 episode, "Saboteurs of the Sky", 1955), Sam Bleaker / Judge / Mr. Gobey - Adventures of Superman (3 episodes, 1952-1958).


Events

1973, The Tomorrow People airs on ITV.
1990, Star Trek:TNG, "Hollow Pursuits" airs.
1994, Star Trek:TNG, "Bloodlines" airs.
1997, Star Trek:Voyager, "Distant Origin" airs.
2003, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Cogenitor" airs.
2005, Dr. Who, "Dalek" airs.

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