There are way too many great names having a birthday today so why waste time reading this when you can enjoy what's below.
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Birthdays
| Harlan Ellison 1934, fantasist, credited with writing ""The City on the Edge of Forever"", arguably the most famous episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. Although he has written much that would be called science fiction, he disdains the use of that term. He is considered one of the giants of the field by both fans and professionals and has won literally dozens of awards. He has written prose fiction and nonfiction, screenplays, episodic television and a computer game based on his own short story "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream". Harlan once was quoted saying "Call me a 'science fiction' writer, and I'll come to your house and nail your pet's head to the table." |
| Paul Bettany 1971, actor, Jarvis - Iron Man (2008) (voice), Jarvis - Iron Man 2 (2010) (voice). |
| Louis Gossett Jr. 1936, actor, Ollie - The Invaders (1 episode, "The Vise", 1968), O'Flaherty - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Clark Templeton O'Flaherty", 1975), Walt Shephard - The Powers of Matthew Star (21 episodes, 1982-1983), Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan - Enemy Mine (1985), Jake Berkowitz - The Punisher (1989), Commander Clash - Captain Planet and the Planeteers (3 episodes, 1991-1992), Gerak - Stargate SG1 (5 episodes, 2005-2006), President Ryan Gordon - Solar Strike (2006) (TV), Lucius Fox - The Batman (3 episodes, 2007). |
| Mark Wheatley 1954, illustrator, writer, editor, Wheatley's comic book and pulp creations include Breathtaker, Mars, and Blood of the Innocent, all illustrated by his frequent collaborator Marc Hempel. Wheatley has written books, comic books, and television shows, and his illustrations have appeared in magazines, books, comic books, and games. |
| Vincent Price 1911, actor, Geoffrey Radcliffe - The Invisible Man Returns (1940), Dr. Philip Redmond / Gary Williams (2 episodes, "Operation Flypaper", "One Thousand Eyes", 1956), François Delambre - The Fly (1958), Francois Delambre - Return of the Fly (1959), Captain Robur - Master of the World (1961), Dr. Robert Morgan - The Last Man on Earth (1964), Sir Hugh, The Captain - The City Under the Sea (1965), Professor Multiple - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "The Deadly Dolls", 1967), Egghead - Batman (7 episodes, 1966-1967), January Q. Irontail - Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) (TV) (voice), Manfred/Cyrus Carstairs - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "Black Magic", 1976), Deacon Mushrat - Pogo for President: 'I Go Pogo' (1980) (voice), Vincent VanGhoul - The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (13 episodes, 1985), Professor Ratigan - The Great Mouse Detective (1986) (voice), Henry, Sparky's dad - Sparky's Magic Piano (1987) (V) (voice), King Ulvik #1 - The Little Troll Prince (1987) (TV) (voice), Narrator - Tiny Toon Adventures (1 episode, 1991), ZigZag - The Princess and the Cobbler (1993) (voice). |
| Lee Ann Meriwether 1935, actress, The Catwoman / Kitka - Batman (1966), Lisa Carson - Batman (2 episodes, 1967), Dr. Ann MacGregor - The Time Tunnel (30 episodes, 1966-1967), Losira - Star Trek (1 episode, "That Which Survives", 1969), Mrs. Bara - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "Rescue", 1969), Sigrid Bergen - The Immortal (1 episode, "The Queen's Gambit", 1970), Widow Liebner - Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1 episode, "Pig Amok", 1996), Waitress in diner - Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003) (TV). |
| Michelan Sisti 1949, actor, Michaelangelo / Pizza Man - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Michaelangelo / Soho Man - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), Tol - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Bloodlines", 1994), Takarn - Babylon 5 (1 episode, "A Voice in the Wilderness: Part 2", 1994). |
| Ethan Raymond Dampf 1994, Alien Child - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Broken Bow: Part 1", 2001). |
Events
| 1968, Tombstone scenes are filmed for Star Trek:TOS, "Spectre of the Gun". |
| 1985, Robotech: The New Generation airs. |
| 1991, Star Trek:TNG, "The Mind's Eye" airs. |
| 1996, Doctor Who: The TV Movie airs on BBC1 |
| 1998, Babylon 5 Episode 102 - "Meditations on the Abyss" first aired |
| 2006, Dr. Who, "The Idiot's Lantern" airs. |
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