Danny Dreamer, Invasion: UFO, Sanctuary, Time Trackers, Space Case, Ernie Keebler, The Immortal, Vulcan!, Dollhouse, Little Orphan Annie.

Interesting day since the voice of Ernie Keebler of the Keebler elves is having a birthday and the comic strip, Little Orphan Annie begins. There is an interesting fact about her in the events section. Check it out.


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Birthdays

Clare A. Briggs 1875, cartoonist, Clare rose to fame in 1904 with his strip A. Piker Clerk. National catch phrases caught on from the titles of some of his newspaper cartoon features: Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Feeling?, Danny Dreamer, The Days of Real Sport, Movie of a Man, Mr. and Mrs, Real Folks at Home, Someone's Always Taking the Joy Out of Life, There's at Least One in Every Office and When a Feller Needs a Friend. Mr. and Mrs. ran during the last years of his life and continued in syndication after his death under his name.

Wanda Ventham 1935, actress, Col. Virginia Lake - Invasion: UFO (1972), Col. Virginia Lake - UFO (9 episodes, 1970-1973), Jean Rock / Thea Ransome / Faroon - Doctor Who (13 episodes, 1967-1987).

Chuck Campbell 1969, actor, Paramedic - Earth: Final Conflict (1 episode, "Abduction", 2000), Chuck the Technician - Stargate SG1 (1 episode, "The Pegasus Project", 2006), Two Faced Guy - Sanctuary (1 episode, "Episode 1.2", 2007), Chuck the Technician - Stargate: Atlantis (44 episodes, 2005-2009), Two Faced Guy - Sanctuary (5 episodes, 2008-2009), Chuck - Stargate: Extinction (2011) (V) (pre-production).

Parley Baer 1914, actor, Capt. Blast / Mr. Pindike - Dennis the Menace (2 episodes, 1959-1962), Dr. Bernard Stone - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Behold Eck!", 1964), Mr. Babcock - My Favorite Martian (1 episode, "Keep Me From the Church on Time", 1965), Senator Obek - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "Sabotage", 1969), Tom Fairly - Project UFO (1 episode, "Sighting 4002: The Joshua Flats Incident ", 1978), Henry Haverson - The Time Machine (1978) (TV), Raymond - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "Captive Night", 1979), Grandfather Frost - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "The Storytellers", 1986), Lucius - Time Trackers (1989), Judge - The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster (1991) (V), Judge - The Flash (1 episode, "Trial of the Trickster", 1991), Bitby - Space Case (1992), Dr. Rogers / Judge Shiner - Quantum Leap (2 episodes, 1991-1992), Civilian Advisor - Roswell (1994) (TV), Old Man #1 - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Sacred Ground", 1996). He was the voice of Ernie Keebler on the Keebler cookies commercials.

David Brian 1914, actor, John Gill - Star Trek (1 episode, "Patterns of Force", 1968), Arthur Maitland - The Immortal (2 episodes, 1970-1971).

Kathleen Sky 1943, sci-fi writer / actress, Her books include Vulcan!, one of the earliest original novels based on the 1960s Star Trek TV series. She also appeared as an Enterprise crewmember in the recreation deck scenes in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Clayton Rohner 1961, actor, Admiral Mark Jameson - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "To Short a Season", 1988), Carl Dana (unknown episodes) - E.A.R.T.H. Force (1990) TV series , Daryl Mootz - The X-Files (1 episode, "The Rain King", 1999), Dollhouse Client - Dollhouse (2 episodes, 2009).

Events

1924, "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip by Harold Gray begins. Little Orphan Annie was born on February 29 and so ages 4 times slower.

1966, Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. is aired.

1968, First filming day on TOS: "The Tholian Web".

1987, Filming begins on TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before".