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Birthdays
| Bob Brown 1915, comic book artist with an extensive career from the early 1940s through the 1970s. With writers Edmond Hamilton and Gardner Fox, Brown created the DC Comics hero Space Ranger, drawing the character's complete run from his debut in the try-out comic Showcase #15 (Aug. 1958) through Mystery in Space #103 (July 1965). Brown also penciled the DC title Challengers of the Unknown (taking over from Jack Kirby) for over ten years, from 1959–1969; and he had notable runs on DC's Superboy and Marvel Comics' Daredevil. Brown's work also appeared in DC's Action Comics, The Brave and the Bold, Detective Comics, Doom Patrol, House of Mystery, House of Secrets, My Greatest Adventure, Tales of the Unexpected, Tomahawk and World's Finest Comics; the Marvel Comics titles The Avengers, Warlock, and The Rawhide Kid; and the French comic series Big Boy. |
| Chester Commodore 1914, cartoonist, worked for the Defender, doing layout and then when staff cartoonist Jay Jackson died in 1950, he took over the position. Not only did he draw political cartoons, he also drew the strips The Sparks and The Ravings of Prof. Doodle. |
| Richard Krisher 1938, actor, Motorcycle Cop / Policeman / Cop - Batman (3 episodes, 1967), MXR - Lost In Space (1 episode, "Two Weeks in Space", 1967). Before becoming an actor, Krisher was a self-taught prodigy who toured the country giving presentations of his skill typing 160 words per minute under the sponsorship of the Royal Typewriter Co. |
| Oliver McGowan 1907, actor, Lawrence Costigan - Steve Canyon (1 episode, "Operation Diplomat", 1958), Officer - Twilight Zone (1 episode, "And When the Sky Was Opened", 1959), Mr. Stevens - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, "Earthquake", 1960), Caretaker - Star Trek (1 episode, "Shore Leave", 1966), Dr. Howard - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "Every Dog Needs a Boy", 1969). |
| Lois Hall 1926, actress, Cherry Yates - Dick Tracy (1 episode, "Shaky's Secret Treasure", 1950), Anne Howe Palooka - Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950), Mrs. Winters - Adventures of Superman (1 episode, "Five Minutes to Doom", 1953), Dr. Mary Warren - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Who Watches the Watchers", 1989). |
| Ryan Honey 1976, actor, Guard - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Anomaly", 2003), Plane Navigator - Invasion (2 episodes, 2005-2006). |
| Ralph Byrd 1909, actor, Dick Tracy - Dick Tracy (1937/I), Dick Tracy - Dick Tracy Returns (1938), Dick Tracy - Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939), Dick Tracy - Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941), Dick Tracy - Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947), Dick Tracy - Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947), Dick Tracy - Dick Tracy (33 episodes, 1950-1953). Byrd started his career by playing comic strip detective, Dick Tracy, in several movie serials. He was successful in putting the role behind him and becoming a successful character actor. A serious auto accident slowed down his career in the late 1940s, and he returned to the role of Tracy for two films and a TV series. |
Events
| 1967, Sickbay scenes are filmed for TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles". |
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