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

December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas, Tarzan, Forbidden Planet, The Giant Behemoth, Robocop 3, Warehouse 13, Alice In Wonderland, Doctor Who.

Merry Christmas everyone.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Burne Hogarth 1911, cartoonist, illustrator, educator, author and theoretician, best known for his pioneering work on the Tarzan newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books.
Allen Adler 1916, writer, he wrote the story for the screenplay for Forbidden Planet. In addition to Forbidden Planet, Adler has a story credit for the film The Giant Behemoth (1958)
CCH Pounder 1952, actress, Mama Harper - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "Black on White on Fire - August 11, 1965", 1990), Bertha - RoboCop 3 (1993), Stonecutter - Biker Mice from Mars (1993) TV series (unknown episodes), Agent Lucy Kazdin - The X-Files (1 episode, "Duane Barry", 1994), Desdemona - Gargoyles (2 episodes, 1995), Anchor Woman - Batman Beyond (1 episode, "Rebirth: Part 1", 1999), Virtual News Anchor #1 - Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) (TV) (voice), The Stranger - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Decompression", 2000), Amanda Waller / Elderly Woman / Queen - Justice League (9 episodes, 2004-2006), Moat - Avatar (2009), Mrs. Irene Frederic - Warehouse 13 (12 episodes, 2009-2010).


Events

1950, The first Disney TV special, One Hour in Wonderland airs on NBC, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company (cost US$100,000). Walt Disney and several Disney cartoon characters make their TV debut. Walt's daughter Sharon also appears. The show previews portions of the film Alice in Wonderland. About 20 million viewers watch the show.
1983, The ABC TV network airs Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade for the first time.
2005, Dr. Who, "The Christmas Invasion " airs.
2006, Dr. Who, "The Runaway Bride " airs.
2007, Dr. Who, "Voyage of the Damned" airs.

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