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

January 15, 2011

The Aquanauts, Regan's Planet, Thunderbirds are Go, Battlestar Galactica, Thumbelina, Spider-Man, Prey, Caprica.

I love the lineup of birthdays today. It's a who-who of the industries.


Enjoy!!!



Birthdays

Andrea Martin 1947, actress, originally performed the role of Ishka, also called Moogie, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Family Business".
Margaret O'Brien 1937, actress, Ellen Marstand - The Aquanauts (1961), Death in Space (1974, TV).
Robert Silverberg 1935, sci-fi author, Hugo, Regan's Planet.
Derek Meddings 1931, special effects technician, Thunderbirds Are Go (1966), Thunderbird 6 (1968), Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1968), Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Land That Time Forgot (1975), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Superman: The Movie (1978), Moonraker (1979), Superman II (1980), For Your Eyes Only' (1981), Krull (1983), Banzai (1983), Superman III (1983), Supergirl (1984), Batman (1989), and many more.
Lloyd Bridges 1913, actor, Ben Dixon - Blondie Goes to College (1942), Col. Floyd Graham - Rocketship X-M (1950) , Mike Nelson - Sea Hunt (155 episodes, 1958-1961), Dr. Doug Standish - Around the World Under the Sea (1966), Charlie Englehardt - Stowaway to the Moon (1975, TV), Commander Cain - Battlestar Galactica (2 episodes, 1978),
Charo 1951, actress, singer, cuchi cuchi girl, Mrs. Toad - Thumbelina (1993, film). Point of interest her real name is María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Moquiere de les Esperades Santa Ana Romanguera y de la Najosa Rasten.


Events

1994, Star Trek:TNG "Homeward" airs.
1995, Deep Space 9: "Past Tense, Part II" airs.
1996, Spider-Man 'audio book' aired on BBC Radio 1 over 50 episodes on week days between January 15, 1996 and March 24, 1996.
1996, Star Trek:Voyager "Prototype" airs.
1997, Star Trek:Voyager "Alter Ego" airs.
1998, Prey airs on ABC.
2010, Caprica (TV series) begins on SyFy.

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