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

March 11, 2011

Killer Princesses, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Damnation Alley, The Phantom Planet, The Invaders, Babylon 5, Circuitry Man, Taken, 2001, Douglas Adams.

It's John Barrowman's ( Captain Jack Harkness) birthday today. It was great to have seen him San Diego two years ago.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Lea Hernandez 1964, comic book and webcomic creator, co-creator of Killer Princesses with Gail Simone (published by Oni Press), and the creator of Rumble Girls (published by Image Comics). She has also worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics with, for example, Marvel Mangaverse: Punisher and Transmetropolitan. She has published her webcomics on Modern Tales and was the original editor of Girlamatic. Her webcomics include Atelier Divalea.
John Barrowman 1967, actor, Captain Jack Harkness - Torchwood (31 episodes, 2006-2009), Captain Jack Harkness - Doctor Who (11 episodes, 2005-2010).
Dominique Sanda 1948, Janice - Damnation Alley (1977).
Diane Brewster 1931, actress, Mary Merrinoe - The Invisible Boy (1957).
Anthony Guerra 19??, artist, painter, illustrator, Anthony began his career in 1988 by enrolling in the American College of the Applied Arts. Once he graduated he immediately got hired by a well-known Children's Book Publisher. After a few years he left his job and began teaching for the following 6 years across American. He began painting women in 2000 and continues to do so today. His work impresses all that see it.
Angelique Pettyjohn 1943, actress, Juror - The Phantom Planet (1961), Girl - The Green Hornet (1 episode, "Corpse of the Year: Part 1", 1967), 1st Model - Batman (1 episode, "A Piece of the Action", 1967), Shahna - Star Trek (1 episode, "The Gamesters of Triskelion", 1968),
Nancy Kovack 1935, actress, Monique - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "Hail To The Chief", 1964), Queenie - Batman (2 episodes, "The Joker is Wild", Batman is Riled", 1966), Sophia Renault - Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966), June Murray - The Invaders (1 episode, "Task Force", 1967), Nona - Star Trek:TOS (1 episode, "A Private Little War", 1968), Teresa Stone - Marooned (1969), Carolyn Klae - The Invisible Man (1 episode, "The Klae Dynasty", 1975).
Tricia O'Neil 1945, actress, Annie Brown - Voyagers! (1 episode, "Old Hickory and The Pirate", 1982), Capt. Rachel Garrett / Kurak - Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, "Yesterday's Enterprise", "Suspicions", 1990-1993), M'Ola - Babylon 5 (1 episode, "Believers", 1994), Korinas - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Defiant", 1994), Earth Alliance President - Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV).
Barbara Alyn Woods 1962, actress, Kareen Brianon - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Schizoid Man", 1989), Yoyo - Circuitry Man (1990),
Wallace Langham 1965, actor, Nelson Baxley - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Time and Teresa Golowitz", 1987), Milton McClane - The Invisible Kid (1988), Voyeur Martian - Martians Go Home (1989), Flotter T. Water III - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Once Upon a Time", 1998), Ezekiel - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "Final Appeal", 2000), Basil Karlo / Clayface 2 - The Batman (1 episode, "Clayfaces", 2006), Ocean Master / Orm - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (1 episode, "Evil Under the Seal", 2008), DNAlien #2 / Tyler - Ben 10: Alien Force (1 episode, 2008).
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin 1989, actor, Jacob Clarke - Child - Taken (2 episodes, "Jacob and Jesse", "High Hopes", 2002), Pavel Chekov - Star Trek (2009), Kyle Reese - Terminator Salvation (2009).
Alan Gifford 1911, actor, Col. Galloway - Satellite in the Sky (1956), The Guide - The Outer Limits (1 episode, "The Duplicate Man",1964), Poole's father - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
Francis M Busby, Jr. 1921, sci-fi author, Star Rebel
Albert Salmi 1928, actor, Peter Hurkos - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (2 episodes, "The Peter Hurkos Story, part 1 & 2",1960), Joe Caswell / Sgt Causarano / William Feathersmith - The Twilight Zone (3 episodes, 1960-1963), Brent - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode, "Dead Men's Doubloons", 1966), Captain Alonzo P. Tucker - Lost in Space (2 episodes, "The Sky Pirate", "Treasure of the Lost Planet", 1966-1967), Bryk / Melzac - Land of the Giants (1 episode, 1970), E1 - Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), Chief Ron Wheeler - Future Cop (1 episode, "The Mad Mad Bomber: Part 1", 1977), Sheriff Art Kincade - Empire of the Ants (1977).
Douglas Adams 1952, author, Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Terrence Howard 1969, actor, Rhodey - Iron Man (2008)
Johnny Knoxville 1971, actor, Scrad / Charlie - Men in Black II (2002), Hoyt Platter / Peter Sterling - King of the Hill (2 episodes, "Business Is Picking Up", "Life: A Loser's Manual", 2006-2008).


Events

1964, Star Trek is... draft proposal presented to NBC.
1987, Scenes on board the alien vessel, including a deleted scene of the alien touching Riker and Troi with it's tentacles, are filmed for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint". The deleted scene goes as follows : While "on board" the alien lifeform, tentacles reach out of the wall and grabbed for Deanna Troi and Riker. The producers decided these special effects looked horrible and removed the scenes from the episode.
1991, Star Trek:TNG, "Galaxy's Child" airs.
1993, Star Trek:TNG, "Timescape" airs.
1995, Star Trek:DS9, "Facets" airs.
1998, Babylon 5 Episode 96 - "Day of the Dead" first aired
2001, Scenes for the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot episode "Broken Bow" were filmed on location in Bakersfield.

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