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Birthdays
| Steve Bissette 1955, comic book artist, best known for his multiple award-winning collaboration with writer Alan Moore and inker John Totleben on DC Comics' Saga of the Swamp Thing (1983-87). His early work appeared in the pages of Heavy Metal, Epic Illustrated, Bizarre Adventures. |
| Steve Ellis 1971, comic book artist, While acting as penciller and inker for Marvel and DC Comics’ famous properties like Lobo, Iron Man, and Green Lantern, Steve has spearheaded such new titles as Jezebelle and recently Crimson Dynamo. As a creator he has been critically successful with the original Science Fiction comic series TRANQUILITY and most recently with THE SILENCERS with writer/co-conspirator Fred Van Lente! Steve's work has enjoyed widespread success painting and illustrating in the publications of Marvel and DC Comics, Wizards of the Coast, Upper Deck and numerous other companies. His high-powered illustrations have also been seen on packages for Hotwheels’successful “Atomics” line. Recently Steve has been teaching Digital Illustration and Life Drawing at Syracuse University’s well-respected illustration program. |
| Penny Johnson Jerald 1961, actress, Dobara - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Homeward", 1994), Kasidy Yates - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (15 episodes, 1995-1999), Dr. Hellura Lyle - The X Files (1 episode, "Medusa", 2001), Rebecca Parrish - The 4400 (3 episodes, 2007). |
| Colonel Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke 1967, astronaut, actor, Fincke is a NASA astronaut who made an appearance as Lieutenant M. Fincke in the last episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, "These Are the Voyages...". Fincke received credit as an Engineer in the end credits of the episode. Fincke and fellow astronaut Terry Virts visited the set of Star Trek: Enterprise during their vacation and were invited to appear in the final episode. While in space and orbiting Earth, he had the chance to speak with Scott Bakula via space to ground link and was later awarded with a "Starfleet Award" (actually a trophy-size replica of the Starfleet emblem, [1]) for his work on board the ISS. |
| Hank Ketcham 1920, cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily page and took up painting full time in his studio at his home. Ketcham started in the business as an animator for Walter Lantz and eventually Walt Disney, where he worked on films such as Fantasia, Bambi, and Pinocchio. During World War II, Ketcham worked as a photographic specialist with the US Navy Reserve. Also while in the Navy he drew a cartoon called "Half Hitch". In 1951 he started Dennis The Menace, based on his own 4-year-old son Dennis Ketcham. Ketcham was in his studio in October 1950, when his first wife, Alice Mahar, burst in studio and complained that their 4-year- old, Dennis, had wrecked his bedroom instead of napping. "Your son is a menace," she shouted. Within five months 16 newspapers began carrying the adventures of the impish but innocent "Dennis the Menace." By May 1953, 193 newspapers in the United States and 52 abroad were carrying the strip to 30 million readers. |
| Michael Caine 1933, actor, Policeman - The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), Ebenezer Scrooge - The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), Captain Nemo - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997/II) (TV), Alfred - Batman Begins (2005), Alfred Pennyworth - The Dark Knight (2008). |
| Eleanor Bron 1938, actress, Kara / Art Gallery Visitor - Doctor Who (3 episodes, "City of Death: Part 4", "Revelation of the Daleks: Part 1 & 2", 1979-1985), Susan - Friends in Space (1990) (TV), Duchess of York - Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1 episode, 1994)(voice), Eleanor made her film debut in the prominent role of the high priestess Ahme in the Beatles' second feature film Help! (1965). In fact, she is often credited to having inspired the name of the Beatles' #1 pop song hit "Eleanor Rigby". |
| Steve Kanaly 1946, actor, Tanner - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "Assault on the Princess", 1976), Scout - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Stranger in Possum Meadows", 1989), Cmdr. Wilson - Scorpio One (1998). |
| Billy Crystal 1948, actor, Rugs Turkell - Animalympics (1980) (voice), Narrator - Horton Hatches the Egg (1992) (V) (voice), The Critic (1 episode, "L.A. Jay", 1994), The Voice of America - In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994) (TV) (voice), Mattress Salesman - The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000), Mike Wazowski - Monsters, Inc. (2001) (voice), John Adams - Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 (6 episodes, 2002), Mike - Mike's New Car (2002) (V) (voice), Mike Car - Cars (2006) (voice). |
| Grace Park, 1974, actress, Satchko / Virtual Avatar - The Outer Limits (2 episodes, 1997-2001), Lt. Satterfield - Stargate SG-1 (1 episode, "Proving Ground", 2001), Lt. Sharon Valerii - Boomer - Battlestar Galactica (2003) TV mini-series, Fran Yoshida - Jake 2.0 (4 episodes, 2003-2004), Doctor 26Carol - Andromeda (1 episode, "Machinery in the Mind", 2004), Lt. Sharon Valerii - Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) (TV), Number Eight - Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy (10 episodes, 2008-2009), Lt. Sharon 'Athena' Agathon / Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii - Battlestar Galactica (73 episodes, 2004-2009), Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii - The Plan (2009) (V). |
| James Frain 1968, actor, Eli Szura - Invasion (7 episodes, 2006), Mr. Kohl - Fringe (1 episode, "Safe", 2008), Gordon Myhill - FlashForward (1 episode, "A561984", 2009), Jarvis - Tron Legacy (2010) (post-production). |
| Ralph Bennett 1878, actor, Deputy Charlie - Science Fiction Theatre (1 episode, "Stranger in the Desert", 1955). |
| Faith Minton 1957, actress, Klingon Warrioress K'chiQ - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Hide and Q", 1987), Bouncer - Misfits of Science (1 episode, "Three Days of the Blender", 1988), Bouncer - Alien Nations (1 episode, "The First Cigar", 1989). |
| Garwin Sanford 1955, actor, Van Driver - I-Man (1986) (TV), Observer #2 - The Fly II (1989), Shoup - The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990) (TV), Doc - Sliders (1 episode, "Pilot", 1995), Trevor Hyams / Nathan Brown - First Wave (2 episodes, 1998-2000), Federov - Earth: Final Conflict (3 episodes, 2000-2001), Mr. Sackheim / Government Official - Seven Days (2 episodes, 2001), Dom Pardo / Peter Chandler - The Outer Limits (3 episodes, 1996-2001), Narim - Stargate SG-1 (3 episodes, 1998-2001), Mr. Brooks - Smallville (1 episode, "Red", 2002), Adam Kensington - The 4400 (1 episode, "Pilot", 2004), Simon Wallis - Stargate: Atlantis (3 episodes, 2004-2005), Congressman Faraday - Eureka (2 episodes, 2006-2007), Judge - The Court - Masters of Science Fiction (1 episode, "Little Brother", 2007). |
| George Offerman Jr. 1917, actor, Bellboy - Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942), Henchman Jimmy Vale - Batman and Robin (1949)[Chs. 1-2, 5, 8-11], Willard S. Con - Dick Tracy (1 episode, "The Mole: Part 1", 1950). |
Events
| 1969, Star Trek:TOS, "All Our Yesterdays" airs. |
| 1971, first Dark Shadows comic strip by illustrator Ken Bald, ran until March 11, 1972. |
| 1988, Star Trek:TNG, "Coming of Age" airs. |
| 1993, Star Trek:DS9, "Move Along Home" airs. |
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