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

May 22, 2011

Sad Sack, Damnation Alley, Blackstar, El Dago, Time Warrior, Tank Girl, The Island, A Charlie Brown Christmas.

I always enjoyed reading Sad Sack and today is the birthday of George Baker who created the comic strip.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

George Baker 1915, was a cartoonist who became prominent during World War II as the creator of the popular comic strip, The Sad Sack.
Paul Winfield 1939, actor, Keegan - Damnation Alley (1977), Capt. Clark Terrell - Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Lieutenant Ed Traxler - The Terminator (1984), Captain Dathon - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Darmok", 1991), Earl Cooper - Batman: The Animated Series(1 episode, "The Mechanic", 1993), Gen. Richard Franklin - Babylon 5 (1 episode, "Gropos", 1995), Jeffrey Robbins - Gargoyles (3 episodes, 1995), General Casey - Mars Attacks! (1996), Black Marvel / Omar Mosley - Spider-Man (3 episodes, 1997), Mr. Ruhle - The Magic School Bus (4 episodes, 1996-1997), Lucious Sweet - The Simpsons (2 episodes, 1996-1998), DA Sam Young - Batman Beyond (3 episodes, 1999-2000).
David Hillary Hughes 1901, actor, Unknown role - Science Fiction Theatre (1 episode, "One Thousand Eyes", 1956), Trefayne - Star Trek (1 episode, "Errand of Mercy", 1967).
Carol Lundberg 1934, layout artist and designer of animated programs. As an employee of Filmation studios, she was a layout artist on Star Trek: The Animated Series. Lundberg worked as a layout artist for Filmation from 1969 through 1981. Besides Star Trek, her other Filmation credits include layout work for The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty (1975-76), The New Adventures of Batman (1977-78), and The New Animated Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979-80). She went on to work for Filmation as a character designer on such shows as Shazam! (1981-82) and She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985) and character design supervisor for the series Blackstar (1981-82). In addition, she was a layout supervisor for the immensely popular He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-85). For Marvel Productions, Lundberg was a model designer on the animated series G.I. Joe and character designer on 1987's G.I. Joe: The Movie. She then went to work for Hanna-Barbera Productions, where she worked as a background key designer on The Pirates of Dark Water and as a layout artist for the 1993 film Once Upon a Forest.
Michael Sarrazin 1940, actor, John Colt / Peter - The Ray Bradbury Theater (2 episodes, 1989-1992), Trevean - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "The Quickening", 1996), Stranger / Marty Kilgore - The Outer Limits (2 episodes, 1996-1999), Dr. Charles Tenzer - Earth: Final Conflict (1 episode, "Guilty Conscience", 2001).
Carlos Garzón 1945, comic book artist, working with both pencils and inks. He began his career in the late 1960s with his character "El Dago". By the mid-1970s, he had begun working for Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse Comics. He is best known for his work with both the Star Wars and Star Trek lines, doing covers, inks, and pencils across their various runs.
Gary Franklin Kasper 1958, actor / stuntman, Pilot - Batman Forever (1995), Dreadnought - Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Chapter 4, Eggs from 70 Million B.C. (1996) (V), Dugon - Conan the Adventurer (1 episode, "Antidote", 1998), Orion Slaver #2 - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Borderland", 2004).
Ann Cusack 1961, actress, Sub Girl - Tank Girl (1995), Maggie - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Carbon Creek", 2002), Helen Ruber - The Lost Room (2 episodes, 2006).
Noa Tishby 1975, actress, Amanda Cole - Star Trek: Enterprise (1 episode, "Harbinger", 2004), Chloe Granger - The 4400 (1 episode, "Weight of the World", 2005), Community Announcer - The Island (2005).


Events

1966, 18th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, Outstanding Children's Program: Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez for A Charlie Brown Christmas
1989, Star Trek:TNG, "Up The Long Ladder" airs.
1994, Star Trek:DS9, "The Collaborator" airs.
1995, Star Trek:DS9, "Shakaar" airs.
1995, Star Trek:Voyager, "Learning Curve" airs.
2002, Star Trek:Enterprise, "Shockwave" airs.

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