Batman and Robin, TekWar, Last Exit to Earth, Aquaman, Mysterious Island, Tumbleweeds, Space: 1999, Max Headroom, Ella Cinders, Invaders from Mars.

Lots to look at today.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Myron Healey 1923, actor, Pipe-Smoking Office Worker - Blondie's Big Moment (1947), Cluett Day - Blondie's Reward (1948), Walker, Policeman - Batman and Robin (1949)[Ch. 7], Larry Sanders - Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955), Mark Santo - Jungle Moon Men (1955), Capt. Mud / Gunner Flinch / Paul Craymore (3 episodes, 1955-1956), Mark Houston - The Unearthly (1957), Major Steven Hawks - Men Into Space (1 episode, "Voice of Infinity", 1960), Second Giant - Land of the Giants (1 episode, "The Flight Plan", 1968), General Michael Perry - The Incredible Melting Man (1977), Sheriff Colton - The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, "The Antowuk Horror", 1978), Lieutenant Olson - The Amazing Spider-Man (2 episodes, 1979), Arch Quinton - V (1983) (TV), Mr. L-M - RoboCop (1 episode, "Mother's Day", 1994).

Lisabeth Mary Shatner 1961, Little Girl - Star Trek (1 episode, "Miri", 1966). She is the middle daughter of William Shatner. She is also co-writer (with her father) of Captain's Log: William Shatner's Personal Account of the Making of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Besides Star Trek, Lisabeth appeared alongside her father in a 1986 episode of T.J. Hooker entitled "Partners in Death" and a 1996 episode of TekWar entitled "Betrayel."

Alex Datcher 1962, actress, Ensign Zandra Taitt - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Descent: Part 2", 1993), Julianne Murphy - Sliders (1 episode, "Luck of the Draw", 1995), Heir Apparent - Last Exit to Earth (1996) (TV).

Tom J. McCraw 1962, comic book artist, He began his career at First Comics, but is best known for his work as a colorist, his primary job. He worked on a number of DC Comics books, including the Legion of Super-Heroes and Aquaman, the latter of which he was one of the primary writers. He continues to color issues of that book to date. In the mid-1980s, he was one of the primary color artists on the second volume of the DC Comics Star Trek run.

Capt. Cyrus Harding 1951, actor, Mysterious Island (1951), Rocky Jones - Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (16 episodes, 1954), Dick Preston - Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (9 episodes, 1955), Major Woodrow - Steve Canyon (1 episode, "Operation Firebee", 1959), Maj. Emery - Men Into Space (1 episode, "Asteroid", 1959).

Tom Ryan 1926, cartoonist, started his career as a commercial artist, designing football helmets. Out of boredom, he started reading Western Literature. This resulted in the creation of an innovative newspaper strip called 'Tumbleweeds', which combined the Old West with a hip approach. It appeared in 1965 and ran in over 300 newspapers.

Billie Whitelaw 1932, actress, Zamara - Space: 1999 (1 episode, "One Moment of Humanity", 1976), Aughra - The Dark Crystal (1982) (voice), Mavis - The Cloning of Joanna May (1992) (TV).

Amanda Pays 1959, actress, Theora Jones - Max Headroom (1985) (TV), Theora Jones - Max Headroom (14 episodes, 1987-1988), Elizabeth 'Willie' Williams - Leviathan (1989), Christina 'Tina' McGee - The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster (1991) (V), Christina 'Tina' McGee - The Flash (22 episodes, 1990-1991), Phoebe Green - The X-Files (1 episode, "Fire", 1993), Dawn - Spacejacked (1997).

Events

1926, Ella Cinders is adapted from a comic strip into a film by First National.

1966, Post-production special effects shots of Balok's puppet are filmed for TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver".

1986, Invaders from Mars is released.

1991, The Starfleet Command briefing scene is filmed at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

1994, Picard and Soran's Veridian III scenes are filmed on location for Star Trek Generations.