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

July 8, 2011

Torchwood, Wildcat, Dondi, The Punisher, Mutiny in Outer Space, Fantasia, The X-Files, StarMan, Sliders, War of the Worlds, Buck Rogers, Alienated.

It's Eve Myles birthday today which reminds me that in Canada on Saturday the new Torchwood: Miracle Day is being aired.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Eve Myles 1978, actress, Gwen Cooper/Gwyneth - Doctor Who (3 episodes, 2005-2008), Gwen Cooper - Torchwood (31 episodes, 2006-2009).
Irwin Hasen 1918, cartoonist, whose work included the creation of the comic book character Wildcat as well as work on the comic strip Dondi.
William "Whilce" Portacio 1963, comic book artist. Noted for his work on such titles as The Punisher, X-Factor, and the Uncanny X-Men. Portacio was also one of the co-founders of Image Comics.
Glenn Langan 1917, actor, Lt. Col. Glenn Manning - The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), Gen. Knowland - Mutiny in Outer Space (1965), Capt. Ross - Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966), Cabinet Secretary - The Andromeda Strain (1971).
Nigel De Brulier 1877, actor, Priest - The Romance of Tarzan (1918), Peytow - One Million B.C. (1940), Shazam - Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)[Ch. 1], Lo-Par - The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943). He was the inspiration for the model of the Sorcerer in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment in Fantasia (1940).
Kim Darby 1947, actress, Miri - Star Trek (1 episode, "Miri", 1966), Kathy Lee Tencate - The X-Files (1 episode, "Sein und Zeit", 2000).
Katherine Moffat 1958, actress, Samantha - StarMan (1 episode, "Society's Pet", 1986), Etana Jol - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Game", 1991), Pallra - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Necessary Evil", 1993), Commander Lyja / Skrull Paratrooper #3 / High Fashion Model / Female Computer Voice / Five Year Old - The Marvel Action Hour: The Fantastic Four (3 episodes, 1994)(voice), Scarlet Witch - The Marvel Action Hour: Iron Man (13 episodes, 1994)(voice), Supervisor - Babylon 5 (1 episode, "Grey 17 Is Missing", 1996), Dr. Helena Malone - Sliders (1 episode, "Just Say Yes", 1998).
Lori Hallier 1959, actress, Waitress - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Appointment on Route 17", 1988), Teri / Mindy Cooper - War of the Worlds (2 episodes, 1988-1990), Tori Tolin - Robocop (1 episode, "When Justice Fails", 1994), Dr. Riley Frazier - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Unity", 1997), Barbara Raymond - Total Recall 2070 (1 episode, "Infiltration", 1999), Mrs. Trent - Black Hole High (3 episodes, 2003-2006).
Michael Buchman Silver 1967, actor, Vinod - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Paradise", 1994), Howard Grodin - The X-Files (2 episodes, 1998), Agent Stern - Strange World (1 episode, "Spirit Falls", 1999).
Amy O'Neill 1971, actress, Blonde Girl - The Twilight Zone (segment "The Shadow Man") (1 episode, 1985), Annette - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Evolution", 1989).


Events

1967, the final installment of the original Buck Rogers comic strip was published.
2003, Alienated, TV series begins.
2006, Dr. Who, "Doomsday" airs.

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