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

September 7, 2011

Babylon 5, Spiderman, Lost, Zorak, Ranger Smith, Multi Man, Scooby-Doo, Tarzan the Magnificent, Doctor Who, Fearless Fosdick, Land of the Lost, Shazam

It was very nice to have had birthday girl, Mira Furlan, at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo this past year (2011), and it was even nicer to have escorted her to one of the panel rooms.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Mira Furlan 1955, actress, Delenn - Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV), Silver Sable - Spiderman (4 episodes, 1997)(voice), Delenn - Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV), Delenn - Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV), Delenn - Babylon 5 (110 episodes, 1994-1998), Danielle Rousseau - Lost (18 episodes, 2004-2010).
Don Messick 1926, one of the most prolific voice actors of the 20th century. He voiced several classic cartoon characters, including Scooby-Doo, Ranger Smith and Boo Boo Bear, Muttley, Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Astro, Zorak, Godzooky, Dr. Benton Quest, and Papa Smurf. In outer space cartoons, Messick created noises and sounds for weird space creatures and aliens. His "Ranger Smith" voice was often heard as various space villains. His narrator voice was given to Vapor Man, Dr. Benton Quest, The Perilous Paper Doll Man, and Multi Man. His narrating voice was also heard on Hong Kong Phooey and Laff-A-Lympics.
Ewen Solon 1917, actor, Superintendent - Invisible Man (1 episode, "The Vanishing Evidence", 1959), Dexter - Tarzan the Magnificent (1960), Douglas Bishop - Journey to the Unknown (1 episode, "Somewhere in a Crowd", 1968), Chal / Vishinsky - Doctor Who (8 episodes, 1966-1975), Watkins - Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979).


Events

1942, Fearless Fosdick appears for the first time in Lil Abner.
1974, Partridge Family 2200 A.D. animated television series begins on CBS.
1974, Land of the Lost airs on NBC.
1974, Shazam! Airs on CBS.
1974, Valley of the Dinosaurs airs on CBS.
1974, The New Adventures of Gilligan airs on ABC.
1974, Devlin airs on ABC.
1974, These Are the Days airs on ABC.
1974, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch airs on NBC.
1974, Hong Kong Phooey airs on ABC.
1974, Star Trek: The Animated Series "The Pirates of Orion" airs.
1985, Small Wonder airs.
1991, Land of the Lost airs on ABC. This was a remake of the 1974 series.

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