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

January 14, 2012

Captain America, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Wonder Woman, Alien Siege, Supergirl, Six Million Dollar Man, Moon Zero Two, Captain Sindbad, Simpsons.

An interesting day that features the premier of both The Bionic Woman and The Simpsons along with the birthdays of the writers of Dr. Dolittle and Peter Rabbit.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Nicholas Alascia 1914, was an American comic book artist known for his work on Captain America during the Golden Age of comics, inker for 23 years with Charlton Comics.
Barry Jenner 1941, actor, played Admiral William Ross throughout seasons six and seven of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also voiced Admiral Ross in the video game Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars.
Christine Belford 1949, actress, Lt. Colby - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "Survival of the Fittest", 1974), Baroness Paula Von Gunther - Wonder Woman (1 episode, "Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther", 1976), Leda - Battlestar Galactica (2 episodes, 1978), Dianna Lionstar - Beyond Westworld (1 episode, "The Lion", 1980) , Leigh Gamble - The Incredible Hulk (2 episodes, 1979-1981), Dotty Parker - The Greatest American Hero (2 episodes, 1981-1983) Rose - Mann & Machine (2 episodes, 1992) Whale - The Wild Thornberrys (1 episode, "Tamper Proof Seal", 1999).
Carl Weathers 1948, actor, Stolar - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "One of our Running Backs is Missing", 1975) , Military Policeman - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Dillon - Predator (1987), General Skylar - Alien Siege (2005 TV).
Faye Dunaway 1941, Selena - Supergirl (1984)
Frank Aletter 1926, actor, Connacher - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "The Parallel", 1963) , Agent 2 - My Favorite Martian (1 episode, "Russians R in Season", 1963), Prof. Irwin Hayden - The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (7 episodes), Leuric - Planet of the Apes (1 episode, "Up Above the World So High", 1974) , Charles Hooten - The Invisible Man (1 episode, "Stop When Red Lights Flash", 1975), Borden - The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, "The Cross-Country Kidnap", 1975) , Charles Hooten - The Invisible Man (1975), Spencer - The Bionic Woman (1 episode, "The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are Coming", 1978) , Milton Short - Project U.F.O (1 episode, "Sighting 4003: The Fremont Incident", 1978) , James Dowling - Automan (1 episode, "Ships in the Night", 1984).
Warren Mitchell 1926, actor, Prof. Geoffrey D. Munro - Unearthly Stranger (1963), Joe - Out of the Unknown (1 episode, "The Fox and the Forest", 1965) , J.J. Hubbard - Moon Zero Two (1969)
Guy Williams 1924, actor, Prof. John Robinson - Lost in Space (83 episodes, 1965-1968), Captain Sindbad - Captain Sindbad (1963), Sheriff Will Harrington - The Lone Ranger (1955),
Hugh Lofting 1886, writer and illustrator, Dr. Dolittle
Thornton Waldo Burgess 1874, author, Peter Rabbit
John Tartaglione 1921, comic book artist, best known as a 1950s romance-comic artist; a Marvel Comics inker during the Silver Age of comic books; and as the illustrator of the Marvel biographies The Life of Pope John Paul II, and Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the first of which at least sold millions of copies worldwide in several language
Norman Rice 1907, actor, The Brow - Dick Tracy (3 episodes, 1953).


Events

1954, Riders to the Stars premieres
1967, Dr. Who, four-part serial "The Underwater Menace" airs.
1976, "Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC)
1980, Blakes 7, 3rd series Episode 2. "Powerplay"
1990, "Simpsons" premiered on Fox-TV
1998, Star Trek:Voyager "Waking Moments" airs.
2004, Star Trek:Enterprise "Chosen Realm" airs.
2005, Star Trek:Enterprise "Daedalus" airs.

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