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Born on this day in horror history – August 17

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August 17

1994 – Taissa Farmiga, appeared in the FX TV series “American Horror Story”.

1969 – Donnie Wahlberg, brother of Mark, appeared in “Black Circle Boys”, “The Sixth Sense”, “Dreamcatcher”, “Saw II”, “Saw III”, “Saw IV”, “Dead Silence”.

1954 – Robert Joy, appeared in “Amityville 3-D”, “The Dark Half”, “Fallen”, “Resurrection”, “Land of the Dead”, “The Hills Have Eyes”.

1943 – Robert De Niro, one of the finest actors of our time, starred in “Angel Heart”, “Cape Fear”, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”, “Hide and Seek”, “Machete” and “Red Lights”.

1920 – Maureen O’Hara, a wonderful actress who’s only genre related role was in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” 1939.

1918 – Evelyn Ankers, a star contract player for Universal Studios who appeared in a slew of horror pictures including “Hold That Ghost”, “The Wolf Man”, “The Ghost of Frankenstein”, “Captive Wild Woman”, “Son of Dracula”, “The Mad Ghoul” and many more.

Donnie Wahlberg
Donnie Wahlberg
Robert Joy
Robert Joy
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn Ankers

Michael Juvinall

I am a Horror journalist, producer, ravenous Horror fiend, aficionado of the classic Universal Monsters, Hammer Horror, Werewolves, and all things Horror.

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