August 22
1965 – Courtney Gains, appeared in such films as “Children of the Corn”, “Tales from the Crypt” TV series, “Charmed” and “Mimesis”.
1958 – Colm Feore, played in “Forever Knight”, “The Outer Limits”, “Creature” TV Movie, “Storm of the Century” and “The Exorcism of Emily Rose”.
1945 – David Chase who wrote for the TV series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” and the screenplay for the film “Grave of the Vampire” (which was based on his novel “The Still Life”).
1920 – The one and only Ray Bradbury. Some of his works made into films include “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” “Fahrenheit 451,” “Something Wicked This Way Comes” and ‘The Illustrated Man. He also hosted and wrote the eerie anthology series “The Ray Bradbury Theater”.
1900 – Jean Yarbrough, who directed the films “The Devil Bat,” “King of the Zombies” and “She-Wolf of London.”
