December 21

1984 – Jackson Rathbone (no relation to Basil), who plays “Jasper Hale” in the “Twilight” films.

1966 – Kiefer Sutherland, who starred in the films “The Lost Boys,” “Flatliners,” “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” “Dark City” and “Mirrors.” He provided the voice of “General W. R. Monger” in the hit animated film “Aliens vs. Monsters.”

1964 – Fabiana Udenio, starred in “Bride of Re-Animator” and “Freddy’s Nightmares (TV Series)”.

1957 – Tsutomu Kitagawa who played “Kingugidora” in “Mothra 3” and “Gojira” in “Godzilla 2000,” “Godzilla vs. Megaguiru,” “Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla 2002” and “Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.”

1948 – Samuel L. Jackson, who starred in the films “Jurassic Park,” “Deep Blue Sea,” as “Mace Windu” in “Star Wars – Episode I, II & III” and fighting those “Snakes On A Plane.” He played “Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.”

1943 – Jared Martin who played “Dusty” on the TV series “Dallas.” He appeared in the films “Westworld,” “The Sea Serpent” and the TV series “War of the Worlds.”

1943 – Jack Nance, who starred in “Eraserhead,” “Ghoulies,” the 1988 version of “The Blob” and in the TV series “Twin Peaks.” He passed away on December 30, 1996, at the age of 53.

1940 – Composer/producer/actor Frank Zappa.

1937 – Jane Fonda, who starred in “Barbarella,” “Spirits of the Dead” and “Klute.”

1928 – Ed Nelson who starred in the films “Night of the Blood Beast,” “The Brain Eaters” and “The Boneyard.”

1927 – Hammer producer/director Michael Carreras, whose films include many Hammer classics, including “Curse Of The Mummy’s Tomb,” “The Curse Of Frankenstein,” and “Horror Of Dracula.”

1921 – The first television Horror Host, the one and only “Vampira,” a.k.a. Maila Nurmi. She appeared in the Ed Wood “classic,” “Plan Nine From Outer Space” and “The Magic Sword.”

1908 – Producer/actor Arch Hall Sr., whose films include “The Thrill Killers,” “The Sadist” and “Eegah.”