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Born on this day in horror history – May 19

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May 19

1987 – Jayne Wisener, who co-starred in “Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” and “Boogeyman 3.”

1980 – Drew Fuller, who has appeared in the films “Vampire Clan” and ” Voodoo Academy.”

1972 – Claudia Karvan, who appeared in the films “Daybreakers” and “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.”

1964 – Sean Whalen who appeared in “The People Under the Stairs,” “Idle Hands” and Rob Zombie’s “Halloween II.”

1948 – Grace Jones who starred in the films “Vamp” and “Conan the Destroyer,”

1946 – André Rousimmoff better known as the wrestler Andre the Giant, who appeared in the film “The Princess Bride” and as Bigfoot on the “Six Million Dollar Man” TV series.

1944 – Peter Mayhew who plays “Chewbacca” in the “Star Wars” series.

1922 – David McLean who appeared in the films “Voyage To the Bottom of the Sea,” “The Andromeda Strain” and “Kingdom of the Spiders.” He gained his greatest fame as the “Marlboro Man” back in the days when cigarette commercials were allowed on TV. Ironically, he died of lung cancer.

1920 – Renee Asherson who appeared in the films “Day the Earth Caught Fire,” “Theatre of Blood” and “The Others.”

1915 – Composer Irving Getz who did the music scores for the films “Monster On Campus,” “The Alligator People” and “The Incredible Shrinking Man.”

1906 – Bruce Bennett who appeared in the films “The Alligator People,” “The Cosmic Man” and “Before I Hang.”

1905 – James McDonald who was sound effects/voice over artist for Disney Studios for over 40 years. He was the voice of Mickey Mouse from 1946 to 1976.

1904 – Milton Parsons who appeared in the films “The Monster That Challenged the World,” “Hold That Ghost” and “The Haunted Palace.” He passed away on May 15, 1980.

Jayne Wisener
Jayne Wisener
Sean Whalen
Sean Whalen
Grace Jones
Grace Jones
Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant
Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons

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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