1974 – Stepahnie Meyer, who wrote the “Twilight” books. She is producing the last two films of the series.
1957 – Scott Spiegel, producer/actor/director – jack of all trades and crony of Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell. He worked on the films “Evil Dead”, “Evil Dead II”, “Darkman”, “Intruder”, “From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money”, “Hostel: Part III” and more.
1954 – Kazunori Itô who wrote the screen plays for the films “Gamera, Guardian of the Universe,” “Necronomicon,” “Gamera 2: Assault of the Legion” and “Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris.”
1945 – Nicholas Meyer, who directed the films “Time After Time,” “Star Trek II: the Wrath of Kahn” and “Star Trek IV: the Undiscovered Country.”
1944 – Katsuhiko Saski, who appeared in the films “Terror of Mechagodzilla,” “Godzilla vs. Biolante” and “Evil of Dracula.”
1923 – David F. Friedman, who has produced such films as “Blood Feast,” “2,000 Maniacs” and “2001 Maniacs.”
1910 – Writer Fritz Leiber, Jr., who penned the novel “Conjure Wife” on which the films “Weird Woman” and “Burn, Witch Burn” were based. He also appeared in the 1970 film “Equinox.”
1906 – Composer Franz Waxman, who did the scores for such films as “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Invisible Ray,” “Devil-Doll,” and the original “Twilight Zone” TV series.
I am a Horror journalist, producer, ravenous Horror fiend, aficionado of the classic Universal Monsters, Hammer Horror, Werewolves, and all things Horror.
