1977 – The late Brittany Murphy, who appeared in the films “Sin City,” “The Prophecy II” and “Deadline”
1968 – Comedian Tracy Morgan, host of the show “Scare Tactics.”
1967 – Michael Jai White, who played the title role in the film “Spawn” He also appeared in “Universal Soldier,” “Universal Soldier” The Return” and “The Dark Knight.”
1966 – Vanessa Angel, has appeared in “Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft”, “Monster Night”, “Raging Sharks”, “Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys”, “Out for Blood” and more.
1956 – Matt Craven, who appeared in “Happy Birthday To Me,” “Dragonfly,” “Disturbia”, “Jacob’s Ladder” and “Resurrection (TV Series).”
1955 – Clare Higgins, best known for starring in “Hellraiser” and “Hellbound: Hellraiser II.” She also appeared in “Being Human (TV Series).”
1955 – Writer/producer/director Roland Emmerich, whose film credits include the remake of “Godzilla,” “Independence Day” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “Eight Legged Freaks” and “2012.”
1950 – The late Debra Hill, frequent collaborator with John Carpenter. She wrote and or produced “Halloween”, “The Fog”, “Escape From New York”, “Halloween II”, “Halloween III” and many more. She grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey which they took for the fictional Illinois town in “Halloween.”
1948 – The late Vincent Schiavelli, who appeared the films “Batman Returns,” “Lord of Illusions” and “Lurking Fear.”
1932 – Roy Scheider who starred in the films “Jaws,” “Curse of the Living Corpse,” “Dracula II: The Ascension” and “Dracula III: Legacy.”
1925 – Richard Burton, who starred in the films “The Medusa Touch” and “1984.”
1924 – Russell Johnson, best known for playing “The Professor”. He appeared in the films “Attack of the Crab Monster,” “It Came from Outer Space” and “This Island Earth.”
1899 – Claude Rains, who starred in “The Invisible Man,” “The Wolf Man” and the 1943 version of “The Phantom of the Opera.”
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