BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY
- 1977 – Danielle Harris, who starred in “Halloween 4 & 5,” appeared as “Annie Brackett” in Rob Zombie’s “Halloween 1& 2″ and co-starred in “Urban Legend” and many more.
- 1977 – Sarah Wayne Callies, starred as “Lori Grimes” in “The Walking Dead (TV Series).” She also has appeared in “Whisper.”
- 1956 – Lisa Hartman, who played “Tabitha” all grown up, in the series “Tabitha.”
- 1947 – Jonathan Pryce, who played “Governor Weatherby Swann” in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, as “Mr. Dark” in “Something Wicked This Way Comes” and also appeared in “Stigmata” and “Haunted Honeymoon.”
- 1946 – Brian Cox, who was the first to play “Hannibal Lektor” on the big screen in “Manhunter,” and also appeared in “The Ring,” “X-Men 2: and “Trick r Treat.”
- 1937 – Morgan Freeman, who co-starred in “Batman Begins,” “The Darknight,” “Dreamcatcher” and “Seven.”
- 1930 – Edward Woodward who starred in the films “The Wicker Man” and “The Bloodsuckers,” as well as the TV series “The Equalizer.”
- 1921 – Nelson Riddle who composed the music for the “Batman” TV series.
- 1920 – The “Hideous Sun Demon” himself, Robert Clarke. His other film appearances include “The Astounding She Monster,” “The Man From Planet X” and “The Body Snatcher” starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff.
- 1890 – Frank Morgan who played “The Wizard of Oz,” (as well as four other parts in the film).
DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY
- 1998 – Darwin Joston, he appeared in John Carpenter’s “Assault on Precinct 13″, “The Fog”, and “Rattlers”, “Eraserhead”, “Time Walker.” He passed away at the age of 60.
- 1991 – Milton Subotsky who produced the films “Horror Hotel,” “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors” and “Tales From the Crypt,’ passed away at the age of 69.
- 1959 – Sax Rohmer who created the character “Fu Manchu,” passed away at the age of 76.
FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY
Jungle Woman 1944
The Frozen Ghost 1945
This Island Earth 1955
The Revenge of Frankenstein 1958
The Horror of Party Beach 1964
Orgy of the Dead 1965
Invasion of the Bee Girls 1973
Alien Dead 1980
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock 1984
Frankenhooker 1990
Total Recall 1990
Satan’s Schoolgirls 2004
Mr. Brooks 2007
Old Habits Die Hard 2009
Killer Hoo-Ha! 2010
The Gainsville Ripper 2010
