1975 – Linda Cardellini, starred as “Velma” in “Scooby-Doo” and “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.”
1961 – Writer/producer/director Timur Bekmambetov, worked on the films “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”, “Night Watch” and “Day Watch.”
1951 – Ernest R. Dickerson, is a cinematographer and director of “The Walking Dead (TV Series) (11 episodes)”, “Under the Dome (TV Series)”, “Sleepy Hollow (TV Series)”, “The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)”, “Masters of Horror (TV Series)”, “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight.”
1930 – The late George Murdock, appeared in “The X-Files (TV Series)”, “Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II”, “Nightmare Classics (TV Series)”, “Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)”, “Night Gallery (TV Series)” and many more.
Linda Cardellini
George Murdock
DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY
2015 – Patrick Macnee, British actor who starred as “John Steed” in “The Avengers (TV Series)”, “The Howling”, “Waxwork”, “Waxwork 2: Lost In Time”, “Transformations”, “Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)”, “A Christmas Carol” and many more. He passed away at the age of 93 from natural causes.
2009 – Farrah Fawcett, gorgeous star of “Charlie’s Angels (TV Series)”, “Saturn 3”, “Logan’s Run”, “The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series)” and more. She passed away at the age of 62 from cancer.
2009 – Michael Jackson, superstar pop music icon. He wrote and starred in the groundbreaking music video for his song “Thriller.” He passed away at the age of 50.
1937 – Colin Clive, starred as “Henry Frankenstein” in Universal Pictures 1931 “Frankenstein” and “Bride of Frankenstein” in 1935. He also appeared in “Mad Love.” He passed away at the young age of 37 from alcoholism.
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