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BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

1985 – Madeline Zima, who played “Gretchen Berg” on the TV series ‘Heroes.” She also appeared in the films “The Collector”, “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle”, “The Vampire Diaries (TV Series).”
1960 – Mike Mignola, is an acclaimed comics artist and writer. He is the creator of “Hellboy” comics.
1958 – Jennifer Tilly who played “Tiffany” in “Bride of Chucky” and “Seed of Chucky.” She also appeared in “Embrace of the Vampire.” and “The Haunted Mansion” as “Madame Leota.”
1952 – Mickey Rourke, who starred as “Ivan Vanko” a.k.a. “Blacklash” in “Iron Man 2.” He also starred in “Sin City” and “Angel Heart.”
1949 – Ed Begley Jr., who appeared in the films “Addams Family Reunion,” “Batman Forever,” “Amazon Women on the Moon,” and “Transylvania 6-5000.”
1930 – Anne Francis who appeared in “Rocket Man,” “Forbidden Planet” and “The Satan Bug.”
1908 – Steve Pendleton, who appeared in “Killers From Space” and “Target Earth.”
1885 – Arthur Lucan who played “Old Mother Riley” in a series of films, most notably with Bela Lugosi in the film “My Son the Vampire.”

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

2003 – Sheb Wooley, who recorded the song “Purple People Eater, passed away at the age of 82.
2002 – James Gregory, who co-starred in “Beneath the Planet of the Apes” and appeared in episodes of the TV series ” Thriller,” “Inner Sanctum” and the “Twilight Zone,” passed away at the age of 90.
2001 – American International Picture co-founder, Samuel Z. Arkoff (the Z. stands for Zachary) passed away at the age of 83.
1996 – Gene Nelson, who directed the film “Hand of Death,” and for the TV series’ “Star Trek” and “The Invisible Man,” passed away at the age of 76.