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Born on this day in horror history – November 17

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November 17

1978 – Rachel McAdams, who starred in “Sherlock Holmes” and “Red Eye.”

1978 – Stunt woman/actress Zoe Bell, whose films include “Deathproof,” “Planet Terror,” “The Final Destination” and “Penny Dreadful.”

1975 – Diane Neal, best known for playing “D.A. Casey Novak” on the series “Law and Order: SVU.” She appeared in “Dracula II: Ascension” and “Dracula III: Legacy.”

1974 – Leslie Bibb, who appeared in “Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2,” “Wristcutters: A Love Story,” “Midnight Meat Train” and “Trick r Treat.”

1960 – Jonathan Ross, who hosted the TV series “The Incredibly Strange Film Show.”

1947 – Danny DeVito, who played Horror Host “Al Agory” in the film “Jack the Bear,” “The Penguin” in “Batman Returns,” and appeared in “Mars Attacks!.”

1942 – Martin Scorsese, who directed the 1991 remake of “Cape Fear” and the film “Shutter Island.”

1927 – Rance Howard, father of Ron and Clint. He has appeared in the films “Village of the Giants,” “Cocoon,” “Universal Soldier” and “Angels and Demons.”

1927 – Robert Brown, who appeared in the films “The Flame Barrier,” “One Million Years B.C.” and “the 1962 version of “Tower of London.”

1925 – Matinee idol, Rock Hudson, who starred in the films “Embryo,” “Seconds” and the TV movie “The Martian Chronicles.”

1912 – Harry Ackerman, who was the executive producer of the “Bewitched” TV series.

Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams
Zoe Bell
Zoe Bell

 

Leslie Bibb
Leslie Bibb

 

Danny Devito
Danny Devito

 

Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Rance Howard
Rance Howard

Michael Juvinall

I am a Horror journalist, producer, ravenous Horror fiend, aficionado of the classic Universal Monsters, Hammer Horror, Werewolves, and all things Horror.

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