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Hello kiddies...boils and ghouls...ladies and mentalmen...it's your old friend Halloween Jack coming to you from the basement of a sweltering Haunted Theatre. If it keeps getting this hot, they're going to start calling me the Incredible Melting Man. Well, before any important parts come off, let me hit ya with a few hot items from the bygone era of Horror History.......
 

 

June 28
births
 

1972 - Alessandro Nivola, who co-starred in "The Eye" and "Jurassic Park III."

1948 - Kathy Bates who starred in "Misery," "Dolores Claiborne," " The Day the Earth Stood Still" (2008) and "My Best Friend Is a Vampire," as well as "The Stand" in an uncredited part ("Rae Flowers"). She also directed an episode of "Six Feet Under."

1946 - Bruce Davison who played "Senator Robert Kelly" in "The X-Men," "Lionel Dahmer" in the film "Dahmer" and the title role in the original version of "Willard."

1926 - Mel Brooks who directed and appeared in "Young Frankenstein," "Space Balls" and "Dracula: Dead and Loving It."

deaths 

1992 - Joan Marshall who starred in "Homicidal" (using the name Jean Arless) and played "Phobe Munster" in the pilot episode of "The Munsters," passed away at the age of 61.

1985 - James Craig who appeared in the films "The Cyclops," "Bigfoot" and "The Doomsday Machine," passed away at the age of 73.

1975 - "Twilight Zone" and "Night Gallery" creator Rod Serling passed away at the age of 50. In my opinion, he was one of the greatest writers of our time.

films released on this date

Dead of Night 1946 filmed in 1945
Beginning of the End/The Unearthly 1957
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss 1990
The Reflecting Skin 1991
Scanners II: The New Order 1991
Sorority House Vampires 2001 filmed in 1997
The Nutty Professor 1996
The Slaughterhouse Massacre 2005
War Of The Worlds 2005
Superman Returns 2006
 
June 29
births 

1962 - Amanda Donohoe who starred in "The Lair of the White Worm" and "Starship Troopers 3: Marauder."

1957 - Maria Conchita Alonso who co-starred in the films "The Running Man," "The Dead One" and "Predator 2."

1944 - Gary Busey who starred in the films "Silver Bullet," "Predator 2" and "Succubus: Hell Bent."

1934 - Corey Allen who directed for "Star Trek The Next Generation" and "Deep Space Nine."

1933 - Jayne Mansfield who appeared in the film "The Fat Spy" and the "Alfred Hitchcock Hour" in an episode entitled "Hangover."

1920 - Ray Harryhausen. If I have to list his vast accomplishments for you, then you shouldn't be reading this column. Get out!!

1919 - Slim Pickens who appeared in "The Howling," Dr. Strangelove" and "The Black Hole."

1911 - Composer Bernard Herrmann who scored the films "Psycho," "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad," to name a few.

1907 - Comedienne Joan Davis who appeared with Abbott & Costello in "Hold That Ghost."

1901 - Singer Nelson Eddy who co-starred with Claude Rains in the 1943 version of "The Phantom of the Opera."


deaths 
2008 - Don S. Davis who appeared in the films "Hideaway," "The Uninvited" (2008) and the TV movie "Viper," passed away at the age of 65.

2006 - Writer/director Wallace Potts whose films include "Psycho Cop" and "Psycho Cop Returns," passed away at the age of 59.

2004 - Stuntman William T. Lane who worked on the films "Ghostbusters II," "Near Dark" and "Escape From New York."

1997 - William Hickey who co-starred in the films "The Boston Strangler," "The Puppet Master" and did the voice of "Dr. Finkelstein" in "The Nightmare Befored Christmas," passed away at the age of 69.

1996 - Pamela Mason, one time wife of James Mason, passed away at the age of 80. She appeared in the films "The Navy vs. The Night Monsters" and "Door-To-Door Maniac."

films released on this day

 Jungle Captive 1945
Empire Of The Ants 1977
Conan the Destroyer 1984
Ghost Dad 1990
The Embalmer 1996
Artificial Intelligence: AI 2001
Suburban Nightmare 2004
War Of The Worlds 2005
  
June 30
births

1959 - Vincent D'Onofrio who appeared in "Ed Wood" (as Orson Welles), "Men In Black" and "The Thirteen Floor."

1955 - David Alan Grier who appeared in "Tales From the Hood," "Amazon Women On the Moon," "Bewitched" and "Jumanji."

1936 - Tony Musante who is best known for playing the title role in the TV series "Toma" and who starred in the film "The Bird With the Crystal Plumage."

1935 - Master magician Harry Blackstone, Jr.

1905 - Character actor Nestor Paiva who appeared in the 1939 version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "Mighty Joe Young," "The Creature From the Black Lagoon" and "Revenge of the Creature."

1899 - Madge Bellamy who co-starred in "White Zombie.".

1891 - Wrestler Man Mountain Dean who grappled with "Mighty Joe Young."

deaths 

2007 - Will Schaefer, who composed the music for many TV and cartoon series' including "I Dream Of Jeannie," "The Godzilla Power Hour" and "The Superfriends," passed away at the age of 78.

2003 - Comedian Buddy Hackett, who starred in the film "The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm," passed away at the age of 78.

1999 - Shane Dixon, who has performed the stunts for such movies as "They Live," "Ghost" and "Copycat," passed away at the age of 44.

1993 - George McFarland, better known as "Spanky" of "The Little Rascals," passed away at the age of 64.

1987 - King Donavan who appeared in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" and "The Magnetic Monster," passed away at the age of 69.
 

films released on this date
  Willie Wonka And The Chocolate Factory 1971
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972
Judge Dredd 1995
Postmortem 1998
Spider-Man 2 2004
Flight Of The Living Dead: Outbreak On A Plane 2007

July 1 
  births

1977 - Liv Tyler who starred in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "Armageddon," 'The Strangers" and "The Incredible Hulk" (2008).

1967 - Pamela Anderson who played "Barbed Wire" and appeared in "Scary Movie 3" and "Superhero Movie."

1959 - Dale Midkiff who starred in the films "Pet Sematary," "The Crow: Salvation," "Flight Of The Living Dead" and the TV series "Time Trax."

1952 - Dan Aykroyd who starred in the "Ghostbusters" films, 'Twilight Zone: The Movie," the remake of "Earth vs. the Spider" and served as host of "Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal."

1951 - Terrence Mann who appeared in "Critters," "Critters 2," "Critters 3" and "Critters 4."

1945 - Debbie Harry who appeared in "Videodrome," "Body Bags" and "Tales From the Darkside: The Movie."
 
1942 - Geneviève Bujold who starred in "Coma," "Dead Ringers" and "Murder By Decree." .

1942 - Karen Black who starred in "Trilogy of Terror," "House of 1000 Corpses" (as "Mother Firefly") and "Plan 10 From Outer Space."

1935 - "Luke....it is my birthday!" David Prowse who played "Darth Vader" (in body only) and "The Monster" in both "Horror Of Frankenstein" and "Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell."

1934 - Jean Marsh who appeared in "Frenzy," "The Changeling" and "The Unearthly Stranger."

1934 - "Corporal/Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger" himself, Jamie Farr. He appeared in the film "Curse II: The Bite" and was one of the only two members of the M*A*S*H cast to have actually served in the Korean War.

1920 - Harold Sakata who played Oddjob in "Goldfinger" and appeared in the film "Dimension Five."

1916 - Olivia De Havilland who starred in "The Swarm," "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" and "Lady In a Cage."

1899 - The late great Charles Laughton. He was married to the "Bride of Frankenstein," Elsa Lanchester." 

deaths

 
2004 - Marlon Brando, who portrayed "Superman's' father "Jor-El" and "Dr. Moreau" in the 1996 remake of "The Island Of Dr. Moreau," passed away at the age of 80.

2000 - Edward Dmytryk who directed "Captive Wild Woman," "The Devil Commands" and "Bluebeard," passed away at the age of 77.

1995 - Wolfman Jack who appeared in "Motel Hell," "Galactica III: Conquest of Earth" " and "Midnight," passed away at the age of 56.

1991 - Michael Landon who played the title role in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf," passed away at the age of 54.

1977 - Karl "Killer" Davis, who appeared in the films "Creature With the Atom Brain," "The Zombies of Mora Tau" and "Mighty Joe Young," passed away at the age of 69.

films released on this date
The Mask Of Dimitrios 1944
Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom 1952
The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T 1953

How To Make A Monster 1958
Enter The Devil 1972
Innerspace 1987
The Shadow 1994
Zombie Cult Massacre 1998 filmed in 1997
Armageddon 1998
Halloween: Resurrection 2002

July 2

births

1951 - The late Elisabeth Brooks who appeared in the "The Howling," as "Marsha Quist."

1946 - Ron Silver who co-starred in the films "Timecop," "The Entity" and "Silent Rage."

1931 - Robert Ito who appeared in "Women of the Prehistoric Planet," "Dimension 5" and "Rollerball."

1927 - Brock Peters who appeared in "Soylent Green" and as "Admiral Cartwright" in "Star Trek IV" and "VI."
 

deaths

2006 - Comedian Jan Murray, who appeared in the film "Fear City" and "The Vampire" episode of "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," passed away at the age of 89.

1999 - "Godfather" novelist Mario Puzo, who wrote the screenplays for "Superman" and "Superman II," passed away at the age of 78.

1993 - Fred Gwynne who played "Herman Munster" and appeared in the films "Fatal Attraction" and "Pet Sematary," passed away at the age of 66.

1973 - George Macready who appeared in the films "The Return of Count Yorga," "The Human Duplicators" and the TV movie "Night Gallery," passed away at the age of 64.

films released on this date 
Houdini 1953
The Maze 1953
Alligator 1980
Big Trouble In Little China 1986
Psycho III 1986
Men In Black 1997
Terminator III: Rise of the Machines 2003
Trekkies 2 2004
Hancock 2008

July 3 
births
 
1970 - Shawnee Smith who starred in the remakes of "The Blob," "Carnival of Souls,""The Grudge 3," the TV remake of "The Shining" and as "Amanada Young" in the "Saw" films.

1962 - Tom Cruise who starred in "Minority Report," "Legend," "Interview With The Vampire" and the 2005 remake of "War Of The Worlds."

1942 - Kurtwood Smith who plays "Red" on "That 70's Show, and has appeared in the films "Robocop" and "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country."

1927 - Ken Russell who directed the films "Gothic," "Lair of the White Worm" and "Altered States."

1927 - The beautiful Carol Ohmart who co-starred in the original "House On Haunted Hill," "Spiderbaby" and "The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe."

1920 - Louise Allbritton who starred in "Son of Dracula" and "Who Done It."

1906 - George Sanders who played the first "Mr. Freeze" on "Batman," and also starred in the films "Village of the Damned," "The Lodger" and "Psychomania."
 
deaths

2008 - John Sedwick, who directed over 200 episodes of the daytime/nightmare 60's soap opera (boy do I hate calling it that) "Dark Shadows." Ironically, his only acting role occurred when he took over for an ill Joel Crothers in one episode of the soap opera "Santa Barbara," which Sedwick also directed. Crothers had starred in "Dark Shadows."

2006 - Jack Smith who hosted the TV series "You Asked For It," passed away at the age of 89. He played a bit part as a reporter in the original "King Kong."

2006 - Arthur Haggerty a.k.a. "Captain" Haggerty, passed away at the age of 74. You may remember him as the "fat zombie" aboard the boat in the opening of "Zombie" (a.k.a. "Zombi 2"). He also appeared in "Night Of Dark Shadows"

1989 - Jim Backus who played "Thurston Howell III" on "Gilligan's Island," and was the voice of Mr. Magoo, passed away at the age of 76. He also appeared in the films "Zotz!" and "Macabre."

1981 - Ross Martin who was most well known for playing "Artemus Gordon" on the TV series "Wild Wild West," and who appeared in the films "Conquest of Space" and "The Colossus of New York," passed away at the age of 61.

1980 - Walter Ladengast who appeared in the film "Dead Eyes of London," and played "Doctor Van Helsing" in the 1979 version of "Nosferatu," passed away one day shy of his 81st birthday.

1973 - Make-up artist Wally Westmore of the famed Westmore clan, passed away at the age of 67.


films released on this date
The Unholy 3 1930 (Lon Chaney's only "talkie") 1930
Fiend Without a Face 1958
The Haunted Strangler 1958
The Hound of the Baskerville's 1959
Creation of the Humanoids 1962
The Lift 1985
Back To the Future 1985
Day of the Dead 1985
Red Sonja 1985
Surf Nazis Must Die 1987
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
Independence Day 1996
Men In Black 2 2002
Transformers 2007
Mummy Maniac 2007
 
July 4
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
births

1911 - Ralph Montgomery who appeared in "War of the Worlds," "Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man" and "Sssssss."

1910 - Gloria Stuart who starred in "The Old Dark House," "The Invisible Man" and was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in "Titanic."

1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne who wrote the novel "House of the Seven Gables" and the stories "Heidegger's Experiment" and "Rappaccini's Daughter."
 

deaths

2008 - Evelyn Keyes, who starred in "A Return To Salem's Lot," "The Face Behind the Mask" (with Peter Lorre) and "Before I Hang" (with Boris Karloff), passed away at the age of 91.

2003 - Tyler McVey, who appeared in the films "Attack Of The Giant Leeches," "Night Of The Blood Beast" and "The Day The Earth Stood Still," passed away at the age of 91.

1989 - Vic Perrin, who appeared in episodes of TV shows such as "Superman," "Wonder Woman" and "The Twilgiht Zone," passed away at the age of 73. He has done voices for numerous animated series' such as "The SuperFriends," "The Fantastic Four" and "The Superman/Aquaman Hour."

1963 - Grant Richards who played "Lt. Jeff Rowan" in "The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake," passed away at the age of 47.

films released on this date
Tales of Terror/Burn Witch Burn 1962

The Three Stooges In Orbit/Mothra 1962
(In an article I wrote for "Scary Monsters Magazine, I referred to this double feature as the "Insect &Inept Show")
Uncle Sam 1997
Jill the Ripper 2000
Scary Movie 2 2001
Resident Evil 2: Nemesis 2003
The Wickeds 2005



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