1904: John Brown, who did the voice of Ro-Man and Ro-Man’s leader in the movie in episode 107- ROBOT MONSTER.
1915: Carl “Major” Roup, second assistant director for the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS.
1919: Frederick E. Smith, who wrote the story for the movie in episode episode 818- DEVIL DOLL.
1922: Elmer Bernstein, who, among the many movies he has scored, composed the music in the movie in episode 107- ROBOT MONSTER.
1922: Dorothy Ford, who played “tall stripper” in the movie in episode 409- THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN.
1927: Robert F. Slatzer, director and screenwriter for the movie in episode 209- THE HELLCATS in which he also played Mr. Adrian.
1928: Maya Angelou, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 815- AGENT FOR H.A.R.M.
1928: Sherwood Price, who played Mickey in the movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT.
1940: John William Galt, who played a NASA officer in the movie in episode K19- HANGAR 18.
1942: Omero Capanna, who played one of Kobras’ men in the movie in episode 903- THE PUMAMAN and had an uncredited role as a spaceship guard in the movie in episode 1106- STARCRASH.
1942: Journalist Kitty Kelley, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 505- THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD.*
1948: Allman Brothers Band member Berry Oakley, who played bass guitar for the song “Melissa,” which can be heard coming from the radio of the “loaner Crow” in a host segment in episode 913- QUEST OF THE DELTA KNIGHTS.
1949; Michael Stone, second assistant camera for the movie in episode 706- LASERBLAST.
1953: Paul Gentry, who did the laser effects and still photography for the movie in episode 706- LASERBLAST and was a producer and director visual effects for the movie in episode 1204- THE DAY TIME ENDED.*
DIED ON THIS DATE
1950: Edgar Lyons (age 55), cinematographer for the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.
1970: Byron Foulger (age 70), who played a railroad conductor in the movie in episode 419- THE REBEL SET and Mr. Matthews in the movie in episode 618- HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT.
1991: Marshall Grauer (age 68), who played Dr. Kurt Leopold in the movie “Zaat,” seen in episode 1005- BLOOD WATERS OF DR. Z.
1995: Shawn Smith a.k.a. Shirley Patterson (age 72), who played Elaine in the movie WORLD WITHOUT END, riffed in MST3K’s first live show.
1999: Faith Domergue (age 74), who played Dr. Ruth Adams in THIS ISLAND EARTH riffed in MST3K: THE MOVIE.
2001: Artist and custom car designer Ed “Big Daddy” Roth (age 69), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 324- MASTER NINJA 2.
2006: Gary Gray (age 69), who played Tommy Blake in the movie in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.
2013: Roger Ebert, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 909- GORGO.
2018: Soon-Tek Oh (age 85), who played Mr. Lika in the movie in episode 322- MASTER NINJA I.
2020: Jay Benedict (age 68), who played Jerry in, and did voices for the English language version of, the movie in episode K14- /314- MIGHTY JACK and also provided the English dub for Rocky in the movies in episodes K12- /310- FUGITIVE ALIEN.
EPISODE PREMIERE ON THIS DATE
1998: episode 903- THE PUMAMAN first shown.
EVENT ON THIS DATE
1960: At the Oscars: Shelley Winters, who played Andrea Harper in the movie in episode K16- CITY ON FIRE, wins in the best supporting actress category for “The Diary of Anne Frank” and Lyle R. Wheeler, production designer for the movie in episode
401- SPACE TRAVELERS, shares an art direction Oscar for “The Diary of Anne Frank.”
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