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1905: Sydney Mason, who played Bill Salisbury in the movie in episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE and an announcer in the movie in episode 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE.
1913: Willie Mosconi, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 415- THE BEATNIKS.
1916: Giovanna Galletti, who played the oracle in the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.
1921: Margaret Travis, screenwriter of the shorts SPEECH: USING YOUR VOICE (shown in episode 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER), CHEATING (shown in episode 515- THE WILD WILD WORLD OF BATWOMAN), WHAT ABOUT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY? (shown in episode 518- THE ATOMIC BRAIN), WHY STUDY INDUSTRIAL ARTS? (shown in episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS) and SPEECH: PLATFORM POSTURE AND APPEARANCE (shown in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA). She was also script supervisor for WHAT ABOUT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY? and set designer for SPEECH: USING YOUR VOICE and SPEECH: PLATFORM POSTURE AND APPEARANCE.
1927: Robert Casey, who played Alexander Phipps in the short A YOUNG MAN’S FANCY, seen in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS, and played Jeff in the short WHAT TO DO ON A DATE, seen in episode 503- SWAMP DIAMONDS.*
1939: Priscilla Alden, who played an old woman in the movie in episode 913- QUEST OF THE DELTA KNIGHTS.
1944: Dardano Sacchetti, one of the screenwriters for the movie in episode 911- DEVIL FISH.*
1972: James Chianese, who did some of the props in the movie in episode 913- QUEST OF THE DELTA KNIGHTS.*
1960: Charles “Slim” Whitaker (age 66), who played Officer Dugan in the movie in episode 103- THE MAD MONSTER.
1964: Alvin Todd (age 61), editor of the season two serial THE PHANTOM CREEPS.
1965: Jean L. Speak (age 72), who did the sound for the movie THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED (riffed by fans in Sci-fi Channel’s “MST3K: The Home Game”).
1975: Chester Jones (age 76), who played the native lead bearer Ladu in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN.
1982: Alfred Berke (age 83), wardrobe supervisor for the movies in episodes 208- LOST CONTINENT and 611- LAST OF THE WILD HORSES.
1985: Jane Ross (age 53), who played the truck driver’s wife in the movie in episode 205- ROCKET ATTACK U.S.A.
1995: Jeff Gillen (age 52; heart attack), who played Fats in the movie in episode 207- WILD REBELS.
2003: Rufus “Skip” Ward a.k.a. James Ward (age 70), who played Buck Vogel in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.
2010: Corey Allen (age 75), director and writer for the movie in episode 1104- AVALANCHE.
2015: Chris Squire (age 67), co-author of the song “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” discussed in a host segment in episode 1008- FINAL JUSTICE.
2018: Ivan J. Rado (age 87), who played Zimmerman in the movie in episode 1201- MAC AND ME.
2022: Joe Turkel (age 94), who played Nick in the movie in episode 414- TORMENTED and the sheriff in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS.
2022: Teruyoshi Nakano (age 86), director of special of effects for the movie in episode 212- GODZILLA VS. MEGALON and assistant director of special effects for the movie in the movie in episode 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER.
1992: Episode 404- TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE first shown.
1998: Episode 907- HOBGOBLINS first shown.
1999: Episode 1009- HAMLET first shown.
1958: The movie in episode 805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE has its premiere.
1964: The movie “Maciste e La Regina di Simar,” seen in episode 410- HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN is released in Italy, its country of origin.
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