Grant Baciocco.* (Happy birthday, Grant!)

1905: John Emery, who played Dr. Karl Eckstrom in the movie in episode 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M.

1912: Al Overton, who did the sound for the movies in episodes 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER, 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, 406- ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET and 912- THE SCREAMING SKULL.

1913: Jack Leewood, associate producer for the movie in episode 208- LOST CONTINENT.

1915: Ralph Holmes, who played Martos in the season four serial
UNDERSEA KINGDOM.

1929: Neil McCallum, who played the space captain in the movie in episode 111- MOON ZERO TWO.

1929: James Douglas, who, though uncredited, played a communications man in the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN. His role as an army sentry in the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END was also uncredited.

1939: Ted Rusoff, who did voice work in the English dubs of the movies in episodes K06- /308- GAMERA VS. GAOS and 705- ESCAPE 2000.

1963: Russell A. Gausman (age 70), set decorator for the movies in episodes 702- THE BRUTE MAN, 801- REVENGE OF THE CREATURE, 802- THE LEECH WOMAN, 803- THE MOLE PEOPLE, 804- THE DEADLY MANTIS, 805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE and THIS ISLAND EARTH, seen in MST3K: THE MOVIE (probably the person responsible for “burger map” seen in several MSTed movies).

1983: Harry Chitin a.k.a. Keaton (age 78), who played a doctor in the movie in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS and photographer Jaffe in 613- THE SINISTER URGE.

1994: Dorothy Neumann (age 80), who played the witch Meg Maud in the movie in episode 806- THE UNDEAD.

1998: Ricardo Franco (age 48; heart failure), assistant director of the movie in episode 323- THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU.

2000: Edward Bernds (age 94), director and screenplay writer for the movie WORLD WITHOUT END, riffed in MST3K’s first live show.

2002: Jerry Dunphy (age 80), a newscaster in real-life, who played one in the movie in episode 615- KITTEN WITH A WHIP.

2003: John F. Schreyer (age 82), editor of the movie in episode 112- UNTAMED YOUTH.

1977: Wanda McKay, who played Greta Vanderhorn in the movie in episode 203- JUNGLE GODDESS, marries famed composer Hoagy Carmichael.

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