BORN ON THIS DATE
1893: Robert Pritchard, who did the sound for the movie THIS ISLAND EARTH, riffed in MST3K: THE MOVIE.
1898: Austin Herrick, chief set electrician for the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END.**
1899: Carlo Innocenzi, composer for the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.
1901: Emperor Showa, aka Hirohito, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 319- WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST.
1904: Kenneth Terrell, who played Joe Marcella in the movie in episode 409- THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN and played a henchman in the season one serial RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON. He also worked as a stuntman in both of those productions.
1905: Hal Pereira, art director for the movies in episodes 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN and 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS.
1912: Richard Carlson, who played Tom Stewart in the movie in episode 414- TORMENTED.
1929: Ted V. Mikels, producer/director of the movie in episode 1002- GIRL IN GOLD BOOTS and cinematographer for the movies in episodes 204- CATALINA CAPER and 815- AGENT FOR H.A.R.M. (the second one was uncredited).
1929: Jesse Bennett, who was a Man in Black in the movie in episode K19- HANGAR 18.
1930: Derek Humphry, author of the book “Final Exit,” which was Dr. Forrester’s Christmas gift to TV’s Frank in a host segment in episode 321- SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS.*
1933: Willie Nelson, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 605- COLOSSUS AND THE HEADHUNTERS.*
1934: Akira Takarada, who played Yoshimura in the movie in episode 213- GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER.
1936: Anthony Lanza, associate producer and assistant director for the movie in episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS
1940: Jack Morris, who played Lt. Morris, the rocket pilot, in the movie in MST3K pilot, THE GREEN SLIME.*
1947: Tommy James, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 302- GAMERA.*
1948: Reb Brown, who played David Ryder in the movie in episode 820- SPACE MUTINY.*
1951: Ellen Crawford, who played a cannery worker in the movie in episode 324- MASTER NINJA II.*
1954: Jerry Seinfeld, who appeared in a host segment in episode 1106- STARCRASH and was mentioned in a host segment in episode 610- THE VIOLENT YEARS.*
1955: Kate Mulgrew, whose Captain Janeway character Mike Nelson became in a host segment in episode 706- LASERBLAST.*
1958: Michelle Pfeiffer, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 503- SWAMP DIAMONDS.*

DIED ON THIS DATE
1945: Malcolm McGregor (age 52; burns from an accident in his home), who played Zogg in the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.
1979: Martti Turunen (age 76), choir leader for the movie in episode 422- THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE.
2011: Russell A. Mosser (age 93), co-founder of the Centron Corp., which produced the shorts SPEECH: USING YOUR VOICE, featured in episode 313- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER; CHEATING, featured in episode 515- THE WILD WILD WORLD OF BATWOMAN; WHAT ABOUT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, featured in 518- THE ATOMIC BRAIN; WHY STUDY INDUSTRIAL ARTS?, featured in episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS; and SPEECH: PLATFORM POSTURE AND APPEARANCE, featured in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA.
2012: Joel Goldsmith (age 54; cancer), who composed the musical score for the movie in episode 706- LASERBLAST, was the sound mixer for the movie in episode 1204- THE DAY TIME ENDED and composed stock music used in the movie in episode 110- ROBOT HOLOCAUST.
2013: William Boyce (age 81), who played Cal Johnson in the movie in episode 108- THE SLIME PEOPLE.
2019: John Llewellyn Moxey (age 94), director of the movie in episode 614- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL.
2021: Johnny Crawford (age 75), who played Horsey in the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and played Ken Brewster in the movie in episode 906- THE SPACE CHILDREN.

EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1947: Arline Judge, who played Mrs. Hotchkiss in the movie in episode 106- THE CRAWLING HAND, marries Henry J. Topping. She married many times.
1977: The movie in episode K21- THE ‘LEGEND OF DINOSAURS’ was released in its home country of Japan.

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This Date in MSTory is written and compiled by Christopher Cornell, Brian Henry and Steve Finley with assistance by Tim Brown, Gordon Lawyer and many other Satellite News commenters.