Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Events on This Day: March 1st.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1885 – Lionel Atwill, actor who made appearances in House of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Night Monster, The Ghost of Frankenstein, Man Made Monster, The Son of Frankenstein, and Doctor X.

The photograph below shows him in Son of Frankenstein.


Born on this day in 1918 – Roger Delgado, actor probably best known as The Master in Doctor Who. He also made appearances in another pair of science fiction classics: First Man into Space, and Quatermass II.

Delgado made his first appearance as The Master in 1971 and appeared in the following series:

The Terror of the Autons
The Mind of Evil
The Claws of Axos
Colony in Spaceship
The Daemons
The Sea Devils
The Time Monster
Frontier in Space.

Roger Delgado died on location in Turkey when his chauffeur driven car left the road and crashed into a ravine.


Born on this day in 1926 – Cesare Danova, actor who has appeared in Tenticles, The Astral Factor, and Gemini Man.


In Doctor Who on this day in 1987 Sylvester McCoy and Bonnie Langford attend a press photocall to confirm the news that McCoy has been cast as the Doctor, they later appear on Blue Peter.


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