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Friday, 27 July 2018
Thursday, 26 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 26th.
Events on this day:
July 26th.
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
1894 – Brave New World author Aldous L Huxley.
Born on this day in
1901 – John Bleifer, actor - Men Into Space, Queen of Outer Space,
The 27th Day
Born on this day in
1918 – Stacy Harris, actor - Men into Space, The Adventures of
Superboy
Born on this day in
1926 – James Best, actor - The Twilight Zone, The Killer Shrews,
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Born on this day in 1928 – Stanley Kubrick, director - A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Born on this day in
1945 – Linda Harrison, actress - Planet of the Apes, Cocoon, Beneath
the Planet of the Apes.
Born on this day in
1954 – author Lawrence Watt-Evans
On this day in 1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball is released
On this day in 2012
– Mary Tamm, actress in Doctor Who, died aged 62
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 25th.
Events on this day:
July 25th.
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
1933 – Ken Swofford, actor - Max Headroom, The Incredible Hulk,
Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Andromeda
Strain, The Intruders
Born on this day in
1948 – author Brian Michael Stableford
Born on this day in
1952 – Nina Thomas, actress - Doctor Who
Born on this day in
1954 – Lynne Frederick, actress - Space: 1999, Phase IV, No Blade
of Grass.
Born on this day in
1955 – Iman, actress - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
On this day in 1959
– The Head released
Born on this day in
1967 – Matt LeBlanc, actor - Lost in Space.
On this day in 1969
The Valley of Gwangi is released
On this day in 1984
– Akihiko Hirata, actor, died aged 56 - Godzilla, Rodan, The
Mysterians, The H-Man, Mothra, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Atragon,
Ghidorah, Ultraman, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, Son of Godzilla,
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
On this day in 2008
The X-Files: I Want To Believe is released
Labels:
Doctor Who,
sci fi,
sci-fi,
science fiction,
Star Trek
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 24th.
Events on this day:
July 24th.
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
1914 – Robert Emhardt, actor - Land of the Giants, The Invaders,
Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in
1909 – Sydney Bromley, actor - Frankenstein and the Monster from
Hell, Prehistoric Women, Night Creatures, Quatermass and the Pit,
Quatermass II, 1984.
Born on this day in
1936 – Mark Goddard, actor - Lost in Space, Strange Invaders.
Born on this day in
1940 –Dan Hedaya, actor - Alien Resurrection, Twilight Zone,
BuckarooBanzie, Earthlings.
Born on this day in
1942 – Chris Sarandon, actor - Star Trek: DS9, The Outer Limits,
Perversions of Science, Frankenstein.
On this day in 1957
– Nevil Shute’s On the Beach is published in the U.S.
On this day in 1991 – Isaac Bashevis Singer author of The Golem died aged 88
On this day in 1997
– Brian Glover, actor, died aged 63 - Alien 3, Doctor Who.
On this day in 2002
– Maurice Denham, actor, died aged 92 - Doctor Who, Blood Beast from
Outer Space, Out of This World, Project M7.
Labels:
Doctor Who,
sci fi,
sci-fi,
science fiction,
Star Trek
Sunday, 22 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 23rd.
Events on this day:
July 23rd
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
1901 – Hank Worden, actor - Ice Pirates, UFOria, Space Rage.
Born on this day in
1912 – Michael Wilding, actor - Frankenstein: The True Story.
Born on this day in
1914 – artist Virgil Finlay,
Born on this day in
1938 – Ronny Cox, actor - Age of Dinosaurs, Stargate SG-1, Deep
Blue Sea, Time Trax, Star Trek: TNG, Total Recall, Martians Go Home,
RoboCop.
Born on this day in
1961 – Woody Harrelson, actor - The Hunger Games, 2012, Zombieland,
A Scanner Darkly.
On this day in 2002
– Leo McKern, actor, died aged 82 - Space: 1999, The Day the Earth
Caught Fire, X the Unknown.
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 22nd.
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
1889 – James Whale, director - The Bride of Frankenstein, The
Invisible Man, Frankenstein.
Born on this day in
1924 – Joseph Sargent, director/actor - Tomorrow’s Child,
Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Immortal, Star Trek / Twilight
Zone.
Born on this day in
1926 – Brian Forbes, actor - Quatermass II: Enemy from Space,
Satellite in the Sky.
Born on this day in
1928 – Orson Bean, actor - Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe,
Alien Autopsy, Being John Malkovich, Monsters, Innerspace, Twilight
Zone.
Born on this day in
1931 – Perry Lopez, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,
Star Trek, Time Tunnel, The Creature From the Black Lagoon.
Born on this day in
1930 – Marcia Henderson, actress - Men Into Space.
Born on this day in
1934 – Louise Fletcher, actress - The Genesis Code, Strange
Invaders, Brainstorm, Invaders From Mars, Star Trek: DS9, VR.5,
Frankenstein and Me, The Stepford Husbands, Virtuosity, The Ray
Bradbury Theater.
Born on this day in
1938 – Terence Stamp, actor - Smallville, Elektra, Red Planet, Star
Wars: Episode I, Alien Nation, Superman I and II, HU-Man.
Born on this day in
1944 – Nick Brimble, actor - Frankenstein Unbound, Cosmic Princess,
Blakes 7, Space: 1999.
Born on this day in
1944 – Peter Jason, actor - Robosapien: Rebooted, Planet Raptor,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [2006], Alien Apocalypse,
Raptor Island, Carnivale, Ghosts of Mars, Perversions of Science,
Escape from L.A., Mortal Kombat, Congo, Village of the Damned,
Quantum Leap, Arachnophobia, They Live, Alien Nation, Prince of
Darkness, Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star, Amazing Stories,
Dreamscape, The Incredible Hulk, The Amazing Captain Nemo, Shadow on
the Land, Land of the Giants.
On this day in 1960
– Plan 9 from Outer Space released
Friday, 20 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 21st.
Events on this day:
July 21st.
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
1924 – Don Knotts, actor - The Reluctant Astronaut.
Born on this day in
1926 – Paul Burke, actor - Adventures of Superman, Men Into Space.
Born on this day in
1929 – John Woodvine, actor - Doctor Who, Tripods.
Born on this day in
1948 – Art Hindle, actor - The Clone Master, Invasion of the Body
Snatchers, Mutant X, Total Recall 2070.
On this day in 1956
– Satellite in the Sky released
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 20th.
Events on this day:
July 20th.
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
1925 – Lola Albright, actress - The Monolith Monsters, The
Incredible Hulk.
Born on this day in
1926 –Patricia Cutts, actress - The Tingler.
Born on this day in
1938 – Natalie Wood, actress - Meteor, Brainstorm, Altered States.
On this day in 2005
– James Doohan, actor, died aged 85 - Tales of Tomorrow, Space
Command, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Satan Bug, Star Trek
series & 1-5, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: Generations, Homeboys in
Outer Space.
On this day in 2006
– Robert Cornthwaite, actor, died aged 89 - The Thing, War of the
Worlds, The Naked Monster, Time Trackers, Futureworld, The Six
Million Dollar Man, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Land of the Giants,
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone, Destination Space,
Men into Space.
On this day in 2012
– Simon Ward, actor, died aged 70 - Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed,
Supergirl.
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 19th.
Events on this day:
July 19th.
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
1931 actress Beth Rogan - Mysterious Island
Born on this day in
1937 actor Richard Jordan - Dune, Logan’s Run, Solarbabies.
Born on this day in
1946 author Stephen Coonts.
Born on this day in
1949 – Ivar Kants, actor - Escape From Jupiter, Farscape.
This day in 1952 saw
the beginning of the Washington DC UFO Incident, a series of UFO
sighting which lasted until 29th July.
Born on this day in
1976 actor Benedict Cumberbatch - Star Trek Into Darkness.
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 18th.
Events on this day:
July 18th.
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
1911 Cocoon actor Hume Cronyn. He also starred in *batteries not
included.
Born on this day in
1913 – Marvin Miller, actor - Empire of the Ants, Fantastic Planet,
Fantastic Voyage, Invasion of Astro-Monster, The Phantom Planet, The
Invisible Boy, The Deadly Mantis, Forbidden Planet, King Dinosaur,
Godzilla Raids Again, Space Patrol, Red Planet Mars.
Born on this day in
1930 – Burt Kwouk, actor - Space Precinct, Doctor Who, The Tomorrow
People, Curse of the Fly.
Born on this day in
1938 director Paul Verhoeven - Hollow Man, Robocop, Total Recall,
Starship Troopers.
Born on this day in
1940 – James Brolin, actor - Category 7: The End of the World,
Terminal Virus, Capricorn One, Westworld, Fantastic Voyage, Voyage to
the Bottom of the Sea.
Born on this day in
1948, Martian Chronicles actor James Faulkner.
On this day in 1986
- Aliens released theatrically
On this day in 1990
- Arachnophobia released theatrically
Monday, 16 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 17th.
Events on this day:
July 17th.
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
1935 – Donald Sutherland, actor - The Hunger Games, Frankenstein
(2004), Space Cowboys, Virus, The Lifeforce Experiment, Invasion of
the Body Snatchers.
Born on this day in
1944 – Catherine Schell, actress - Doctor Who, Space: 1999, Moon
Zero Two.
Born on this day in
1952 – David Hasselhoff, actor - 3rd Rock from the Sun, Starcrash,
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!.
Born on this day in
1952 – author Robert R McCammon.
Born on this day in
1954 – J. Michael Straczynski, writer - World War Z, Thor, Babylon
5, The Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in
1956 – Tim Rose, actor - voice of General Ackbar.
Born on this day in
1956 – Margot Rose, actress - Hollow Man, Star Trek: DS9, Lois &
Clark, Star Trek: TNG.
On this day in 1987
Robocop was released.
On this day in 2002 - Eight Legged
Freaks released theatrically
Labels:
Babylon 5,
Doctor Who,
sci fi,
sci-fi,
science fiction
Sunday, 15 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 16th.
Events on this day:
July 16th.
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
1882 – Edward Earle, actor - The She-Creature, Science Fiction
Theatre, Flight to Mars.
Born on this day in
1911 – Sonny Tufts, actor - Cat-Women of the Moon.
Born on this day in
1921 – Jane Hylton, actress - Manster, Journey to the Unknown,
Doctor Who.
Born on this day in
1928 –author Robert Sheckley.
Born on this day in
1946 actor Richard LaParmenter who primary claim to sci-fi fame is
that he was choked by Darth Vader using The Force in Star Wars IV.
The first demonstration of the powers to be gained by a master of The
Force.
Born on this day in
1946 actress Ann Turkel who appeared in several cult films of the
late 1970's and 1980's including Humanoids of the Deep, Ravagers,
Deep Space, Robocop(TV), Highlander and Deja Vu'
Born on this day in
1951 author Esther Mona Friesne Stutzman.
On this day in 1952
Zombies of the Stratosphere was first screened.
On this day in 1955
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe aired on TV for the first
time.
Born on this day in
1956 Jerry Doyle – Mr Garibaldi from Babylon 5.
On this day in 1958
- The Fly (1958) released theatrically
On this day in 1959
The Alligator People was released.
On this day in 1966
The third season of Doctor Who ended with the fourth episode of The
War
Labels:
Babylon 5,
Doctor Who,
sci fi,
sci-fi,
science fiction
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 15th.
Events on this day:
July 15th.
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
1910 – Ken Lynch, actor - Battlestar Galactica, Galactica 1980, The
Invaders, Star Trek, The Munsters, Men into Space, Twilight Zone, I
Married a Monster from Outer Space.
Born on this day in
1911 – Robert H Harris, actor, - Tales of Tomorrow, How to Make a
Monster, Science Fiction Theatre, The Invisible Boy, Voyage to the
Bottom of the Sea, The Invaders, Land of the Giants, The Six Million
Dollar Man.
Born on this day in
1927 – Nan Martin, actress - The Invisible Man, Star Trek: TNG, The
Twilight Zone, The Invaders, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in
1939 – Patrick Wayne - They Came from Outer Space, Beyond Atlantis,
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
On this day in 1956
– It Conquered the World released
Saturday, 14 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 14th.
Events on this day:
July 14th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on his day in
1939 – Sid Haig, - Star Trek, Beyond Atlantis, Mimesis, Creature,
Night of the Living Dead 3D, Misfits of Science, Automan, Galaxy of
Terror, Zombex, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Jason of Star
Command, The Six Million Dollar Man, Beware! The Blob, THX 1138.
Born on this day in
1939 – Peter Duryea, actor - Star Trek, The Outer Limits.
On this day in 1955,
the Science Fiction radio serial X Minus One aired "Dr.
Grimshaw's Sanitorium."
On this day in 1990
Solar Crisis is released.
Friday, 13 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 13th.
Events on this day:
July 13th.
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
1940 – Patrick Stewart, actor - Star Trek: TNG, Lifeforce, Dune.
Born on day in 1942
– Harrison Ford, actor - Star Wars, Ender’s Game, Cowboys &
Aliens, Blade Runner.
Born on this day in
1955 – Lance E. Nichols, actor - Creature, Swamp Shark, The
Invisible Man, K-PAX, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Alien Nation, Project X,
Twilight Zone.
On this day in 1977
The Island of Dr. Moreau is released.
On this day in 1984
The Last Starfighter is released.
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 12th.
Events on this day:
July 12th.
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
1906 – Lon Chaney Jr, actor - Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Spider
Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told, The Alligator People, The
Cyclops, Indestrutible Man, Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet
Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,
The Ghost of Frankenstein, Man Made Monster.
Born on this day in
1923 – author James E Gunn.
Born on this day in
1930 – Gordon Pinsent, actor - Ray Bradbury Theatre, Colossus: The
Forbin Project.
On this day in 1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - the movie was released.
On this day in 1985
The Explorers is released.
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 11th.
Events on this day:
July 11th.
Born on this day in
1913 – author Cordwainer Smith.
Born on day in 1922
– Gene Evans, actor - The Incredible Hulk, The Giant Behemoth,
Science Fiction Theatre, Donovan’s Brain.
Born on this day in
1950 – Bruce McGill, actor - Deep Core., Area 57, Star Trek:
Voyager, Babylon 5, Timecop, Quantum Leap, The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Born on day in 1952
– Tim De Zarn, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: DS9, Alien
Nation: The Udara Legacy, Star Trek: TNG, Quantum Leap.
On this day in 1971
– author and editor John W. Campbell died aged 61.
On this day in 1997
Contact is released.
On this day in 1997
Cube is released in the US.
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 10th.
Events on this day:
July 10th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on day in 1856
– physicist and inventor Nikola Tesla .
Born on this day in
1903 – author John Wyndham (P L B Harris).
Born on this day in
1905 – Thomas Gomez, actor - Beneath the Planet of the Apes,
Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in
1923 – Earl Hamner Jr., actor - The Invaders, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in
1926 – Fred Gwynne, actor - The Munsters.
Born on this day in
1927 – William Smithers, actor - The Six Million Dollar Man, Star
Trek, The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Monday, 9 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 9th
Events on this day:
July 9th.
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
1906 – Walter Sande, actor - Red Planet Mars, The War of the
Worlds, Invaders from Mars, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in
Space, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters.
Born on this day in
1912 – John McQuade, actor - Tales of Tomorrow.
Born on this day in
1927 – Susan Cabot, actress - The Wasp Woman, The War of the
Satellites.
Born on this day in
1945 – author Dean R Koontz.
On this day in 2002
– Rod Steiger, actor, died aged 77 - Illustrated Man, Mars
Attacks!, Out There, Tales of Tomorrow.
On this day in 2005-
Kevin Hagen, actor, died aged 77 - Land of the Giants, Voyage to the
Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, Twilight Zone.
On this day in 1982
Tron was released in the US.
Saturday, 7 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 8th.
Events on this day:
July 8th.
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
1917 – Glenn Langan, actor - The Return of Doctor X, Mutiny in
Outer Space, Women of the Prehistoric Planet , The Andromeda Strain,
The Amazing Colossal Man.
Born on this day in
1918 – Craig Stevens, actor - The Incredible Hulk, Project U.F.O.,
The Invisible Man, The Deadly Mantis, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Born on this day in
1947 – Kim Darby, actress - The X-Files, Star Trek.
Born on this day in
1949 – Keith Carradine - Dollhouse, Star Trek: Enterprise.
Born on this day in
1958 – Kevin Bacon, actor - Hollow Man, Flatliners, Tremors.
And in the horror genre:
1935 - The Raven released theatrically
2005 - Dark Water (2005) released theatrically
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 7th.
Events on this day:
July 7th.
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
1890 – Tom Powers, actor - Donovan’s Brain, Destination Moon.
Born on this day in
1907 – author Robert A. Heinlein.
Born on this day in
1919 – Jon Pertwee – The Third Doctor.
On this day in 1930
– Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes creator and author of The
Lost world died aged71.
Born on this day in
1931 – author of the Belgariad and Malloreon David Eddings.
On this day in 1995
Species is released.
On this day in 1998
Kraa! The Sea Monster is released.
And in the horror genre:
1944 - The Mummy's Ghost released theatrically
1944 - The Mummy's Ghost released theatrically
2000 - Scary Movie released theatrically
Friday, 6 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 6th.
Events on this day:
July 6th.
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
1918 – Sebastian Cabot, actor - The Time Machine, The Twilight
Zone.
Born on this day in
1922 – William Schallert, actor - Lois and Clark, Star Trek: DS9,
Quantum Leap, Innerspace, Twilight Zone, The Twilight Zone, Twilight
Zone: The Movie, Hangar 18, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar
Man, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Land of the Giants, Star Trek, Men
Into Space, The Monolith Monsters, The Incredible Shrinking Man,
Commando Cody, Tobor the Great, Them!, Invasion U.S.A., The Man from
Planet X.
Born on this day in
1944 – Ahna Capri actress - Man from Atlantis, Piranha, The
Invaders.
Born on this day in
1945 – Burt Ward, actor - Probably best known for his role as
Robin in Batman he also appeared in Star Quest, Homeboys in Outer
Space, Beach Babes from Beyond, Cyber-C.H.I.C.
Born on this day in
1946 – Sylvester Stallone, actor - Judge Dredd, Demolition Man,
Death Race 2000.
On this day in 1975
- David Cronenberg's Shivers was released.
Thursday, 5 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 5th.
Events on this day:
July 5th.
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
1928 – Warren Oates, actor - Lost in Space, The Outer Limits,
Twilight Zone
Born on this day in
1934 actor Phillip Madoc - Doctor Who and Space 1999
Born on this day in
1954 – Don Stark, actor - John Carter, Stargate SG-1, Dark Skies,
Earth Minus Zero, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: DS9, Liquid
Dreams, The Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in
1956 – Lewis Herthum, actor - Tekken, The Mist, The Tomorrow Man.
Born on this day in
1960 – Pruitt Taylor Vince, actor - Mysterious Island, The Walking
Dead, Creature, The X-Files, Quantum Leap.
Born on this day in
1964 – Ronald D. Moore, writer - Battlestar Galactica, Roswell,
Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Generations,
Star Trek: TNG.
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 4th.
Events on this day:
July 4th.
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
1910 – Gloria Stuart, actress - The Invisible Man 1933 and 2001.
Born on this day in
1924 – Eva Marie Saint, actress - Superman Returns.
Born on this day in
1925 – Eric Fleming, actor - Queen of Outer Space, Conquest of
Space.
Born on this day in
1945 – Bruce French, actor - Star Trek: Enterprise, Jurassic Park
III, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: TNG, The
Powers of Matthew Star.
On this day in 1971
– author August Derleth died aged 62.
On this day in 1985
The Lift is released.
And in the horror genre:
On this day in 2001 - Scary Movie 2 released theatrically
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 3rd.
Events on this day:
July 3rd.
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
1927 – Ken Russell, director - Altered States.
Born on this day in
1927 – Tim O’Connor, actor - Star Trek: TNG, Buck Rogers in the
25th Century, The Six Million Dollar Man, Sssssss, The Outer Limits,
Twilight Zone, ‘Way Out.
Born on this day in
1943 – Kurtwood Smith, actor - 3rd Rock from the Sun, Deep Impact,
Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: DS9, The X-Files, Star Trek VI,
RoboCop.
Born on this day in
1962 – Tom Cruise, actor and sci-fi religion follower- Edge of
Tomorrow, Oblivion, War of the Worlds, Minority Report.
Born on this day in
1970 – Shawnee Smith, actress - The Island, Armageddon, The
X-Files, The Stand, The Blob (1988)
On this day in 1985
– Back to the Future released
On this day in 1991
Terminator 2: Judgement Day released
On this day in 1996
Independence Day released
And in the horror genre:
On this day in 1985 - Day of the Dead released theatrically
On this day in 2003 - Silent Hill 3 released on the PlayStation and PC in Japan
Monday, 2 July 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: July 2nd.
Events on this day:
July 2nd.
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
1927 – Brock Peters, actor - Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek VI: The
Undiscovered Country, Alligator II: The Mutation, Star Trek IV: The
Voyage Home, Battlestar Galactica, The Bionic Woman.
Born on this day in
1931 – Robert Ito, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, The Omega Code, The
X-Files, Star Trek: TNG, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the
8th Dimension, Rollerball, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Terminal
Man, Soylent Green, Dimension 5, Women of the Prehistoric Planet.
Born on this day in
1948 – Saul Rubinek, actor - Warehouse 13, Eureka, Stargate SG1,
The Android Affair, Star Trek: TNG.
Born on this day in
1949 – Nancy Stephens, actress - Dark Skies, Escape form New York.
Born on this day in
1954 – Wendy Schaal, actress - The X-Files, Star Trek: Voyager,
*batteries not included, Innerspace.
Sunday, 1 July 2018
Sc-Fi Trivia: July 1st.
Events on this day:
July 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
1920 – Harold Sakata, actor - Death Dimension, Dimension 5.
Born on this day in
1935 – Ron Masack, actor - They Came from Outer Space, Starman
(TV), The Aliens Are Coming, Laserblast, Land of the Lost, Twilight
Zone.
Born on this day in
1935 – David Prowse, actor - Star Wars, The Hitch Hikers Guide to
the Galaxy, Space: 1999, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, The
Tomorrow People, Doctor Who, A Clockwork Orange, The Horror of
Frankenstein.
Born on this day in
1945 – Deborah Harry, actress - Anamorph, Videodrome.
Born on this day in
1952 – Brian George, actor - The 4400, Andromeda, Star Trek:
Voyager, The X-Files, Lois & Clark, Star Trek: DS9, Weird
Science, Here Come the Munsters, Quantum Leap, Martians Go Home.
And in the horror genre:
Born on this day in 1942 - Karen Black (actress in many horror films)
Labels:
sci fi,
sci-fi,
science fiction,
Star Trek,
Star Trek: DS9
Saturday, 30 June 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: June 30th.
Events on this day:
June 30th.
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
1905 – Nestor Paiva, actor - They Saved Hitler’s Brain, Jesse
James Meet Frankenstein’s Daughter, My Living Doll, The Three
Stooges in Orbit, Atlantis, the Lost Continent, World of Giants, The
Mole People, Tarantula, Revenge of the Creature, Rocky Jones: Space
Ranger, Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Born on this day in
1938 – Jeri Taylor, producer / writer - Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek:
DS9, Star Trek: Voyager.
On this day in 1957
– Invasion of the Saucer Men released
On this day in 1958
– The Space Children released
On this day in 1958
– War of the Colossal Beast released
On this day in 1958
– Teanagers from Outer Space released
On this day in 1980
– Thomas Browne Henry, actor, died aged 72 - How to Make a
Monster, Space Master X-7, The Brain from Planet Arous, Beginning of
the End, 20 Million Miles to Earth, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers,
Rocky Jones Space Ranger, Space Patrol, The Next Voice You Hear…
And in the horror genre:
Born on this day in 1959 - Vincent D'Onofrio (actor in The Cell and The Thirteenth Floor)
Born on this day in 1971 - Monica Potter (actress in Saw and Along Came a Spider)
Friday, 29 June 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: June 29th.
Events on this day:
June 29th.
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
1920 – special effects artist - Ray Harryhausen.
Born on this day in
1934 – Corey Allen, director - Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: TNG,
Otherworld, The Powers of Matthew Star.
Born on this day in
1947 – Brian Herbert, sci-fi author.
Born on this day in
1969 – Aleks Paunovic, actor - Chupacabra vs. the Alamo, Eve of
Destruction, Smallville, Caprica, Stargate: Atlantis, Bionic Woman,
Flash Gordon, Battlestar Galactica, Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep,
Eureka, Mutant X, Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, Roswell: The Aliens
Attack.
Thursday, 28 June 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: June 28th.
Events on this day:
June 28th.
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
1928 – Don Dubbins, actor - Starman, The Illustrated Man, Mork &
Mindy, The Incredible Hulk, Project U.F.O., The Invaders, Voyage to
the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone, Men Into Space, From the Earth
to the Moon.
Born on this day in
1932 – Pat Morita, actor - Earth Minus Zero, Timemaster, Space
Rangers, The Munsters Today, The Incredible Hulk, Man from Atlantis.
Born on this day in
1946 – Bruce Davison - Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager,
V, The Astronauts, Return of the Killer Shrews, Earth’s Final
Hours, The Sarah Jane Chronicles, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek.
Born on this day in
1946 – Robert Asprin, sci-fi author.
On this day in 1957
The Unearthly is released.
On this day in 1993
– Lifepod released
And in the horror genre:
Born on this day in 1967 - Gil Bellows (actor in Snow White: A Tale of Terror)
On this day in:
2006 - Blade: The Series premieres on television.
2013 - 100 Bloody Acres released.
2013 - Byzantium released.
2013 - Detention of the Dead released.
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: June 27th.
Events on this day:
June 27th.
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 1909 – Billy Curtis, actor - Space Patrol, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Angry Red Planet, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in
1944 – Paul Koslo, actor - Stargate SG-1, Xtro II, Solar Crisis,
Robot Jox, Misfits of Science, The Incredible Hulk, Galactica 1980,
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Omega Man.
On this day in 1950
George Pal's Destination Moon opens in New York. It was directed by
Irving Pitchel and Robert A Heinlein was a script consultant.
And in the horror genre:
On this day in 1966 - Dark Shadows premieres on television
On this day in 2001 - Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare released on PlayStation and Dreamcast
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: June 26th.
Events on this day:
June 26th.
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
1904 – Peter Lorre, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 20000
Leagues Under the Sea.
Born on this day in
1922 – Dick Smith, make-up artist - Starman, Scanners, Altered
States, Stepford Wives, ‘Way Out, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde (TV), The Alligator People.
Born on this day in
1924 – Richard Bull, actor - The Andromeda Strain, Voyage to the
Bottom of the Sea, The Satan Bug, Men Into Space.
Born on this day in
1951 – Robert Davi, actor - Lost Time, Asteroid vs. Earth, Swamp
Shark, Stargate: Atlantis, VR.5, Predator 2, The Powers of Matthew
Star, The Incredible Hulk.
On this day in 1976,
director Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell To Earth premiered
theatrically in the Netherlands.
Sunday, 24 June 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: June 25th.
Events on this day:
June 25th.
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
1925 - Lost in Space actress June Lockhart.
Born on this day in
1930 Star Trek actor George Murdock, he played Admiral Hansen in the
Star Trek: TNG episode The Best of Both Worlds. He has also made
appearances in Star Trek V:The Final Frontier, The X-Files, and
Battlestar Galactica.
On this day in 1953
Robot Monster is released.
On this day in 1975
Rollerball is released.
On this day in 1982
- The Thing is released.
And in the horror genre:
On this day in 1976 - The Omen released theatrically
Sci-Fi R=Trivia: June 24th.
Events on this day:
June 24th.
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
1904, author Francis Leslie Ashton.
Born on this day in
1947 Robocop(1987) Peter Weller.
On this day in 1983
Twilight Zone-The Movie premiered.
Friday, 22 June 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: June 23rd.
Events on this day:
June 23rd.
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 1915 – Dennis Price, actor - Computer Killers, DrĂ¡cula contra
Frankenstein, The Horror of Frankenstein, The Earth Dies Screaming,
H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Born on this day in
1925 – Miriam Karlin, actress - A Clockwork Orange, Jekyll &
Hyde.
Born on this day in
1942 – James Marcus, actor - A Clockwork Orange, Doctor Who, UFO.
Born on this day in
1946 – Author Jerry Ahern.
On this day in 1951
– The Saturday Evening Post publishes Ray Bradbury’s “The Fog
Horn,” which will provide the basis for the 1953 monster film The
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
Thursday, 21 June 2018
Sci-Fi Trivia: June 22nd.
Events on this day:
June 22nd.
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
1856 – author H. Rider Haggard.
Born on this day in
1918 – Richard Eastham, actor - Conquest of the Earth, Galactica
1980, Salvage 1, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Invaders.
Born on this day in
1947 author Octavia E. Butler.
Born on this day in
1956 – Tim Russ, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Asteroid vs. Earth,
Star Trek: Generations, SeaQuest2032, Star Trek: TNG, Journey to the
Center of the Earth, Eve of Destruction, Alien Nation, The Twilight
Zone, Spaceballs, Timestalkers, Starman.
Born on this day in 1958 – Bruce Campbell, actor - Alien Apocalypse, Terminal Invasion,Timequest, The X-Files, Weird Science, Escape from L.A., Lois & Clark, Congo, Mindwarp, Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Moontrap.
Sci-Fi Trivia: June 21st.
Events on this day:
June 21st.
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
1921 – William Self, actor & TV producer - The Thing from
Another World, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, Time
Tunnel, Land of the Giants.
Born on this day in
1940 – Mariette Hartley, actress - Encino Man, The Incredible Hulk,
Logan’s Run (TV), Genesis II, Earth II, Star Trek, Twilight Zone.
Born on this day in
1941 – Lyman Ward, actor - Independence Day, Weird Science (TV),
Battlestar Galactica, Man from Atlantis.
Born on this day in
1964 – David Morrissey, actor - The Walking Dead, Extant,
Earthbound, Doctor Who.
On this day in 1985
– Lifeforce released.
And in the horror genre:
1972 - Frenzy released theatrically
1985 - Lifeforce released theatrically
2013 - Maniac released.
2013 - The Haunting of Helena released.
2013 - World War Z released.
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