Events on this day:
March 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
1918 – Joseph Allen Jr, Lights Out actor. Shown here with Judith
Barrett, it was one of only two photographs I could find of him. The
son of veteran stage actor Joseph Allen, Joseph Allen Jr. appeared
with the South Shore Players of Long Island, NY, prior to entering
films in 1937 under the name of Allen Brook. He was Joseph Allen Jr.
from 1939 on, usually playing "the Other Man." Allen later
appeared regularly on television.
Born on this day in
1930 – John Astin, actor who made appearances in Starship II:
Rendezvous with Ramses, Homeboys from Outer Space, Attack of the
Killer Tomatoes, Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!, They Came from Outer
Space, The Return of the Killer Tomatoes!, Otherworld, and The
Twilight Zone. He is probably best known for his role as Gomez in The
Adams Family.
Born on this day in
1976 – Matt Doran, actor who has appeared in Star Wars II: The
Attack of the Clones, Farscape, and The Matrix.
Doctor Who Trivia:
On this day in 2014
– Kate O’Mara, actress, died aged 74 she has appeared in Doctor
Who, Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time, and The Horror of Frankenstein.
In Doctor Who she played the Rani in the 1985 story The Mark of the
Rani and in Time and the Rani. In 1993, O'Mara reprised the Rani for
the charity special Dimensions in Time, and in 2000 she played the
role again for the audio production, The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind.
On this day in 1985
the Daleks were seen to hover above the ground for the first time in
Revelation of the Daleks.
On this day in 2005
it was announced that a second series has been commissioned and that
Christopher Eccleston would be leaving the title role.
Tolkien Trivia:
On 30 March 1953 the
Tolkiens moved to 76 Sandfield Road, Oxford.
On 30 March 1968 The
documentary Tolkien in Oxford was broadcast on BBC TV.
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