Events on this day:
March 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
1914 – Priscilla Lawson, actress who played Princess Aura in Flash
Gordon.
Born on this day in 1921 – Alan Hale Jr., actor who has made appearances in ALF, The Giant Spider Invasion, Land of the Giants, and My Favorite Martian.
Born on this day in 1921 – Alan Hale Jr., actor who has made appearances in ALF, The Giant Spider Invasion, Land of the Giants, and My Favorite Martian.
The photographs are
from The Giant Spider Invasion – 1975.
Born on this day in 1923 – Booth Colman, actor who has appeared in Star Trek: Voyager, Galactica 1980, Project U.F.O., Time Travellers, Planet of the Apes (TV), The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits, Moonfleet, and Them!
Shown here as Doctor
Zaius in the TV series Planet of the Apes.
On this day in 1975
Davros the creator of the Daleks made his first appearance in the
series.
Davros was first
encountered in the Fourth Doctor story, Genesis of the Daleks,
(played by Michael Wisher), He was the chief scientist of the Kaleds,
a mutating race contaminated by nuclear and biological weapons. The
evolved mutants were weak and crippled. His solution in order for
them to survive was to remove all emotions and place them in a ‘Mark
III travel machine’. He named these creatures Daleks, an anagram of
Kaleds. Davros became obsessed with his creation, considering them to
be the ultimate form of life, superior to all other forms.
Michael Wisher
(1975)
David Gooderson
(1979)
Terry Molloy
(1984–1988)
Julian Bleach
(2008–present)
Joey Price (as a
child 2015)
On this day in 1982
The Cybermen make their first full appearance for eight years in
Earthshock.
And in the Horror
genre:
On this day in 1972
- Tales from the Crypt released theatrically.
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