Thursday, 10 May 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: May 11th.

Events on this day: May 11th.

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 1907 – Kent Taylor, actor - Blood of Ghastly Horror, Brain of Blood, Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Crawling Hand, The Day Mars Invaded Earth, The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues.



Born on this day in 1920 – Denver Pyle, actor - The Flying Saucer, Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, Men Into Space, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day 1935 – Doug Mcclure, actor - Out of this World, Superboy, Automan, Manimal, Firebird 2015 AD, Humanoids from the Deep, Warlords of the Deep, At the Earth’s Core, The People that Time Forgot, The Land That Time Forgot, Satan’s Triangle, Twilight Zone.

On this day in 2001 – Douglas Adams, sci-fi author, died aged 49. He is probably best known for his Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy series and his work on Doctor Who.

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1936 - Dracula's Daughter released theatrically
On this day in 1955 - Revenge of the Creature released theatrically
 On this day in 1984 - Firestarter released theatrically

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