Nancy Loomis

 Nancy Kyes, known professionally as Nancy Loomis, was born on December 19th, 1949. 

Nancy Kyes

Known mostly for her work in John Carpenter films.

She is the only actor to be featured in the first 3 Halloween movies, Halloween, Halloween II and Halloween III: Season of the Witch. 

Nancy with P.J. Soles and Jamie Lee Curtis

She was also in Carpenter’s The Fog and Assault on Precinct 13. 

Assault on Precinct 13

Janet Leigh and Nancy Loomis in The Fog (1980)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
with Tom Atkins

She was married to Tommy Lee Wallace, another Carpenter collaborator, and they have two children together. 

Wallace and Loomis

Relevant:

John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis

P.J. Soles

Donald Pleasence

Nancy Loomis

Debra Hill

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tony Moran

Will Sandin 

Jamie Lee Curtis

 On November 22nd, 1958, THE Final Girl was born. 

Jamie Lee Curtis

Halloween (1978) 
with P.J. Soles and Nancy Loomis

Terror Train (1980)
with Vanity

With Tom Atkins in The Fog (1980)

Prom Night (1980)
with Leslie Nielsen 

Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
with Tommy Lee Wallace

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
with Janet Leigh

Knives Out (2019)

Also on this date:

Stephen Geoffreys was born in 1964

Relevant:

John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis

P.J. Soles

Donald Pleasence

Nancy Loomis

Debra Hill

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tony Moran

Will Sandin 

Sleepaway Camp

 On November 18th, 1983 Sleepaway Camp was released in US theaters. 

Sleepaway Camp

Felissa Rose

If you know you know

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Jackie Kong’s The Being was also released in 1983

Halloween (1978)

 On October 25th, 1978 Halloween premiered at AMC Empire Theater in Kansas City , Missouri.

Written, directed and scored by John Carpenter for a mere $10,000 / 10% profit. Co-written by producer and frequent collaborator Debra Hill. Edited by Tommy Lee Wallace.

Starring Donald Pleasence, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis and Jamie Lee Curtis in her debut role. 

Will Sandin plays a young, unmasked Michael at the beginning of the movie. Nick Castle stars as The Shape (or masked Michael Myers) and Tony Moran (Erin Moran’s brother) as unmasked Michael at the end of the movie. Tommy Lee Wallace also appears as Michael in the closet scene. 

Will Sandin

Nick Castle

Tony Moran 

Tommy Lee Wallace

Also on this date:

Billy Barty was born in 1924

Relevant:

John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis

P.J. Soles

Donald Pleasence

Nancy Loomis

Debra Hill

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tony Moran

Will Sandin 

Mortuary (1983)

Released on September 2nd, 1983.

Mortuary (1983)

Mary Beth McDonough was known for TV roles such as the Waltons but also did fun stuff like:

Snowballing (1984) a hot dogging romp on the slopes  

and 

Funland (1987) a dark comedy starring David L. Lander as a psycho amusement park clown. 

Mary Beth McDonough

Lynda Day George (It Happened at Lakewood Manor) and Christopher George were real life husband and wife and frequent collaborators on movies such as Pieces (1982) and Day of the Animals (1977).

I can’t ever bring up Day of the Animals without pointing out that a shirtless Leslie Nielsen wrestles a bear in a thunderstorm in this movie. That’s more than worth the price of admission as far as I’m concerned. 

Christopher George died suddenly of a heart attack shortly after Mortuary. Lynda retired from acting a short time later. 

Lynda Day George and Christopher George

A young Bill Paxton is by far the highlight of Mortuary. 

There is a great scene where he inexplicably skips through a graveyard carrying a bouquet of flowers. 

I thought this would be the highlight of this movie until the final half hour where he just shines. 

Bill Paxton

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

Zombi aka Dawn of the Dead

Also on this date:

The Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables released in 1980