Dario Argento

Dario Argento was born September 7th, 1940.

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin performing Suspiria in its entirety. 

December 4th, 2018 Tampa, Florida. 

 Zombi aka Dawn of the Dead

Asia Argento

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Ghost Town Frolics released in 1938

Max Schreck

Happy Birthday to Max Schreck

Born September 6th, 1879

Friedrich Gustav Maximilion 
Schreck - 1879-1936 

The vampire Count Orlok
from the 1922 film Nosferatu

Nosferatu was the one and only production of Prana Films. They were sued by the widow of Bram Stoker for unauthorized use of the Dracula story. 

The company went bankrupt and all copies of the film were ordered destroyed. Thankfully, a few copies escaped destruction. 

 

4 song ep by Australian rockers 

The Screaming Tribesmen - Date With A Vampyre (1985)

With the shadow of Max Schreck. 

Image likely used because of no copyright restrictions.

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Tommy Lee Wallace was born in 1949

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Gloria Holden

Gloria Holden was born on September 5th, 1903.

Best known for her role as Countess Marya Zaleska in “Dracula’s Daughter” (1936) a direct sequel to Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. 

The script was possibly based on a deleted chapter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula written in 1897. It was published in 1914 after Stoker’s death as a short story entitled “Dracula’s Guest”.

It is also said that it could be loosely based on a gothic novella from 1872 entitled “Carmilla” written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. 

William Dieterle’s The Life of Zola (1937)
with Paul Muni

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Kathleen Burke was born in 1913

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Bela Lugosi 

Max Schreck

Susan Sarandon 

Amanda Bearse

Michael Berryman

 Michael Berryman was born on September 4th, 1948.

All around cool guy that is pretty much in everything. 

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Reggie Nalder was born in 1907

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Born September 3rd, 1953.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Jean-Pierre Jeunet co-wrote and co-directed the black comedy Delicatessen (1991) and the dystopian sci-fi film The City of lost Children (1995) with collaborator Marc Caro. 

In 2001 Jeunet found international success with Amelie starring Audrey Tautou. 

In 1997 he directed the fourth installment of the Alien franchise: Alien Resurrection starring Sigourney Weaver, Winona Rider, Michael Wincott and Brad Dourif. The script was written by Joss Whedon. 

Ron Perlman, who had worked with Jeunet previously on City of Lost Children, was cast. Dominique Pinon, who has appeared in every film Jeunet has directed, was also cast.

Also on this date:

Anitra Ford was born in 1942

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

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The Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables released in 1980

Zombi aka Dawn of the Dead

On this day in 1979 a 118 minute cut of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead premiered in Turin, Italy. 

Zombi aka Dawn of the Dead

This edit (entitled Zombi), was influenced and financed by Dario Argento. It features a lot more Goblin and gore than does the 127 minute US version released the following April by Romero.

Goblin

Gore

They had a similar deal previously on Romero’s Vampire flick Martin (1977).

Romero’s Martin 

Check out this great Ultimate Edition DVD set. It has the US theatrical release, Argento’s Euro edit and the 139 minutes extended cut that premiered at Cannes Film Festival.

Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition DVD set

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Yvonne De Carlo was born in 1922

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Frederic March

Frederic March

Frederic March starred in such classics as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1931), Anna Karenina (1935) and the original version of A Star is Born (1937). 

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

His career spanned nearly 50 years until his passing in 1975. 

The most recent remake of A Star is Born starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga premiered on August 31st, 2018. 

Coincidentally, Frederic March was born on August 31st, 1897.