Art Lefleur

Art Lefleur was born on September 9th, 1943

He’s just one of those actors that when you see them on screen you think to yourself, 

“Damn, that dudes in everything.” 

Since the internet has ate your brain you grab for the nearest device and start scrolling through his IMDB page and you realize that he was, in fact, “in everything”.

I mean he’s no Stephen Tobolowsky... but...

The Hollywood Knights (1980)

Jekyll & Hyde ...together again (1982)

The Blob (1988)

The Sandlot (1993)

Cobra (1986)

This 2010 independent comedy horror looks interesting. 

It’s directed by and stars Ford Austin (in dual roles) and features Art Lefleur as a doctor and Harland Williams as God. 

Dahmer vs Gacy (2010)

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Psycho (1960)

 On September 8th, 1960, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho was released nationwide. 

Anthony Perkins

Janet Leigh

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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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Son of Dracula 

Salem’s Lot 

Bela Lugosi 

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Susan Sarandon 

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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.

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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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