On October 27th, 1966 It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown premiered on CBS.
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Ivan Reitman was born in 1946
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27 October 2021
26 October 2021
Jackie Coogan
On October 26th, 1914 Jackie Coogan was born.
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| Jackie Coogan (1914-1984) |
Coogan began acting at an early age and was discovered by Charlie Chaplin before his 5th birthday.
At 21, Coogan sued his mother and stepfather for squandering his earnings. The ensuing court battle prompted a law protecting child actors entitled “Coogan’s Act”.
After World War II, Coogan settled into a TV career and eventually into the role of Uncle Fester on the Addams Family television series.
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| Uncle Fester (1964-1966) |
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| Coogan as Uncle Fester and Ted Cassidy as Lurch |
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| John Astin, Coogan, Ted Cassidy, Lisa Loring, Carolyn Jones and Ken Weatherwax (1964-1966) |
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Holly Woodlawn was born in 1946
25 October 2021
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.
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| Will Sandin |
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| Nick Castle |
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| Tony Moran |
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| Tommy Lee Wallace |
24 October 2021
John Kassir
John Kassir was born on October 24th, 1957.
The stand up comedian and actor is known for his voicing of the Cryptkeeper on Tales from the Crypt (1989-2002)
23 October 2021
Sid Vicious Suicide Attempt
October 23rd, 1978
Less than two weeks after his arrest for the murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen, Sid Vicious attempted suicide at Rikers Detention Center in New York City.
He sliced his wrists with a smashed light bulb and was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he reportedly tried to jump out a window.
Sex Pistols Timeline:
10/8/1976 - Sex Pistols Sign with EMI
12/1/1976 - Sex Pistols and the Filth and the Fury
1/6/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by EMI
3/10/1977 - Sex Pistols Sign to A&M
3/16/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by A&M
4/3/1977 - Sid Vicious First Gig
5/27/1977 - Sex Pistols Release God Save the Queen
6/7/1977 - Sex Pistols Boat Party
1/5/1978 - Sex Pistols 1978 Tour Begins
1/14/1978 - Sex Pistols Last Stand
1/17/1978 - Sex Pistols Call It Quits
10/12/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder
10/23/1978 - Sid Vicious Suicide Attempt
12/9/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Assault
22 October 2021
Curly Howard
Jerome Lester Horwitz,
affectionately referred to as “Babe” by older brothers Moe and Shemp.
Born on October 22nd, 1903.
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| Jerome Lester Horowitz (1903-1952) |
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| Ted Healy and his Stooges |
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| With Larry Fine, Christine McIntyre and Moe Howard |
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Disorder in the Court (1936)
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Catherine Deneuve was born in 1943
21 October 2021
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher was born on October 21st, 1956.
Rest In Peace
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| Carrie Fisher (1956-2016) |
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| Under the Rainbow (1981) with Billy Barty |
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| Rik Mayall and Carrie Fisher in Drop Dead Fred (1991) |
The Dead Zone premiered in 1983
20 October 2021
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi was born on October 20th, 1882 in Lugoj, Romania.
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| Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) |
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| Bela as Jesus in a 1916 Debrecen, Hungary theater production. |
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| Dracula (1931) |
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| With Helen Chandler in Dracula (1931) |
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| Island of Lost Souls (1932) with Charles Laughton and Kathleen Burke |
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| White Zombie (1932) with Madge Bellamy and Robert Frazer |
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| The Corpse Vanishes (1942) with Angelo Rossitto |
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| Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) Directed by Ed Wood |
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Play Misty For Me (Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut) premiered in 1971
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