Salem’s Lot

On November 17th, 1979 part one of Salem’s Lot premiered as a TV miniseries on CBS.

Directed by Tobe Hooper and based on the book by Stephen King. 

Reggie Nalder as Kurt Barlow

One scene in particular has been emblazoned in the minds of a particular generation of kids raised on television.

Iconic

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Night of the Comet

 On November 16th, 1984 Night of the Comet was released in US theaters. 

Kelli Maroney and Catherine Mary Stewart

Mary Woronov and Robert Beltran had previously starred in Eating Raoul together in 1982.

Mary Woronov

Robert Beltran

On this date:

Night Patrol was also released in 1984

Licensed to Ill

 On November 15th, 1986 Adam “MCA” Yauch, Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz released Licensed to Ill. 

4 months later the debut album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 charts with 6 songs in the top 10 and four #1 hits. 

Young Beasties with a beardless Rick Rubin

Also on this date:

Yaphet Kotto was born in 1939

Wendy Carlos

Wendy Carlos was born on November 14th, 1939. 

The reclusive, transgender composer and electronic music pioneer has worked with Stanley Kubrick on scores for A Clockwork Orange and The Shining. 

Earlier albums bore the title of her given name. 

She collaborated with “Weird Al” Yankovich on a comical adaptation of Peter and the Wolf. 

Carlos’ debut album in 1968

Also on this date:

Castle Freak was released in 1995

The Invisible Man (1933)

On November 13th, 1933, The Invisible Man was released in US theaters. There was a sequel in 1940 entitled The Invisible Man Returns starring Vincent Price.

Claude Rains and Gloria Stuart

Also on this date:

Tom Atkins was born in 1935

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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

 On November 12th, 1976, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble premiered on ABC.

John Travolta and Glynnis O’Connor

P. J. Soles

Also on this date:

Tom Atkins was born in 1935

Vincent Schiavelli

 Vincent Schiavelli was born on November 11th, 1948. 

Often cast in supporting roles as a character actor.

Nearly a hundred credits between television and film.

Vincent Schiavelli (1948-2005)

Schiavelli as Schiavelli in his first role in Taking Off (1971)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest  (1975)

As a teacher in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) with Pheobe Cates, Amanda Wyss,
Taylor Negron and Kelli Maroney

…and again in Better Off Dead (1985)
with Curtis Armstrong, Taylor Negron, 
E.G. Daly and Amanda Wyss

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai 
Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
with John Lithgow 

The subway Ghost (1990)

Also on this date:

Donna Wilkes was born in 1958

Debra Hill

 Debra Hill was born in Haddonfield, NJ on November 10th, 1950. 

Debra Hill (1950-2005)

The producer and writer worked on many classic films such as The Dead Zone (1983), Clue, Adventures in Babysitting and Big Top Pee Wee. 

Hill and Carpenter

She often collaborated with John Carpenter on films such as Escape From New York, Escape from LA and The Fog (1980). Together they developed the original Halloween film as co-writer’s and Hill produced the first three movies of the franchise. 

John Carpenter, Debra hill and Rob Bottin
on the set of The Fog (1989)

Tommy Lee Wallace and Debra Hill

Also on this date:

Russell Johnson was born in 1924

George Romero’s Creepshow was released in 1982

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Jamie Lee Curtis

P.J. Soles

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Nancy Loomis

Debra Hill

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Tony Moran

Will Sandin