The Wolf Man

 On December 12th, 1941, The Wolf Man was released in US theaters. 

The Wolf Man Movie Poster

Starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Bela Lugosi, Claude Rains, Warren Williams, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Maria Ouspenskaya and Evelyn Ankers. Directed by George Waggner. 

Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man

Lon Chaney, Jr. (1906-1973)

Bela Lugosi as Bela the gypsy  

Evelyn Ankers and Lon Chaney, Jr. 

Make-up artist Jack Pierce

The poem recited by villagers in the movie as folklore, 

“Even a man who is pure at heart, and says his prayers by night; may become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the Autumn moon is bright”, 

was actually written by screenwriter Curt Siodmak. The poem was used in many future werewolf productions. 

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Cat People

The Invisible Man

Son of Dracula

The Mummy

An American Werewolf in London

Lynda Day George

 Lynda Day George was born on December 11th, 1944. 

Lynda Day George

Frequent acting partner and late husband
Christopher George

Fear No Evil (1969)

Mission: Impossible (1971-1973)

Ants aka It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977)

Day of the Animals (1977)

The Love Boat (1978)

Pieces (1982)

Mortuary (1983) with Mary Beth McDonough

Lynda Day George and Christopher George in
Mortuary (1983)

CBGB Opens Its Doors for the First Time

 On December 10, 1973, Hilly Kristal’s biker bar at 315 Bowery in Manhattan’s East Village became CBGB OMFUG (Country, BlueGrass and Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers). 

CBGB at 315 Bowery

Although his original vision for the club of country, bluegrass and blues didn’t come to fruition it did become a lightning rod for the protopunk and punk movement in New York City. 

Hilly Kristal (1931-2007)

Bands such as the Patti Smith Group, Television, Blondie and the Talking Heads got started there. 

Television (1974)

Blondie (1975)

Talking Heads (1977)

The Ramones played their first official show at CBGB in August of 1974 and then went on to play there almost every other day for the remainder of that year. 

The Ramones - Basically CBGB’s house band

CBGB closed its doors for the last time on October 15th, 2006 over a rent dispute with a final concert by Patti Smith with many special guests. 

Flea with Patti Smith (10/15/2006)

Sid Vicious Arrested for Assault

 On December 9th, 1978, Sid Vicious was arrested for the assault of Todd Smith (brother of Patti Smith). He busted a beer bottle on his head during an altercation at a night club. 

Vicious was already out on bail on charges of murdering his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. 

He would be taken to Riker’s Island where he would endure heroin detox in a jail cell. 

Sex Pistols Timeline:

8/27/1956 - Glen Matlock Born

5/9/1957 - Sid Vicious Born

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

1/2/1979 -  Sid Vicious Murder Trial Begins

2/2/1979 - Sid Vicious Dies

11/7/1986 - Sid and Nancy

Mary Woronov

 Mary Woronov was born on  December 8th, 1943.

 She has been in over 80 movies as well as stage and television. 

Mary Woronov

Sugar Cookies (1973)
with Lynn Lowry

Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)

Death Race 2000 (1975)

Rock n’ Roll High School (1978)

Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies (1983)

With frequent acting partner Paul Bartel -
Eating Raoul (1982) with Edie McClurg,
Roger Beltran and Ed Begley Jr. 

Reprising the roles in Chopping Mall (1986)

Night of the Comet (1984) with 
Kelli Maroney, Catherine Mary Stewart
and Roger Beltran

With Gerrit Graham - Terrorvision (1986)

Ellen Burstyn

 Ellen Burstyn was born on December 7th, 1932.

Ellen Burstyn 

In Jack Hill’s Pit Stop (1969)
with Beverly Washburn and Sid Haig 

The Last Picture Show (1971)

William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973)

With Diane Ladd in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)

Requiem For a Dream (2000)

The Wicker Man (2006)

Agnes Moorehead

 Agnes Moorehead was born on December 6th, 1900. 

Agnes Moorehead (1900-1974)

She is best known for her role as Endora on the television show, Bewitched in 1964. 

Bewitched (1964-72)

With Elizabeth Montgomery 

In 1965 she stated in a TV Guide interview that many of the scripts for the show were hack and the writing was often below standards.

 I mean she was in Citizen Kane for Christ sake.

Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane (1941)

The Bat (1959) 
with Vincent Price and Darla Hood

Cat People (1942)

 On December 5th, 1942, Cat People premiered in New York City at the Rialto Theater. 

It was released regionally the next day and nationwide 20 days later on Christmas Day. 

Starring Simone Simon, Keith Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph and Jack Holt. 

Related:

The Invisible Man

Son of Dracula

The Mummy

The Wolf Man