| Cedric Hardwicke (1893-1964) |
| The Ghoul (1933) with Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) with Charles Laughton |
| The Invisible Man Returns (1940) |
| The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) with Bela Lugosi |
| Cedric Hardwicke (1893-1964) |
| The Ghoul (1933) with Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) with Charles Laughton |
| The Invisible Man Returns (1940) |
| The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) with Bela Lugosi |
Angelo Rossitto aka Little Angie aka Moe was born on February 18, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska.
| Angelo Salvatore Rossitto (1908-1991) |
| The Beloved Rogue (1927) with John Barrymore |
| While the City Sleeps (1928) With Lon Chaney |
| Freaks (1932) Directed by Tod Browning |
| Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) with Boris Karloff |
| The Corpse Vanishes (1942) with Bela Lugosi |
| Dracula vs Frankenstein (1971) |
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| Brain of Blood (1971) with Grant Williams |
| Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) |
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) |
Writer, producer and director Don Coscarelli was born on February 17th, 1954 in Tripoli, Libya.
| Don Coscarelli |
| Angus Scrimm in Phantasm (1979) |
| The Beastmaster (1982) starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos and Rip fucking Torn |
| Phantasm II (1988) |
| Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) |
| Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) |
| Bruce Campbell in Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) |
| John Dies at the End (2012) |
| Phantasm: Ravager (2016) |
Ricou Browning was born on February 16th, 1930 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
The director, producer and actor is best known for his underwater cinematography and stunt work.
Particularly in The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954), Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
| Ricou Browning |
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| With Ben Chapman |
| Gill-Man |
| Ricou Browning and stuntwoman Ginger Stanley |
John Barrymore was born on February 15th, 1882.
| John Barrymore (1882-1942) |
He is son of acting family patriarch Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew. Grandfather to Drew Barrymore
| Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew
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| Martha Mansfield and John Barrymore in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) |
| Sherlock Holmes (1922) |
| The Sea Beast (1926) |
| The Sea Beast (1926) with future wife (and Grandmother of Drew Barrymore) Dolores Costello |
| The Beloved Rogue (1927) with Angelo Rossitto |
| Svengali (1931 with Marian Marsh and Bramwell Fletcher |
On February 14th, 1931, Dracula was released nationwide in US theaters.
Directed by Tod Browning.
Two direct sequels would be produced:
Dracula’s Daughter (1936) directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Gloria Holden and featuring Edward Van Sloan as the only returning cast member from the original film.
Son of Dracula (1943) directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lon Chaney, Jr.
| Dracula (1931) |
| Helen Chandler as Mena Seward and Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula |
| Dwight Frye as Renfield |
| Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing and Bela Lugosi |
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| David Manners as John Harker |
David Naughton was born on February 13th, 1951 in Hartford, Connecticut.
David Naughton Mr. Pepper (1977-1981) Making’ It (1979) An American Werewolf in London
with Jenny Agutter (1981)Hot Dog: The Movie (1984) Ice Cream Man with Clint Howard (1995)
On February 12th, 1954, Creature From the Black Lagoon premiered in Denver, Colorado. The movie would spawn two sequels, Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
Filmed on location in Palatka and Wakulla Springs, Florida.
| Ricou Browning (underwater Gill-Man) |
Originally released in 3D.
| Ben Chapman (Gill-Man on land) |
Starring Richard Carlson and Julie Adams and directed by Jack Arnold.
| Richard Carlson and Julie Adams |
| Ricou Browning and Ginger Stanley |