Majel Barrett

 Majel Barrett, the “First Lady of Star Trek” was born on February 23rd, 1932 in  level and, Ohio. 

Majel Barrett (1932-2008)

She has appeared in almost every series or film in either voice or character, including videos games, series, films. 

Even in the latest reboot posthumously. 

Majel and Gene Roddenberry
married from 1969 until his death in 1991.
They have a son. 

Number 1 in The Star Trek Pilot: The Cage (1966)

Star Trek (1966-1969)

Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and Majel Barrett 

Nichelle Nichols and Majel Barrett

Marina Sirtis and Majel Barrett
in Star Trek: The Next Generation

Related:

Gene Roddenberry 

Star Trek: The Original Series

William Shatner

Leonard Nimoy

Nichelle Nichols

Majel Barrett

Sally Kellerman

Frank Gorshin

Ted Cassidy

Reggie Nalder 

Kathryn Leigh Scott 

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Marina Sirtis

Jonathan Frakes

Evelyn Guerrero 

David Lander

Robert Rusler

Dwight Frye

 Dwight Frye was born on February 22nd, 1899 in Salina, Kansas. 

Dwight Frye (1899-1943)

As R.M. Renfield in Dracula (1931) with
Bela Lugosi, David Manner , 
Edward Van Sloan and Helen Chandler

With Boris Karloff
in Frankenstein (1931)

The Vampire Bat (1933)

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

The Hitcher (1986)

 The Hitcher was released nationwide on February 21st, 1986. 

The Hitcher (1986)

Written by Eric Red who also wrote Near Dark (1987) with Kathryn Bigelow. Directed by Robert Harmon. 

Rutger Hauer

Starring C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Rutger Hauer. 

Eric Red’s original script was 190 pages long and reportedly packed full of murder, gore and sex. Like eyeballs in burgers type stuff. Let’s all takes a moment to consider what that might have been like on the screen.

It spawned a direct to DVD sequel, The Hitcher II, I’ve Been Waiting in 2003 (with C. Thomas Howell returning) and a remake in 2007. 

The Hitcher II,
I’ve Been Waiting (2003)

The Hitcher (2007)

Bramwell Fletcher

 Bramwell Fletcher was born on February 20th, 1904 in West Yorkshire, England. 

Bramwell Fletcher (1904-1988)

Svengali (1931)
with Marian Marsh and John Barrymore

The Mummy (1932) with Boris Karloff 

The Monkey’s Paw (1933)

Helen Chandler (married 1935 to 1940)

Diana Barrymore (married 1942 to 1946)

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke was born on February 19th, 1893 in Worcestershire, England. 

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

 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)

Brain of Blood (1971)
with Grant Williams 

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Don Coscarelli

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

Whereisthebeastmaster.com

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)

Also on this date:

Silent Night, Bloody Night was released in 1972

Ricou Browning

 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

With Ben Chapman

Gill-Man

Ricou Browning and
stuntwoman Ginger Stanley