Porter Wagoner

 Porter Wagoner was born on August 12th, 1927 in West Plains, Missouri.

Porter Wayne Wagoner (1927-2007)

When I was a kid my family went to see Porter Wagoner at Silver Mine Park in Conestoga, PA. They would host gospel and country shows every Sunday afternoon. I was very young but I still remember the meet and greet. A very loud and happy man in a bright purple suit. It was probably shorty after his television show stopped airing in 1981. That was technically my first concert. 

Years later I moved into that area and the stage was still in the park but falling apart. A neighbor kid tried to tell me that Metallica played there in the early 80’s but I didn’t believe him. 

The Porter Wagoner Show (1960-1981)

With Dolly Parton (from 1967-1974)

Early in Dolly Parton’s career she joined The Porter Wagoner show. When her career began to blossom, partly from the exposure she received on the show, she hesitated to leave out of loyalty. This created a friction on the set. Two years after intended she did leave, writing a hit song in honor of Wagoner and all that he had done for her career. 

I Will Always Love You (1974)

Also on this date:

Joe Besser was born in 1907

Buck Owens was born in 1929

The Life of Emile Zola

 The Life of Emile Zola premiered in New York City on August 11th, 1937. 

The Life of Emile Zola

The biographical feature is directed by William Dieterle and stars Paul Muni and Gloria Holden. 

It won Best Picture of 1938. 

William Dieterle (1893-1972)

Paul Muni and Gloria Holden 

Relevant:

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1936)

Dracula’s Daughter (1936)

Also on this date in 1980, Lucio Fulci’s City of the Living Dead was released

Curt Siodmak

 Curt Siodmak was born on August 10th, 1902 in Dresden, Germany. 

Kurt Siodmak (1902-2000)

The screenwriter and novelist was the younger brother of director Robert Siodmak. 

The Invisible Man Returns
(1940) with Vincent Price 
and Sir Cedric Hardwicke 

The Invisible Woman (1940)

The Wolf Man (1941) with
Lon Chaney, jr. and Bela Lugosi

“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”

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Son of Dracula (1943)

The Brain (1962) based on the Novel
Donovan’s Brain (1942)

Also on this date in 1984, the Red Hot Chili Peppers released their debut album. 

The Bat

 The Bat premiered on August 9th, 1959 in US theaters. 

The Bat

 

Vincent Price

Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead 

Elaine Edwards and Darla Hood
in her final film roll

Also on this date in 1958, Amanda Bearse was born. 

Robert Siodmak

 Robert Siodmak was born on August 8th, 1900 in Dresden, Germany.  

He is the older brother of novelist and screenwriter Curt Siodmak.

Robert Siodmak (1900-1973)

Son of Dracula (1943)

Phantom Lady (1944)

Cobra Woman (1944)

The Killers (1946)

The Spiral Staircase (1946)
with Ethel Barrymore

Also on this date in 1922, Rory Calhoun was born. 

The Devil’s Rain

 The Devil’s Rain premiered on August 7th, 1975 in New York City. 

The Devil’s Rain 

Ernest Borgnine 

Anton LaVey and Ernest Borgnine 

Ernest Borgnine and William Shatner 

William Shatner 

John Travolta

Tom Skerritt and Joan Prather

Also on this date in 1992, U2 performed the Zoo TV performance for the first time at a special rehearsal concert in Hershey, PA.

Paul Bartel

 Paul Bartel was born on August 6th, 1938 in New York City. 

Paul Bartel (1938-2000)

Death Race 2000 (1975)

Cannonball (1976)

Rock and Roll High School (1979)
with Rob Bottin 

Eating Raoul (1982)
with Mary Woronov, Edie McClurg,
Roger Beltran and Ed Begley Jr. 

Chopping Mall (1986)
with Mary Woronov and Kelli Maroney 

Also on this Date: 

The Ramones Last Show  8/6/1996

Bob Clark

 Bob Clark was born on August 5th, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

 Benjamin Robert Clark (1939-2007)

She-Man (1967)

Children Shouldn’t Play
With Dead Things (1972) 

Black Christmas (1974) with
Margot Kidder, Olivia Hussey 

Doug McGrath with John Saxon

Porky’s (1981)
with Doug McGrath, Eric Christmas
and Nancy Parsons

Porky’s II: The Next Day (1983) 
with Eric Christmas 

Christmas Story (1983)

Also on this date in 1964, Adam “MCA” Yauch was born.