18 February 2022

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)

17 February 2022

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


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



16 February 2022

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


15 February 2022

John Barrymore

 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
With Mother Georgiana Drew 
and siblings Ethel and  Lionel

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

14 February 2022

Dracula (1931)

 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

David Manners as John Harker




13 February 2022

David Naughton

 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)


12 February 2022

Creature From the Black Lagoon

 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



11 February 2022

Leslie Nielsen

 Leslie Nielsen was born on February 11th, 1926 in Regina, Canada. 

Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010)

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Dark Intruder (1965)

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

The Day of the Animals (1977) 
Straight up Wrestling a grizzly bear

Airplane! (1980)

Prom Night (1980)
with Jamie Lee Curtis 

George Romero’s Creepshow (1982)

The Creature Wasn’t Nice aka Naked Space (1983)
with Cindy Williams 

Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

Repossessed (1990)

Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)