Beyond The Threshold

1953 – George Pal’s movie adaptation of H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds premieres in Hollywood (though not in general release until autumn), becoming the most successful science fiction film of the year.

1992 – Dick York, actor, d @ 63 (Twilight Zone)

1951 – Edward Albert, actor (Galaxy of Terror, Space Marines, Star Trek: DS9, Invasion America, The Girl From Mars)

2001 – Rosemary DeCamp, actress, d @ 90 (The Time Machine, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)

1908 – Leon Lontoc, actor (Adventures of Superman, The Flying Missile)

2005 – John Raitt, actor, d @ 88 (3rd Rock from the Sun, Out There)

1907 – Malcolm Atterbury, actor (The Invaders, Twilight Zone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, How to Make a Monster)

1915 – Philip Friend, actor (H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man)

1969 – Jack Ingram, actor, d @ 66 (Superman, Atom Man vs. Superman, The Monster and the Ape, Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere)

1973 – Maurice Dallimore, actor, d @ 60 (Twilight Zone)

1975 – Robert Strauss, actor, d @ 61 (The Munsters, 4D Man, The Atomic Kid)

1983 – Ray Vitte, actor, d @ 33 (The Powers of Matthew Star)

1942 – Peter Strauss, actor (Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone)

1945 – Brion James, actor (Blade Runner, The Fifth Element)

1950 – John Voldstad, actor (Space: Above and Beyond)

1954 – Anthony Stewart Head, actor (Warehouse 13, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest, Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time, Doctor Who, VR.5

1930 – Patricia Smith, actress (Planet Earth, My Favorite Martian, The Invaders, Twilight Zone)

1936 – Marj Dusay, actress (Galactica 1980, The Fantastic Journey, The Bionic Woman, The Immortal, Star Trek)

1946 – Sandy Duncan, actress (The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man)

1947 – Jennifer O’Neill, actress (Scanners, Time Changer)

2001 – Rosemary DeCamp, actress, d @ 90 (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)

1960 – Joel Hodgson, comedian (Mystery Science Theater 3000)

1963 – William Baldwin, actor (Flatliners)

1964 – French Stewart, actor (3rd Rock From the Sun, Stargate)

1964 – Rodney Rowland, actor (The 6th Day, Space: Above and Beyond)

1978 – Jay Hernandez, actor (Quarantine)

1967 – Lili Taylor, actress (The X-Files)

1973 – Kimberly Davies, actress (The Invisible Man)

`987 – Miles Teller, actor (Divergent)

1974 – Ophelie Winter, actor (2001: A Space Travesty)

1965 – Ron Eldard, actor (Super 8, Deep Impact)

1964 – Willie Garson, actor (Stargate SG-1, What Planet Are You From?, The X-Files, Star Trek: Voyager, Mars Attacks!, Quantum Leap)

1926 – Richard Matheson, sci-fi author/screenwriter (I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man / Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits)

1912 – Pierre Boulle, sci-fi author (Planet of the Apes)

1925 – Robert Altman, director (Quintet)