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Star Trek Actors Born in the 1800s

Mr Atoz gives a library tour. Source.

Felix Maurice Locher (b. 1882/7/16) played Robert Johnson in "The Deadly Years".

Richard Hale (b. 1892/11/16) played Goro in "The Paradise Syndrome".

Abraham Sofaer (b. 1896/10/1) played The Thasian in "Charlie X" and the Melkotian Voice in "Spectre of the Gun".

Ian Wolfe (b. 1896/11/4) played Septimus in "Bread and Circuses" and Mr Atoz in "All Our Yesterdays".

Celia Lovsky (b. 1897/2/21) played T'Pau in "Amok Time".

Charles Seel (b. 1897/4/29) played Ed the bartender in "Spectre of the Gun".

Morgan Farley (b. 1898/10/3) played Hacom in "The Return of the Archons".

Himmelskibet (1918)

Avanti Planetaros gives a Powerpoint presentation on his upcoming flight to Mars aboard Excelsior. See the film.

Multi Pass!

The Fifth Element came out 25 years ago tomorrow. Source. Khaled, "N'ssi N'ssi."

The Sky Is Calling (1959)

небо зовёт (The Sky Is Calling) is a Soviet science fiction film released in 1959. In 1961 Roger Corman bought the US rights, dubbed and recut it and released it as Battle Beyond the Sun. IMDb.

Through the Looking Glass, by Mervyn Peake

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Ursula K. Le Guin Stamp

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Renza Hale, First Woman on the Moon

Nancy Gates played Renza Hale in the Men Into Space episode "First Woman On The Moon," written by James Clavell, which aired on December 16, 1959. Read about it at wcftr.

 

USS Enterprise Day

It's USS Enterprise Day (17/01). This is a picture of the builders with their model in 1965. Source.

Jules Verne's Tomb

The tomb of Jules Verne, who died on this day in 1905, implies that he hasn't been dead all this time so much as exploring the centre of the earth. Source.

L'Uomo Meccanico (1921)

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