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Montague Rhodes James, the celebrated English author of antiquarian ghost stories, was born on the 1st of August, 1862. Although an extremely learned and […]
Carla Laemmle was born Rebekah Isabelle Laemmle on 20th October, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. Of German Jewish descent, she took the adjunctive format of […]
Actor Sandor Elès was born on the 15th of June 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. Orphaned during World War II, Elès emigrated to the UK […]
Actress Suzan Farmer, known in horror circles for her roles in several Hammer classics, was born on the 16th of June 1942. A combination […]
John Nicholas Foran was born in Flemington, New Jersey on the 18th of June, 1910. He attended a series of prestigious schools including Mercersburg […]
The American actor Edgar Barrier was born on the 4th of March, 1907 in New York City. He appeared on radio, stage and screen […]
The English stage, film and television actor, Bramwell Fletcher, was born on the 20th of February, 1904 in Bradford, England. Remembered for his small […]
