Anthony Wilford Brimley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Presently a TV commercial actor, Brimley also played roles in
the films, The China Syndrome (1979), Cocoon (1985), and
The Thing (1982). He once worked as a ranch hand, wrangler,
blacksmith and as a bodyguard for Howard Hughes before
becoming an actor.

1991

Mark Richard Hamill was born in Oakland, California.

Hamill portrayed Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy
(1977-1983). He received a Drama Desk Award nomination for
his work in The Elephant Man (1977). He also did voice acting
work as The Joker in Batman, the Animated TV series, from
1992 to 1995.

Sandy Kozel

 Stephen Edwin King is 68 years old today.

King spent his childhood pouring over horror books, comic books,
and films, and he especially loved Tales from the Crypt and Dracula.

He graduated from the University of Maine in 1970 with a Bachelor’s
degree in English.

Original release on ABC-TV: September 16, 1963 – January 16, 1965

Victor Herbert "Vic" Perrin
(April 26, 1916 – July 4, 1989) 

Veteran actor Vic Perrin is best remembered for
having provided the "Control Voice" for the series.

Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015)

LOS ANGELES (AP) –  Wes Craven, the prolific writer-director who thrilled
audiences with iconic and bloody suburban slashers like "Nightmare on Elm
Street" and "Scream" that made his name synonymous with horror, has died.

In a statement, Craven’s family said that he died in his Los Angeles home
Sunday, surrounded by family, after battling brain cancer.

A prolific writer, director and editor, Craven is credited with reinventing the
teen horror genre with the 1984 release of "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
starring a then-unknown Johnny Depp.