Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a science fiction television series based on the
1961 film of the same name. Both were created by Irwin Allen, which enabled the
movie’s sets, costumes, props, special effects models, and some footage from the
film to be used in the production of the television series. Voyage to the Bottom of
the Sea was the first of Irwin Allen’s four science fiction television series as well 
as the longest running. The show was broadcast on ABC-TV from September 14,
1964 to March 31, 1968 and was the decade’s longest-running Sci-fi TV series
with continuing characters. The adventure show starred Richard Basehart and
David Hedison (below).

From left: Richard Basehart and David Hedison

Ariana Clarice Richards is an actress and professional painter. She is best known
for her portrayals as Lex Murphy in the highly successful Steven Spielberg Sci-fi
film Jurassic Park (1993), and as Carol Wetherby in the 1989 family film Prancer
with Sam Elliott. Richards was born in Healdsburg, California. Her sister, Bethany,
is also and actress. Ariana graduated from Skidmore College in New York State,
earning a degree in Fine Art and Drama. She continued her education with
instruction at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and also attended
Western Oregon University in Monmouth.

 


Publicity still of Ariana Richards, Sam Neill, and Joseph Mazzello in Jurassic
Park

 
    
     Ariana Richards

Angela Margaret Cartwright is an English-born actress primarily known for her 
roles in movies and television. Cartwright is best known as a child actress for 
her role as Danny Williams’s (played by Danny Thomas) stepdaughter Linda 
in the 1950s CBS- TV series Make Room For Daddy (a role she played from  
1957 to 1964), and as Penny Robinson in the 1960s CBS-TV Sci-fi series
Lost In Space.

 
Danny Thomas and Angela Cartwright in Make Room For Daddy

 

The Lost In Space cast from left: Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Marta
Kristen, Bob May (as the Robot), Jonathan Harris, June Lockhart, Guy
Williams, and Billy Mumy.

The first regular episode (“The Man Trap”) of Gene Roddenberry’s Sci-Fi franchise
Star Trek aired on Thursday, September 8, 1966 on NBC-TV. The show was canceled
on September 2, 1969.

Ray Douglas Bradbury is a well known writer of fantasy, horror, science fiction,
and mystery. One of his best works is the novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for
the science fiction stories known as The Martian Chronicles (1950). Many of
Bradbury’s writings have been adapted into TV shows or films. Ray Bradbury
is one of the most celebrated among 20th and 21st century American writers
of science fiction.

The Ray Bradbury Theater is an anthology series that ran for two seasons on
HBO from 1985 to 1986, and four additional seasons on USA Network from
1988 to 1992. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel. Many of
the episodes were based on short stories or novels written by Bradbury.