Born on this day – Maila Nurmi:

Maila Nurmi

Actress

Writer

December 11, 1922 – January 10, 2008

Portrayed the character Vampira

On this day in movie history - Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959):

Plan 9 from Outer Space,

directed and written by Ed Wood,

was released in the United States on July 22, 1959.
Narrated by Criswell.
Music compiled by Gordon Zahler.

Cast:
Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Duke Moore, Tom Keene, Carl Anthony, Paul Marco, Tor Johnson, Dudley Manlove, Joanna Lee, John Breckinridge, Lyle Talbot, David De Mering, Norma McCarty, Bill Ash, Lynn Lemon, Ben Frommer, Gloria Dea, Conrad Brooks, Maila Nurmi / Vampira, Bela Lugosi, Criswell, Donald A. Davis, Johnny Duncan, Karl Johnson, Tom Mason, J. Edward Reynolds, Pauline Reynolds, Clay Stone, Hugh Thomas Jr., Edward D. Wood Jr.