Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Born on this day – Harvey Pekar:


Harvey Pekar


Comic book writer

October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010


Credits:

Books:

American Splendor Vol. 1 (2010); American Splendor: Another Dollar (2009); American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar: Stories (1986); American Splendor: The Official Shooting Script (2002); American Splendor: The Story of Robert McNeill. Unsung hero (2003); American Splendour: Ordinary Life is Pretty Complex Stuff : the Life and Times of Harvey Pekar (2004); Another Day (2007); Best of American splendor (2005); Bob and Harv's Comics (1996); Cleveland (2012); Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story (2006); Harvey Pekar: Conversations (2008); Huntington, West Virginia "On the Fly" (2011); Macedonia (2007); More American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar (1987); Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me (2012); Opposable Thumbs (2001); Our Cancer Year (1994); Our movie year (2004); Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History (2008); Studs Terkel's Working: A Graphic Adaptation (2009); Sun Ra (2002); The Beats: A Graphic History (2009); The New American Splendor Anthology (1991); The Quitter (2005).

Movies and television:

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (2004); American Splendor (2003); Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2007); Bird of Steel! (2025); Charlie Rose (2003); Comic Book Confidential (1988); Festival Pass with Chris Gore (2002); Genuine Nerd (2006); Harvey Pekar's Teo Macero (2015); Hero Tomorrow (2007); HypaSpace (2006); I, Curmudgeon (2004); Late Night with David Letterman (1986–1993); Late Show with David Letterman (1994); Mondo Thingo (2004); RI:SE (2003); Sonic Youth: Teenage Riot (1988); The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, BONE and the Changing Face of Comics (2009); The Comic Book Lady (2008); Vinyl (2000).

Born on this day – Sue Randall:


Sue Randall


Actress

October 8, 1935 – October 26, 1984

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1959–1960); A Wonderful Life (1950); Arrest and Trial (1964); Bat Masterson (1950); Bonanza (1961–1965); Bronco (1958); Death Valley Days (1959–1966); Desk Set (1957); Dr. Kildare (1963); General Electric Theater (1959); Grand Jury (1959); Gunsmoke (1960–1961); Have Gun - Will Travel (1959–1960); Hennesey (1959–1961); I Spy (1965); I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965); Leave It to Beaver (1958–1963); Lock Up (1961); M Squad (1959); Margie (1962); Matinee Theatre (1957–1958); Michael Shayne (1960–1961); My Favorite Martian (1965); New Comedy Showcase (1960); O.K. Crackerby! (1965); Perry Mason (1960–1964); Pete and Gladys (1962); Playhouse 90 (1957); Ponds Theater (1955); Profiles in Courage (1965); Ripcord (1963); Saints and Sinners (1963); Sea Hunt (1961); Star Tonight (1955); Steve Canyon (1958); Sugarfoot (1959); Summer Playhouse (1964); Surfside 6 (1961); The Aquanauts (1960); The Bill Dana Show (1963); The Dakotas (1963); The Detectives (1961); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1961); The F.B.I. (1965); The Fugitive (1963–1965); The Jim Backus Show (1961); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1960); The Man and the Challenge (1960); The Millionaire (1958); The Real McCoys (1959); The Rebel (1959); The Rifleman (1959); The Roaring 20's (1960); The Tom Ewell Show (1961); The Twilight Zone (1959–1964); The Virginian (1965); Thriller (1960); Vacation Playhouse (1967); Valiant Lady (1955–1956); Wagon Train (1959); Wendy and Me (1964).

Born on this day – Olive Sturgess:


Olive Sturgess


Actress

October 8, 1933 – February 19, 2025

Credits:

Bonanza (1962–1965); Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021); Bringing Up Buddy (1961); Bronco (1961); Buckskin (1959); Casablanca (1956); Checkmate (1962); Cheyenne (1958); Corman's Comedy of Poe (2003); Creepy Classics (1987); Crusader (1956); Destry (1964); Dr. Kildare (1965); Ford Star Jubilee (1956); Front Row Center (1955–1956); General Electric Theater (1959); Goodyear Playhouse (1957); Have Gun - Will Travel (1959); Hawaiian Eye (1960); Ironside (1968–1969); Johnny Midnight (1960); Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955); Laramie (1960); Lawman (1959); Leave It to Harry (1954); Lux Video Theatre (1955–1956); Matinee Theatre (1955–1956); Maverick (1960–1961); Mr. Garlund (1960); Outlaws (1962); Panic! (1958); Perry Mason (1957); Petticoat Junction (1964); Philip Marlowe (1960); Producers' Showcase (1956); Rawhide (1959); Requiem for a Gunfighter (1965); Richard Matheson Storyteller: The Raven (2003); Schlitz Playhouse (1959); Shower of Stars (1955); Strange Stories (1956); Studio 57 (1955); Studio One (1958); Sugarfoot (1958); Tales of Wells Fargo (1957); Telephone Time (1956); The Alcoa Hour (1957); The Bob Cummings Show (1956–1959); The Danny Thomas Show (1963); The Donna Reed Show (1959–1960); The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Jack Benny Program (1961); The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956); The Man and the Challenge (1960); The Millionaire (1955); The People's Choice (1955); The Raven (1963); The Rebel (1959–1961); The Red Skelton Hour (1956); The Rookies (1973–1974); The Tall Man (1960–1961); The Texan (1959); The Virginian (1964); Thriller (1960–1961); U.S. Marshal (1959); Wagon Train (1960); West Point (1956); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961); Whispering Smith (1961); Wide Country (1963); Wire Service (1956).

Born on this day – James Olson:


James Olson

Actor

October 8, 1930 – April 17, 2022

Born on this day – Cosetta Greco:


Cosetta Greco


Actress

October 8, 1930 – July 14, 2002

Credits:

Addio, amore! (1943); Art. 519 codice penale (1952); Caccia all'uomo (1948); Canne al vento (1958); Canzoni di mezzo secolo (1952); Cavalcade of Song (1953); Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954); Cronache del '22 / Segment: Spedizione punitive (1961); Dossier Mata Hari (1967); Foglio di via (1954); Four Ways Out (1951); Gli eroi della domenica (1952); I pappagalli (1955); I sogni nel cassetto (1957); Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo (1952); Il romanzo di un maestro (1959); Il viale della speranza (1953); In amore si pecca in due (1954); Je suis un sentimental (1955); La nemica (1952); La sposa non può attendere (1949); Le cap de l'espérance (1951); Musoduro (1953); Napoleon (1955); Napoleone (1951); Plagio (1969); Reflets de Cannes (1958); Scampolo 53 (1953); Sheriff of Rock Springs (1971); Terroristi a Madrid (1955); The Charterhouse of Parma (1948); Three Girls from Rome (1952); Voice of Silence (1953); Wild Love (1956).

Born on this day – Frank Herbert:


Frank Herbert


Writer

October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986

Credits:

Dune (1965); Dune Messiah (1969); Children of Dune (1976); God Emperor of Dune (1981); Heretics of Dune (1984); Chapterhouse: Dune (1985); House Atreides (1999); House Harkonnen (2000); House Corrino (2001); Fremen Justice (2001); The Machine Crusade (2002); The Battle of Corrin (2004); Hunters of Dune (2006); Sandworms of Dune (2007); Paul of Dune (2008); The Winds of Dune (2009); Sisterhood of Dune (2011); Mentats of Dune (2014); Red Plague (2016); Navigators of Dune (2016); The Duke of Caladan (2020); The Lady of Caladan (2021); The Heir of Caladan (2022); The Machine Crusade (2002); The Battle of Corrin (2004); The Illustrated Dune (1965); The Dune Encyclopedia (1984); Songs of Muad'dib (1992); The Road to Dune (2005); Tales of Dune (2011); Sands of Dune (2022); Whipping Star (1969); The Dosadi Experiment (1977); Destination Void (1966); The Jesus Incident (1979); The Lazarus Effect (1983); The Ascension Factor (1988); SF Authors' Choice 2 (1970); SF Authors' Choice 3 (1973); The Dragon in the Sea (aka Under Pressure / 21st Century Sub) (1956); Missing Link (1959); Operation Haystack (1959); Try to Remember (1961); The Green Brain (1966); The Eyes of Heisenberg (1966); The Heaven Makers (1968); The Santaroga Barrier (1968); Soul Catcher (1972); The Godmakers (1972); Hellstrom's Hive (1973); Direct Descent (1980); The White Plague (1982); Man of Two Worlds (1986); Old Rambling House (2010); High-Opp (2012); Angels' Fall (2013); A Game of Authors (2013); A Thorn in the Bush (2014); The Worlds of Frank Herbert (1970); The Book of Frank Herbert (1973); The Best of Frank Herbert 1965-70 (1975); The Best of Frank Herbert (1975); The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964 (1977); The Priests Of Psi (1981); Eye (1985); Classic Science Fiction Stories (2009); The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert (2014); Frank Herbert: Unpublished Stories (2016); New World Or No World (1970); Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience (1973); Without Me You're Nothing (1980); Maker of Dune (1985); The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune (1988); Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology (1980); Analog's Lighter Side (1982); Analog's Children Of The Future (1982); Analog (1983); War and Peace (1983); Aliens from Analog (1983); Analog Writers Choice (1984); From Mind to Mind (1984); Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1 (2020);  Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2 (2022); Amazing Stories, Vol. 41, No. 4 (1967); Backdrop of Stars (1968); On Our Way to the Future (1970); Frontiers 1: Tomorrow's Alternatives (1973); Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow... (1974); Bug-Eyed Monsters (1974); Weekend Book of Science Fiction (1981); Nebula Awards 15 (1981); Analog: Writers' Choice Volume II  (1984); Election Day 2084 (1984); Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow (1987); More Fantastic Stories (2009); Favorite Science Fiction Stories, Volume 2 (2010); The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction (2010); Pulse Pounders (2015); Lieu: Science Fiction Short Stories (2015).

Movies and television:

Chapterhouse Dune (2009); Children of Dune (2003 / 2008); Destination Dune (1984); Dune (1984 / 1992 / 1993 / 2000 / 2006); Dune 2000 (1998); Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992); Dune Messiah (2007); Dune: Messiah (2025); Dune: Part One (2021); Dune: Part Two (2024); Dune: Prophecy (2024); Emperor: Battle for Dune (2001); Flash Gordon (1980); Frank Herbert's Cease Fire (2012); God Emperor of Dune (2007); Heretics of Dune (2008); JDR Dune: Campagne JDR / Podcast Series (2023); JDR Dune: Le Réveil / TV Mini Series (2021); Soul Catcher (2025); Special Collector's Edition (2014); Valkokangas (1985).

Born on this day – Mary Delgado:


Mary Delgado

Actress

October 8, 1916 – April 13, 1984