April 4, 2024

This Day in Halloween: Oscar- and Emmy-nominated star of "Psycho," Anthony Perkins is born in New York City in 1932. / Illustration by Cheyenne Perkins

Anthony Perkins is born in New York City in 1932. The Oscar and Tony-nominated, and Golden Globe-winning actor is best remembered for his roles as Norman Bates in Hitchcock’s Psycho and three sequels. He also appeared in the horror films Edge of Sanity, Daughter of Darkness and I’m Dangerous Tonight. He died in 1992.