Kenneth Strickfaden is born in Anaconda, Montana in 1896. The special effect pioneer created the electrical lab equipment in Universal’s Frankenstein as well as various apparatus for films TV shows including The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wizard of Oz, The Shadow, Monstrosity, The Munsters and Young Frankenstein. He died in 1984.
This Day in Halloween: Special effects pioneer Kenneth Strickfaden is born in Anaconda, Montana in 1896. / Illustration by Angela Smith