This Day in Halloween: Iconic make-up artist, actor and stuntman for George A Romero films Tom Savini is born in Pittsburgh in 1946. / Illustration by Alyssa Fujiwara
Tom Savini is born in Pittsburgh in 1946. The make-up artist, actor and stuntman is known mostly for his work in the George Romero films, “Dawn of the Dead,” “Day of the Dead,” “Creepshow,” and also in “Friday the 13th.”