Tom Savini is born in Pittsburgh in 1946. The make-up artist, director, actor and stuntman is known mostly for his effects work in the George Romero films, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow, and Friday the 13th, but he also directed episodes of Tales from the Darkside and appeared in the films From Dusk till Dawn, Planet Terror and Django Unchained.
This Day in Halloween: Make-up artist, director, actor and stuntman Tom Savini is born in Pittsburgh in 1946. / Illustration by Kat Embry
