Stan Winston’s work is still seen on TV everyday. The monsters, robots and dinosaurs that run amok on cable are...
Actor Dwight Frye is born in Salina, Kansas in 1899. Frye is best known for his weird character roles in...
Lon Chaney Jr. is born in Oklahoma City in 1906. The son of the silent film star began his film...
Young Frankenstein is released in 1974. Writer/director Mel Brooks’ spoof of Universal’s Frankenstein movies is the first Hollywood film to...
House of Frankenstein opens across the U.S. in 1944. The near last of the original Universal franchise features Glenn Strange...
Luigi Galvani is born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) in 1737. The doctor, scientist and philosopher is known for...
Author Mary Shelley is born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London in 1797. Though she wrote several novels during her career,...
Dan Curtis is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1927. The writer/director/producer is known for his horror-based TV work, creating the...
James Whale is born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England in 1889. The director’s career covered multiple genres, but he is an...
Gene Wilder is born in Milwaukee in 1933. The actor/screenwriter/producer’s career is known for various comedies, but his starring role...