1936 Universal Pictures released the first episode of its 13-chapter serial Ace Drummond. Based on the comic strip by famed aviator Eddie Rickenbacker and artist Clayton Knight, the cliffhanger featured John King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery, Jr. Guy Bates Post, and Lon Chaney, Jr.
1941 Simon Ward was born in Beckenham, Kent, England. He portrayed Zor-El, father of the title character in the 1984 movie Supergirl.
1966 Jon Favreau was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. The actor-turned-director has appeared in several comic book-inspired movies including Batman Forever, Daredevil, and both Iron Man films (which he also directed). His resume also includes directing Cowboys & Aliens and serving as an executive producer on The Avengers.
1970 Chris Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks, California. Best known his comedic work on Saturday Night Live, he also appeared as Organ Donor Stu in director Henry Selick’s 2001 outing Monkeybone, based the graphic novel Dark Town by Kaja Blackley.
2001 From Hell, a mystery based on the comic book series by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell and set around the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888, was released by 20th Century Fox. Directed by the Hughes brothers, the film’s cast included Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Flemying, and Mark Dexter.
2007 Columbia Pictures released 30 Days of Night, based on the horror comic book series by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith. Directed by David Slade, the film starred Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Manu Bennett, Ben Foster, Mark Rendall, and Mark Boone Junior.
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