1904 Marge (neé Marjorie Buell) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1935, her comic strip Little Lulu debuted in The Saturday Evening Post. The character appeared in two live-action episodes of the ABC Weekend Special: Little Lulu (1978) and The Big Hex of Little Lulu (1979). Buell died in 1993 at age 88.
1927 John Buscema was born in Brooklyn, New York. One of the most prolific artists at Marvel Comics during the 1960s and 70s, his credits include long-running stints on The Avengers and Conan the Barbarian. He died in 2002 at age 75.
1935 Ron Carey was born in Newark, New Jersey. Best known for playing deminutive police officer Carl Levitt on the 1970s sitcom Barney Miller, he also played outlaw Joe Dalton in the 1992 Italian television series Lucky Luke. He died in Los Angeles in 2007 at age 71.
1959 Paramount Pictures released Li’l Abner, adapted from the 1956 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and based on the comic strip by Al Capp. Directed by Melvin Frank, the moive featured Peter Palmer (Li’l Abner Yokum), Leslie Parrish (Daisy Mae), Stubby Kaye (Marryin’ Sam), Billy Hayes (Mammy Yokum), Joe E. Mark (Pappy Yokum), Howard St. John (General Bullmoose), Ted Thruston (Senator Jack S. Phogbound), Stella Stevens (Appassionata von Climax), Julie Newmar (Stupefyin’ Jones), Donna Doulgas (Lovelie), Valerie Harper (Luke’s wife), and Jerry Lewis (Itchy McRabbit). Nelson Riddle and Joseph J. Lilley received an Academy Award nomination for their musical score, but lost to André Previn and Ken Darby for Porgy and Bess. The soundtrack also netted a Grammy nomination.
1962 Ben Browder was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Well-known to fans of science fiction television for his roles as astronaut John Crichton on Farscape and Lieutentant Colonel Cameron Mitchell on Stargate SG-1, Browder also appeared in Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012).
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