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Happy birthday to Anna Silk, born today in 1974. Silk is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Bo Dennis, the protagonist of the Showcase television series Lost Girl. #AnnaSilk
January 31, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Happy birthday to Scottish comic book writer, and playwright Grant Morrison, born today in 1960. He is known for his work on such titles as DC's Animal Man, Batman, JLA, Action Comics, and All-Star Superman, Vertigo's The Invisibles, and Fleetway's 2000 AD. #GrantMorrison
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Happy birthday to American model, actor, and stuntman Matt McColm, born today in 1965. McColm is known for roles in They Live, Cyborg, The Matrix Reloaded, The Adventures Of Brisco County Jr., NightMan, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. #MattMcColm
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Happy birthday to American actor Jonathan Banks, born today in 1947. Banks has been a part of fandom in such media as Gremlins, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, Otherworld, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, SeaQuest 2032, and Day Break. #JonathanBanks
January 31, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Happy birthday to American actor and director Stuart Margolin, born today in 1940. Margolin is known for roles in such fandom productions as Women of the Prehistoric Planet, Land of the Giants, Futureworld, The Ray Bradbury Theatre, and The X-Files. #StuartMargolin
January 31, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Happy birthday to American actress Lynn Carlin, born today in 1938. Perhaps best known in fandom for voicing Neil, the ship's computer, in Roger Corman's Battle Beyond The Stars, Carlin also had roles in The Bionic Woman, The Incredible Hulk, and Superstition. #LynnCarlin
January 31, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Gene DeWeese, born today in 1934. DeWeese was an American writer of science fiction, best known for his Star Trek novels. He also wrote gothic, mystery, and young adult fiction, totaling more than 40 books in his career. #GeneDeWeese
January 31, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Norm Prescott, born today in 1927. Prescott was co-founder and executive producer at Filmation Associates, known for The New Adventures Of Superman, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and The New Adventures Of Flash Gordon. #NormPrescott
January 31, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Larry Buchanan, born today in 1923. A director, producer, writer, and self-proclaimed schlockmeister, he is known for films like In the Year 2889, The Eye Creatures, Curse of the Swamp Creature, It's Alive!, and Mars Needs Women. #LarryBuchanan
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday to American actor John Agar, born today in 1921. The star of B movies, Agar appeared in such as productions as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Revenge of the Creature, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. #JohnAgar
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist Rodolphe Töpffer, born today in 1799. Töpffer is known as the father of comic strips, and has been credited as the "first comics artist in history". #RodolpheTöpffer
January 31, 2026 at 3:41 PM
#ThisDayInFandomHistory: The Lone Ranger has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He debuted on this date in 1933 in a radio show conceived either by WXYZ (Detroit) radio station owner George W. Trendle, or by Fran Striker, the show’s writer. #OnThisDay #LoneRanger
January 30, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Happy birthday to Michelle Langstone, born today in 1979. A New Zealand actress, she starred as Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx in the television series Power Rangers S.P.D., and later appeared as Master Guin in Power Rangers Jungle Fury. #MichelleLangstone
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Happy birthday to English actor Christian Bale, born today in 1974. Known for his versatility, Bale is known in fandom for his leading roles in the Batman/Dark Knight trilogy, The Prestige, and Terminator Salvation. #ChristianBale
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to American actress Daphne Ashbrook, born today in 1963. Ashbrook is best known in fandom for playing Grace Holloway in the 1996 television film Doctor Who, the first character to romantically kiss the Doctor. #DaphneAshbrook
January 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Happy birthday to Denys Cowan, born today in 1961. Cowan is an American comics artist, television producer, media executive, and one of the co-founders of Milestone Media. #DenysCowan
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Happy birthday to actor Alex Hyde-White, born today in 1959. He has made appearances in Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, but perhaps best known as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in the 1994 movie adaptation of Marvel's The Fantastic Four. #AlexHydeWhite
January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Happy birthday to American cartoonist, musician, animator, songwriter and comics artist Guy Gilchrist, born today in 1957. He is known for his work on Your Angels Speak, Night Lights & Pillow Fights, Screams, The Poetry Guy, The Muppets, and The Rock Channel. #GuyGilchrist
January 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Happy birthday to Fred Hembeck, born today in 1953. An American cartoonist best known for his parodies of characters from American comic book publishers, he was especially visible in the 1980s when his strips appeared regularly in the promotional magazine Marvel Age. #FredHembeck
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Happy birthday to American comic book writer Dann Thomas, born today in 1952. The super-heroine Firebrand of the All-Star Squadron takes her civilian name, Danette Reilly, from Dann Thomas, and Thomas co-wrote later issues of All-Star Squadron. #DannThomas
January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Happy birthday to American science fiction author and astrophysicist Gregory Benford, born today in 1941. In 1969 Benford wrote "The Scarred Man", considered to be the first story about a computer virus, which was published in 1970. #GregoryBenford
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Polish-born production designer Peter Brachacki, born today in 1926. Brachacki is best remembered as the first production designer for Doctor Who, making him responsible for the iconic design of the TARDIS interior. #PeterBrachacki #DoctorWho
January 30, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of English director Michael Anderson, born today in 1920. Anderson is known for such works as Doc Savage: Man of Bronze, Around the World in 80 Days, Logan's Run, TV-miniseries of The Martian Chronicles, and Millennium. #MichaelAnderson
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Machiko Hasegawa, born today in 1920. Hasegawa was one of the first female manga artists, best known for her comic strip Sazae-san. #MachikoHasegawa
January 30, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday to David Opatoshu, born today in 1918. An American actor, he has appeared in such shows as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Star Trek, The Bionic Woman, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and Alien Nation. #DavidOpatoshu
January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM