20th Century Birthdays: February 1

Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres. He became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe.

***Career Highlights***

* The Great Rupert (1950) (producer)
* Destination Moon (1950) (producer)
* When Worlds Collide (1951) (producer)
* The War of the Worlds (1953) (producer)
* Houdini (1953) (producer)
* The Naked Jungle (1954) (producer)
* Conquest of Space (1955) (producer)
* Tom Thumb (1958) (producer and director)
* The Time Machine (1960) (producer, director and "Morlock" designer)
* Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961) (producer and director)
* The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) (producer and director)
* 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) (producer and director)
* The Power (with Michael Rennie) (1968) (producer)
* Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) (producer)

#### 1915

Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)

#### 1924

Olwen Griffiths, English actress (d. 1995)

#### 1931

Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007)

#### 1937

Don Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#### 1942

Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)

Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter

#### 1946

Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (d. 2011)

#### **1958**

**Luther Blissett, Jamaican-English footballer and manager**

#### 1964

* Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

* Linus Roache, English actor

#### 1965

Stéphanie of Monaco, designer, singer and princess

Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1993)

Sherilyn Fenn, American actress

### Deaths

#### 1944

Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)

#### 1966

Buster Keaton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895)

#### **1988**

**Heather O'Rourke, American child actress (b. 1975)**

### Doctor Who

#### 1946

Elisabeth Sladen, English actress born (d. 2011)

#### 1981

Doctor Who - A Marvel Monthly, February 1981, No 49

#### 1982

Doctor Who Monthly, February 1982, No 61

"Kinda" (Season 19, Story 118)

#### 1983

Doctor Who Monthly, February 1983, No 73

"Mawdryn Undead" (Season 20, Story 125)

#### 1984

The Official Doctor Who Magazine, February 1984, No 85

#### 1985

The Official Doctor Who Magazine, February 1985, No 97

#### 1986

Doctor Who Magazine, February 1986, No 109

#### 1987

Doctor Who Magazine, February 1987, No 121

#### **1988**

**Doctor Who Magazine, February 1988, No 133**

#### 1989

Doctor Who Magazine, February 1989, No 145

### Literature

#### **1928**

**"The Call of Ctulu" by H P Lovecraft is published in 'Weird Tales'**

### Music

#### 1957

"Singing the Blues" by Guy Mitchell goes to No 1 in the UK Singles Chart

#### **1958**

***Pal Joey* (Original Soundtrack) goes to No1 in the UK Albums Chart**

#### 1964

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles goes to No 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100

#### 1969

"Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James & the Shondells goes to No 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100

#### 1974

"Jealous Mind" by Alvin Stardust released

#### 1975

"January" by Pilot goes to No 1 in the UK Singles Chart

"Laughter in the Rain" by Neil Sedaka goes to No 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100

#### **1988**

**"Don't Turn Around" by Aswad released**

#### 1992

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" by George Michael & Elton John goes to No 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100

#### 1997

*Evita* (Original Soundtrack) goes to No 1 in the UK Albums Chart

"Beetlebum" by Blur goes to No 1 in the UK Singles Chart

### Radio

#### 1942

Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.

### Star Trek

#### **1988**

* **"11001001" (TNG, Season 1, Episode 15)**

### Television

#### 1952

The first TV detector van is demonstrated. It is designed to track down users of unlicensed television sets

#### 1957

Tonight (1957–1965) debuts (complete date unknown)

#### 1995

Thief Takers debuts

ER debuts