1946 Gilda Radner – Comedienne and actress (Saturday Night Live, Haunted Honeymoon, Movers and Shakers, The Woman in Red, Hanky Panky, First Family, The Rutles) She was born in Detroit, Michigan, and was married to Gene Wilder

I just recently saw a clip of her as Rosanne, Rosanneadanna and remembered just how funny that character was. Radner was hilarious.

1954 Alice Krige – South African born actress (Chariots of Fire, Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story, Sharpe’s Honour, Page Eight, Spooks/MI-5, Persuasion, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Deadwood, The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton) She played the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Voyager

The Borg Queen was soooooo creepy.

1975 Rod Serling, age 50 – Scriptwriter (The Twilight Zone, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Planet of the Apes, Seven Days in May) He died after open-heart surgery

I was getting The Twilight Zone collection when Columbia House was in business and the moment I got the last one, they stopped with VHS tapes and went to DVDs. Now I have all these tapes and wonder if I should have them converted to DVDs or not. The collection is the only one I have that is complete and I loved the weekly show. The stories were so unique and interesting. Not your usual type of show, period.