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Kindred: The Embraced debuts (1996). Kindred: The Embraced was a short-lived FOX TV series created by John Leekly and produced by Aaron Spelling. Based on the White Wolf roleplaying game Vampire: The Masquerade, the series followed the machinations of Julian Luna, the vampire prince of the vampire clans based in San Francisco, as he worked to maintain control over his clans, keep the peace, and ensure they all followed the rules. The show starred C. Thomas Howell as Detective Frank Kohanek.

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Brian Glover is born (1934). Brian Glover was a professional wrestler and a teacher before he took up the actor's mantle. His genre credits include Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997), Alien3 (1992), The Company of Wolves (1984), and the Doctor Who episode "Attack of the Cybermen, Part 1" (1985). Glover was born in Sheffield, England, and died July 24, 1997.

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Linda Hunt is born (1945). This diminutive Oscar winner, respected for her work on stage and screen, played Shadout Mapes in David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. Her other genre credits include The Relic (1997) and voice roles as Commander Chennault for television's Space Rangers (1993) and in the series Carnivale. Hunt was born in Morristown, New Jersey.

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