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Estelle Winwood is born (1883). Veteran character actor Estelle has been in a healthy share of genre productions: Murder by Death (1976, as Miss Withers), Dead Ringer (1964, as Dona Anna), The Cabinet of Caligari (1962, as Ruth), The Magic Sword (1962, as Sybil; also lampooned by Mystery Science Theater 3000), Batman (1966, television, as Aunt Hilda, in episodes "Penguin's Disastrous End," "Penguin Sets a Trend," "Penguin Is a Girl's Best Friend," "Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds," "Marsha, Queen of Diamonds"), Bewitched (1964, as Enchantra, in episode "Witches and Warlocks Are My Favorite Things"), and The Twilight Zone (1959, as Laurette, in episode "Long Live Walter Johnson"). Estelle was born Estelle Goodwin in Kent, England.
Nastassja Kinski is born (1961). Early in her career, Nastassja played Irena Gallier, the pretty young woman who lives with a feline curse in Paul Schrader's updated version of Cat People (1982). Her other genre appearances include To the Devil a Daughter (1976) and Terminal Velocity (1994). Nastassja was born Nastassja Nakszynski in Berlin, Germany.
Sharon Tate is born (1943). Titian-tressed Sharon made quite a dish in Roman Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967, as Sarah Shagal). She also appeared in the horror thriller Eye of the Devil (1967, as Odile), along with other genre veterans Donald Pleasence and Edward Mulhare. Sharon was born in Dallas, Texas.
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