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Dan Ackroyd
Ackroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Canada.

Most famous as a comedian from Saturday Night Live, he portrayed Beldar Conehead on that TV program, and later in the movie of the same name. (1993). He also played Dr. Raymond Stantz in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.

Genevieve Bujold
Bujold was born on July 1, 1942 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

She actually has no science fiction credits, but we include her because she was to have been the original Captain Janeway. She withdrew from the project after 3 days of filming and Kate Mulgrew accepted the role in Star Trek: Voyager (1995). (Footage of her in the role is accessible at YouTube.)

Jean Marsh
Marshwas born on July 1, 1934 in Stoke Newington, London, England.

She has a variety of SF credits, including Alicia in the "Only the Lonely" episode of The Twilight Zone, and Sara Kingdom in Doctor Who. She played Mombi in Return to Oz and Queen Bavmorda in Willow. She was also married to Jon Pertwee from 1955-1960 (before he was in Doctor Who).

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Thea Von Harbou
Von Harbou was born on December 27, 1888 in Tauperlitz, Germany and died on July 1, 1954 in West Berlin, Germany.

Married to Fritz Lang before he left Germany, she was the screenwriter for Metropolis, and Frau im Mond

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