Original Dawn of the Dead Filming Location Monroeville Mall Opens to the Public (1969) | Launches and Openings | May 13, 1969
The Monroeville Shopping Mall, located in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, originally opened on Tuesday, May 13, 1969. Located east of Pittsburgh, Monroeville Mall has appeared numerous times in pop culture, most famously being used as the filming location for George A. Romero’s 1978 zombie horror movie Dawn of the Dead. Romero began filming Dawn of the Dead ….
Las Vegas' International Hotel, Set Location for James Bond Film Diamonds Are Forever, First Opens (1969) | Launches and Openings | Jul 2, 1969
The hotel casino known as of 2023 as The Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, first opened its doors on July 2, 1969. The hotel, casino, and timeshare resort located in Winchester, Nevada, near the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip, opened as the International Hotel. The resort was known for many years as ….
Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax, Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior (1969) | Birthdays | Oct 7, 1969
Maria Whittaker is an actress and former pin-up model, famous for being a Sun Page 3 Girl, as well as her appearance as a “Hill’s Angel” on The Benny Hill Show (1983), her parts in the movies Whoops Apocalypse (1986) & Tank Malling (1989) and briefly appearing the music video for the Genesis song Anything ….
Hart D. Fisher (1969) | Birthdays | May 27, 1969
Born in Champaign, Illinois, Hart D. Fisher is an actor, director and comic book creator, known for The Garbage Man (2009), The Forbidden Dimensions (2013) and American Horrors (2012). Fisher also created a cult underground comic book series based on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in the early 1990’s. As of 2022, Fisher has been working ….
