Day 189. Paul Wegener

Day 188. John Turturro

188. Seen here as Barton Fink from the Coen Brothers film of the same name, John Turturro has appeared in more than 60 movies. His most memorable roles are undoubtedly in the Coen's movies, as the eponymous Barton, as Jesus (the creep can roll) Quintana in The Big Lebowski and as Bernie Bernbaum in Miller's Crossing.

Day 187. Elvis Costello

Day 186. Bob Dylan

186. Undisputed king of the folk troubadours, Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman) chronicled the turmoil of the 60s with classics such as 'Blowin' in the Wind', 'The Times They Are A-Changin' and 'Like a Rolling Stone'.

Day 185. Wilhelm Reich

185. Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who worked with both Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein. He authored notable works such as The Mass Psychology of Fascism, in which he describes the rise of fascism in Europe and ascribes it to sexual repression. His research into orgone and cloudbusting has inspired many artists, musicians and writers, including Kate Bush, Bob Dylan and Hawkwind.

Day 184. Siouxsie Sioux

184. Goth queen supreme and singer with the Banshees

Day 183. Ultimate Legends - Bill Hicks

Tragically taken from us at the age of 32, William Melvin 'Bill' Hicks was more than just the greatest stand-up of the last 30 years - he was the voice of expanionist America's much-neglected conscience. In the tradition of past masters like Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, he was utterly unafraid of upsetting the established order - in fact, he thrived on it. He also liked LSD and told a lot of dick and fart jokes too.

Day 182. Ultimate Legends/Writers - H.P. Lovecraft

182. Howard Philips Lovecraft - like many artists - did not find significant fame and fortune in his own (tragically short) lifetime, but his legacy towers over modern horror like that of no other author, with the possible exception of Poe. The terms 'Cthulhu' and 'Lovecraftian' are more commonplace than ever, and, to the initiated, evoke unique feelings of dread and terror. Always with Lovecraft it was the unseen, the terrors at the edge of things, half-glimpsed multi-dimensional horrors that drove the viewer insane. Many modern horror writers and film-makers often forget that it's what you don't see that truly terrifies.

Day 181. Writers II - Jack Kerouac

181. Acclaimed Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac.

Day 180. Writers II - Carl Sagan

180. Astronomer and author Carl Sagan.

Day 179. Writers II - Stan Lee

179. The Marvel Patriarch and creator of Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, The Fantastic Four and The X-Men (among others).

Day 178. Writers/Artists II - Georges Prosper Remi ('Hergé')

178. The Belgian-born creator of Tintin, Herge wrote and drew all 24 volumes. He is fondly remembered for his creation - the intrepid boy journalist, his dog Snowy and the inimitable Captain Haddock and their timeless exploits of course recently adapted into the epic CG-fest from Spielberg and Jackson. Herge's work demonstrated perfectly the 'ligne-claire' technique - everything drawn in clear detail and with equal weight of line.

Day 177. Writers II - Samuel Delaney

177. American critic, professor and science fiction author Samuel Delaney.

Day 176. Screen Icons II - Bruce Lee

176. Street fighter, poet, film-maker, philosopher, movie star and originator of Jeet-Kune-Do (or 'Way of The Intercepting Fist'), Bruce Lee's stratospheric rise was cut abruptly short when he died at the age of 32.

Day 175. Screen Icons II - John Wayne

175. Born Marion Robert Morrison, John Wayne holds the prestigious honour of being the only other person to challenge Clint Eastwood's title of manliest man in The West.

Day 174. Screen Icons II - Nastassja Kinski

174. Klaus' prodigously talented daughter, Nastassja is known primarily for her performance as the eponymous Tess in Roman Polanski's 1979 film version (as well as their controversial off-screen romance) and for numerous memorable turns in the films of Wim Wenders.

Day 173. Screen Icons II - Klaus Kinski

173. The intense gaze of Klaus Kinski's made him the perfect choice for Count Orlok in Werner Herzog's 70s interpretation of Nosferatu. The two collaborated frequently, despite a volatile working relationship: during the tortuous filming of Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Herzog is alleged to have threatened his leading man with a gun if he made good on his promise to walk off the set, then turn it on himself. According to various sources, this story is either true or simply apocryphal; either way the pair embodied the vibrant German New Wave of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Day 172. Screen Icons II - Lillian Gish

172. The celebrated 'First Lady of American Cinema', Lillian Gish acted on stage, in television and films for a staggering 75 years.

Day 171. Screen Icons II - Jimmy Stewart

171. Throughout a film career that spanned seven decades, James Maitland 'Jimmy' Stewart lent his honeyed tones to many classic characters and worked with some of the greatest directors that ever graced Hollywood: Hitchcock. Wilder, Preminger, Capra and Ford. He also had a distinguished military career serving in the Air Force Reserves, was a veteran of the Second World War (actually leading serveral bomber missions over Nazi Germany) and rose to the rank of Brigadier General.

Day 170. Screen Icons II - Clint Eastwood

170. From his Wikipedia page: "...an enduring cultural icon of masculinity." Can't argue with that.