On this day in music history - Beyond the Horizon, by Lauren Scott (2020):

Beyond the Horizon

Album by Lauren Scott,

released March 6, 2020.

Track list:

Adventures for Lever Harp, Book 2: Free Running; Adventures for Lever Harp, Book 2: Blue Moon Rising; Adventures for Lever Harp, Book 1: First Flight of Spring; For Mattia; New Shoots – Old Roots: Away for a While; Adventures for Lever Harp, Book 2: Gypsy Dance; In a Landscape; The Yellow Cake Review: Farewell To Stromness (arr. for lever harp by Lauren Scott); Beyond the Horizon; Celestial Spirals; Across the Universe (arr. for lever harp by Lauren Scott); Adventures for Lever Harp: Crepuscule.

On this day in television history - Justified (2012):

Justified

Season 3. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Watching the Detectives.

Released March 6, 2012.

Directed by Peter Werner.

Written by Graham Yost, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Ingrid Escajeda, Ryan Farley and Jon Worley.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Mykelti Williamson, Jere Burns, David Andrews, Rick Gomez, Max Perlich, William Ragsdale, Stephen Root, Stephen Tobolowsky, Stoney Westmoreland, Tim DeZarn, Demetrius Grosse, Cleavon McClendon, Neal McDonough, David Atkinson, Elena Evangelo, Lynda Kay Parker, Jonathan Kowalsky, William Gregory Lee, Brendan McCarthy, Joe Stevens, Allen Eckhouse.

On this day in movie history - Lethal Weapon (1987):

Lethal Weapon

directed by Richard Donner,

written by Shane Black and Jeffrey Boam,

was released in the United States on March 6, 1987.
Music by Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton.

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe, Jackie Swanson, Damon Hines, Ebonie Smith, Bill Kalmenson, Lycia Naff, Patrick Cameron, Don Gordon, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Jason Ronard, Blackie Dammett, Gail Bowman, Robert Fol, Selma Archerd, Richard B. Whitaker, Mary Ellen Trainor, Steve Kahan, Jack Thibeau, Grand L. Bush, Ed O'Ross, Gustav Vintas, Paul Tuerpe, Chad Hayes, Chris D. Jardins, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Peter DuPont, Gilles Kohler, Cedric Adams, Jim J. Poslof, Al Leong, Michael Shaner, Natalie Zimmerman, Deborah Dismukes, Cheryl Baker, Terri Lynn Doss, Sharon K. Brecke, Donald Gooden, Alphonse Philippe Mouzon, Shaun Hunter, Everitt Wayne Collins Jr., Lenny Juliano, Henry Brown, Brian Strohm, Teresa Kadotani, Frank Reinhard, John O'Neill, Tom Noga, Burbank (the Cat), Sam (the Dog), Larry Clardy, Renée Estevez, Bob Harks, Kathleen Harrison, Conrad Hurtt, Danny Nero, Mic Rodgers, Joan Severance, Alastair Sim, Chris Tashima, Norman D. Wilson.

On this day in music history - Baby Blue, by Badfinger (1972):

The song Baby Blue,

by Badfinger,

was released on March 6, 1972.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 23.
Episode entitled: Voluntary Surrender.
Released March 6, 1959.
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel.
Written by Joel Murcott.
Music by Sonny Burke.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Bert Remsen, Mary Adams, Mary Treen, Paul Dubov, Virginia Lee, Hal Baylor, Constance Cameron.

On this day in movie history - The Shadow on the Window (1957):

The Shadow on the Window

directed by William Asher,

written by Leo Townsend and David P. Harmon,

was released in the United States on March 6, 1957.
Based on the story Missing Witness by John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins, published in Cosmopolitan (1954).
Music by George Duning.

Cast:

Philip Carey, Betty Garrett, John Drew Barrymore, Corey Allen, Gerald Sarracini, Jerry Mathers, Sam Gilman, Rusty Lane, Ainslie Pryor, Paul Picerni, William Leslie, Doreen Woodbury, Ellie Kent.

On this day in movie history - The Man from Texas (1948):

The Man from Texas

directed by Leigh Jason,

written by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov,

based on the play and novel Missouri Legend by Elizabeth Beall Ginty,

inspired by the true Jesse James story,

was released in the United States on March 6, 1948.
Music by Earl Robinson.

Cast:

James Craig, Tobias Simms, Lynn Bari, Johnny Johnston, Una Merkel, Wallace Ford, Harry Davenport, Sara Allgood, Victor Cutler, Reed Hadley, Erville Alderson, Stanley Andrews, James Arness, Glen Arthur, Ray Bennett, Lane Bradford, Paul E. Burns, Bert Conway, Clancy Cooper, King Donovan, Eddie Dunn, Jim Farley, Dick Foote, Hope Landin, Lyle Latell, James Logan, Robert Malcolm, Suzanne O'Connor, Lee Roberts, Brick Sullivan, Charles Wagenheim, Guy Wilkerson, Hank Worden.

Born on this day – Alberta Watson:

Alberta Watson

Actress

March 6, 1955 – March 21, 2015

Born on this day – Phil Rickman:

Phil Rickman

Writer

March 6, 1950 – October 29, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Crown of Lights (2001); All of a Winter’s Night (2017); Candle Night (1991); Curfew / aka Crybbe (1993); December (1994); Friends of the Dusk (2015); Merrily’s Border (2018); Merrily’s Border: The Marches Share Their Secrets (2009); Midwinter of the Spirit (1999); Night After Night (2014); Oxcrimes (2014); Story Behind the Book: Volume 5 (2015); Suspense Magazine November 2013 (2013); The Bones of Avalon (2010); The Chalice (1997); The Cure of Souls (2001); The Echo of Crows (2025); The Fabric of Sin (2007); The Fever of the World (2022); The Heresy of Dr Dee (2012); The House of Susan Lulham (2015); The Lamp of the Wicked (2003); The Magus of Hay (2013); The Man in the Moss (1994); The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (2004); The Remains of an Altar (2006); The Secrets of Pain (2011); The Smile of a Ghost (2005); The Wine of Angels (1998); To Dream of the Dead (2008); Wine of Angels / Candlenight (2002).

Movies and television:

Midwinter of the Spirit (2015); Philosophy for Our Times (2018).

Born on this day – Hilary Heath:

Hilary Heath

Actress

Producer

March 6, 1945 – April 3, 2020

Credits:

About Religion (1965); An Awfully Big Adventure (1995); Arthur of the Britons (1973); Callan (1969); Canterbury Tales (1969); Criminal Law (1988); Cry of the Banshee (1970); Eurotika! (1999); Fortress (1985); Frenchman's Creek (1998); Hadleigh (1973); ITV Play of the Week (1967); ITV Playhouse (1969); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969); Jamaica Inn (1983 / 2014); Man at the Top (1972); Mogul (1969–1970); Nil by Mouth (1997); Rain Stops Play (2019); Real Stories of the Highway Patrol (1993–1999); Rebecca (1997); Space: 1999 (1976); Special Branch (1969); Swamp Men (2011); The Avengers (1967); The Body Stealers (1969); The Challengers (1972); The Dead Files (2012); The File of the Golden Goose (1969); The Fringe Dwellers (1986); The Oblong Box (1969); The Prisoner (1967); The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003); The Worst Witch (1986); THS Investigates (2005); Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969); United! (1966); Van der Valk (1972); Villains (1972); Wah-Wah (2005); Witchfinder General (1968); Women on Death Row 3 (2008); Wuthering Heights (1970); Z Cars (1968).

Born on this day – David Spielberg:

David Spielberg

Actor

Additional Crew

March 6, 1939 – June 1, 2016

Credits:

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992); A Place for Annie (1994); ABC Afterschool Specials (1986); Act of Love (1980); Airwolf (1985); Alice (1990); Ally McBeal (1997); Automan (1984); Banacek (1972–1973); Barbary Coast (1975); Baywatch (1991–1998); Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998); Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993); Blue Thunder (1984); Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984); CHiPs (1978–1980); Christine (1983); Civil Wars (1993); CPO Sharkey (1977); Days of Our Lives (2006); Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995); Dinah! (1976); Dynasty (1986); ER (1995); Eyes (2007); Falcon Crest (1989); Family Law (1999); Family Ties (1982); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Final Draft (2003); Flight of the Living Dead (2007); Force Five (1975); Foul Play (1981); From Here to Eternity (1979 / 1980); Games Mother Never Taught You (1982); Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989); Hardcastle and McCormick (1985); Hart to Hart (1981); Hearts Afire (1993); Here's Boomer (1981); Highway to Heaven (1985–1988); Hill Street Blues (1984); Hokum County Homicide (2002); Hooperman (1987); Hunter (1988); Hustle (1975); In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977); Insight (1981–1982); Ironside (1972); Jessica Novak (1981); Jigsaw (1973); Judging Amy (2001); Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1974); Kate Brasher (2001); Kate McShane (1975); Kaz (1979); King (1978); Kingston: Confidential (1977); L.A. Law (1988); Law & Order (1992–1998); Law and Disorder (1974); Lou Grant (1980–1981); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Flying Finletters (1974); Madigan (1973); Magnum, P.I. (1984); Maid in America (1982); Matlock (1992); McMillan & Wife (1975); Monsters (1991); Mork & Mindy (1980); Mother Knows Best (1997); Mr. Murder (1998); Murder, She Wrote (1986–1991); Murphy's Law (1988); Mystery Woman: Redemption (2006); Nervous Ticks (1992); NET Playhouse (1969); Newman's Law (1974); Night of Terror (1972); Northern Exposure (1995); Obsessed with a Married Woman (1985); One Day at a Time (1979); One Life to Live (1968–2013); Operating Room (1978); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972); Police Story (1977); Policewoman Centerfold (1983); Prime Time (1977); Promised Land (1997); Punky Brewster (1987); Quincy, M.E. (1977–1982); Real Life (1979); Reasonable Doubts (1992); Red Ribbon Blues (1996); Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978); SeaQuest 2032 (1995); Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978); Shannon's Deal (1991); Silent Predators (1999); Space (1985); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987); Starman (1987); Stone (1979–1980); Sworn to Silence (1987); That Old Feeling (1997); The $10,000 Pyramid (1973); The 3,000 Mile Chase (1977); The American Girls (1978); The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000); The Best Little Girl in the World (1981); The Bob Crane Show (1975); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1971–1972); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972); The Choirboys (1977); The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994); The Doctors (1971); The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972); The Henderson Monster (1980); The Hunter (1980); The Last to Go (1991); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976); The Love Boat (1986); The Practice (1976–1977); The Preppie Murder (1989); The Pretender (1996 / 1998); The Rockford Files (1975); The Storyteller (1977); The Stranger (1987); The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972); The West Wing (2000); Toma (1973); Trapper John, M.D. (1980); Tucker's Witch (1982); Us (1991); Visions (1976); War and Love (1985); Westside Medical (1977); Wheels (1978); Where Are My Children? (1994); Where the Heart Is (1969–1973); Winter Kills (1979); Wiseguy (1988); Young Dr. Kildare (1972).

Born on this day – Hal Needham:

Hal Needham

Stuntman

Director

Actor

Writer

March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013

Born on this day – Allison Hayes:

Allison Hayes

Actress

March 6, 1930 – February 27, 1977

Credits:

Gomer Pyle: USMC (1967); Iron Horse (1967); The F.B.I. (1966); Perry Mason (1960–1965); Tickle Me (1965); Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963); The Crawling Hand (1963); General Hospital (1963); Ripcord (1962); Kraft Mystery Theater (1962); 77 Sunset Strip (1962); Bachelor Father (1962); Hawaiian Eye (1962); Surfside 6 (1961); Laramie (1961); Zane Grey Theatre (1961); The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1961); Acapulco (1961); Shotgun Slade (1959–1960); Dante (1960); Michael Shayne (1960); Bat Masterson (1958–1960); The Untouchables (1960); The High Powered Rifle (1960); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960); Tombstone Territory (1957–1960); Men Into Space (1960); The Hypnotic Eye (1960); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1960); The Alaskans (1959); Markham (1959); Pier 5, Havana (1959); Counterplot (1959); Rawhide (1959); World of Giants (1959); Captain David Grief (1959); The Rough Riders (1959); Cool and Lam (1958); Hong Kong Confidential (1958); Mike Hammer (1958); A Lust to Kill (1958); Wolf Dog (1958); Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958); The Disembodied (1957); The Web (1957); The Unearthly (1957); The Millionaire (1957); Conflict (1957); Death Valley Days (1957); Zombies of Mora Tau (1957); The Ford Television Theatre (1957); The Undead (1957); Gunslinger (1956); Warner Brothers Presents (1956); Mohawk (1956); The Steel Jungle (1956); Four Star Playhouse (1955); Count Three and Pray (1955); Chicago Syndicate (1955); Double Jeopardy (1955); The Purple Mask (1955); The Prodigal (1955); Sign of the Pagan (1954); So This Is Paris (1954); Francis Joins the WACS (1954).

Born on this day – Lewis Gilbert:

Lewis Gilbert

Director

Producer

Writer

March 6, 1920 – February 23, 2018

Born on this day – Rochelle Hudson:

Rochelle Hudson

Actress

March 6, 1916 – January 17, 1972

Credits:

Gallery of Horror (1967); Branded (1965); The Night Walker (1964); Strait-Jacket (1964); 77 Sunset Strip (1961); Rebel Without a Cause (1955); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955); Shower of Stars (1954); That's My Boy (1954); I'm the Law (1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); The Unexpected (1952); Racket Squad (1951); Roots in the Soil (1949); Sky Liner (1949); Devil's Cargo (1948); Bush Pilot (1947); Queen of Broadway (1942); Rubber Racketeers (1942); The Officer and the Lady (1941); The Stork Pays Off (1941); Meet Boston Blackie (1941); Picture People No. 1: Stars in Defense (1941); Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (1940); Girls Under 21 (1940); Babies for Sale (1940); Men Without Souls (1940); Island of Doomed Men (1940); Convicted Woman (1940); A Woman Is the Judge (1939); Konga, the Wild Stallion (1939); Smuggled Cargo (1939); Missing Daughters (1939); Pirates of the Skies (1939); Pride of the Navy (1939); Storm Over Bengal (1938); Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938); Rascals (1938); She Had to Eat (1937); Born Reckless (1937); That I May Live (1937); Woman-Wise (1937); Circus Daze (1937); Reunion (1936); Poppy (1936); The Country Beyond (1936); Everybody's Old Man (1936); The Music Goes 'Round (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); 20th Century Fox Promotional Film (1936); Show Them No Mercy! (1935); Way Down East (1935); Curly Top (1935); Les Misérables (1935); Life Begins at 40 (1935); I've Been Around (1935); The Mighty Barnum (1934); Bosko's Parlor Pranks (1934); Imitation of Life (1934); Judge Priest (1934); Bachelor Bait (1934); Such Women Are Dangerous (1934); Harold Teen (1934); Mr. Skitch (1933); Walls of Gold (1933); Wild Boys of the Road (1933); Doctor Bull (1933); Bosko's Picture Show (1933); Bosko the Musketeer (1933); Notorious But Nice (1933); Beau Bosko (1933); Bosko the Sheep-Herder (1933); Bosko's Knight-Mare (1933); Bosko the Speed King (1933); Love Is Dangerous (1933); Scarlet River (1933); Bosko in Person (1933); Lucky Devils (1933); She Done Him Wrong (1933); The Past of Mary Holmes (1933); Bosko in Dutch (1933); Screen Snapshots (1932); Penguin Pool Murder (1932); The Savage Girl (1932); Secrets of the French Police (1932); Bosko the Drawback (1932); Hell's Highway (1932); Ride Him, Bosko! (1932); Bosko the Lumberjack (1932); Bosko's Store (1932); Bosko at the Beach (1932); Beyond the Rockies (1932); Bosko's Dog Race (1932); Is My Face Red? (1932); Bosko's Party (1932); Girl Crazy (1932); Battling Bosko (1932); Bosko at the Zoo (1932); Bosko's Soda Fountain (1931); Are These Our Children (1931); Fanny Foley Herself (1931); Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931); Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (1931); The Public Defender (1931); Everything's Rosie (1931); Yodeling Yokels (1931); Laugh and Get Rich (1931); Hold Anything (1930); Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930).