Born on this day – Douglas Sirk:

Douglas Sirk

Director

Writer

April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987

Credits:

A Scandal in Paris (1946); A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958); Accord final (1938); Acting for Douglas Sirk: 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' Remembered (2008); Against All Flags (1952); All I Desire (1953); All That Heaven Allows (1955); April, April! (1935); Battle Hymn (1957); Behind the Mirror: A Profile of Douglas Sirk (1979); Boefje (1939); Bourbon Street Blues (1979); Captain Lightfoot (1955); Century of Cinema (1995); Cinéma cinémas / Segment: Douglas Sirk Lugano-Genève avril 1982 (1982); Daniel Schmid - Le chat qui pense (2010); Das Hofkonzert (1936); Der eingebildete Kranke (1935); Douglas Sirk - Hope as in Despair (2022); Douglas Sirk: Über Stars (1980); Dreimal Ehe (1935); Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002); Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk (1979); Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2005); From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers (1991); Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952); Hitler's Madman (1943); Im Schatten der Träume (2024); Imagine in Oglinda (2021); Imitation of Life (1959); Interlude (1957); La chanson du souvenir (1937); La Habanera (1937); Liebling der Matrosen (1937); Love Me Not (2019); Lured (1947); Magnificent Obsession (1954); Meet Me at the Fair (1953); Mirage de la vie (1983); My Life for Zarah Leander (1986); Mystery Submarine (1950); Never Say Goodbye (1956); No Room for the Groom (1952); Pillars of Society (1935); Quand la peur dévore l'âme (2007); Quelques jours avec Sirk (2008); Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023); Shockproof (1949); Sign of the Pagan (1954); Silvesternacht - Ein Dialog (1978); Sleep, My Love (1948); Slightly French (1949); Spécial cinéma (1984–1987); Sprich zu mir wie der Regen (1976); Summer Storm (1944); 't was een April (1936); Take Me to Town (1953); Taza, Son of Cochise (1954); The Final Chord (1936); The First Legion (1951); The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1935); The Lady Pays Off (1951); The Making of 'Far from Heaven' (2002); The Strange Woman (1946); The Tarnished Angels (1957); There's Always Tomorrow (1956); Thunder on the Hill (1951); To New Shores (1937); Triad (1938); Week-End with Father (1951); Written on the Wind (1956); Zwei Genies (1934).

Born on this day – Horace McCoy:

Horace McCoy

Writer

April 14, 1897 – December 15, 1955

Credits:

Appointment in Berlin (1943); Bad for Each Other (1953); Bronco Buster (1952); Dangerous Crossroads (1933); Dangerous Mission (1954); Dangerous to Know (1938); Daughters of Destiny (1954); El Alaméin (1953); Fatal Lady (1936); Flight for Freedom (1943); Fury of the Jungle (1933); Gentleman Jim (1942); Her Resale Value (1933); Hold the Press (1933); Hunted Men (1938); Island of Lost Men (1939); King Kong (1933); King of the Newsboys (1938); Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950); Maverick (1957); Montana Belle (1952); Parole Fixer (1940); Parole! (1936); Persons in Hiding (1939); Postal Inspector (1936); Prison Farm (1938); Queen of the Mob (1940); Rage at Dawn (1955); Soldiers of the Storm (1933); Speed Wings (1934); Television Spy (1939); Texas (1941); Texas Lady (1955); Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940); The Fabulous Texan (1947); The Fireball (1950); The Hollywood Handicap (1932); The Lusty Men (1952); The Road to Denver (1955); The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936); The Turning Point (1952); The World in His Arms (1952); There's Something About a Soldier (1943); They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969); TV de Vanguarda (1953); Un linceul n'a pas de poches (1974); Undercover Doctor (1939); Valley of the Sun (1942); Western Union (1941); Wild Geese Calling (1941); Women Without Names (1940).

Born on this day – Lucille Bogan:

Lucille Bogan

Blues singer

Songwriter

April 1, 1897 – August 10, 1948

Credits:

Albums:

1930s Blues Classics (2010); As Bessie Jackson: Reckless Woman 1927-1935 (Blues Collection Historic Recordings) [feat. Walter Roland] (2006); Complete Recorded Works, Volume 2: March 1930 to 20 July 1933 (1994); Jazz Son's (2022); Lucille Bogan & Walter Roland (1927-1935) (1992); Lucille Bogan (1923-1935) (1989); Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) Vol. 1 [1923-1930] (1993); Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) Vol. 2 [1930-1933] (1993); Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) Vol. 3 (1934-1935) (2005); Outspoken (2015); Reckless Woman (2013); Reckless Woman: 1927-1935 (2000); Shave 'Em Dry: The Best of Lucille Bogan (2004).

Movies and television:

Bessie (2015); Cover Your Ears (2023); Fried Green Tomatoes (1991); Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980); History of Swear Words (2021); No Vacancy (1999); The Blues (2003); The Cotton Club (1984).

Born on this day – Robert Riskin:

Robert Riskin

Writer

Producer

Director

March 30, 1897 – September 20, 1955

Credits:

American Madness (1932); Ann Carver's Profession (1933); Arizona (1931); Broadway Bill (1934); Çarikli Milyoner (1983); Carnival (1935); Conquer by the Clock (1942); Ex-Lady (1933); Half Angel (1951); Here Comes the Groom (1951); Hymn of the Nations (1944); Illicit (1931); It Happened One Night (1934); Lady for a Day (1933); Lelki klinika (1941); Library of Congress (1945); Lost Horizon (1937); Lux Video Theatre (1956); Magic Town (1947); Many a Slip (1931); Meet John Doe (1941); Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941); Men in Her Life (1931); Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989); Mister 880 (1950); Mr. Deeds (2002); Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936); Platinum Blonde (1931); Pocketful of Miracles (1961); Riding High (1950); Rough and Ready Reggie (1917); Shopworn (1932); Swedes in America (1943); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1956); The Big Timer (1932); The Cowboy (1943); The Cowboy and the Lady (1938); The Cummington Story (1945); The Miracle Woman (1931); The Night Club Lady (1932); The Real Glory (1939); The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946); The Thin Man Goes Home (1944); The Town (1944); The Whole Town's Talking (1935); They Shall Have Music (1939); Three Wise Girls (1931); Valley of the Tennessee (1944); Virtue (1932); Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945); When You're in Love (1937); You Can't Run Away from It (1956); You Can't Take It with You (1938).

Born on this day – Betty Compson:

Betty Compson

Actress

Producer

March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974

Credits:

This Is Your Life (1954); Here Comes Trouble (1948); Second Chance (1947); Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947); Her Adventurous Night (1946); Claudia and David (1946); Danger! Women at Work (1943); Zis Boom Bah (1941); Escort Girl (1941); Invisible Ghost (1941); Roar of the Press (1941); Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941); The Watchman Takes a Wife (1941); Laughing at Danger (1940); Strange Cargo (1940); Cafe Hostess (1940); Cowboys from Texas (1939); Mad Youth (1939); News Is Made at Night (1939); Hotel Imperial (1939); Under the Big Top (1938); Religious Racketeers (1938); Two Gun Justice (1938); The Beloved Brat (1938); Torchy Blane in Panama (1938); A Slight Case of Murder (1938); Port of Missing Girls (1938); Blondes at Work (1938); Federal Bullets (1937); God's Country and the Man (1937); Circus Girl (1937); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Two Minutes to Play (1936); Killer at Large (1936); Bulldog Edition (1936); Hollywood Boulevard (1936); The Drag-Net (1936); The Millionaire Kid (1936); Laughing Irish Eyes (1936); August Weekend (1936); False Pretenses (1935); Manhattan Butterfly (1935); No Sleep on the Deep (1934); Notorious But Nice (1933); Destination Unknown (1933); West of Singapore (1933); Guilty or Not Guilty (1932); The Silver Lining (1932); Hollywood Halfbacks (1931); The Gay Diplomat (1931); Three Who Loved (1931); Virtuous Husband (1931); The Lady Refuses (1931); Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 13 (1930); The Voice of Hollywood, Series 1, No. 2 (1930); The Boudoir Diplomat (1930); She Got What She Wanted (1930); The Spoilers (1930); Inside the Lines (1930); Midnight Mystery (1930); Czar of Broadway (1930); Those Who Dance (1930); Isle of Escape (1930); The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930); Fashion News (1930); Blaze o' Glory (1929); Show of Shows (1929); Woman to Woman (1929); The Great Gabbo (1929); Skin Deep (1929); Street Girl (1929); The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929); On with the Show! (1929); Weary River (1929); Scarlet Seas (1928); The Barker (1928); The Docks of New York (1928); Court-Martial (1928); Life's Mockery (1928); The Masked Angel (1928); The Desert Bride (1928); The Big City (1928); Cheating Cheaters (1927); Temptations of a Shop Girl (1927); Say It with Diamonds (1927); The Ladybird (1927); Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927); The Belle of Broadway (1926); The Wise Guy (1926); The Palace of Pleasure (1926); Counsel for the Defense (1925); Dangerous Virtue (1925); The Pony Express (1925); Paths to Paradise (1925); Beggar on Horseback (1925); New Lives for Old (1925); Eve's Secret (1925); Locked Doors (1925); The Garden of Weeds (1924); The Fast Set (1924); Ramshackle House (1924); The Female (1924); The Enemy Sex (1924); White Shadows (1924); Miami (1924); The Stranger (1924); Woman to Woman (1923); The Royal Oak (1923); Hollywood (1923); The Woman with Four Faces (1923); The Rustle of Silk (1923); The White Flower (1923); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 21 (1923); Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 9 (1922); A Trip to Paramountown (1922); Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 22-F (1922); Kick In (1922); To Have and to Hold (1922); The Bonded Woman (1922); Always the Woman (1922); Over the Border (1922); The Green Temptation (1922); The Law and the Woman (1922); The Little Minister (1921); Ladies Must Live (1921); At the End of the World (1921); For Those We Love (1921); Prisoners of Love (1921); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 17 (1921); Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 14 (1920); The Miracle Man (1919); The Devil's Trail (1919); The Little Diplomat (1919); The Light of Victory (1919); The Prodigal Liar (1919); The Terror of the Range (1919); The Sheriff (1918); Border Raiders (1918); All Dressed Up (1918); Never Surprise Your Wife (1918); Betty's Adventure (1918); Somebody's Baby (1918); Here Comes the Groom (1918); Circumstantial Evidence (1918); Whose Wife? (1918); Many a Slip (1918); Cupid's Camouflage (1917); Help! Help! Police! (1917); Their Seaside Tangle (1917); Betty Wakes Up (1917); Nearly a Papa (1917); Almost Divorced (1917); Love and Locksmiths (1917); Almost a Bigamist (1917); Betty's Big Idea (1917); Crazy by Proxy (1917); A Smoky Love Affair (1917); Won in a Cabaret (1917); Down by the Sea (1917); Five Little Widows (1917); A Bold, Bad Knight (1917); Almost a Scandal (1917); Those Wedding Bells (1917); His Last Pill (1917); Father's Bright Idea (1917); Love and the Ice Man (1917); Suspended Sentence (1917); Sauce for the Goose (1917); As Luck Would Have It (1917); Out for the Coin (1917); Hubby's Night Out (1917); Small Change (1917); Her Friend, the Chauffeur (1917); Her Crooked Career (1917); Lovers and Lunatics (1916); Cupid's Uppercut (1916); Hist! At Six O'Clock (1916); Sea Nymphs (1916); Some Kid (1916); Her Sun-Kissed Hero (1916); A Brass-Buttoned Romance (1916); Nearly a Hero (1916); Dad's Masterpiece (1916); When Clubs Were Trumps (1916); He Loved the Ladies (1916); That Doggone Baby (1916); He Wouldn't Tip (1916); The Making Over of Mother (1916); Those Primitive Days (1916); Inoculating Hubby (1916); His Baby (1916); The Browns See the Fair (1916); Almost a Widow (1916); Wanted: A Husband (1916); All Over a Stocking (1916); Her Celluloid Hero (1916); The Wooing of Aunt Jemima (1916); He's a Devil (1916); Potts Bungles Again (1916); Lem's College Career (1916); The Newlyweds' Mix-Up (1916); Eddie's Night Out (1916); A Leap Year Tangle (1916); He Almost Eloped (1916); The Janitor's Busy Day (1916); A Friend, But a Star Boarder (1916); Love and Vaccination (1916); The Deacon's Waterloo (1916); When Lizzie Disappeared (1916); Cupid Trims His Lordship (1916); Her Friend, the Doctor (1916); When the Losers Won (1916); A Quiet Supper for Four (1916); Her Steady Carfare (1916); Mingling Spirits (1916); Jed's Trip to the Fair (1916); Some Chaperone (1915); Love and a Savage (1915); Where the Heather Blooms (1915); Their Quiet Honeymoon (1915); Wanted: A Leading Lady (1915).

Born on this day – Marian Anderson:

Marian Anderson

Opera singer

February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993

Credits:

Albums:

A White Christmas Dream (2013); Ave Maria (1965); Bach - Brahms - Schubert (Marian Anderson) (1989); Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings (2021); Brahms: Alto Rhapsody & Spirituals (2007); Brahms: Works (1997); Christmas Carols (1962); Great Combinations (1953) (2000); Happy Christmas Candy (2013); He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (Mono Version) (1962); He's Got The Whole World In His Hands: Spirituals (195); Joyful Christmas With Marian Anderson (2013); Lebendige Vergangenheit - Marian Anderson (2006); Lebendige Vergangenheit - Marian Anderson (Vol.2) (2006); Les grandes contraltos de la musique classique : Marian Anderson, Vol. 1 (Spirituals) (2017); Let Freedom Ring! (2016); Lonesome Christmas (2012); Marian Anderson - Christmas Carols (2021 Remastered Version) (1962); Marian Anderson - The Lady from Philadelphia (From the TV Series "See it Now") (2021 Remastered Version) (1957); Marian Anderson "The first African-American Woman internationally acclaimed as an opera singer" Classical Recital (15 Extracts) (2023); Marian Anderson (1923-1951) (2011); Marian Anderson at Constitution Hall: Farewell Recital (Live and Unedited) (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson in Oratorio and Spiritual Vol. 1 (1996); Marian Anderson Negro Spirituals 1924-1949 (2000); Marian Anderson Performing "Jus' Keep on Singin'" & 11 More Spirituals (2021 Remastered Version) (1965); Marian Anderson Performing Songs and Mélodies (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson Performing Songs by Brahms & Mahler & Strauss (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson Performing Songs by Schubert & Schumann & Brahms & Strauss & Haydn (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson Sings Bach Arias and Great Songs of Faith (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson Sings Christmas Carols (2006); Marian Anderson Sings Christmas Carols (2021 Remastered Version) (1952); Marian Anderson Sings Schubert & Schumann Songs (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marian Anderson Sings Spirituals (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Marion Anderson Sings Spirituals (2018); My Wonderful Christmas Time (2013); Negro Spirituals (Mono Version) [feat. Franz Rupp] (1953); Schubert - Schumann Lieder (2000); Schubert: Chansons pour une voix avec piano (Mono Version) (1953); Season's Greetings (Christmas Recordings Remastered) (2014); Silver Shining Christmas Time (2013); Snoopycat: The Adventures of Marian Anderson's Cat Snoopy (1963); Softly Awakes My Heart (2000); Spirituals (1998); Star Bright (Christmas Recordings - Remastered) (2014); The Early Years (2021); The Joy of Christmas (A Timeless Christmas Recordings) (2014); The Lady From Philadelphia (1995); The Silent Christmas Night (2013); Verdi: A Masked Ball (Highlights) (2021 Remastered Version) (2021); Vocal Recital: Anderson, Marian - Brahms, J. / Mahler, G. / Schubert, F. (1951) (2000).

Movies and television:

A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts (1963); America Pauses for the Merry Month of May (1959); American Experience (2021); American Masters (2022); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Biography (1994); Entertainment Tonight (1981); Evening at Pops (1974); FDR: A Presidency Revealed (2005); First Ladies (2020); Great Performances (2000); It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951); Jo taukos leikki alla joulupuun... (1961); Lincoln's Living Legacy (1994); Lost Forever (2011); Lovecraft Country (2020); March on Washington: Commemoration of Martin Luther King's '63 March (1983); Marian Anderson (1991); Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert (1939); Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010); Mystères d'archives (2017); Mysteries at the Monument (2013); Nuit de chien (2008); Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony) (2017); Person to Person (1954); Producers' Showcase (1954–1956); Rhapsody in Black (2002); See It Now (1957); Stars for Israel (1967); Startime (1959–1960); The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (1999); The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (1991); The Century: America's Time (1999); The Christmas Party (1996); The Ed Sullivan Show (1952); The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (1953); The Great Debaters (2007); The Great Depression (1993); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998); The March (1964 / 2013); The March in Washington (1963); The Negro Soldier (1944); These Amazing Shadows (2011); Upbeat in Music (1943); What's My Line? (1965).

Born on this day – Celia Lovsky:

Celia Lovsky

Actress

February 21, 1897 – October 12, 1979

In Star Trek (1967).

Credits:

36 Hours (1964); 77 Sunset Strip (1959); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Aimee De Rivery (1955); Airport (1970); Alcoa Premiere (1963); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959); Arrest and Trial (1964); Because You're Mine (1952); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965–1966); Bonanza (1960); Bourbon Street Beat (1960); Bright Leaf (1950); Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949); Champ for a Day (1953); Channing (1963); Checkmate (1961); Chicago Deadline (1949); Crash Landing (1958); Crusader (1955); Death of a Scoundrel (1956); Dragnet (1953–1959); Dragnet 1967 (1968); Duel on the Mississippi (1955); Emergency! (1974); Fireside Theatre (1952); Flaming Fury (1949); For the Love of Spock (2016); Four Star Playhouse (1955); Foxfire (1955); Front Row Center (1956); G.E. True (1963); Garrison's Gorillas (1967); General Electric Theater (1957–1960); Going My Way (1962); Goodyear Theatre (1959); Gunslinger (1961); Hank (1965); Harlow (1965); Harrigan and Son (1961); Have Gun - Will Travel (1958); Hitler (1962); Hong Kong (1960); I Mobster (1959); Insight (1965); It Takes a Thief (1970); Johnny Staccato (1960); Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948); Lux Video Theatre (1954); Magnificent Obsession (1954); Make Haste to Live (1954); Man of a Thousand Faces (1957); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970–1974); Me and the Colonel (1958); Michael Shayne (1961); Mr. Lucky (1960); Mystery Is My Business (1954); New York Confidential (1955); Night Into Morning (1951); One Step Beyond (1959); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1973); Passport to Danger (1954); Playhouse 90 (1958–1960); Producers' Showcase (1956); Public Defender (1955); Rhapsody (1954); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1959); Riverboat (1960); Rumble on the Docks (1956); Run for Your Life (1967); Schlitz Playhouse (1957); Screen Directors Playhouse (1956); Sealed Verdict (1948); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958); Soylent Green (1973); Star Trek (1967); Steve Canyon (1958–1959); Studio 57 (1955); Studio One (1948); Target: The Corruptors (1962); Telephone Time (1956–1957); Texas Lady (1955); The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1963); The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1961); The Big Heat (1953); The Big Valley (1966); The Blue Gardenia (1953); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972); The Californians (1958); The Court of Last Resort (1957); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); The Doomsday Flight (1966); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959–1960); The F.B.I. (1966–1968); The Farmer's Daughter (1964); The Flying Nun (1967); The Foxes of Harrow (1947); The Frank Sinatra Show (1957); The Garment Jungle (1957); The Gene Krupa Story (1959); The Great Adventure (1963); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); The Jumping Jack (1930); The Killer That Stalked New York (1950); The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954); The Lineup (1957); The Lone Wolf (1954); The Millionaire (1957–1959); The New Phil Silvers Show (1963); The Opposite Sex (1956); The People Against O'Hara (1951); The Power (1968); The Scarf (1951); The Snake Pit (1948); The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967); The Star and the Story (1955); The Story of Three Loves / Segments: The Jealous Lover / Mademoiselle (1953); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Texan (1960); The Third Man (1959); The Twilight Zone (1964); The Untouchables (1960); The Waltons (1973); This Is the Life (1955); Three Coins in the Fountain (1954); Tightrope (1960); Trooper Hook (1957); Twilight for the Gods (1958); Wagon Train (1958); While the City Sleeps (1956); Whirlybirds (1958); Zweimal Hochzeit (1930).

Born on this day – Alma Rubens:

Alma Rubens

Actress

February 19, 1897 – January 21, 1931

Credits:

A Man's Country (1919); A Woman's Awakening (1917); A Woman's Faith (1925); A Woman's Wiles (1915); An Old Fashioned Young Man (1917); Banzai (1913); Cytherea (1924); Death Scenes (1989); Diane of the Green Van (1919); East Lynne (1925); Enemies of Women (1923); False Ambition (1918); Find the Woman (1922); Fine Clothes (1925); Gerald Cranston's Lady (1924); Hollywood (1980); Humoresque (1920); I Love You (1918); Intolerance (1916); Is Love Everything? (1924); Judith of the Cumberlands (1916); Madame Sphinx (1918); Marriage License? (1926); Master of His Home (1917); Movie Memories #2 (1934); Peer Gynt (1915); Reggie Mixes In (1916); Restless Souls (1919); Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No. 9 (1923); She Goes to War (1929); She Wolves (1925); Show Boat (1929); Siberia (1926); The Americano (1916); The Answer (1918); The Birth of a Nation (1915); The Children Pay (1916); The Cold Deck (1917); The Dancers (1925); The Fall of Babylon (1919); The Firefly of Tough Luck (1917); The Gangsters and the Girl (1914); The Ghost Flower (1918); The Gilded Butterfly (1926); The Gown of Destiny (1917); The Half-Breed (1916); The Heart of Salome (1927); The Lorelei Madonna (1915); The Love Brokers (1918); The Masks of the Devil (1928); The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916); The Narcotic Spectre (1914); The Painted Lily (1918); The Price She Paid (1924); The Regenerates (1917); The Rejected Woman (1924); The Valley of Silent Men (1922); The Winding Stair (1925); The World and His Wife (1920); Thoughtless Women (1920); Truthful Tulliver (1917); Under the Red Robe (1923); Week End Husbands (1924).

Born on this day – Hope Hampton:

Hope Hampton

Actress

Producer

Opera singer

February 19, 1897 – January 23, 1982

Credits:

Hey, Let's Twist! (1961); The Road to Reno (1938); The Call of the Sea (1927); Springtime of Love (1927); The Unfair Sex (1926); Lover's Island (1925); Marionettes (1925); Fifty-Fifty (1925); The Price of a Party (1924); The Truth About Women (1924); Does It Pay? (1923); The Gold Diggers (1923); Hollywood (1923); Lawful Larceny (1923); From Farm to Fame (1922); The Light in the Dark (1922); Stardust (1921); Love's Penalty (1921); The Bait (1921); A Modern Salome (1920); Woman (1918).

Born on this day – Arthur Ripley:

Arthur Ripley

Writer

Editor

Producer

Director

Cinematographer

January 12, 1897 – February 13, 1961

Credits:

A Celebrated Case (1914); A Hollywood Theme Song (1930); A Lady of Quality (1924); A Price for Folly (1915); A Wrestler's Bride (1933); A Yankee Doodle Duke (1926); All Night Long (1924); Am I Having Fun! (1936); Barnum Was Right (1929); Behind Prison Walls (1943); Blindness of Devotion (1915); Boobs in the Wood (1925); Captain of the Guard (1930); Caravan (1934); Cavalcade of America (1952–1954); Colt .45 (1959); Counsel on De Fence (1934); Courting Trouble (1932); Dance Hall Marge (1931); Dr. Rameau (1915); Edgar Hamlet (1935); Elmer Steps Out (1934); Fiddlesticks (1927); Gasoloons (1936); General Electric Theater (1953); Happy Tho' Married (1935); Heart Trouble (1928); Heart Trouble (1928); Hide-Out (1930); His Busted Trust (1916); His First Flame (1927); His Marriage Wow (1925); Hold 'er Sheriff (1931); Hold Your Temper (1943); Hooked at the Altar (1926); How to Behave (1936); How to Train a Dog (1936); Hypnotized (1932); I Met My Love Again (1938); In Conference (1931); In Love at 40 (1935); In the Dog House (1934); In-Laws Are Out (1934); Just a Bear (1931); Life's Darn Funny (1921); Long Pants (1927); Love on a Ladder (1934); Lucky Stars (1925); Monkey Business in Africa (1931); Plain Clothes (1925); Prisoner of Japan (1942); Remember When? (1925); Saturday Afternoon (1926); Scrappily Married (1940); Shannon of the Sixth (1914); Shivers (1934); Should a Mother Tell (1915); Siren of Atlantis (1949); Smith's Surprise (1927); Smith's Uncle (1926); Soldier Man (1926); South Seasickness (1935); Speed (1931); The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1958); The Bluffer (1930); The Bride's Mistake (1931); The Chase (1946); The Chaser (1928); The Christophers (1957); The College Vamp (1931); The Dog Doctor (1931); The Golf Specialist (1933); The Green-Eyed Monster (1916); The Jolly Jilter (1927); The Leather Necker (1935); The Pharmacist (1933); The Reel Virginian (1924); The Star and the Story (1955); The Strong Man (1926); The Third Generation (1920); The Wonderful Adventure (1915); Three Blonde Mice (1942); Three's a Crowd (1927); Thunder Road (1958); Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926); Twincuplets (1940); Voice in the Wind (1944); Wandering Waistlines (1924); Waterfront (1939); Wedded Blitz (1942); Will Power (1936); Your Jeweler's Showcase (1953).

Born on this day – Marion Davies:

Marion Davies

Actress

Producer

Writer

Philanthropist

January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961

Credits:

Ever Since Eve (1937); Cain and Mabel (1936); Hearts Divided (1936); Catalina Isle (1935); Page Miss Glory (1935); Operator 13 (1934); Going Hollywood (1933); Peg o' My Heart (1933); Blondie of the Follies (1932); Polly of the Circus (1932); The Christmas Party (1931); Five and Ten (1931); It's a Wise Child (1931); The Bachelor Father (1931); The Florodora Girl (1930); Not So Dumb (1930); Marianne (1929); The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929); The Five O'Clock Girl (1928); Show People (1928); The Cardboard Lover (1928); The Patsy (1928); Quality Street (1927); The Fair Co-Ed (1927); Tillie the Toiler (1927); The Red Mill (1927); Beverly of Graustark (1926); Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925); Lights of Old Broadway (1925); Zander the Great (1925); The Wife of the Centaur (1924); Janice Meredith (1924); Yolanda (1924); Little Old New York (1923); The Pilgrim (1923); Adam and Eva (1923); When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922); The Young Diana (1922); Beauty's Worth (1922); The Bride's Play (1922); Enchantment (1921); Buried Treasure (1921); The Restless Sex (1920); April Folly (1920); The Cinema Murder (1919); The Dark Star (1919); Getting Mary Married (1919); The Belle of New York (1919); The Burden of Proof (1918); Cecilia of the Pink Roses (1918); Runaway Romany (1917).

Born on this day – Dorothy Arzner:

Dorothy Arzner

Director

Writer

Editor

January 3, 1897 – October 1, 1979

Credits:

First Comes Courage (1943); Dance, Girl, Dance (1940); The Bride Wore Red (1937); The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937); Craig's Wife (1936); Nana (1934); Christopher Strong (1933); Merrily We Go to Hell (1932); Working Girls (1931); Honor Among Lovers (1931); Anybody's Woman (1930); Paramount on Parade (1930); Sarah and Son (1930); Behind the Make-Up (1930); Charming Sinners (1929); The Wild Party (1929); Manhattan Cocktail (1928); Get Your Man (1927); Ten Modern Commandments (1927); Fashions for Women (1927); Old Ironsides (1926); The Red Kimona (1926); When Husbands Flirt (1925); Breed of the Border (1925); The No-Gun Man (1924); Inez from Hollywood (1924); Blood and Sand (1922).

Born on this day – Catherine Drinker Bowen:

Catherine Drinker Bowen

Writer

January 1, 1897 – November 1, 1973

Awarded the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1958.

Credits:

The Story of the Oak Tree (1924); A History of Lehigh University (1924); Rufus Starbuck's Wife (1932); Friends and Fiddlers (1935); Beloved Friend (1937); Free artist (1939); Yankee from Olympus: Justice Holmes and His Family (1944); John Adams and the American Revolution (1950); The writing of biography (1951); The Lion and the Throne: The Life and Times of Sir Edward Coke (1957); Lord of the Law (1957); Adventures of a Biographer (1959); Bernard DeVoto: Historian, critic, and fighter (1960); Francis Bacon: The Temper of a Man (1963); Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 (1966); Biography: The Craft and the Calling (1968); Family Portrait (1970); The Most Dangerous Man in America: Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Franklin (1974).

Born on this day – Rae Randall:

Rae Randall

Actress

December 15, 1897 – May 4, 1934

Credits:

Cleopatra (1934); The Godless Girl (1928); The King of Kings (1927); The Sign of the Cross (1932).

Born on this day – Madeline Hurlock:

Madeline Hurlock

Actress

December 12, 1897 – April 4, 1989

Credits:

Love at First Flight (1928); The Beach Club (1928); The Best of Friends (1927); Love in a Police Station (1927); The Bull Fighter (1927); For Sale, a Bungalow (1927); The College Kiddo (1927); Cured in the Excitement (1927); Catalina, Here I Come (1927); A Small Town Princess (1927); The Jolly Jilter (1927); Duck Soup (1927); Peaches and Plumbers (1927); Flirty Four-Flushers (1926); A Harem Knight (1926); Masked Mamas (1926); A Prodigal Bridegroom (1926); Don Juan's 3 Nights (1926); When a Man's a Prince (1926); Butter Fingers (1925); A Sea Dog's Tale (1926); Ice Cold Cocos (1926); Butter Fingers (1925); Trimmed in Gold (1926); Whispering Whiskers (1926); From Rags to Britches (1925); Over Thereabouts (1925); Butter Fingers (1925); Sneezing Beezers (1925); The Lion's Whiskers (1925); The Marriage Circus (1925); Giddap! (1925); The Raspberry Romance (1925); Water Wagons (1925); Bull and Sand (1924); The Cannon Ball Express (1924); The Hansom Cabman (1924); Wandering Waistlines (1924); Three Foolish Weeks (1924); The Luck o' the Foolish (1924); The First 100 Years (1924); His New Mamma (1924); The Cat's Meow (1924); The Hollywood Kid (1924); Scarem Much (1924); Smile Please (1924); The Half-Back of Notre Dame (1924); One Spooky Night (1924); Inbad the Sailor (1923); The Dare-Devil (1923); Asleep at the Switch (1923); Pitfalls of a Big City (1923); Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923).

Born on this day – Ethel Borden:

Ethel Borden

Writer

Actress

December 11, 1897 – July 4, 1953

Credits:

They Wanted to Marry (1937); I Live My Life (1935); After Office Hours (1935).

Born on this day – Tina Lattanzi:

Tina Lattanzi

Actress

December 5, 1897 – October 25, 1997

Born on this day – Roger Richebé:

Roger Richebé

Director

Writer

Producer

December 3, 1897 – July 10, 1989

Credits:

American Love (1931); Angels of Sin (1943); Baby's Laxative (1931); Clara de Montargis (1951); Crimson Dynasty (1935); Der Zarewitsch (1954); Der Zarewitsch (1954); Domino (1943); Élisa (1957); Fanny (1932); Fantômas (1932); Forfaiture (1937); Gibier de potence (1951); Girl on the Third Floor (1955); Hommage à Raimu (1976); J'ai quelque chose à vous dire (1931); J'ai une idée (1934); Jean de la Lune (1949); La donna di una notte (1931); La femme d'une nuit (1930); La fugue de Monsieur Perle (1952); La grande Maguet (1947); La peau d'un homme (1951); La tradition de minuit (1939); L'amant de Madame Vidal (1936); Le collier (1931); Le fantôme (1936); Le mort en fuite (1936); Le salaire du péché (1956); Les amants de minuit (1953); Les J3 (1946); Les quatre jambes (1931); L'habit vert (1937); L'homme qui assassina (1931); Madame Sans-Gêne (1941); Mam'zelle Nitouche (1931); Marked Girls (1938); Midnight in Paris (1942); Minuit... place Pigalle (1934); Monseigneur (1949); Que les hommes sont bêtes (1957); Romance à trois (1942); The Battle of Austerlitz (1960); The Bitch (1931); The Death Agony of the Eagles (1933); The Secret of Polichinelle (1936); The Story of the Fox (1937); Två kvinnor (1947); Un déjeuner de soleil (1937); Voyage sans espoir (1943).

Born on this day – Gertrude Olmstead:

Gertrude Olmstead

Actress

November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975

Born on this day – Herman J. Mankiewicz:

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Writer

November 7, 1897 – March 5, 1953