Born on this day – Gloria Shea:

Gloria Shea

Actress

May 30, 1910 – February 8, 1995

Credits:

23 -- Skidoo (1930); A Demon for Trouble (1934); A Private Engagement (1930); A Successful Failure (1934); Absent Minded Abner (1932); Alias the Professor (1933); Big City Blues (1932); Big Time or Bust (1933); Black Gold (1936); Bolero (1934); Booklovers (1929); Dance, Girl, Dance (1933); Dancing Around (1929); Dangerous Intrigue (1936); Glorifying the American Girl (1929); Great God Gold (1935); His Vacation (1932); I Like It That Way (1934); Laddie (1935); Life Begins (1932); Men of Action (1935); Money Means Nothing (1934); One-Way Ticket (1935); Smoking Guns (1934); Strange People (1933); The Dude Bandit (1933); The Eleventh Commandment (1933); The Fiddlin' Buckaroo (1933); The Gob (1930); The Heart Breaker (1930); The Last Days of Pompeii (1935); The Love Kiss (1930); The Night Mayor (1932); The Oil Raider (1934); The Phantom of the Air (1933); The Varsity Show (1930); They Call It Sin (1932); Tomorrow's Youth (1934); Umpa (1933); We're Rich Again (1934); Women Won't Tell (1932).

Born on this day – Scatman Crothers:

Scatman Crothers

Actor

Musician

May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986

Credits:

Albums:

Rock 'N Roll With "Scat Man" (1956); 4 A.M. (1960); Comedy Sweepstakes (1961); Big Ben Sings (1973).

Movies and television:

ABC Nutrition Spots (1974); ABC Weekend Specials (1979); Ad Lib (1981); Adam-12 (1972); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958); Alias Jesse James (1959); Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966); Alvarez Kelly (1966); American Playhouse (1982); American Playhouse (1982); An Evening at the Improv (1981); Andy Williams Presents (1974); Arena (1980); Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979); Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979); Barefoot in the Park (1970); Benson (1982); Between Heaven and Hell (1956); Beulah (1952); Bewitched (1971); Big Town (1953); Biography (1996–2003); Black Belt Jones (1974); Black Cop (2017); Bloody Mama (1970); Bonanza (1961); Bourbon Street Beat (1959); Break the Bank (1977); Bronco Billy (1980); C B Bears (1977); Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–1980); Casablanca (1983); Celebrity Bowling (1976); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1976); Chandler (1971); Charlie's Angels (1978); Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy (1976); Chico and the Man (1974–1978); Cineficción Radio (2019); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2012); City at Night (1949); Climax! (1955); Coonskin / aka Street Fight (1974); Deadly Eyes (1982); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Angie Dickinson (1977); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Ted Knight (1977); Detroit 9000 (1973); Dinah! (1975–1977); Disney Sing-Along Songs: Circle of Life (1994); Disney Sing-Along Songs: The Bare Necessities (1987); Dragnet 1967 (1967); East of Sumatra (1953); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1983); Fallout (2024); Fantasy Film Festival (1980); Filmworker (2017); Flying High (1978); Friday Foster (1975); FRO Thizzle Reviews (2023); Good Morning America (1980); Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983); Griff (1973); Harlem Globe Trotters (1970–1971); Hello, Dolly! (1969); Heyyy, It's the King! (1977); Hill Street Blues (1984); Hong Kong Phooey (1974); Hook, Line and Sinker (1969); Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019); Hotel (1983); Imagine That (1983); Ironside (1973); It Takes Two (1982); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1975); Johnny Dark (1954); Johnny Midnight (1960); Jokebook (1982); Joys! (1976); Kids Are People, Too (1981); King Cole Trio & Benny Carter Orchestra (1950); Kojak (1973); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974); KTLA at 40: A Celebration of Los Angeles Television (1987); Lady in a Cage (1964); Lady Sings the Blues (1972); Laverne & Shirley (1980); Linda Lovelace for President (1975); Love, American Style / Love and the Perfect Wedding / Love and the Dummies (1969–1972); Lux Video Theatre (1953); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Circus (1970); Madame's Place (1982); Magnum, P.I. (1981); Man on the Outside (1974); Mannix (1974); Matt Houston (1985); Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959–1962); McMillan & Wife (1974); Mean Dog Blues (1978); Meet Me at the Fair (1953); Meet Me at the Fair (1953); Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982); Morningstar/Eveningstar (1986); NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978); NBC Special Treat (1980); Nichols (1972); No Small Parts (2014); One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); One of the Boys (1982); Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980); Paw Paws (1985–1986); Petrocelli (1976); Porgy and Bess (1959); Pryor's Place (1984); Renée (2011); Resident Alien (2024); Revenge of the Gray Gang (1981); Rock Odyssey (1987); Room 237 (2012); Roots (1977); Salute! (1983); Sammy and Company (1975); Sanford and Son (1975); Sanford and Son (1975); Scavenger Hunt (1979); Scavenger Hunt (1979); Schlitz Playhouse (1958); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1981); Scooby-Doo! Laff-A-Lympics: Spooky Games (2012); Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977); Sha Na Na (1980); Silver Streak (1976); Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Stay Hungry (1976); Surprising Suzie (1953); Surprising Suzie (1953); Tarzan and the Trappers (1960); Taxi (1978); The 1980 Sci-Fi Awards (1980); The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979); The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1977); The 5th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1984); The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1957); The Aristocats (1970); The Cheap Detective (1978); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1952–1954); The David Steinberg Show (1976); The Family Jewels (1965); The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964–1965); The Fortune (1975); The Gift of Love (1958); The Good Life (1971); The Governor & J.J. (1970); The Great White Hope (1970); The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White (1980); The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981); The Incredible Hulk (1979); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The John Davidson Show (1982); The Journey of Natty Gann (1985); The Kill Room (2023); The King of Marvin Gardens (1972); The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1966); The Lorax (1972); The Love Boat (1978–1984); The Magical World of Disney (1971); The Mike Douglas Show (1975–1976); The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (1992); The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1973); The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984); The New Temperatures Rising Show (1973); The Odd Couple (1974); The Paper Chase (1985); The Patsy (1964); The Return of Gilbert & Sullivan (1952); The Rich Little Show (1976); The Shining (1980); The Shootist (1976); The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961); The Skatebirds (1977–1978); The Spade Cooley Show (1957); The Sty of the Blind Pig (1974); The Super Globetrotters (1979); The Teller and the Tale (1985); The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1975–1982); The Transformers (1984–1986); The Transformers: The Movie (1986); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2020); The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1986); This Is Your Life (1984); Three on a Couch (1966); Toma (1974); Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (1987); Trollkins (1981); Truck Turner (1974); Twilight Zone: The Movie / Kick the Can (1983); Two of a Kind (1983); Vega$ (1978–1979); View from the Overlook: Crafting 'the Shining' (2007); Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009); Walking My Baby Back Home (1953); We Got It Made (1984); Win, Place or Steal (1974); Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951); Zapped! (1982).

Born on this day – Constance Cummings:

Constance Cummings

Actress

May 15, 1910 – November 23, 2005

Born on this day – James Ellison:

James Ellison

Actor

May 4, 1910 – December 23, 1993

Credits:

23 1/2 Hours Leave (1937); 8 Girls in a Boat (1934); After Office Hours (1935); Almost a Gentleman (1939); Annapolis Salute (1937); Anne of Windy Poplars (1940); Army Surgeon (1942); Bar 20 Rides Again (1935); Bar 20 Rides Again (1950); Battle of the Buttes (1952); Best Foot Forward (1943); Border Justice (1951); Borderland (1937); Buried Loot (1935); Calendar Girl (1947); Call of the Prairie (1936); Careful, Soft Shoulders (1942); Carolina (1934); Central Airport (1933); Charley's Aunt (1941); Colorado Ranger (1950); Crooked River (1950); Dead Man's Trail (1952); Death on the Diamond (1934); Dixie Dugan (1943); Earth Aid, Our World: A Users Guide (1993); Everybody's Dancin' (1950); Fast on the Draw (1950); Fifth Avenue Girl (1939); G.I. War Brides (1946); Heart of the West (1936); Heart of the West (1950); Hitch Hike Lady (1935); Hollywood and Vine (1945); Hop-a-Long Cassidy (1935); Hostile Country (1950); Hotel for Women (1939); I Killed Geronimo (1950); I Walked with a Zombie (1943); Ice-Capades (1941); Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944); Kentucky Jubilee (1951); Lady, Let's Dance (1944); Last of the Wild Horses (1948); Man from the Black Hills (1952); Marshal of Heldorado (1950); Mother Carey's Chickens (1938); Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941); Next Time I Marry (1938); Oklahoma Justice (1951); Play Girl (1932); Play Girl (1941); Prairie Vengeance (1951); Reckless (1935); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (1940); Sorority House (1939); Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934); Student Tour (1934); Texas City (1952); Texas Lawmen (1951); That Other Woman (1942); The Barrier (1937); The Eagle's Brood (1935); The Famous Ferguson Case (1932); The Gang's All Here (1943); The Ghost Goes Wild (1947); The Laurel and Hardy Show (1986); The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936); The Plainsman (1936); The Texan Meets Calamity Jane (1950); The Undying Monster (1942); The Winning Ticket (1935); They Met in Argentina (1941); Three on a Trail (1950); Three on the Trail (1936); Trail Dust (1936); Vivacious Lady (1938); West of the Brazos (1950); When the Girls Take Over (1962); Whistling Hills (1951); You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940); Zenobia (1939).

Born on this day – Norman Corwin:

Norman Corwin

Writer

Producer

Director

Professor

May 3, 1910 – October 18, 2011

Born on this day – Dolly Haas:

Dolly Haas

Actress

Singer

April 29, 1910 – September 16, 1994

Born on this day – Richard Conte:

Richard Conte

Actor

March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975

Born on this day – Samuel Barber:

Samuel Barber

Composer

Pianist

Conductor

Baritone

Teacher

March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981

Credits:

Compositions:

[First] Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12, 1937; 2nd movement revised as Night Flight, Op. 19a, 1964; A Hand of Bridge, opera in 1 act, 1953; A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map, Op. 15, 1940; Adagio for Strings, [arr. of 2nd movement of String Quartet], Op. 11, 1938; Agnus Dei, Op. 11, 1967; Andromache's Farewell, Op. 39, 1963; Antony and Cleopatra, opera in 3 acts after Shakespeare, 1966; arr. as orchestral Suite, 1947; Ballade, piano, Op. 46, 1977; Canzone (elegy), flute and piano, Op. 38a, 1961; Canzonetta, Op. 48 [posth.], 1981; Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21, 1944; Cello Concerto, Op. 22, 1945; Cello Sonata, Op. 6, 1932; Despite and Still: A Last Song, Op. 41, 1968-9; Die Natali, chorale preludes for Christmas, Op. 37, 1960; Dover Beach, Op. 3, 1933; Excursions, Op. 20, 1942-4; Fadograph of a Yestern Scene (after Joyce, Finnegans Wake), Op. 44, 1971; Four Songs, Op. 13, 1941; Hermit Songs, Op. 29, 1952-3; Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24, 1947; Medea / Serpent Heart, ballet, Op. 23, 1946; Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a, 1953; Melodies passagères, Op. 27, 1950-51; Music for a Scene from Shelly, Op. 7, 1933; Nocturne (Homage to John Field), piano, Op. 33, 1959; Nuvoletta, Op. 25, 1947; Piano Concerto, Op. 38, 1962; Prayers of Kirkegaard, Op. 30, 1954; Reincarnations, Op. 16, 1937-40; Rev. as The Cave of the Heart 1947; Second Essay, Op. 17, 1942; Serenade, string quartet/string orchestra, Op. 1, 1930; Solo Instrumental; Sonata, piano, Op. 26, 1949; Souvenirs, ballet, 1955; Stille Nacht [arrangement of Silent Night from Die natali], Op. 37, 1960; String Quartet, Op. 11, 1936; Summer Music, wind quintet, Op. 31, 1956; Symphony [No. 1] in One Movement, Op. 9, 1936; Symphony No. 2, Op. 19, 1944; The Lovers, Op. 43, 1971; The School for Scandal, Op. 5, 1931-3; The Virgin Martyrs, Op. 8/1-2, 1936; Three Songs (Joyce), Op. 10, 1935; Three Songs, Op. 45, 1972; Toccata festiva, Op. 36, 1960; Twelfth Night, Op. 42, 1968; Two Songs, Op. 18, 1942; Vanessa, opera in 4 acts, 1956-7; Violin Concerto, Op. 14, 1939; Violin Sonata, Op. 4, 1928.

Movies and television:

20 Feet from Stardom / Sure On This Shining Night (2013); A Hand of Bridge (2017); A Midsummer Night's Dream (2019); A Nightmare on Sesame Street (1987); A Very Natural Thing (1974); Agnes Day (2009); Agnes Day (2009); Amélie (2001); American Dad! (2009); Antony & Cleopatra (1991); Antony & Cleopatra (1991); Artemis: The Neverending Quartet (2020); At Home with the Braithwaites (2001); Bodies (2023); Bravetown (2015); Camera Three (1971); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2022); Celeste (1991); Dancing Daze (1986); Donny (2013); Dudamel and the LA Phil Return to the Bowl (2021); El armario (2000); El Norte (1983); ER (1995); Experimenter / Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (2015); Falling for You (1995); Fermeture de l'usine Renault à Vilvoorde (La vie sexuelle des Belges, 3e partie) (1999); Ficció (2006); Hammarskjöld (2023); Happiness (1998); Himizu (2011); How I Met Your Mother (2010–2014); In My Room (2018); Jojo in the Stars (2003); Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000); Liubi (2005); Lorenzo's Oil (1992); Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele (2022); Ma mère (2004); Medea (1954); Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, the Movie (2023); Misfits (2010); Moments Without Proper Names (1987); New World Symphony Wallcast Tm Concert 4 (2013); Nostalgia Critic (2011); Omnibus opera (2016); On Any Saturday (2008); One Symphony Place: A World Premiere Live from Music City (2006); Outlander (2019); Peace One Day (2004); Platoon (1986); Processen (2003); Reconstruction (2003); Red Dwarf (1999); Rusanne (2018); S1m0ne (2002); Sam & Barb's School for Scandal (2016); Samuel Barber in Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty (2017); Seinfeld (1996); Sicko (2007); Skate Boys (2015); So You Think You Can Dance (2012); South Park (2004); Spaced (1999–2001); Swimming Upstream (2003); Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006); The Ark of Madness (2007); The Bell Telephone Hour (1959); The Bonds of Springtime (2013); The Choir: Unsung Town (2009); The Cine-Masochist (2015); The Deep Blue Sea (2011); The Elephant Man (1980); The Grand Tour (2016); The Horse (1973); The Hunters (1996); The Man with the Wooden Face (2017); The Scarlet Letter (1995); The Simpsons (2003–2017); To Stay Alive: A Method (2016); Top Gear (2008); Vanessa (1978 / 2001 / 2019); Wasteland (2012); Where the Smiling Ends (2004); Wild Reeds (1994).

Born on this day – Claire Trevor:

Claire Trevor

Actress

March 8, 1910 – April 8, 2000

Credits:

Breaking Home Ties (1987); Murder, She Wrote (1987); The Love Boat (1983); Kiss Me Goodbye (1982); The Cape Town Affair (1967); How to Murder Your Wife (1965); The Stripper (1963); Dr. Kildare (1962); Two Weeks in Another Town (1962); The Investigators (1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956–1961); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1960); The Untouchables (1959); Wagon Train (1959); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); Marjorie Morningstar (1958); Playhouse 90 (1957); The Mountain (1956); Producers' Showcase (1956); Schlitz Playhouse (1956); Climax! (1956); Lucy Gallant (1955); Lux Video Theatre (1954–1955); Man Without a Star (1955); The Ford Television Theatre (1953–1954); The High and the Mighty (1954); General Electric Theater (1954); The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953); Stop, You're Killing Me (1952); My Man and I (1952); Hoodlum Empire (1952); Best of the Badmen (1951); Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951); Borderline (1950); The Lucky Stiff (1949); The Babe Ruth Story (1948); Key Largo (1948); The Velvet Touch (1948); Raw Deal (1948); Born to Kill (1947); The Bachelor's Daughters (1946); Crack-Up (1946); Johnny Angel (1945); Murder, My Sweet (1944); The Woman of the Town (1943); Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943); The Desperadoes (1943); Street of Chance (1942); Crossroads (1942); The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942); Texas (1941); Honky Tonk (1941); Dark Command (1940); Allegheny Uprising (1939); I Stole a Million (1939); Stagecoach (1939); Five of a Kind (1938); Valley of the Giants (1938); The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938); Walking Down Broadway (1938); Big Town Girl (1937); Second Honeymoon (1937); Dead End (1937); One Mile from Heaven (1937); King of Gamblers (1937); Time Out for Romance (1937); Career Woman (1936); 15 Maiden Lane (1936); Star for a Night (1936); To Mary - with Love (1936); Human Cargo (1936); Song and Dance Man (1936); My Marriage (1936); Navy Wife (1935); Dante's Inferno (1935); Spring Tonic (1935); Black Sheep (1935); Elinor Norton (1934); Baby, Take a Bow (1934); Wild Gold (1934); Hold That Girl (1934); Jimmy and Sally (1933); The Mad Game (1933); The Last Trail (1933); Life in the Raw (1933); The Imperfect Lover (1932); The Meal Ticket (1931); Good Times (1931).

Born on this day – Joan Bennett:

Joan Bennett

Actress

February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990

Born on this day – Marc Lawrence:

Marc Lawrence

Actor

February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005

Credits:

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003); The Shipping News (2001); End of Days (1999); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1999); ER (1998); Gotti (1996); From Dusk Till Dawn (1996); Four Rooms (1995); Metaltech: Earthsiege (1994); Marilyn, My Love (1994); Newsies (1992); Ruby (1992); Donor (1990); Gabriel's Fire (1990); Shannon's Deal (1990); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989); Blood Red (1989); The Big Easy (1986); The A-Team (1986); Night Train to Terror (1985); Savage Journey (1983); Thieves and Robbers (1983); Terror at Alcatraz (1982); Border Pals (1981); Cataclysm (1980); Super Fuzz (1980); The Dukes of Hazzard (1979); Swap Meet (1979); Hot Stuff (1979); Wonder Woman (1979); Goin' Coconuts (1978); Foul Play (1978); CHiPs (1978); A Piece of the Action (1977); Baretta (1976); Marathon Man (1976); The Rookies (1972); Switch (1975); The Man with the Golden Gun (1974); McCloud (1974); Mannix (1969–1974); Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (1973); Daddy's Deadly Darling (1973); Honor Thy Father (1973); In Pursuit of Treasure (1972); Nichols (1972); The Doris Day Show (1971); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Here's Lucy (1970–1971); The Partners (1971); Dream No Evil (1970); Bonanza (1970); The Kremlin Letter (1970); Il killer (1969); Krakatoa: East of Java (1968); Kong Island (1968); Custer of the West (1967); Du mou dans la gâchette (1967); 7 monaci d'oro (1966); The Rat Patrol (1966); Johnny Tiger (1966); 2 mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966); Nightmare in the Sun (1965); Savage Pampas (1965); Mister Ed (1965); Petticoat Junction (1965); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); Arrest and Trial (1964); Johnny Cool (1963); 77 Sunset Strip (1962); The Untouchables (1960–1963); The Detectives (1960–1962); Maverick (1961–1962); Whispering Smith (1961); Bronco (1961); The Deputy (1961); The Rifleman (1958–1960); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1960); Bronco (1960); Zane Grey Theatre (1960); The Roaring 20's (1960–1962); Lawman (1960–1961); M Squad (1960); Shotgun Slade (1959); Johnny Staccato (1959); Tightrope (1959); M Squad (1959); Peter Gunn (1959); Playhouse 90 (1958–1959); Wagon Train (1958); Kill Her Gently (1957); Helen of Troy (1956); La catena dell'odio (1955); Suor Maria (1955); Ballata tragica (1955); Studio One (1955); Luna nova (1955); Il più comico spettacolo del mondo (1953); Legione straniera (1953); Noi peccatori (1953); Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero (1953); Fratelli d'Italia (1952); I tre corsari (1952); La tratta delle bianche (1952); Tormento del passato (1952); Vacanze col gangster (1952); My Favorite Spy (1951); Hurricane Island (1951); The Desert Hawk (1950); Foreign Legion (1950); The Asphalt Jungle (1950); Black Hand (1950); Tough Assignment (1949); Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949); Jigsaw (1949); Out of the Storm (1948); Key Largo (1948); I Walk Alone (1947); Captain from Castile (1947); Unconquered (1947); Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947); Yankee Fakir (1947); Cloak and Dagger (1946); Inside Job (1946); The Virginian (1946); Blonde Alibi (1946); Life with Blondie (1945); Club Havana (1945); Don't Fence Me In (1945); Flame of Barbary Coast (1945); Dillinger (1945); The Princess and the Pirate (1944); Rainbow Island (1944); Tampico (1944); Hit the Ice (1943); Submarine Alert (1943); Calaboose (1943); The Ox-Bow Incident (1942); 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942); Eyes of the Underworld (1942); Call of the Canyon (1942); This Gun for Hire (1942); Yokel Boy (1942); Nazi Agent (1942); Public Enemies (1941); Sundown (1941); A Dangerous Game (1941); Hold That Ghost (1941); Lady Scarface (1941); The Shepherd of the Hills (1941); Blossoms in the Dust (1941); The Man Who Lost Himself (1941); The Monster and the Girl (1941); Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941); Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940); The Great Profile (1940); Brigham Young (1940); The Golden Fleecing (1940); The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940); Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (1940); Johnny Apollo (1940); Invisible Stripes (1939); The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939); Beware Spooks! (1939); Think First (1939); Dust Be My Destiny (1939); S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939); Ex-Champ (1939); Blind Alley (1939); Code of the Streets (1939); Romance of the Redwoods (1939); Sergeant Madden (1939); The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939); Blackwell's Island (1939); Homicide Bureau (1939); Honolulu (1938); There's That Woman Again (1938); While New York Sleeps (1938); Adventure in Sahara (1938); The Spider's Web (1938); I Am the Law (1938); Convicted (1938); Squadron of Honor (1938); Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938); Penitentiary (1938); The Shadow (1937); Murder in Greenwich Village (1937); Counsel for Crime (1937); Life Begins with Love (1937); Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937); A Dangerous Adventure (1937); It Can't Last Forever (1937); What Price Vengeance (1937); San Quentin (1937); Criminals of the Air (1937); I Promise to Pay (1937); Motor Madness (1937); Exile (1937); Night Waitress (1936); Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936); The Cowboy Star (1936); Blackmailer (1936); The Final Hour (1936); Trapped by Television (1936); Counterfeit (1936); Under Two Flags (1936); Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936); Love on a Bet (1936); Don't Gamble with Love (1936); Desire (1936); Road Gang (1936); 3 Kids and a Queen (1935); Dr. Socrates (1935); Little Big Shot (1935); After the Dance (1935); Don't Bet on Blondes (1935); The Arizonian (1935); Men of the Hour (1935); Strangers All (1935); Go Into Your Dance (1935); 'G' Men (1935); Million Dollar Baby (1934); Death on the Diamond (1934); Straight Is the Way (1934); White Woman (1933); Lady for a Day (1933); Her First Mate (1933); Gambling Ship (1933); If I Had a Million (1932).

Born on this day – Jack Mercer:

Jack Mercer

Voice actor

Animator

Writer

January 31, 1910 – December 7, 1984

Born on this day – Joy Adamson:

Joy Adamson

Naturalist

Artist

Writer

January 20, 1910 – January 3, 1980

Credits:

Books:

Born Free (1960); Elsa: The Story of a Lioness (1961); Forever Free: Elsa's Pride (1962); Friends from the Forest (1980); Joy Adamson's Africa (1972); Living Free: The story of Elsa and her cubs (1961); Peoples of Kenya (1975); Pippa: The Cheetah and her Cubs (1970); Pippa's Challenge (1972); Queen of Shaba: The Story of an African Leopard (1980); The Searching Spirit: Joy Adamson's Autobiography (1978); The Spotted Sphinx (1969).

Movies and television:

Born Free (1998); Born Free: A New Adventure (1996); The Joy Adamson Story (1980); Born Free (1974); Living Free (1972); Born Free (1966).

Born on this day – Luise Rainer:

Luise Rainer

Actress

January 12, 1910 – December 30, 2014

Credits:

Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003); The Gambler (1997); A Dancer (1991); The Love Boat (1984); Combat! (1965); Die kleinen Füchse (1963); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1957); Der erste Kuß (1954); Suspense (1954); Lux Video Theatre (1950–1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre (1951); By Candlelight (1949); The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1949); Hostages (1943); Dramatic School (1938); The Great Waltz (1938); The Toy Wife (1938); Big City (1937); The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937); The Good Earth (1937); The Great Ziegfeld (1936); Escapade (1935); Heut' kommt's drauf an (1933); Madame hat Besuch (1932); Sehnsucht 202 (1932).

Born on this day – Claudia Dell:

Claudia Dell

Actress

January 10, 1910 – September 5, 1977

Credits:

Fireside Theatre (1949); Black Magic (1944); Call of the Jungle (1944); Spotlight Scandals (1943); Sauce for the Gander (1940); The Mad Empress (1939); Juarez (1939); Algiers (1938); A Bride for Henry (1937); Boots of Destiny (1937); We're in the Legion Now (1936); Yellow Cargo (1936); What Becomes of the Children? (1936); Ghost Patrol (1936); Speed Limited (1935); Midnight Phantom (1935); The Lady in Scarlet (1935); Trails End (1935); Anniversary Trouble (1935); The Lost City (1935); Mama's Little Pirate (1934); Cleopatra (1934); Mrs. Barnacle Bill (1934); The Woman Condemned (1934); The Caretaker's Daughter (1934); The Big Bluff (1933); The Woman Who Dared (1933); The Midnight Warning (1932); Guilty or Not Guilty (1932); Hearts of Humanity (1932); The Midnight Lady (1932); Destry Rides Again (1932); Scandal for Sale (1932); Sporting Chance (1931); Left Over Ladies (1931); Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931); Bachelor Apartment (1931); The Stolen Jools (1931); 50 Million Frenchmen (1931); Sit Tight (1931); Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930); Big Boy (1930); Montana Moon (1930); Viennese Melody (1929).

Born on this day – John Sturges:

John Sturges

Director

January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992

Credits:

The Eagle Has Landed (1976); McQ (1974); Chino (1973); Joe Kidd (1972); Le Mans (1971); Marooned (1969); Ice Station Zebra (1968); Hour of the Gun (1967); The Hallelujah Trail (1965); The Satan Bug (1965); The Great Escape (1963); A Girl Named Tamiko (1962); Sergeants 3 (1962); By Love Possessed (1961); The Magnificent Seven (1960); Never So Few (1959); Last Train from Gun Hill (1959); The Old Man and the Sea (1958); The Law and Jake Wade (1958); Saddle the Wind (1958); Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957); Backlash (1956); The Scarlet Coat (1955); Underwater! (1955); Bad Day at Black Rock (1955); Escape from Fort Bravo (1953); Fast Company (1953); Jeopardy (1953); The Girl in White (1952); It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951); The People Against O'Hara (1951); Kind Lady (1951); The Magnificent Yankee (1950); Right Cross (1950); Mystery Street (1950); The Capture (1950); The Walking Hills (1949); Best Man Wins (1948); The Sign of the Ram (1948); Thunderbolt (1947); Keeper of the Bees (1947); For the Love of Rusty (1947); Alias Mr. Twilight (1946); Shadowed (1946); The Man Who Dared (1946).

Born on this day – Roy Rowland:

Roy Rowland

Director

December 31, 1910 – June 29, 1995

Born on this day – Charles Lederer:

Charles Lederer

Writer

Director

December 31, 1910 – March 5, 1976

Credits:

Ocean's Eleven (2001); Kiss of Death (1995); Kismet (1967); Destry (1964); A Global Affair (1964); Mutiny on the Bounty (1962); Follow That Dream (1962); Ocean's Eleven (1960); Can-Can (1960); It Started with a Kiss (1959); Never Steal Anything Small (1959); The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958); Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957); Matinee Theatre (1957); The Spirit of St. Louis (1957); Gaby (1956); Kismet (1955); TV de Vanguarda (1955); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953); Monkey Business (1952); Fearless Fagan (1952); O. Henry's Full House (1952); The Thing from Another World (1951); On the Loose (1951); Wabash Avenue (1950); Red, Hot and Blue (1949); I Was a Male War Bride (1949); The Lady from Shanghai (1947); Her Husband's Affairs (1947); Ride the Pink Horse (1947); Kiss of Death (1947); Slightly Dangerous (1943); The Youngest Profession (1943); Fingers at the Window (1942); Love Crazy (1941); Comrade X (1940); I Love You Again (1940); His Girl Friday (1940); Eternally Yours (1939); Broadway Serenade (1939); Within the Law (1939); Double or Nothing (1937); Mountain Music (1937); Baby Face Harrington (1935); Cock of the Air (1932); The Front Page (1931).

Born on this day – Marguerite Churchill:

Marguerite Churchill

Actress

December 26, 1910 – January 9, 2000

Credits:

Fireside Theatre (1952); Bunco Squad (1950); Legion of Terror (1936); Alibi for Murder (1936); The Final Hour (1936); Murder by an Aristocrat (1936); Dracula's Daughter (1936); The Walking Dead (1936); Man Hunt (1936); Speed Devils (1935); Without Children (1935); Girl Without a Room (1933); Forgotten Commandments (1932); Ambassador Bill (1931); Riders of the Purple Sage (1931); Quick Millions (1931); Charlie Chan Carries On (1931); Girls Demand Excitement (1931); The Big Trail (1930); Good Intentions (1930); Born Reckless (1930); Harmony at Home (1930); Seven Faces (1929); They Had to See Paris (1929); Pleasure Crazed (1929); The Valiant (1929); Furnace Trouble (1929); The Diplomats (1929).

Born on this day – Carl Urbano:

Carl Urbano

Animator

Director

December 20, 1910 – October 16, 2003

Credits:

Mid-Century Modern Animation: Volume 1 (segment: Destination Earth) (2012); Droopy: Master Detective (1993–1994); A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1993–1994); The Addams Family (1992); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990–1993); Yo Yogi! (1991–1992); A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1991); The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990–1991); Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1990–1991); Jetsons: The Movie (1990); Gravedale High (1990); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); The Flintstone Kids' Just Say No Special (1988); Fantastic Max (1988); Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1987); Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987); The Flintstone Kids (1986–1987); Pound Puppies (1986); Foofur (1986); Wildfire (1986); Paw Paws (1985–1986); The Jetsons (1985); Pink Panther and Sons (1984–1985); Challenge of the GoBots (1984); Snorks (1984); Monchhichis (1983); The Biskitts (1983); The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983); Shirt Tales (1982–1983); Pac-Man (1982–1983); The Dukes (1983); Super Friends (1978–1983); Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982); The Gary Coleman Show (1982); Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982); Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz (1982); The Little Rascals (1982); Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981–1982); The Kwicky Koala Show (1981); Trollkins (1981); The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1981); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1981); The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma (1981); The Smurfs (1981–1988); The All-New Popeye Hour (1981); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980); The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980); Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1980); Casper's First Christmas (1979); Casper and the Angels (1979); The Super Globetrotters (1979); Godzilla (1978–1979); The New Shmoo (1979); Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother (1979); Dinky Dog (1978); Jana of the Jungle (1978); Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978); Yogi's Space Race (1978); Buford and the Galloping Ghost (1978); Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977); Energy: A National Issue (1977); C B Bears (1977); Freedom 2000 (1974); The Addams Family (1973); The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1973; The General with the Cockeyed Id (1964); A Missile Named Mac (1962); The Far Sound (1961); Fill 'Er Up (1959); Rhapsody of Steel (1959); The Story of Creative Capital (1957); Working Dollars (1956); Destination Earth (1956); Man-Made Miracles (1954); Of Men and Molecules (1954); It's Everybody's Business (1954); Horizons of Hope (1954); The Far Sound (1961); It's Everybody's Business (1954); Dangerous When Wet (1953); Dear Uncle (1953); A Is for Atom (1953); The Devil and John Q (1952); What Makes Us Tick (1952); The Devil and John Q (1952); Fresh Laid Plans (1951); Inside Cackle Corners (1951); Albert in Blunderland (1950); Easy Does It (1946); Winky the Watchman (1945); The Stork's Holiday (1943); The Uninvited Pest (1943); The Boy and the Wolf (1943); Bah Wilderness (1943); Barney Bear's Victory Garden (1942); Wild Honey, or, How to Get Along Without a Ration Book (1942); Fine Feathered Friend (1942); Chips Off the Old Block (1942); The Bear and the Beavers (1942); Fraidy Cat (1942); The Night Before Christmas (1941); The Rookie Bear (1941); The Flying Bear (1941); Officer Pooch (1941); The Flying Bear (1941); The Midnight Snack (1941); The Alley Cat (1941); Dance of the Weed (1941); The Goose Goes South (1941); Mrs. Ladybug (1940); Gallopin' Gals (1940); The Bookworm Turns (1940); The Milky Way (1940); Swing Social (1940); Home on the Range (1940); Puss Gets the Boot (1940); The Fishing Bear (1940); Peace on Earth (1939); One Mother's Family (1939); The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939); Art Gallery (1939); Jitterbug Follies (1939); Merbabies (1938); The Little Bantamweight (1938); Pipe Dreams (1938); Little Ol' Bosko in Bagdad (1938); Little Buck Cheeser (1937); Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals (1937); The Wayward Pups (1937); The Hound and the Rabbit (1937); Little Ol' Bosko and the Pirates (1937); Bosko's Easter Eggs (1937); Swing Wedding (1937); Circus Daze (1937); The Pups' Christmas (1936); Little Cheeser (1936); To Spring (1936); The Pups' Picnic (1936); The Old House (1936); Two Little Pups (1936); The Old Mill Pond (1936); The Early Bird and the Worm (1936); Bottles (1936); Run Sheep, Run! (1935); Alias St. Nick (1935); Honeyland (1935); The Old Plantation (1935); Barnyard Babies (1935); Poor Little Me (1935); The Chinese Nightingale (1935); Good Little Monkeys (1935); The Calico Dragon (1935); The Lost Chick (1935); When the Cat's Away (1935); Hey-Hey Fever (1935); Toyland Broadcast (1934); The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934).