Born on this day – Dorothy Arnold:

Dorothy Arnold

Actress

November 21, 1917 – November 13, 1984

Born on this day – Madeleine Robinson:

Madeleine Robinson

Actress

November 5, 1917 – August 1, 2004

Born on this day – Virginia Field:

Virginia Field

Actress

November 4, 1917 – January 2, 1992

Born on this day – Ann Rutherford:

Ann Rutherford

Actress

November 2, 1917 – June 11, 2012

Credits:

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009); 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013); 20 Questions (1952); A Christmas Carol (1938); ABC Late Night (1974); Adventures of Don Juan (1948); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton (2014); Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939); Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940); Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics - And Other Things (1940); Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942); Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941); Angel of Mercy (1939); Annie Laurie (1936); Badlands of Dakota (1941); Bedside Manner (1945); Bermuda Mystery (1944); Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time (2011); Bill Slater Show (1950); California's Gold (2012); Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952); Carnival in Paris (1937); Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940); Climax! (1955–1958); Comin' 'Round the Mountain (1936); Corazón de... (2006); Dancing Co-Ed (1939); Danger (1953); Doughnuts and Society (1936); Down to the Sea (1936); Dramatic School (1938); Easter Parade in New York (1953); Easter Parade of Stars Auto Show (1954); Espionage (1937); Flag of Mercy (1942); Four Girls in White (1939); Gene Autry, Melody of the West (1994); General Electric Theater (1953); Gone with the Wind (1939); Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On (2009); Good Morning America (1983); Gruen Guild Theater (1951); Happy Land (1943); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Hollywood Greats (1979); Hollywood Opening Night (1952); Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983); Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940); Inside Job (1946); I've Got a Secret (1953); Judge Hardy and Son (1939); Judge Hardy's Children (1938); Keeping Company (1940); Kraft Theatre (1957); Land of Liberty (1939); Leave It to the Girls (1949); Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941); Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema (1996); Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (2004); Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Impossible Gift / Love and the Positive Man (1969–1973); Lux Video Theatre (1954); Meet the Stars #3: Variety Reel #1 (1941); Melody Trail (1935); MGM Parade (1955); Murder in the Music Hall (1946); Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950); Of Human Hearts (1938); Operation Haylift (1950); Orchestra Wives (1942); Out West with the Hardys (1938); Panic! (1958); Perry Mason (1959–1964); Place the Face (1955); Playhouse 90 (1958); Pride and Prejudice (1940); Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937); Red Skelton: A Comedy Scrapbook (1981); Robert Montgomery Presents (1953); Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940); Show-Business at War (1943); Stars Over Hollywood (1951); Student Tour (1934); Suspense (1953); Take It or Leave It (1944); Tales of Wells Fargo (1959); That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen (1994); The 12th Annual Golden Boot Awards (1993); The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards (1985); The Bob Newhart Show (1973–1974); The Bride Wore Red (1937); The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942); The Devil Is Driving (1937); The Donna Reed Show (1959); The Fighting Marines (1935); The Ghost Comes Home (1940); The Hardys Ride High (1939); The Harvester (1936); The James Melton Show (1951); The Judy Garland Show (1964); The Ken Murray Show (1950); The Lawless Nineties (1936); The Linkletter Show (1952); The Lonely Trail (1936); The Madonna's Secret (1946); The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988); The Oregon Trail (1936); The Red Skelton Hour (1958); The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947); The Singing Vagabond (1935); These Glamour Girls (1939); They Only Kill Their Masters (1972); This Is Your Life (1984 / 1988); This Time for Keeps (1942); Two O'Clock Courage (1945); U.S. Marshal (1959); Unusual Occupations (1947); Visiting... with Huell Howser (2010); Washington Melodrama (1941); Waterfront Lady (1935); Whistling in Brooklyn (1943); Whistling in Dixie (1942); Whistling in the Dark (1941); Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City (1953); Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976); Wyoming (1940); You're Only Young Once (1937).

Born on this day – Joan Fontaine:

Joan Fontaine

Actress

October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013

Born on this day – Jean-Pierre Melville:

Jean-Pierre Melville

Director

Writer

Actor

October 20, 1917 – August 2, 1973

Born on this day – Marsha Hunt:

Marsha Hunt

Actress

October 17, 1917 – September 7, 2022

Born on this day – June Allyson:

June Allyson

Actress

Dancer

Singer

October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006

Born on this day – Mila Parély:

Mila Parély

Actress

October 7, 1917 – January 14, 2012

Born on this day – Don Castle:

Don Castle

Producer

Actor

Writer

September 29, 1917 – May 26, 1966

Born on this day – Herbert Lom:

Herbert Lom

Actor

September 11, 1917 – September 27, 2012

Born on this day – William Brinkley:

William Brinkley

Writer

September 10, 1917 – November 22, 1993

When William Brinkley was a reporter for The Washington Post, he wrote the article covering the exorcism of a 14-year-old boy who lived in Mt. Rainier, Washington.

This case later became the inspiration for the novel The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, published in 1971, and the movie of the same title, directed by William Friedkin and released in 1973.

Article dated: Friday, August 20, 1949.

Born on this day – Lana Marconi:

Lana Marconi

Actress

September 8, 1917 – December 8, 1990

Born on this day – Isabel Sanford:

Isabel Sanford

Actress

Comedian

August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004

Credits:

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005); 1995 MTV Movie Awards (1995); 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary (1997); A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988); All in the Family (1971–1979); All Star Blitz (1985); All-Star Family Feud Special (1980); America 2-Night (1978); An Evening at the Improv (1990); Bewitched (1968); Body Language (1984–1985); Break the Bank (1977); CBS at 75 (2003); CBS Galaxy (1977); CBS: On the Air (1978); Circus of the Stars #7 (1982); Click Three Times (2000); Community (2009); Crazy Like a Fox (1986); Cybill (1996); Daniel Boone (1970); Dark Side of the '90s (2022); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Redd Foxx (1976); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Valerie Harper (1975); Dean's Place (1975); Dinah! (1977); Disney's Math Quest with Aladdin (1998); Donny & Marie (2000); Donny and Marie (1976); Dream On (1993); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1983–1986); Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972); Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967); Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1994); Hearts Are Wild (1992); Hickey & Boggs (1972); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Squares (2001–2003); I Am Not Your Negro (2016); In the House (1995); Inside TV Land (2002); Intimate Portrait (2003); Isabel's Honeymoon Hotel (1987); Jackie's Back! (1999); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1983); John & Leeza from Hollywood (1993); Kids Are People, Too (1979); Kojak (1974); Lady Sings the Blues (1972); Laugh? I Thought I'd Die! (1999); Living Single (1993); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1994); Love at First Bite (1979); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Perfect Wedding; Love and the Baby (1971–1972); Mafia! (1998); Match Game (1976); Match Game PM (1976); Maury (1991); Mod Squad (1968); Night of 100 Stars (1982); Norman Lear: A Life on Television (2023); Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016); Of Black America (1968); Original Gangstas (1996); Pendulum (1969); Pepper Ann (1998); Pete 'n' Tillie (1972); Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog (1989); Reading Rainbow (1985); Relatively Speaking (1988); RerunIt: Some Things Are Worth Repeating (2018); Roseanne (1995); Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017); Saturday Night Live (1976); See It Loud: The History of Black Television (2023); South Beach (1993); Sprung (1997); Stand Up and Be Counted (1972); Star Search (1984); Steigler and Steigler (1980); Storybook Squares (1976); Supertrain (1979); Tattletales (1984); Teen Angel (1997); That's TV (1982); The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1990); The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards (1987); The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame (1984); The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004); The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979); The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1981); The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982); The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984); The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1984); The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1983); The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004); The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1985); The 7th Annual People's Choice Awards / TV Special (1981); The Ben Stiller Show (1995); The Carol Burnett Show (1968–1977); The Comedy Shop (1978); The Comic (1969); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Evel Knievel (1975); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Muhammad Ali (1976); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1995–1996); The Fuzz Brothers (1973); The Great American Quiz Show (1987); The Great Man's Whiskers (1972); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1976–1980); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1978); The Howard Stern Show (1992); The Interns (1971); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2002); The Jeffersons (1975–1985); The John Davidson Show (1981); The Late Show (1986); The Love Boat (1980–1983); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1972); The Mike Douglas Show (1978); The New Centurions (1972); The New Hollywood Squares (1986–1987); The New Mike Hammer (1986); The New Temperatures Rising Show (1973); The Parkers (2001); The Paul Kent Show (1999); The Photographer (1974); The Red, White, and Black (1970); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998); The Shape of Things (1982); The Simpsons (2004); The Steve Harvey Show (1996); The Young and the Restless (2002); The Young Runaways (1968); This Is Your Life (1984); Time & Again (2000); Tony Orlando and Dawn (1975); Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 4 (2000); TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003); TV's Greatest Sidekicks (2004); Unsung Hollywood (2017); Up the Sandbox (1972); Vega$ (1978); Vicki! (1992–1993); Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972); You Are the Jury (1986).

Born on this day – Jack Kirby:

Jack Kirby

Comic book artist

Writer

Actor

August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994

Credits:

Comic books:

2001: A Space Odyssey #1–10 (1976–1977); Amazing Adventures #1–4 (Inhumans) (1970); Avengers #1–8 (full pencils), #14–17 (1963–1965); Black Panther #1–12 (1977–1978); Captain America #100–109, 112 (1968–1969); Demon #1–16 (1972–1974); Devil Dinosaur #1–9 (1978); Eternals #1–19, Annual #1 (1976–1978); Fantastic Four #1–102, 108, Annual #1–6 (1961–1971); Forever People #1–11 (1971–1972); Incredible Hulk #1–5 (1962–1963); Journey into Mystery #51–52, 54–82 (1959–1966); Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth #1–40 (1972–1976); Machine Man #1–9 (1978); Mister Miracle #1–18 (1971–1974); New Gods #1–11 (1971–1972); O.M.A.C. #1–8 (1974–1975); Our Fighting Forces #151–162 (1974–1975); Silver Surfer #18 (1970); Strange Tales #67–70, 72–100 (1959–1967); Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133–139, 141–148 (1970–1972); Tales of Suspense #2–4, 7–35 (1959–1968); Tales to Astonish #1, 5–34; (Ant-Man): #35–40, 44, 49–51 (1962–1966);Thor #126–177, 179, Annual #2 (1966–1970); X-Men #1–11 (full pencils) (1963–1966).

Movies, television and video games:

A Clean Shaven Man (1936); Agent Carter (2015–2016); Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020); Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot (2016); Animal Man (2012); Ant-Man (2015 / 2017); Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018); Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023); Atop the Fourth Wall (2013); Avengers Assemble (2012–2019); Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014); Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015); Avengers: Endgame (2019); Avengers: Infinity War (2018); Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2010); Battleworld (2022); Big Barda of Suburbia (2021); Biography (1995); Black Adam (2022); Black Panther (2010 / 2018); Black Panther: Legacy (2023); Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022); Black Widow (2021); Blue Beetle (2023); Bob (1993); Captain America (1944 / 1966 / 1979 / 1990); Captain America Battles the Red Skull (1964); Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979); Captain America vs. The Mutant (1964); Captain America: Civil War (2016); Captain America: Super Soldier (2011); Captain America: The First Avenger (2011); Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014); Captain Marvel (2019); Centurions (1986); Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos (1986); Comic Book Confidential (1988); Comic-Con Begins (2021); COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages (2016); Dark Suns (2023); DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016); DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games (2017); DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High (2016); De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros (2001); Death Battle (2012–2023); Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022); Entertainment Tonight (1982); Eternals (2021); Fantastic Four (1967 / 1997 / 2005 / 2015); Fantastic Four Activity Studio (2005); Fantastic Four: Flame On (2005); Fantastic Four: Origins of the Silver Surfer (2007); Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007); Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2007); Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2007); Femme Fatales (2012); Frankenpimp (2009); Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979); Glorious Purpose (2023); Goldie Gold and Action Jack (1981); Guardians of the Galaxy (2014 / 2015 / 2019); Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017); Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023); Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (2017); Harley Quinn (2020–2023); Hawkeye (2021); Hold the Wire (1936); How I Became a Super Hero (2020); Hulk (1966 / 2003); Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2015); Hulk in Traffic (2016); Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell (2016); I Am Groot (2022–2023); Icons Unearthed (2024); Inhumans (2017); Injustice 2 (2017); Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United (2013); Iron Man (1966 / 2008 / 2010); Iron Man 2 (2010); Iron Man 3 (2013); Iron Man and Captain America: Heroes United (2014); Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2008); Iron Man: Extremis (2010); Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013); Justice League (2001–2017); Justice League Action (2016–2018); Justice League Dark (2017); Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020); Justice League Unlimited (2004–2005); Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015); Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013); Justice League: The New Frontier (2008); Justice League: War (2014); KiraKira Pretty Cure A La Mode: Paritto! Omoide no Mille-feuille! (2017); Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby (2017); Kount Kracula's Review Showcase (2017); Lazer Tag Academy (1986); Legion (2017); Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (2015); Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain (2017); LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super-villain High (2018); Lego DC Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015); Lego DC Super-Villains (2018); Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 (2017); LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Black Panther - Trouble in Wakanda (2018); Lego Marvel's Avengers (2016); LEGO the Amazing Spider-Man (2020); Loki's Plot: An Easter Special (2013); M.O.D.O.K. (2021); Magneto (2024); Marvel Avengers Academy (2016); Marvel Covers: Remake of Fans (2024); Marvel Heroes (2013); Marvel Knights: Eternals (2014); Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013); Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011); Marvel Puzzle Quest (2013); Marvel Snap (2022); Marvel Strike Force (2018); Marvel Studios: Legends (2021); Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! (2015); Marvel Super Heroes (1995); Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011); Marvel World of Heroes (2023); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009); Marvel's Midnight Suns (2022); Mighty Thor (1966); Minoriteam (2006); Mister T (1983–1985); Ms. Marvel (2022); Planet Hulk (2010); Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936); Prisoners of Gravity (1993); Pryde of the X-Men (1989); Rambo (1986); Reign of the Supermen (2019); Reign of the Superwomen (2021); Rocket & Groot (2017); Rogue Redemption (2019); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980); Secret History of Comics (2017); Secret Invasion (2023); Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010); Sectaurs (1985); Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021); She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022); Silver Surfer (1998 / 2020); Sin City (2005); Smallville (2010–2011); Space Stars (1981); Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1982); Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge (1992); Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019); Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017); Spider-Man: Identity (2019); Spider-Man: Wanted (2018); Stan Lee (2023); Starsky and Hutch (1976); Super Friends (1979–1985); Super Power Beat Down (2013–2016); Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (2013); Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010); Superman: The Animated Series (1997–2000); Superman: The Animated Series (1998); Superpowered: The DC Story (2023); Swat the Fly (1935); Team Thor (2016); Team Thor: Part 2 (2017); Teen Titans GO! To the Movies (2018); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003); The Anti Gravity Room (1995–1997); The Avengers (2012); The Avengers Lego Adventure (2013); The Avengers: Audio Drama (2023); The Avengers: Audio Drama / Podcast Series (2024); The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010–2012); The Avengers: United They Stand (1999–2000); The Death and Return of Superman (1994); The Death of Superman (2018); The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021); The Fantastic Four (1978 / 1994); The Gifted (2017–2019); The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022); The Incredible Hulk (1979–2008); The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (2005); The King & the Worst (2009); The Lego Batman Movie (2017); The Marvel Super Heroes (1966); The Marvels (2023); The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987); The New Shmoo (1979–1980); The Overstreet World of Comic Books (1993); The Punisher (1993); The Replacement Gods (2012); The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (2003); The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008); Thor (2011); Thor and Loki in Wigan (2013); Thor in the Playroom (2013); Thor: Love and Thunder (2022); Thor: Ragnarok (2017); Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011); Thor: The Dark World (2013); Thundarr the Barbarian (1980–1981); Troldspejlet (2015); Turbo Teen (1984); Ultimate Avengers II (2006); Ultimate Avengers: The Movie (2006); Ultimate Spider-Man (2012–2016); Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk (2013); WandaVision (2021); What If...? (2021–2023); Wolverine (1991); X2: X-Men United (2003); X-Men (1992 / 1993 / 2000 / 2011); X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995); X-Men '97 (2024); X-Men Legends (2004); X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005); X-Men: Apocalypse (2016); X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994); X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019); X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014); X-Men: Destiny (2011); X-Men: Evolution (2000–2003); X-Men: First Class (2011); X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000); X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994); X-Men: Next Dimension (2002); X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997); X-Men: The Audio Drama (2014–2023); X-Men: The Official Game (2006); Young Justice (2011–2022); Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021); Zombie Beach Party (2003).

Born on this day – John Lee Hooker:

John Lee Hooker

Blues singer

Songwriter

Guitarist

August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001

Born on this day – Claudia McNeil:

Claudia McNeil

Actress

August 13, 1917 – November 25, 1993

Born on this day – Marjorie Reynolds:

Marjorie Reynolds

Actress

August 12, 1917 – February 1, 1997

Born on this day – Robert Mitchum:

Robert Mitchum

Actor

August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997

Born on this day – Patricia Dane:

Patricia Dane

Actress

August 4, 1917 – June 5, 1995

Credits:

Are You with It? (1948); Fighting Mad (1948); Fireside Theatre (1951); Grand Central Murder (1942); I Dood It (1943); I'll Wait for You (1941); Johnny Eager (1941); Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941); Northwest Rangers (1942); Personalities (1942); Rio Rita (1942); Road to Bali (1952); Somewhere I'll Find You (1942); The Harder They Fall (1956); The Lone Wolf (1954); Ziegfeld Girl (1941).