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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Born on this day – Jocelyn Brando:


Jocelyn Brando


Actress

Writer

November 18, 1919 – November 27, 2005

Credits:

87th Precinct (1961); A Question of Love (1978); Actor's Studio (1948–1949); Alcoa Premiere (1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959–1961); Arrest and Trial (1963); Buckskin (1959); Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965); Checkmate (1961); China Venture (1953); Combat Fatigue Irritability (1945); Coronado 9 (1960); Dallas (1979); Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981); Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2 (2022); Darkroom (1981); Dr. Kildare (1963); Frontier Circus (1961); General Electric Theater (1956–1960); Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979); Here's Hollywood (1962); Ironside (1969); Kojak (1977); Kraft Theatre (1951); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1955–1956); Laramie (1960–1961); Little House on the Prairie (1975); Love of Life (1951–1980); Lux Playhouse (1959); M Squad (1959); Markham (1960); Mommie Dearest (1981); Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006); Movie Movie / Segments: Dynamite Hands / Baxter's Beauties of 1933 (1978); My Three Sons (1964); Nash Airflyte Theatre (1951); Nightfall (1956); Official Detective (1957); Omnibus / Segment: The Gold Dress (1953); One Step Beyond (1959); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1958); Riverboat (1960); Shotgun Slade (1961); Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983); State Trooper (1959); Step Down to Terror (1958); Studio 57 (1955); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); Ten Wanted Men (1955); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); The Big Heat (1953); The Chase (1966); The Explosive Generation (1961); The Major and the Minor (1958); The Millionaire (1958); The Rebels: Marlon Brando (1981); The Tall Man (1961); The Ugly American (1963); The Virginian (1963–1969); The World of Mr. Sweeney (1955); Thriller (1960–1962); Wagon Train (1958–1963); Why Would I Lie? (1980).

Born on this day – Georgia Carroll:


Georgia Carroll


Singer

Model

Actress

November 18, 1919 – January 14, 2011

Credits:

Around the World (1943); Carolina Blues (1944); College of Musical Knowledge (1950); Cover Girl (1944); Du Barry Was a Lady (1943); G.I. Journal (1944); Girl Crazy (1943); Maisie Was a Lady (1941); eet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (1940); Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941); Navy Blues (1941); Play Girl (1941); Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (1950); Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood (1948); Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood (1954); Screen Snapshots: Off the Air (1947); The Falcon's Brother (1942); The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941); The Playgirls (1942); Thousands Cheer (1943); Unusual Occupations (1947); Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942); You're in the Army Now (1941); Ziegfeld Girl (1941).

Friday, November 7, 2025

Born on this day – Aline Towne:


Aline Towne


Actress

November 7, 1919 – February 2, 1996

Credits:

A Blueprint for Murder (1953); A Date with Judy (1948); A Guide for the Married Man (1967); A Woman of Distinction (1950); Adventures of Superman (1952–1953); Airwolf (1985); Alcoa Theatre (1958); Bozo the Clown (1954); Bullet for a Badman (1964); Cavalcade of America (1955–1957); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Code 3 (1957); Colt .45 (1957); Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1953); Confidence Girl (1952); Death Valley Days (1958); Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951); Easter Parade (1948); Eight Is Enough (1977); Fireside Theatre (1951); Flipper (1965); Four Star Playhouse (1954); Front Page Bible (1959); Gang Busters (1952); Gog (1954); Goodyear Theatre (1958); Guns Don't Argue! (1957); Harbor of Missing Men (1950); Highway 301 (1950); Highway Patrol (1957); Hollywood Summer Theatre (1956); Homecoming (1948); Hopalong Cassidy (1953); How to Marry a Millionaire (1959); I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951); Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder (1952); Johnny Midnight (1960); Julia Misbehaves (1948); Julie (1956); Lassie (1956–1957); Leave It to Beaver (1958–1960); Lux Video Theatre (1956–1957); M Squad (1960); Man Afraid (1957); Man Without a Gun (1958); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971–1976); Markham (1960); Maverick (1958); Mirage (1965); My Favorite Husband (1955); Navy Log (1956); Public Defender (1955); Purple Heart Diary (1951); Racket Squad (1952); Radar Men from the Moon (1952); Retik, the Moon Menace (1966); Room 222 (1972); Rough Riders of Durango (1951); Satan's Satellites (1958); Schlitz Playhouse (1953); Science Fiction Theatre (1956); Sea Hunt (1958–1961); Send Me No Flowers (1964); Slaves of the Invisible Monster (1966); Song of Norway (1970); Stage 7 (1955); Taggart (1964); Tales of Wells Fargo (1957); Target: Sea of China (1966); The Brass Bottle (1964); The Donna Reed Show (1960–1966); The Doris Day Show (1971–1972); The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1954); The Gray Ghost (1957); The Incredible Hulk (1979); The Invisible Monster (1950); The Jean Arthur Show (1966); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1957); The Lineup (1957–1958); The Lone Ranger (1953–1956); The Loretta Young Show (1955); The Millionaire (1956); The Rough Riders (1958–1959); The Steel Trap (1952); The Vanishing Westerner (1950); This Is the Life (1956–1960); Trader Tom of the China Seas (1954); Universal Newsreel (1945); Wagon Train (1958–1964); Whispering Smith (1961); White Heat (1949); Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952).

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Born on this day – E.C. Tubb:


E.C. Tubb


Writer

October 15, 1919 – September 10, 2010

Credits:

Books:

A Scatter of Stardust (1972); A World Aflame (1974); Alien Dust (1955); Alien Impact (1952); Alien Life (1954); Alien Worlds (1999); Angado (1984); Assignment New York (1955); Astro Race (1951); Atilus the Gladiator (1975); Atilus the Slave (1975); Atom War on Mars (1952); Atoms in Action (1953); Beyond the Galactic Lens (1975); Beyond Time (2019); Black Cat Weekly #161 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #164 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #165 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #168 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #169 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #172 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #174 (2024); Black Cat Weekly #175 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #179 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #181 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #185 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #186 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #189 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #191 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #195 (2025); Black Cat Weekly #202 (2025); C.O.D. Mars (1968); Calculated Risk / Air Ace Picture Library issue 78 (1961); Cath (1968); Century of the Manikin (1972); Child of Earth (2008); City of No Return (1954); Dead Weight / aka Death Wears a White Face (1957); Death God's Doom (1999); Death Is a Dream (1967); Derai / aka The Death Zone (1968); Dynasty of Doom (1953); E.C. Tubb SF Gateway Omnibus (2014); Earth Enslaved (1974); Earth Is Heaven (1982); Eloise (1975); Enemy of the State (2011); Enemy within the Skull (1974); Enterprise 2115 / aka The Mechanical Monarch (1954); Escape into Space (1969); Eye of the Zodiac (1975); Fantasy Annual 5 (2003); Fear of Strangers (2007); Fires of Satan (2012); Flight or Fright (2018); Footsteps of Angels (2011); Fugitive of Time (1953); Full Impact / Air Ace Picture Library issue 92 (1962); Future Crimes (2021); Galaxy of the Lost (1973); Gladiator (1978); Gunflash / War Picture Library issue 157 (1962); Gyrator Control (1951); Haven of Darkness (1977); Hell Planet (1954); Hellfire Landing / Commando issue 5 (1961); Heroic Adventure Stories (1998); Hit Back / Battle Picture Library issue 69 (1962); Horror! Under the Tombstone (2013); House of Entropy (1953); I Fight for Mars (1953); I Vow Vengeance / War at Sea Picture Library issue 7 (1962); Iduna's Universe (1979); Incident on Ath (1978); Into the Empty Dark (2020); Iron Head (1960); Jack of Swords (1976); Jewel of Jarhen (1974); Jondelle (1973); Journey to Mars (1954); Kalgan the Golden (1999); Kalin (1969); Lallia (1971); Legal Eagle (1956); Lost Mars (2018); Lucky Strike / War Picture Library issue 124 (1961); Man of Imagination (2020); Mayenne (1973); Melome (1983); Menace from the Past (1954); Mimics of Dephene (1975); Mirror of the Night (2019); Mirror of the Night and Other Weird Tales (2011); Moment Out of Time (1952); Monster of Metelaze (1973); Moon Base (1964); More Tales of Unease (1969); Murder in Space (1997); Nectar of Heaven (1981); New Writings in SF 22 (1973); New Writings in SF 23 (1973); New Writings in SF 28 (1975); New Writings in SF 29 (1976); New Writings in SF 30 (1977); New Writings in SF 6 (1965); No Higher Stakes / Battle Picture Library issue 89 (1963); One Must Die / Battle Picture Library issue 72 (1962); Only One Winner (2013); Pandora's Box (1954); Patient of Promise (1957); Pawn of the Omphalos (1980); Penalty of Fear / Thriller Picture Library issue 444 (1963); Perilous Planets (1978); Planet of Dread (1974); Planetoid Disposals, Ltd. (1953); Precedent (1952); Prison of Night (1977); Projectile War (1951); Quarry (2021); Reverse Universe (1952); Reward for a Hero (2020); Rocket Invasion (1951); Rockets Aren't Human (1952); S.T.A.R. Flight (1969); Sands of Destiny (2009); Saturn Patrol (1951); Second from the Sun (2020); Seetee Alert! (1974); Slave Ship from Sergan (1973); Space 1 (1973); Space Hunger / aka Earth Set Free (1953); Space Line (1952); Space Stories (1996); Space: 1999 / Alien Seed (1976); Space: 1999 / Breakaway (1975); Space: 1999 / Collision Course (1975); Space: 1999 / Earthfall (1977); Space: 1999 / Rogue Planet (1976); Spaceworlds (2021); Spawn of Laban (1974); Spectrum of a Forgotten Sun (1976); Star Haven (2012); Stardeath (1983); Starslave (2010); Suicide Squad / War Picture Library issue 172 (1962); Symbol of Terra (1984); Target Death / Combat Library issue 102 (1961); Task Flight (1951); Technos (1972); Temple of Death (1954); Ten from Tomorrow (1966); Terra! (1952); Test Piece (2021); The 1974 Annual World's Best SF (1974); The Androids Are Coming (1979); The Best Science Fiction of E.C. Tubb (2003); The Captive (2010); The Coming Event (1982); The Daymakers (2014); The Dead Keep Faith / War Picture Library issue 140 (1962); The Eater of Worlds (1974); The Extra Man / aka Fifty Days to Doom (1954); The First Shot (2000); The Freedom Army / aka De Bracy's Drug (1953); The Galactiad (1983); The Genetic Buccaneer (1974); The Gholan Gate (1974); The Ghosts of Epidoris (1975); The Gold Seekers (2000); The Green Helix / aka Alien Universe (1952); The Hand of Havoc (1954); The Jester at Scar (1970); The Life Buyer (1965); The Luck Machine (1980); The Mammoth Book of New Terror (2004); The Metal Eater (1954); The Ming Vase (2011); The Mutants Rebel (1953); The Pawn of Ophalos (1980); The Primitive (1977); The Quillian Sector (1978); The Random House Book of Science Fiction Stories (1997); The Resurrected Man (1954); The Return (1997); The Sleeping City (1999); The Space-Born (1956); The Spark of Anger / Battle Picture Library issue 52 (1962); The Stellar Assignment (1979); The Stellar Legion (1954); The Temple of Truth (1985); The Terra Data (1980); The Terridae (1981); The Tormented City (1953); The Wager (2011); The Wall (1953); The Wall / The Life Buyer (2021); The Warbirds (2021); The Winds of Gath / aka Gath (1967); The Wonderful Day (2012); To Dream Again (2011); Tomorrow (2011); Too Tough to Handle / War Picture Library issue 134 (1962); Toyman (1969); Upstairs (2021); Venusian Adventure (1953); Veruchia (1973); We, the Brave (1957); Web of Sand (1979); Weird Shadows from Beyond (1965); World at Bay (1954); World of Promise (1980); Zenya (1974).

Movies and television:

57 Seconds (2023); Le navire étoile (1962); Night Gallery / Segment: Little Girl Lost (1972); The Vise (1955).

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Born on this day – Donald Pleasence:


Donald Pleasence


Actor

October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995

Credits:

Fatal Frames (1996); Safe Haven (1995); Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995); Signs and Wonders (1995); Guinevere (1994); Omnibus (1972–1994); The Big Freeze (1993); The Big Freeze (1993); The Advocate (1993); The Thief and the Cobbler (1993); Screen Two (1993); Lovejoy (1992); Diên Biên Phú (1992); Shadows and Fog (1991); Millions (1991); Donne armate (1991); L'avvoltoio sa attendere (1991); Moi, général de Gaulle (1990); Buried Alive (1989); American Rickshaw (1989); Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989); Casablanca Express (1989); Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989); Ten Little Indians (1989); River of Death (1989); The House of Usher (1989); The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988); Paganini Horror (1988); Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988); Vampire in Venice (1988); Last Platoon (1988); The Commander (1988); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985); Hanna's War (1988); Gila and Rik (1987); Urban Animals (1987); Phantom of Death (1987); Django Strikes Again (1987); Prince of Darkness (1987); Ground Zero (1987); Double Target (1987); Basements (The Room) (1987); Spettri (1987); Scoop (1987); Warrior Queen (1987); Honor Thy Father (1986); Into the Darkness (1986); Naso di cane (1986); Cobra Mission (1986); Nothing Underneath (1985); Treasure of the Amazon (1985); The Corsican Brothers (1985); Phenomena (1985); Black Arrow (1985); To Kill a Stranger (1984); Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984); The Ambassador (1984); Arch of Triumph (1984); A Breed Apart (1984); Where Is Parsifal? (1984); Master of the Game (1984); The Devonsville Terror (1983); Play for Today (1971–1983); Warrior of the Lost World (1983); The Barchester Chronicles (1982); Witness for the Prosecution (1982); Alone in the Dark (1982); Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981); Halloween II (1981); Computercide (1981); Dick Turpin (1981); The Monster Club (Vampire Story) (1981); Escape from New York (1981); Blade on the Feather (1980); The Ghost Sonata (1980); The Pumaman (1980); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); All Quiet on the Western Front (1979); Better Late Than Never (1979); Jaguar Lives! (1979); Dracula (1979); Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979); L'homme en colère (1979); Gold of the Amazon Women (1979); Mrs. Columbo (1979); Centennial (1978–1979); Halloween (1978); Last In, First Out (1978); Power Play (1978); Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978); Night Creature (1978); The Bastard (1978); Tomorrow Never Comes (1978); Blood Relatives (1978); The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978); The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978); Telefon (1977); Oh, God! (1977); The Uncanny (Hollywood 1936) (1977); Jesus of Nazareth (1977); Ubu roi (1976); The Eagle Has Landed (1976); The Collection (1976); The Last Tycoon (1976); The Passover Plot (1976); BBC2 Playhouse (1974–1976); Goldenrod (1976); The Devil's Men (1976); A Dirty Knight's Work (1976); Death of an Informer (19760; Peep Show (1975); Shades of Greene (1975); Hearts of the West (1975); Journey Into Fear (1975); Sharon's Baby (1975); Escape to Witch Mountain (1975); The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975); Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974); La loba y la Paloma (1974); Occupations (1974); The Mutations (1974); The Black Windmill (1974); Watch Out, We're Mad (1974) From Beyond the Grave (An Act of Kindness) (1974); The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water (1973); Tales That Witness Madness (1973); Malachi's Cove (1973); Columbo (1973); Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973); The Rainbow Boys (1973); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973); Wedding in White (1972); Death Line (1972); Police Surgeon (1972); Innocent Bystanders (1972); Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972); The Man Outside (1972); The Pied Piper (1972); The Jerusalem File (1972); Hawaii Five-O (1972); Kidnapped (1971); The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971); Wake in Fright (1971); THX 1138 (1971); Aquarius (1970); Confession (1970); Soldier Blue (1970); Arthur? Arthur! (1969); The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969); NBC Experiment in Television (1969); Creature of Comfort (1968); The Other People (1968); Mr. Freedom (1968); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1967–1968); Call Me Daddy (1967); Will Penny (1967); The Diary of Anne Frank (1967); Matchless (1967); You Only Live Twice (1967); Armchair Theatre (1957–1967); The Good & Faithful Servant (1967); The Night of the Generals (1967); Eye of the Devil (1966); The Wednesday Play (1966); Fantastic Voyage (1966); Cul-de-sac (1966); ITV Play of the Week (1956–1966); The Fugitive (1966); Love Story (1965); Armchair Mystery Theatre (1965); The Hallelujah Trail (1965); The Defenders (1965); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); Espionage (1964); The Outer Limits (1963); Dr. Crippen (1963); The Guest (1963); The Great Escape (1963); The Hatchet Man (1962); The Twilight Zone (1962); Lisa (1962); The Magical World of Disney (1961); No Place Like Homicide! (1961); The Horsemasters (1961); Spare the Rod (1961); One Step Beyond (1961); The Wind of Change (1961); No Love for Johnnie (1961); Danger Man (1960–1961); The Hands of Orlac (1960); A Story of David: The Hunted (1960); Alice Through the Looking Box (1960); The Risk (1960); The Big Day (1960); Interpol Calling (1960); The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963); BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960); Rendezvous (1960); Sons and Lovers (1960); Hell Is a City (1960); Circus of Horrors (1960); Somerset Maugham Hour (1960); The Battle of the Sexes (1960); The Flesh and the Fiends (1960); The Shakedown (1960); The Four Just Men (1960); Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959); ITV Television Playhouse (1956–1959); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1952–1959); The Traitor (1959); William Tell (1959); Look Back in Anger (1959); The Scarf (1959); Granite (1958); The Two-Headed Spy (1958); The Man Inside (1958); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956–1958); The Wind Cannot Read (1958); The Desk Set (1958); Hotel Imperial (1958); Heart of a Child (1958); The Killing Stones (1958); A Tale of Two Cities (1958); I Spy (1958); All at Sea (1957); Stowaway Girl (1957); Assignment Foreign Legion (1957); Decision Against Time (1957); The Black Tent (1956); H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956); 1984 (1956); Encounter (1956); On Camera (1955); Value for Money (1955); The Grove Family (1955); 1984 - BBC Live TV Productions (1954); Orders Are Orders (1954); The Face of Love (1954); The Runaway Slave (1954); Montserrat (1954); The Beachcomber (1954); The Coiners (1954); The Dybbuk (1952).

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Saturday, September 6, 2025

Born on this day – Ovid Demaris:


Ovid Demaris


Writer

September 6, 1919 – March 12, 1998

Credits:

Books:

America the Violent (1970); Brothers in Blood (1977); Candyleg / aka Machine Gun Mccain (1961); Captive City (1969); Dirty Business (1974); Fatal Mistake (1966); J. Edgar Hoover (1994); Jack Ruby (1967); Legs Diamond (1973); Lucky Luciano (1959); Mason's Women (1971); Ricochet (1988); Ride The Gold Mare (1957); The Best Pulp Noir Fiction Super Pack (2020); The Best Pulp Noir Fiction Super Pack 2 (2021); The Best Pulp Noir Fiction Volume Six (2020); The Board-walk Jungle (1986); The Dillinger Story (1961); The Director (1975); The Enforcer (1960); The Extortioners (1960); The Gold-plated Sewer (1960); The Green Felt Jungle (1963); The Hoods Take Over (1957); The Last Mafioso (1980); The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1961); The Long Night (1959); The Lusting Drive (1958); The Organization / aka The Contract (1965); The Overlord (1972); The Parasite (1963); The Slasher (1959); The Toughest Customers (1965); The Vegas Legacy (1984).

Movies and television:

Gang War (1958); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965); Machine Gun McCain (1969); The Bob McLean Show (1981).

Born on this day – John Mitchum:


John Mitchum

Actor

September 6, 1919 – November 29, 2001

Friday, August 15, 2025

Born on this day – Philip Perlman:


Philip Perlman


Actor

August 15, 1919 – April 29, 2015

Credits:

Cheers (1986–1993); Class Act (1992); Deadly Hero (1975); Drowning Mona (2000); Duplex (2003); Even Money (2006); Frasier (2002); Hill Street Blues (1982); Hoffa (1992); It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2006); Man on the Moon (1999); Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005); Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990); Other People's Money (1991); Out of Sight (1998); Roc (1991–1992); Sibs (1992); The Ratings Game (1984); The Tracey Ullman Show (1990); The War of the Roses (1989); Throw Momma from the Train (1987).

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Born on this day – Ann Morriss:


Ann Morriss


Actress

August 5, 1919 – June 30, 1994

Credits:

And One Was Beautiful (1940); Blossoms in the Dust (1941); Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940); But Not for Me (1959); Code 3 (1957); Colt .45 (1959); Designing Woman (1957); Gang Busters (1952); Guns Don't Argue! (1957); Highway Patrol (1958); Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940); Honolulu (1939); Hullabaloo (1940); I Led 3 Lives (1956); I'll Wait for You (1941); Jack Pot (1940); Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941); Lock Up (1960); One Foot in Hell (1960); Passport to Danger (1954); Public Defender (1954–1955); Pushover (1954); Set 'em Up (1939); Slander (1956); Society Lawyer (1939); Spring Madness (1938); Studio 57 (1958); The Ann Sothern Show (1959); The Box Brothers (1956); The Chaser (1938); The Donna Reed Show (1959–1960); The Ghost Comes Home (1940); The Great American Pastime (1956); The Hardys Ride High (1939); The High Cost of Loving (1958); The Opposite Sex (1956); The Private War of Major Benson (1955); The Proud and Profane (1956); The Thin Man (1958); The Women (1939); Think First (1939); Third Finger, Left Hand (1940); Whirlybirds (1958); Within the Law (1939).