Born on this day – Ralph Meeker:

Ralph Meeker

Actor

November 21, 1920 – August 5, 1988

Born on this day – Gene Tierney:

Gene Tierney

Actress

November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991

Born on this day – Gisela Fackeldey:

Gisela Fackeldey

Actress

November 13, 1920 – October 21, 1986

Born on this day – Jack Elam:

Jack Elam

Actor

November 13, 1920 – October 20, 2003

Born on this day – Nanette Fabray:

Nanette Fabray

Actress

Singer

Dancer

October 27, 1920 – February 22, 2018

Born on this day – Mitzi Green:

Mitzi Green

Actress

Singer

October 22, 1920 – May 24, 1969

Born on this day – Hy Averback:

Hy Averback

Actor

Producer

Director

October 21, 1920 – October 14, 1997

Born on this day – Mario Puzo:

Mario Puzo

Writer

October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999

Born on this day – Laraine Day:

Laraine Day

Actress

October 13, 1920 – November 10, 2007

Born on this day – Frank Herbert:

Frank Herbert

Writer

October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986

Credits:

Dune (1965); Dune Messiah (1969); Children of Dune (1976); God Emperor of Dune (1981); Heretics of Dune (1984); Chapterhouse: Dune (1985); House Atreides (1999); House Harkonnen (2000); House Corrino (2001); Fremen Justice (2001); The Machine Crusade (2002); The Battle of Corrin (2004); Hunters of Dune (2006); Sandworms of Dune (2007); Paul of Dune (2008); The Winds of Dune (2009); Sisterhood of Dune (2011); Mentats of Dune (2014); Red Plague (2016); Navigators of Dune (2016); The Duke of Caladan (2020); The Lady of Caladan (2021); The Heir of Caladan (2022); The Machine Crusade (2002); The Battle of Corrin (2004); The Illustrated Dune (1965); The Dune Encyclopedia (1984); Songs of Muad'dib (1992); The Road to Dune (2005); Tales of Dune (2011); Sands of Dune (2022); Whipping Star (1969); The Dosadi Experiment (1977); Destination Void (1966); The Jesus Incident (1979); The Lazarus Effect (1983); The Ascension Factor (1988); SF Authors' Choice 2 (1970); SF Authors' Choice 3 (1973); The Dragon in the Sea (aka Under Pressure / 21st Century Sub) (1956); Missing Link (1959); Operation Haystack (1959); Try to Remember (1961); The Green Brain (1966); The Eyes of Heisenberg (1966); The Heaven Makers (1968); The Santaroga Barrier (1968); Soul Catcher (1972); The Godmakers (1972); Hellstrom's Hive (1973); Direct Descent (1980); The White Plague (1982); Man of Two Worlds (1986); Old Rambling House (2010); High-Opp (2012); Angels' Fall (2013); A Game of Authors (2013); A Thorn in the Bush (2014); The Worlds of Frank Herbert (1970); The Book of Frank Herbert (1973); The Best of Frank Herbert 1965-70 (1975); The Best of Frank Herbert (1975); The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964 (1977); The Priests Of Psi (1981); Eye (1985); Classic Science Fiction Stories (2009); The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert (2014); Frank Herbert: Unpublished Stories (2016); New World Or No World (1970); Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience (1973); Without Me You're Nothing (1980); Maker of Dune (1985); The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune (1988); Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology (1980); Analog's Lighter Side (1982); Analog's Children Of The Future (1982); Analog (1983); War and Peace (1983); Aliens from Analog (1983); Analog Writers Choice (1984); From Mind to Mind (1984); Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1 (2020);  Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2 (2022); Amazing Stories, Vol. 41, No. 4 (1967); Backdrop of Stars (1968); On Our Way to the Future (1970); Frontiers 1: Tomorrow's Alternatives (1973); Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow... (1974); Bug-Eyed Monsters (1974); Weekend Book of Science Fiction (1981); Nebula Awards 15 (1981); Analog: Writers' Choice Volume II  (1984); Election Day 2084 (1984); Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow (1987); More Fantastic Stories (2009); Favorite Science Fiction Stories, Volume 2 (2010); The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction (2010); Pulse Pounders (2015); Lieu: Science Fiction Short Stories (2015).

Movies and television:

Chapterhouse Dune (2009); Children of Dune (2003 / 2008); Destination Dune (1984); Dune (1984 / 1992 / 1993 / 2000 / 2006); Dune 2000 (1998); Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992); Dune Messiah (2007); Dune: Messiah (2025); Dune: Part One (2021); Dune: Part Two (2024); Dune: Prophecy (2024); Emperor: Battle for Dune (2001); Flash Gordon (1980); Frank Herbert's Cease Fire (2012); God Emperor of Dune (2007); Heretics of Dune (2008); JDR Dune: Campagne JDR / Podcast Series (2023); JDR Dune: Le Réveil / TV Mini Series (2021); Soul Catcher (2025); Special Collector's Edition (2014); Valkokangas (1985).

Born on this day – Jacqueline Pagnol:

Jacqueline Pagnol

Actress

October 6, 1920 – August 22, 2016

Born on this day – Walter Matthau:

Walter Matthau

Actor

October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000

Born on this day – William Conrad:

William Conrad

Actor

Producer

Director

September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994

Born on this day – Barbara Britton:

Barbara Britton

Actress

September 26, 1920 – January 17, 1980

Born on this day – Mickey Rooney:

Mickey Rooney

Actor

September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014

Born on this day – Dolores Donlon:

Dolores Donlon

Actress

Model

September 19, 1920 – November 30, 2012

Born on this day – Jack Warden:

Jack Warden

Actor

September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006

Born on this day – Richard Farnsworth:

Richard Farnsworth

Actor

Stuntman

September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000

Born on this day – G. D. Spradlin:

G. D. Spradlin

Actor

Attorney

Businessman

August 31, 1920 – July 24, 2011

Born on this day – David Lowell Rich:

David Lowell Rich

Director

Producer

August 31, 1920 – October 21, 2001