Born on this day – Angus Scrimm:

Angus Scrimm

Actor

Comedian

Writer

August 19, 1926 – January 9, 2016

Credits:

Dances with Werewolves (2017); Dear Angus (Tribute to the Tall Man) (2017); Phantasm Extinction (2017); Tall Tales (2017); The Bucket (2017); Phantasm: Ravager (2016); Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories (2016); No Sleep TV3 (2016); Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015); Phantasm Panel: Texas Frightmare Weekend 2015 (2015); Terrordrome: Rise of the Boogeymen (2015); Disciples (2014); The Trick Is the Treat (2013); The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II (2013); House of Good and Evil (2013); John Dies at the End (2012); The Innkeepers (2011); Femme Fatales (2011); Tales from Beyond the Pale (2010); Satan Hates You (2010); Spaceman on Earth (2009); I Sell the Dead (2008); Red 71 (2008); Scare Me: Behind the Screams (2007); Working with a Master: Don Coscarelli (2006); Automatons (2006); Robert and Theresa (2006); Satanic (2006); Phandom (2005); Phantasmagoria (2005); Hollywood Horror (2005); Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2005); Masters of Horror (2005); Alias (2001–2005); The Off Season (2004); Monsters Gone Wild! (2004); Coupling (2003); The Jersey (2003); Legend of the Phantom Rider (2002); The Nightmare Room (2001); Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001); FreakyLinks (2001); Bel Air (2000); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction / The Gravedigger's Nemesis (1999); Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998); Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997); Wishmaster (1997); Vampirella (1996); Bone Chillers (1996); Fatal Frames (1996); Munchie Strikes Back (1994); Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994); Deadfall (1993); The Famous Monsters 1993 World Convention Souvenir Video (1993); Munchie (1992); Mindwarp (1991); Subspecies (1991); VideoZone (1991); The Dead Beat Volume 1 (1990); The Nutt House (1989); Transylvania Twist (1989); Phantasm II (1988); Chopping Mall (1986); First Strike (1984); Trapper John, M.D. (1984); The Lost Empire (1984); The Magical World of Disney (1981); Witches' Brew (1980); Salvage 1 (1979); Phantasm (1979); Secrets of Three Hungry Wives (1978); Project U.F.O. (1978); Quincy M.E. (1978); A Piece of the Action (1977); Jim, the World's Greatest (1975); Life or Death - EMT First Responders (1973); Scream Bloody Murder (1973); Sweet Kill (1972); Abraham Lincoln (1951).

Born on this day – Tania Weber:

Tania Weber

Actress

August 18, 1926 – November 20, 2009

Credits:

A Day in Court (1954); Carica eroica (1952); Funniest Show on Earth (1953); Roman Holiday (1953); Siamo tutti inquilini (1953); The Ship of Damned Women (1953); The Unfaithfuls (1953); Ulysses (1954).

Born on this day – Jean Poiret:

Jean Poiret

Actor

Director

Writer

August 17, 1926 – March 14, 1992

Born on this day – Georgann Johnson:

Georgann Johnson

Actress

August 15, 1926 – June 4, 2018

Born on this day – René Goscinny:

René Goscinny

Writer

Cartoonist

Editor

Producer

Actor

August 14, 1926 – November 5, 1977

Credits:

Books:

A Carrot for Iznogoud (1979); A Cure for the Daltons (2010); Absolutely Asterix (1998); Adventures of Nicholas and the Gang (1963); Apache Canyon (2009); Asterix - Idol of the Gauls (1990); Asterix and Caesar's Gift (1976); Asterix and Cleopatra (1963); Asterix and Obelix All At Sea (1996); Asterix and Obelix's Birthday (2009); Asterix and Son (1983); Asterix and the Actress (2001); Asterix and the Banquet (1963); Asterix and the Big Fight (1964); Asterix and the Black Gold (1984); Asterix and the Cauldron (1968); Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield (1967); Asterix and the Class Act (2003); Asterix And The Falling Sky (2005); Asterix and the Golden Sickle (1960); Asterix and the Goths (1961); Asterix and the Great Crossing (1976); Asterix and the Great Divide (1981); Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (1973); Asterix and the Magic Carpet (1988); Asterix and the Normans (1966); Asterix and the Roman Agent (1970); Asterix and the Secret Weapon (1991); Asterix and the Soothsayer (1973); Asterix and the Vikings (2006); Asterix At the Olympic Games (1968); Asterix Conquers America (1995); Asterix For Ever! (1996); Asterix in Belgium (1980); Asterix in Britain (1965); Asterix in Corsica (1973); Asterix in Spain (1975); Asterix in Switzerland (1970); Asterix Omnibus 1 (2007); Asterix Omnibus 10 (2008); Asterix Omnibus 11 (2007); Asterix Omnibus 2 (2008); Asterix Omnibus 7 (2013); Asterix the Adventurer (1993); Asterix the Brave (1987); Asterix The Gaul (1959); Asterix the Gladiator (1962); Asterix The Legionary (1967); Asterix the Warrior (1994); Asterix to the Rescue (1986); Asterix Trilogy 2 (2008); Asterix Versus Caesar (1986); Barbed Wire On the Prairie (2007); Billy the Kid (2006); Calamity Jane (2007); Dalton City (2006); Emperor Smith (2010); Fantastic Asterix (1992); Ghost Town (2006); How Obelix Fell Into the Magic Potion (1989); In the Shadow of the Derricks (2007); Iznogoud (with Tabary); Iznogoud and the Day of Misrule (2009); Iznogoud and the Magic Carpet (2010); Iznogoud and the Magic Computer (2009); Iznogoud On Holiday! (1977); Iznogoud Rockets to Stardom (1980); Iznogoud, the Infamous (1977); Jesse James (2006); Lucky Luke (Cinebook Ltd); Lucky Luke Versus Joss Jamon (2011); Ma Dalton (2007); Nicholas and the Gang (1963); Nicholas and the Gang Again (1978); Nicholas On Holiday / aka Nicholas On Vacation (1961); Obelix and Co. (1977); On the Daltons' Trail (2009); Operation Britain (1987); Operation Getafix (1992); The 20th Cavalry (2010); The Amazing Asterix Omnibus (1993); The Black Hills (2009); The Bounty Hunter (2010); The Bumper Asterix Omnibus (1989); The Cave of the Beast (1978); The Chef (1978); The Chronicles of Little Nicholas (1959); The Crocodiles (1978); The Dalton Cousins (2011); The Dalton's Escape (2013); The Daltons in the Blizzard (2009); The Dashing White Cowboy (2008); The Escort (2009); The Ghostly Legionaries (1978); The Giant Asterix Omnibus (1988); The Grand Duke (2011); The Great Asterix Omnibus Containing Six Adventures (1970); The Isle of Pleasure (1978); The Javelin (1978); The Judge (2010); The Judo Match (1978); The Mansions of the Gods (1973); The Meeting of the Chieftains (1989); The Oklahoma Land Rush (2009); The Place That Sends You Mad (1978); The Race (1978); The Rivals of Painful Gulch (2008); The Roman Conspiracy (1991); The Singing Wire (2012); The Stagecoach (2010); The Tenderfoot (2008); The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - The Book of the Film (1981); The Wagon Train (2008); The Wicked Wiles of Iznogoud (2008); Tortillas for the Daltons (2008); Western Circus (2008).

Movies and television:

30 millions d'amis (1977); A l'air d'Astérix (1991–1992); Achille Talon: 1ère partie (1975); Achille Talon: 2ème partie (1975); Arte Journal (2022); Astérix & Obélix (1995); Asterix & Obelix XXL (2003); Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 (2018); Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum (2006); Asterix & Obelix XXL: Romastered (2020); Asterix & Obelix XXL3: The Crystal Menhir (2019); Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram from Hibernia (2022); Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002); Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! (2021); Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! 2 (2023); Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight (2025); Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023); Asterix (1983 / 1992); Asterix and Cleopatra (1968); Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999); Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012); Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods (2014); Asterix and the Big Fight (1989); Astérix and the Great Rescue (1994); Asterix and the Search for Dogmatix (1999); Asterix and the Vikings (2006); Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008); Asterix in America (1994); Asterix in Britain (1986); Astérix Maxi-Delirium (2001); Asterix the Gaul (1967); Asterix Versus Caesar (1985); Astérix: Caesar's Challenge (1995); Asterix: The Gallic War (2000); Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia (2026); Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018); Atini Seven Kovboy: Red Kit Daltonlara Karsi (1974); Aujourd'hui à Paris (1972); Beau geste (2023); Bienvenue (1967–1978); Bienvenue chez Guy Béart (1966–1978); Bons baisers d'Astérix (1974); Captain Jokes Parrot's Adventures (2013); Coup de jeune (1993); Daisy Town (1971); De soleil et d'azur (1973); Deux Romains en Gaule (1967); En avant Astérix (1990); Entrez sans frapper (1972); Funny Show Presents (2015); Gala de l'union (1973); Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure (2007); Grand Amphi (1971); Grand écran (1965); Invitation au voyage (2020); Iznogoud (1995 / 1997); Iznogoud- Caliph Instead of the Caliph (2005); Judge Roy Bean (1971); L'animation, cet autre cinéma (2021); L'Arroseur arrosé (1966); L'avenir du future (1977); Le Petit Nicolas (1964 / 2009); Le Petit Nicolas: tous en vacances! (2022); Le Sel de la semaine (1969); Le tracassin ou Les plaisirs de la ville (1961); Le viager (1972); Leo & Tony's Parody Center Show (2011–2012); Les Chroniques du Mea (2017–2019); Les nouvelles aventures de Lucky Luke (2003); Les Nuits de France Culture (2017); L'histoire du Petit Nicolas (2006); L'invité du dimanche (1968–1969); Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be (2022); Little Nicholas (2009); Little Nicholas' Treasure (2021); Lucky Luke (1984–1992 / 1996 / 2009 / 2026); Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978); Lucky Luke: End of Legend - The Official Game (2025); Lucky Luke: End of Legend (2022); Lucky Luke: On the Dalton's Trail (1998); Lucky Luke: Shoot & Hit (2014); Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983); Lucky Luke: The Video Game (1996); Lucky Luke: Wanted (2001); Lucky Luke: Western Fever (2001); -M- Ils sont fous ces humains! feat. Bigflo & Oli (B.O. Astérix et Obélix L'Empire du Milieu) (2023); Micros et caméras (1967); Minichronique (1976–1978); Motion Comics Trilogy: Spin-off (2025); Nicholas on Holiday (2014); NOTA BENE x Idéfix et les Irréductibles (2021); Obelix (1983); On en parle (1969); Personnages de la vie (1975); Rantanplan (2006); Red Kit (1970); Rembob'Ina (2020–2022); René Goscinny, notre oncle d'Armorique (2017); René Goscinny: Profession humoriste (1998); Samedi et compagnie (1968); Samedi soir (1971–1973); Tac au tac (1975); That's Life!! Kilorenzos $mith in Talks... (2015); The Daltons (2010); The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974); The Return of Lucky Luck (2015); The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976); Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964); Tous les enfants du monde (1964); Troldspejlet (1992); Uderzo, les ingrédients de la potion magique (2020); Valérian, histoire d'une création (2017); Vive le cinéma! (1972); Vivement dimanche (2008–2012); Wunderland (1983); Zervakis & Opdenhövel. Live. (2023).

Born on this day – Richard Anderson:

Richard Anderson

Actor

August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1966); 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2018); A Cry in the Night (1956); A Gathering of Eagles (1963); A Life of Her Own (1950); ABC Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek (1974); Across the Wide Missouri (1951); Actors in War (2005); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); Along Came a Spider (1970); Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006); Anatomy of a Film (2014); Automan (1984); Backstory (2001); Barnaby Jones (1973); Betrayed (1954); Beyond the Marquee (2012); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Bionic Beginnings (2010); Bionic Blast (2011); Bionic Ever After? (1994); Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989); Black Eye (1974); Bonanza (1967); Bracken's World (1969); Breakout (1998); Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982); Bus Stop (1961–1962); Cannon (1971–1973); Captain Midnight (1954); Catch Hollywood in the Act (1977); Cause for Alarm! (1951); Celebrity Bowling (1976); Charlie's Angels (1981); Checkmate (1960); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Cimarron Strip (1967); Classic Hollywood Cinemas (2016); Columbo (1971); Combat! (1964); Compulsion (1959); Condominium (1980); Cover Up (1984–1985); Curse of the Faceless Man (1958); Dan August (1970–1971); Dan August: Murder, My Friend (1980); Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980); Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980); Dan August: The Trouble with Women (1980); Danger Bay (1988); Daniel Boone (1969); Darkroom (1981); Dead Men Tell No Tales (1971); Death Valley Days (1965); Dinah! (1976); Doctors' Wives (1971); Dr. Kildare (1963); Dream Wife (1953); Dynasty (1986–1987); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1999); Escape from Fort Bravo (1953); Extreme Ghostbusters (1997); Fantasy Island (1981–1984); Fearless Fagan (1952); Forbidden Planet (1956); Frontier Justice (1959); Gettysburg (1993); Ghostbreakers (1967); Give a Girl a Break (1953); Go for Broke! (1951); Great Lady Has an Interview: Lana Turner (1954); Grounds for Marriage (1951); Gunsmoke (1964–1974); Hardcastle and McCormick (1986); Hawaii Five-O (1973); Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003); Hit the Deck (1955); Holiday for Sinners (1952); Hong Kong (1961); Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987); I Love Melvin (1953); I Spy (1966); In the Lake of the Woods (1996); Intimate Portrait (1999); Ironside (1967–1975); It's a Dog's Life (1955); Jarrett (1973); Jigsaw (1973); Johnny Cool (1963); Judd for the Defense (1967–1969); Just This Once (1952); Kane & Abel (1985); Karen (1964); Kitten with a Whip (1964); Knight Rider (1982); Kraft Mystery Theater (1961–1962); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–1997); Land of the Giants (1969); Law of the Plainsman (1960); Les Chroniques du Mea (2022); Longstreet (1972); Lucky Chances (1990); Macho Callahan (1970); Mama Rosa (1950); Mannix (1968); Matinee Theatre (1958); Matt Houston (1983–1985); Menace on the Mountain (1970); Merry Andrew (1958); Mission: Impossible (1967); Mod Squad (1969); Monte Carlo (1961); Mr. Garlund (1960); Murder by Natural Causes (1979); Murder, She Wrote (1989); My Friend Tony (1969); Nero Wolfe (1981); No Questions Asked (1951); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971–1974); Partners in Crime (1973); Paths of Glory (1957); Payment on Demand (1951); Pearl (1978); Perry Mason (1964–1966); Perry Mason Returns (1985); Play It As It Lays (1972); Playhouse 90 (1958); Redigo (1963); Rich, Young and Pretty (1951); Richard Rossi Live (1991); Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (2010); Run for Your Life (1967); Scaramouche (1952); Schlitz Playhouse (1957–1958); Sciography (2000); Seconds (1966); Secret of Bigfoot (1979); Seven Days in May (1964); Simon & Simon (1983–1987); Slattery's People (1965); Steve Canyon (1958); Storm Warning (1950); Stranger on My Land (1988); T.H.E. Cat (1967); Talent Watch (2013); Target: The Corruptors (1962); TCM Remembers 2017 (2017); The 20th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1978); The 32th Annual Thalians Ball (1987); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); The Astronaut (1972); The A-Team (1985); The Big Valley (1966–1969); The Bionic Woman (1976–1978); The Blood Trail (2015); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972); The Buster Keaton Story (1957); The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres (1953); The Court of Last Resort (1958); The Delphi Bureau (1973); The Ed Sullivan Show (1954); The Eleventh Hour (1964); The F.B.I. (1966–1973); The Fall Guy (1983); The Felony Squad (1966–1969); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); The Fugitive (1964–1967); The Glass Shield (1994); The Green Hornet (1967); The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959); The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1977); The Honkers (1972); The Immigrants (1978); The Invaders (1967); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1959); The Lieutenant (1963–1964); The Long, Hot Summer (1958); The Longest Night (1972); The Love Boat (1979); The Magical World of Disney (1970); The Magnificent Yankee (1950); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1966); The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The Millionaire (1958); The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1980); The New Perry Mason (1973); The Night Strangler (1973); The Pearl (1947); The People Against O'Hara (1951); The Player (1992); The Real Hunt for Red October (2021); The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987); The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967); The Rifleman (1959–1963); The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978); The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973); The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973); The Stepford Children (1987); The Story of Three Loves / Segment: Equilibrium (1953); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); The Student Prince (1954); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1998); The Unknown Man (1951); The Untouchables (1960); The Vanishing Duck (1958); The Vanishing Westerner (1950); The Virginian (1963); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960); The Wild Wild West (1968); This Is the Life (1974); Three Brave Men (1956); Thriller (1960); Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970); TVography: Lee Majors - Hollywood's Bionic Hero (2002); Wagon Train (1959); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960–1961); Western Union (1955); When the World Breaks (2010); Whiz Kids (1983); Yasei no shômei (1978); Zane Grey Theatre (1957–1958); Zorro (1958–1959).

Born on this day – Frank Finlay:

Frank Finlay

Actor

August 6, 1926 – January 30, 2016

Born on this day – Charles Einstein:

Charles Einstein

Writer

August 2, 1926 – March 7, 2007

Born on this day – Mary Munday:

Mary Munday

Actress

July 31, 1926 – September 30, 1997

Credits:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961); Arrest and Trial (1963); Black Saddle (1959); Bonanza (1959); Breezy (1973); Cain's Hundred (1961); Coronado 9 (1961); Death Valley Days (1959); Diana (1973); East Side/West Side (1964); First Monday in October (1981); Ghost Dad (1990); Gunsmoke (1961); Harry O (1975); Have Gun - Will Travel (1961–1962); Kraft Mystery Theater (1962); M Squad (1958–1960); Magic (1978); Marian Rose White (1982); McCloud (1974); Norma Rae (1979); Outlaws (1961); Perry Mason (1963); Peter Gunn (1961); Philip Marlowe (1960); Police Story (1974–1975); Pressure Point (1962); Quincy, M.E. (1979); Route 66 (1963); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); Serpent Island (1954); State Trooper (1958); Stoney Burke (1962); The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970); The Defenders (1964); The Deputy (1961); The Detectives (1960); The F.B.I. (1970); The Golden Hawk (1952); The Golden Horde (1951); The Hawaiians (1970); The Loretta Young Show (1958–1960); The Outsiders (1990); The Rockford Files (1980); The Twilight Zone (1963); Today's F.B.I. (1982); True Confessions (1981); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1960).

Born on this day – James Best:

James Best

Actor

Writer

Director

Acting coach

Artist

Professor

Musician

Animal rights advocate

July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015

Born on this day – Bryan Forbes:

Bryan Forbes

Actor

Director

Producer

Writer

July 22, 1926 – May 8, 2013

Born on this day – Norman Jewison:

Norman Jewison

Director

Producer

Writer

Founder of the Canadian Film Centre

July 21, 1926 – January 20, 2023

James Caan (left) and Norman Jewison (right), on the set of Rollerball (1975).

Olympia Dukakis (left) and Norman Jewison (right), on the set of Moonstruck (1987).

Denzel Washington (left) and Norman Jewison (right), on the set of The Hurricane (1999).

Credits:

The Statement (2003); Two Nudes Bathing (2001); Dinner with Friends (2001); Walter and Henry (2001); The 20th Century: Funny Is Money (1999); The Hurricane (1999); An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997); The Rez (1996); Bogus (1996); Picture Windows (1994–1995); Dance Me Outside (1994); Only You (1994); Geronimo (1993); Other People's Money (1991); In Country (1989); The January Man (1989); Moonstruck (1987); Agnes of God (1985); Iceman (1984); A Soldier's Story (1984); Best Friends (1982); The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981); The Dogs of War (1980); And Justice for All (1979); F.I.S.T. (1978); Rollerball (1975); Billy Two Hats (1974); Jesus Christ Superstar (1973); Fiddler on the Roof (1971); The Landlord (1970); Gaily, Gaily (1969); The Thomas Crown Affair (1968); In the Heat of the Night (1967); The Stupids (1996); The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966); The Cincinnati Kid (1965); The Art of Love (1965); Send Me No Flowers (1964); The Thrill of It All (1963); The Judy Garland Show (1962–1964); 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962); The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe (1962); The Million Dollar Incident (1961); Bulova Watch Time with Pat Boone (1961); Belafonte, New York 19 (1960); An Hour with Danny Kaye (1960); The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960); The Fabulous Fifties (1960); The Revlon Revue (1959); The Big Party (1959); The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams (1959); Your Hit Parade (1950–1958); The Adventures of Chich (1958); The Barris Beat (1956); The Wayne & Shuster Show (1955); The Denny Vaughan Show (1954); On Stage (1954); The Big Revue (1952); Let's See (1952); Canadian Pacific (1949).

Born on this day – Helen Gallagher:

Helen Gallagher

Actress

Dancer

Singer

July 19, 1926 – November 24, 2024

Credits:

Stage:

70, Girls, 70 (2000); Billion Dollar Baby (1945); Brigadoon (1957); Cry for Us All (1970); Finian's Rainbow (1955); Guys and Dolls (1955); Hazel Flagg (1953); High Button Shoes (1947); Make a Wish (1951); Mame (1968); Mr. Strauss Goes to Boston (1945); Much Ado About Nothing (1972); No, No, Nanette (1971); Oklahoma! (1958); Pal Joey (1952); Portofino (1958); Seven Lively Arts (1944); Sugar Babies (1981); Sweet Charity (1966); Tallulah (1984); The American Dance Machine (1978); The Pajama Game (1954); Touch and Go (1949).

Songs:

All That I Need; Anything Goes; Big Spender; Captivated By Your Love; Hey, Big Spender; Hey, Big Spender from Sweet Charity; I Am Not My Own; I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever; I Love to Cry at Weddings; I Stand in Awe; I'm Glad I'm Leaving; Laura de Maupassant; No, No, Nanette: You Can Dance With Any Girl; Not to Us; Once for All; Once We Waited for You; Our God Reigns; Sing a Song of Celebration; Sweet Charity: Baby, Dream Your Dream; Sweet Charity: Big Spender; Sweet Charity: I Love to Cry at Weddings; Sweet Charity: There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This; The World Is Beautiful Today; There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This; There's a Place; Where-Has-My-Hubby-Gone Blues; You Are Good; You Can Dance With Any Girl at All; You Mustn't Kick It Around; You're Gonna Dance with Me, Willie; You're The Top.

Movies and television:

4th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1977); A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955); ABC's Nightlife (1965); All My Children (1995); American Masters (2009); Another World (1989); April in the Wind (1970); Celebrity Time (1952); Chance of a Lifetime (1953); Don Ameche's Musical Playhouse (1951); Entertainment Tonight (1989); Ford Star Revue (1951); General Electric Guest House (1951); Kraft Theatre (1954); Law & Order (1993); Live with Kelly and Mark (1989); Manhattan Showcase (1949); Max Liebman Spectaculars (1956); Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon (2019); Neptune's Rocking Horse (1997); One Life to Live (1997–1998); Our American Musical Heritage (1971); Roseland (1977); Ryan's Hope (1975–1989); Shangri-La (1960); Strangers When We Meet (1960); Stump the Stars (1955); The $10,000 Pyramid (1979); The 11th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1995); The 12th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1985); The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1999); The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972); The 27th Annual Tony Awards (1973); The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976); The Arthur Murray Party (1958–1959); The Bell Telephone Hour (1961); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1951–1955); The Cosby Mysteries (1995); The David Frost Show (1971); The Ed Sullivan Show (1951–1968); The Eddie Fisher Show (1958); The Ezio Pinza Show (1952); The Good Fight (2018); The Mel Tormé Show (1951); The Merv Griffin Show (1966); The Mike Douglas Show (1971–1979); The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (1950–1951); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971); This Is Show Business (1954); Yves Montand on Broadway (1961).

Born on this day – Margaret Laurence:

Margaret Laurence

Writer

July 18, 1926 – January 5, 1987

Credits:

A Bird in the House (1974); A Jest of God (1966); A Tree for Poverty (1954); A Very Large Soul (1995); An International Christmas: Seasonal Stories and Poems from Canada and Around the World (2004); Christmas Birthday Story (1980); Dance on the Earth (1989); Embryo Words (1997); Happy Families (1958); Heart of a Stranger (1976); Intimate Strangers: The Letters of Margaret Laurence and Gabrielle Roy (2004); Jason's Quest (1970); Long Drums and Cannons (1968); New Wind in a Dry Land (1963); Now I Lay Me Down (1968); Recognition and Revelation (2020); Selected Letters of Margaret Laurence and Adele Wiseman (1997); The Diviners (1974); The Fire-Dwellers (1969); The Olden Days Coat (1979); The Prophet's Camel Bell (1963); The Stone Angel (1964); The Tomorrow-Tamer (1963); This Side Jordan (1960); Winter's Tales 15 (1969).

Movies and television:

A Bird in the House (1973); A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence (1985); Canada Vignettes: The Novelist (1978); Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka (1978); Mask of the Bear (1988); Our Kinda Talk: An Introduction to Margaret Laurence (1978); Rachel, Rachel (1968); Speaking Our Peace (1985); Stacey (1978); Telescope (1966); The Diviners (1993); The Olden Days Coat (1981); The Stone Angel (2007); To See Ourselves (1972); To Set Our House in Order (1985); View from the Typewriter (1993).

Born on this day – Harry Dean Stanton:

Harry Dean Stanton

Actor

Musician

Singer

July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017

Born on this day – Marian Carr:

Marian Carr

Actress

July 6, 1926 – July 30, 2003

Credits:

Cell 2455, Death Row (1955); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); China Smith (1953); Follow That Blonde (1946); Four Star Playhouse (1953); Ghost Town (1956); Indestructible Man (1956); Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model (1955); It's a Wonderful Life (1946); Kiss Me Deadly (1955); Nightmare (1956); Northern Patrol (1953); Producers' Showcase (1956); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956); Ring of Fear (1954); San Quentin (1946); Schlitz Playhouse (1954); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 / Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A. (1947); The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947); The Doctors (1963); The Great Gildersleeve (1956); The Harder They Fall (1956); The Loretta Young Show (1953); The Millionaire (1955); The New Adventures of China Smith (1954); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1955); The Red Skelton Hour (1955); The Seven Little Foys (1955); The Whistler (1954); Twin Husbands (1946); When Gangland Strikes (1956); World for Ransom (1954); Your Jeweler's Showcase (1953).

Born on this day – Diana Lynn:

Diana Lynn

Actress

July 5, 1926 – December 18, 1971

Credits:

Adventures in Paradise (1959); An Annapolis Story (1955); And the Angels Sing (1944); Bedtime for Bonzo (1951); Betty Crocker Star Matinee (1952); Burke's Law (1964); Bus Stop (1962); Checkmate (1961); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Climax! (1955–1957); Company of Killers (1970); Crime Photographer (1952); Duffy's Tavern (1945); Easy Come, Easy Go (1947); Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (1950); Every Girl Should Be Married (1948); Footlights Theater (1953); Front Row Center (1956); General Electric Theater (1953); Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943); Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944); Here's Hollywood (1960); Hollywood Opening Night (1953); Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945); I've Got a Secret (1953); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1954–1961); Low Man on a Totem Pole (1964); Lux Playhouse (1959); Lux Video Theatre (1950–1956); Make the Connection (1955); Matinee Theatre (1956); Medallion Theatre (1954); Meet Me at the Fair (1953); My Friend Irma (1949); My Friend Irma Goes West (1950); Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946); Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944); Out of This World (1945); Paid in Full (1950); Paramount Victory Short No. T2-4: The Aldrich Family Gets in the Scrap (1943); Peggy (1950); Place the Face (1955); Playhouse 90 (1956–1959); Plunder of the Sun (1953); Robert Montgomery Presents (1953); Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950); Ruthless (1948); Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1956); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 / Hollywood Fun Festival (1952); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 / Screen Snapshots: Thirtieth Anniversary Special (1950); Screen Snapshots: Mr. Rhythm's Holiday (1956); Stage 7 (1955); Star Spangled Rhythm (1942); Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948); The Alan Young Show (1951); The Alcoa Hour (1955); The Best of Broadway (1955); The Bigelow Theatre (1950–1951); The Bride Wore Boots (1946); The Chevy Mystery Show (1960); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The DuPont Show of the Month (1957); The Ed Wynn Show (1949); The Eyes Have It (1952); The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1954); The Frank Sinatra Show (1952); The Investigators (1961); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1956); The Kate Smith Evening Hour (1951); The Ken Murray Show (1950–1951); The Kentuckian (1955); The Loretta Young Show (1955); The Major and the Minor (1942); The Match Game (1963); The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943); The Morey Amsterdam Show (1949); The Name's the Same (1953); The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (1949); The People Against O'Hara (1951); The Philadelphia Story (1959); The Red Skelton Hour (1955); The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (1950); The Silver Theatre (1950); The Virginian (1965); There's Magic in Music (1941); They Shall Have Music (1939); This Is Your Life (1954); To Tell the Truth (1963); Track of the Cat (1954); TV Club (1950); Variety Girl (1947); We, the People (1949); World by the Tail (1953); You Are There (1953); You Bet Your Life (1956–1958); You Don't Say (1963); Your Show of Shows (1953); You're Never Too Young (1955).

Born on this day – Mary Stuart:

Mary Stuart

Actress

Guitarist

Singer

Songwriter

July 4, 1926 – February 28, 2002

Credits:

Album:

Joanne Sings (1956), with Stuart and Percy Faith, music inspired by the TV show Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986).

Movies and television:

50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration (1994); 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2003); Adventures of Don Juan (1948); After Hours: From Janice, John, Mary and Michael, with Love (1976); April Showers (1948); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); California Casanova (1991); Colt .45 (1950); Dark Delusion (1947); Dinah! (1975); Donahue (1985); Embraceable You (1948); Face of a Stranger (1991); Father Makes Good (1950); Good News (1947); Guiding Light (1996–2002); Help Wanted (1983); Henry, the Rainmaker (1949); Here We Go Again (1942); Highways by Night (1942); Hollywood Opening Night (1951); Hour Magazine (1981–1987); June Bride (1948); Ladies' Day (1943); Leave It to Henry (1949); Lights Out (1950); Living in a Big Way (1947); Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942); Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942); Mr. Lucky (1943); Musical Chairs (1975); NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986); NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998); Omnibus / Segment: The Bad Men (1952); One Life to Live (1968–2013); Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986); Seven Days' Leave (1942); Song of the Islands (1942); Springtime in the Rockies (1942); Stars Over Hollywood (1950); The 12th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1985); The 1st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1974); The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2001); The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2003); The Big Punch (1948); The Big Street (1942); The Bob Braun Show (1976–1982); The Canterbury Tales (1972); The Cariboo Trail (1950); The David Frost Show (1972); The David Letterman Show (1980); The Dick Cavett Show (1968); The Falcon Strikes Back (1943); The Girl from Jones Beach (1949); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime);  (1978); The Hucksters (1947); The Mike Douglas Show (1965–1979); The Regis Philbin Show (1982); The Unfinished Dance (1947); The Web (1950); This Land Is Mine (1943); This Time for Keeps (1947); Thunderhoof (1948); Today (1980); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1976); Triple Threat (1948); Week-End in Havana (1941); When Angels Fly (1983).

Born on this day – Rae Allen:

Rae Allen

Actress

July 3, 1926 – April 6, 2022

Born on this day – George Englund:

George Englund

Director

Producer

Actor

June 22, 1926 – September 14, 2017