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Saturday, July 26, 2025

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

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Monday, July 21, 2025

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).

Friday, July 18, 2025

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).

Monday, July 14, 2025

Sunday, July 6, 2025

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).

Saturday, July 5, 2025

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).

Friday, July 4, 2025

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).

Sunday, June 22, 2025

Monday, June 9, 2025

Born on this day – Mona Freeman:


Mona Freeman


Actress

Painter

June 9, 1926 – May 23, 2014

Credits:

About Faces (1960); Angel Face (1952); Battle Cry (1955); Black Beauty (1946); Branded (1950 / 1966); Celebrity Playhouse (1955); Checkmate (1961); Chevron Theatre (1952); Climax! (1955–1958); Copper Canyon (1950); Copycat (1964); Damon Runyon Theater (1955); Danger Signal (1945); Darling, How Could You! (1951); Dear Brat (1951); Dear Ruth (1947); Dear Wife (1949); Double Indemnity (1944); Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957); Flesh and Fury (1952); Front Row Center (1956); Frontier Justice (1958); George Jessel Show (1959); Gypsy (1965); Here Come the Waves (1944); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hold Back the Night (1956); Huk! (1956); I Was a Shoplifter (1950); I'll Bet (1965); Isn't It Romantic (1948); Johnny Ringo (1960); Jumping Jacks (1952); Junior Miss (1945); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1960–1962); Lux Video Theatre (1955 / 1956); Matinee Theatre (1957); Maverick (1959–1960); Michael Shayne (1960); Mother Wore Tights (1947); National Velvet (1944); Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946); Perry Mason (1962–1965); Place the Face (1955); Playhouse 90 (1956–1958); Pursuit (1958); Riverboat (1959); Roughly Speaking (1945); Schlitz Playhouse (1955–1957); Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on a Sunday Afternoon (1952); Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952); Shadow of Fear (1955); Speaking of Animals in Going Hollywood (1949); Streets of Laredo (1949); Studio 57 (1956 / 1957); That Brennan Girl (1946); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1956); The All New Truth or Consequences (1961); The Chevy Mystery Show (1960); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959); The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (1955); The Ford Television Theatre (1955–1956); The Greatest Show on Earth (1952); The Heiress (1949); The Hollywood Collection: Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (1999); The Juke Box Jury (1956); The Lady from Texas (1951); The Linkletter Show (1953); The Millionaire (1960); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Princess and the Pirate (1944); The Red Skelton Hour (1958–1959); The Road to Denver (1955); The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956); The Tall Man (1961); The Way Out (1955); The World Was His Jury (1958); Thriller (1960); Thunderbirds (1952); Till We Meet Again (1944); Together Again (1944); Variety Girl (1947); Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972); Wagon Train (1958); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1959); You Don't Say (1963–1967); Zane Grey Theatre (1956).

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Born on this day – Peter Shaffer:


Peter Shaffer


Writer

May 15, 1926 – June 6, 2016

Credits:

Written works for plays and radio:

Amadeus (1979); Balance of Terror (1957); Black Comedy (1965); Black Mischief (1983); Equus (1973); Five Finger Exercise (1958); How Doth the Little Crocodile? (1952); Lettice and Lovage (1987); The Battle of Shrivings (1970); The Establishment (1963); The Gift of the Gorgon; The Merry Roosters' Panto (1963); The Private Ear (1962); The Prodigal Father (1957); The Public Eye (1962); The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1958); The Salt Land (1955); The White Liars (1967); The Woman in the Wardrobe (1951); Whom Do I Have the Honour of Addressing? (1990); Withered Murder (1955); Yonadab (1985).

Movies and television:

Amadeus (1984); Amadeus (2009); Amadeus (2018); Aquarius (1970); Arena (1976–2013); Balance of Terror (1957); BBC 3 (1965); BBC Play of the Month (1970); Black Comedy (1976); Bookmark (1988); Equus (1977); Equus (2008); Estudio 3 (1964); Fifty Years on Stage (2013); Five Finger Exercise (1962); Fog City Mavericks (2007); Great Composers (1997); I askisi pente daktylon / Five Finger Exercise (1978); ITV Play of the Week (1955); Ki megy a nõ után (1973); Mavri komodia / Black Comedy (1995); Midsomer Murders (1998); National Theatre Live: Amadeus (2017); Noche de teatro (1974); O Fusível (1997); O Poder da Górgone (1999); Reputations (1998–2002); Review (1970); Sleuth: A Sleuthian Journey with Anthony Shaffer (2002); Studio One (1958); Television Theater (1997); Terror in der Waage (1960); The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981); The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985); The Eighties (1971); The Evening Standard Drama Awards (1988); The Making of 'Amadeus' (2002); The Pad (and How to Use It) (1966); The Private Ear (1967); The Public Eye (1972); The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969); The Wicker Man (1973); The Young Set (1965); This Is Your Life (1992); To theatro tis Defteras (1970); To theatro tis Tetartis (1984); Working in the Theatre (1981).

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Born on this day – Yvonne Furneaux:


Yvonne Furneaux


Actress

May 11, 1926 – July 5, 2024

Credits:

A noi piace freddo...! (1960); Adventure Theater (1956); Affair in Monte Carlo (1952); Caccia all'uomo (1961); Carta al cielo (1959); Charge of the Black Lancers (1962); Cross Channel (1955); Crossed Swords (1954); Enough Rope (1963); Fellini (1960); Film Fanfare (1956); Film Time (1955); Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984); Grand écran (1964); Hereward the Wake (1965); I 4 tassisti / Segment: Caccia al Tesoro (1963); Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960); Il principe dalla maschera rossa (1955); In the Name of the Italian People (1971); ITV Play of the Week (1957); La Dolce Vita (1960); Lisbon (1956); Lui, lei e il nonno (1959); Night Train to Milan (1962); Noi che abbiamo fatto la dolce vita (2009); Nom-de-Plume (1956); Repulsion (1965); Rheingold Theatre (1953); Rommel and the Plot to Kill Hitler (2006); Secret Agent (1965); Slave Queen of Babylon (1963); The Baron (1966); The Beggar's Opera (1953); The Champagne Murders (1967); The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse (1964); The Genie / Segment: The Genie (1953); The Girlfriends (1955); The House of the Arrow (1953); The Javanese Dagger (1954); The Last of the Powerseekers (1969); The Lion of Thebes (1964); The Man in a Looking Glass (1965); The Man Who Never Was (1966); The Master of Ballantrae (1953); The Mummy (1959); The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955); The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo (1961); The Three Princes (1954); The Warriors (1955); The World of Hammer (1994); Tonight at 8:30 / Segment: Ways and Means (1952); Versuchung im Sommerwind (1972); Via Margutta (1960); Zehn Minuten für den Kinogänger (1964).

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Born on this day – Don Rickles:


Don Rickles


Comedian

Actor

May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017

Credits:

100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (2004); 100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003); 1999 Essence Awards (1999); 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2018); 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala (1985); A Couple of Dons (1973); A Last Laugh at the Sixties (1970); A Salute To Humble Howard (1973); A Show Business Salute to Milton Berle (1973); A Tribute to Mr. Television Milton Berle (1978); Access Hollywood (2015 / 2017); ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005); AFI Life Achievement Award (1989–2012); Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1990); All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986); All-Star Salute to Mother's Day (1981); All-Star TV Bloopers (1987); American Justice (1996); American Masters (2005–2013); Archie Bunker's Place (1982); Beach Blanket Bingo (1965); Best of the Dean Martin Show (1979); Bikini Beach (1964); Bill Russell in Bill Russell: Legend (2023); Biography (1998–2003); Bloopermania (1987); Bloopers from 'Star Trek' and 'Laugh-In' (1983); Bob and Don: A Love Story (2023); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965); Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party (1983); Bob Hope's All-Star Superbowl Party (1986); Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (1984); Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976); Burke's Law (1963–1965); Cain's Hundred (1962); Casino (1995); Casino: The Cast and Characters (2005); Cavalcade of America (1956); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2021); Charlie Rose (2007); Chevron Hall of Stars (1956); Classic Bloopers (1990); Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2013); Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Single Shot (2014–2015); Comedy Central Roasts (2008); Comic Relief V (1992); Comic Relief Zero (2013); CPO Sharkey (1976–1978); Daddy Dearest (1993); Dateline NBC (2014); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dean Martin (1976); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart (1978); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Mr. T (1984); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Redd Foxx (1976); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Sammy Davis Jr. (1975); Dennis Miller Live (1996); Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998); Dinah! (1975–1976); Dinner with Don (2017); Dirty Work (1998); Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story (1996); Don Adams' 75th Birthday Roast at the Playboy Mansion (2006); Don Adams' Screen Test (1975); Don Rickles (2014); Don Rickles and His Wise Guys (1980); Don Rickles Live at Mohegan Sun (2023); Don Rickles Live at Pala (2024); Don Rickles Live Casino Rama (2023); Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona (2023); Don Rickles Live in Concert (2020); Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Arena (2023); Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking (1972); Don Rickles: Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck (1975); Don Rickles: One Night Only (2014); Don Rickles: Rickles on the Loose (1986); Donahue (1989); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 2 (2007); Enter Laughing (1967); Entertainment Tonight (2008–2021); Everybody's Talking (1967); Extra (2017); F Troop (1965); Flip (1971); For the Love of It (1980); Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders (1984); Four Star Playhouse (1956); Friars Club Tribute to Gene Kelly (1976); Funny You Should Ask (1968); George Burns' 100th Birthday Party (1979); George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special (1986); George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983); George Burns Comedy Week (1985); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1968); Get Smart (1968–1969); Gilligan's Island (1966); Gimme a Break! (1983); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1965); Good Morning America (1979); Goodnight, We Love You (2004); Grandfathered (2015); Gypsy (1967); H.R. Pufnstuf (1969); Happy Birthday, Bob (1978); Happy Birthday, Bob! (1983); Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988); Happy Birthday, Las Vegas (1977); HBO Boxing (1988); Hennesey (1961); Here's Edie (1963); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hollywood Squares (2003); Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985); Hollywood's Private Home Movies (1983); Hot in Cleveland (2011); Howard Stern on Demand (2007); Hugh Hefner's After Dark: Speaking Out in America (2018); Hunter (1991); I Dream of Jeannie (1967); I Spy (1967); I'm a Stroke (2003); In Case You Didn't Know with Nick Nanton (2018); Innocent Blood (1992); Inside Comedy (2012); Inside Edition (2014); Inside TV Land (2001); It's Happening (1968); Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special (1974); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1973–2003); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2006–2016); Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010); Joan Rivers: Exit Laughing (2016); Johnny Carson's 18th Anniversary Special (1980); Joys! (1976); Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2009); Keaton's Cop (1990); Kelly's Heroes (1970); Kibbee Hates Fitch (1965); Ladies and Gentlemen... Bob Newhart, Part II (1981); Larry King Live (1993–2007); Larry King Now (2014); Las Vegas (1967); Las Vegas: An All-Star 75th Anniversary (1987); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1997–2008); Late Show with David Letterman (1983–2015); Let Me in, I Hear Laughter (2000); Live with Kelly and Mark (1990–2023); Lord Stanley's Cup: Hockey's Ultimate Prize (2000); M Squad (1957); Medical Center (1976); Mike and Liberace (1968); Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (2008); Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy (1974); Mob on the Run (1987); Mokey's Show (2015); Molson Canadian Comedy Releaf (1991); More TV's Censored Bloopers (1981); Mr. Adams and Eve (1957); Mr. Laughs: A Look Behind the Curtain (2008); Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007); Muppets Tonight (1997); Murphy Brown (1988); Muscle Beach Party (1964); NBC Follies (1973); NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (1977); Newhart (1989); Nick DiPaolo: Raw Nerve (2011); Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997); On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (2002); Operation: Entertainment (1968); P.D.Q. (1967); Pajama Party (1964); Pat Boone and Family (1978); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1968); Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour (1970); Paul Anka ... Music My Way (1977); People Are Talking (1981); Personality (1967–1969); Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face (2007); Playboy After Dark (1969); Quest for Camelot (1998); Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs (1998); R Spasoff Comedian and Don Rickles Web Series 3 (2017); Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball (2005); Redux Riding Hood (1997); Rickles (1975); Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg (2016); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–1973); Run for Your Life (1966–1967); Run Silent Run Deep (1958); Runnin' Rebels of UNLV (2011); Sammy and Company (1976); Sanford and Son (1974); Saturday Night Live (1984); Showbiz Today (1995); Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995); Snickers: Party (2011); Stage 7 (1955); Stand Up and Cheer (1973); Star Search (1983); Super Night at the Super Bowl (1977); Tales from the Crypt (1990); Tavis Smiley (2007); TCM Remembers 2017 (2017); That Regis Philbin Show (1964–1965); The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards (1996); The 1975 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (1975); The 1977 Las Vegas Entertainment Awards (1977); The 1982 Annual Vision Awards (1982); The 2012 Comedy Awards (2012); The 20th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1968); The 26th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1974); The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977); The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969); The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008); The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017); The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000); The 7th Annual TV Land Awards (2009); The 9th Annual TV Land Awards (2011); The Addams Family (1964); The Alan Hamel Show (1979); The Andy Griffith Show (1965); The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Milton Berle (1980); The Aristocrats (2005); The Battle for Late Night (2010); The Bernie Mac Show (2002); The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998); The Beverly Hillbillies (1965); The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (2005); The Big Interview with Dan Rather (2015); The Big Show (1980); The Bob Hope Show (1966–1973); The Bobby Vinton Show (1975–1976); The Bonnie Hunt Show (2009); The Carol Burnett Show (1968–1977); The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (1993); The Catch (2005); The Charles Grodin Show (1996); The Comedy Shop (1978); The Crypt Keeper Presents: A Spine-Tingling Look at Tales from the Crypt (1995); The Daily Show (2007–2008); The Danny Thomas Hour (1967); The Dating Game (1969); The David Frost Show (1970–1971); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Bob Hope (1974); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Evel Knievel (1975); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra (1978); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: George Burns (1978); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman (1978); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joan Collins (1984); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball (1975); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon (1975 / 1984); The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Telly Savalas (1974); The Dean Martin Show (1967–1974); The Dick Cavett Show (1970–1972); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964); The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood (1970); The Don Rickles Show - Mr. Warmth (1975); The Don Rickles Show (1968–1969); The Don Rickles Show (1972); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959–1960); The Early Show (2005); The Ed Sullivan Show (1968–1970); The Eddie Fisher Show (1957); The Eighties (2016); The First 40 Years (1980); The Frank Rosenthal Show (1977); The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1971); The History of Comedy (2017–2018); The Hollywood Palace (1969 / 1970); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967–1974); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1972); The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991); The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall (2013); The Irv Kupcinet Show (1975); The Jerry Lewis Show (1968); The Jim Nabors Hour (1970); The J-K Conspiracy (2004); The Joan Rivers Show (1969); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Julie Andrews Hour (1972); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2000); The Klowns (1970); The Kraft Music Hall (1968–1971); The Larry Sanders Show (1997); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2014); The Life and Times of Kirk Douglas (2000); The Love Machine (1971); The Lucy Show (1967); The Making of 'Toy Story' (1995); The Many Sides of Don Rickles (1970); The Martin Short Show (1999); The Merv Griffin Show (1968–1985); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1981); The Money Jungle (1967); The Mothers-In-Law (1969); The Munsters (1965); The New Bill Cosby Show (1972); The Nightclub Years (2001); The Oscars (2018); The Pat Boone Show (1967); The People's Command Performance: '77 (1977); The Rabbit Trap (1959); The Rat Race (1960); The Regis Philbin Show (1982); The Rosey Grier Show (1968); The Single Guy (1997); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1968); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Story Behind 'Toy Story' (1996); The Talk (2013); The Thin Man (1959); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015–2016); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1992); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 23rd Anniversary Special (1985); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1994–2011); The Twilight Zone (1961); The Unit (2007); The Unknown Story (2022); The View (2008); The Vin Scully Show (1973); The Whoopi Goldberg Show (1992); The Wild Wild West (1966); The Wool Cap (2004); The World of Jewish Humor (1990); The Year in Memoriam (2017); This Is Your Life (1972); TMZ on TV (2009); Today (2016); Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 17th Anniversary Special (1979); Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come (2016); Toy Story (1995); Toy Story 2 (1999); Toy Story 2 DVD Read-Along (2002); Toy Story 3 (2010); Toy Story 3: The Gang's All Here (2010); Toy Story 4 (2019); Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015); Toy Story Midway Mania! (2008); Toy Story of Terror (2013); Toy Story Racer (2001); Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014); Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation (2011); Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex (2012); Toy Story Toons: Small Fry (2011); TV Land Icon Awards 2016 (2016); TV's Censored Bloopers (1981); Two Top Bananas (1982); US Against the World (1977); Vicki! (1993); Wagon Train (1961); Way Too Early with Kasie Hunt (2021); When Comedy Went to School (2013); When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World (2004); Where It's At (1969); Working with a Master: John Landis (2006); X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963); Zookeeper (2011).

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Born on this day – Cora Mae Bryant:


Cora Mae Bryant


Blues singer

Guitarist

May 1, 1926 – October 30, 2008

Credits:

Albums:

Born with the Blues (2001); Born in Newton County (2003).

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Born on this day – Cloris Leachman:


Cloris Leachman


Actress

Comedienne

April 30, 1926 – January 27, 2021

Credits:

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005); 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007); 2002 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2002); 2006 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2006); 2009 Game Show Awards (2009); 2011 MTV Video Music Awards (2011); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 50 Years of Funny Females (1995); 77 Sunset Strip (1961–1963); A Brand New Life (1973); A Girl Named Sooner (1975); A Little Piece of Heaven (1991); A Man Called Shenandoah (1965); A Troll in Central Park (1994); A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story (2016); ABC Afterschool Specials (1973); ABC Late Night (1976); Access Hollywood (2017); Actor's Studio (1948–1949); Adam-12 (1968); Adult World (2013); Adventure Time (2012); Adventure Time (2016); Advice to the Lovelorn (1981); AFI Life Achievement Award (2004–2016); Alcoa Premiere (1962); Alex & Emma (2003); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962); America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976); American Cowslip (2009); American Gods (2017–2019); American Masters (2013); American Playhouse (1985); Annabelle's Wish (1997); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1951); Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (2020); Baby, Baby, Baby (2015); Backstairs at the White House (1979); Bad Santa (2003); Beach Girls (2005); Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996); Beerfest (2006); Behind Closed Doors (2020); Being and Nothingness (2019); Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023); Betty White: First Lady of Television (2018); Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday (2013); Between Love and Honor (1995); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Big Town (1951); Biography (1995–2005); Blind Alleys (1985); Blue Mountain State (2010); Bob's Burgers (2016); Brando (2007); Bravo Profiles (2001); Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969); Buzz (2005); Cain's Hundred (1961); Carnegie Hall (1947); Castle in the Sky (1986); Castle in the Sky: Character Sketches (2010); Castle in the Sky: Creating 'Castle in the Sky' (2010); Castle in the Sky: The World of Laputa (2010); CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell (2021); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2015); Celebrity Wife Swap (2015); Champ Kind vs. Dorothy Mantooth (2014); Charley and the Angel (1973); Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950–1952); Checkmate (1960); Chelsea Lately (2010); Cher (1975); Cities for People (1975); Clarence (2016); Climax! (1955–1958); Comedy Central Roasts (2008); Crazy Love (2003); Crazy Mama (1975); Creative Galaxy (2014–2016); Crime Club (1973); Crook & Chase (1996); Cubed (2010); Daisy Miller (1974); Dancing with the Stars (2008–2009); Danger (1951–1953); Deadly Intentions (1985); Death Scream (1975); Death Sentence (1974); Diagnosis Murder (2001); Dillinger (1973); Dinah! (1975–1977); Dixie: Changing Habits (1983); Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984); Double, Double Toil and Trouble (1993); Dr. Kildare (1965); Dying Room Only (1973); Eight Characters in Search of a Sitcom (2003); Elena of Avalor (2018–2020); Entertainment Tonight (2008–2021); Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984); Ernie, Madge and Artie (1974); Expecting Mary (2010); Fade to Black (1993); Fame, Fortune and Romance (1986); Family Dinner (2009); Family Guy (2005); Ferris Bueller (1990); Fine Things (1990); Food, Wine & Friends (1979–1980); Foodfight! (2012); Foolin' Around (1980); Franklin & Bash (2014); Frontier Circus (1961); Frontier Justice (1959); Gambit (2012); Gen¹³ (1998); Gene Wilder: Loved, Remembered (2017); General Electric Theater (1955–1962); Gilbert (2017); Girl Meets World (2014–2015); Going My Way (1962); Going to the Chapel (1988); Good Morning America (1975 / 2021); Great Performances / Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021); Gunsmoke (1956–1961); Hallmark Hall of Fame (1952); Hanging Up (2000); Hansel and Gretel (1987); Happy Ending (2013); Happy Family (2003); Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973); Haunts of the Very Rich (1972); Hawaii Five-0 (2015); Hawaiian Eye (1961); Hawthorne (2009); HBO First Look (2004); Hellbent for Heaven (2002); Herbie Goes Bananas (1980); Here's Hollywood (1962); High Anxiety (1977); High Holiday (2021); History of the Sitcom (2021); History of the World: Part I (1981); Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense (2009); Hitchhike! (1974); Hold It Please (1949); Hollywood Squares (2002); Hot in Cleveland (2013); Hour Magazine (1981–1986); I Can Only Imagine (2018); In Broad Daylight (1991); In the Cutz (2006); Inglourious Basterds (2009); Intimate Portrait (2003); Ironside (1969); Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? (2016); It Happened One Christmas (1977); It's Who You Know (2018); James Dean: Forever Young (2005); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2008); Joan of Arcadia (2004); Johnny Staccato (1960); Judd for the Defense (1968); Jump, Darling (2020); Justice League Action (2017–2018); Justice League Action Shorts (2017); Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2010); Katie (2013); Kirstie (2013); Kiss Me Deadly (1955); Kraft Mystery Theater (1962); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1949–1954); Ladies of the Corridor (1975); Lake Placid 2 (2007); Lancer (1969); Laramie (1962); Larry King Live (1990–1993); Lassie (1957–1958); Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2018); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993); Lez Bomb (2018); Listen to Me Marlon (2015); Live with Kelly and Mark (1990–2011); London Garcia Entertainment Show (2013); Long Journey Back (1978); Love & Money (2000); Love Hurts (1990); Love Is Never Silent (1985); Love Takes Wing (2009); Lovers and Other Strangers (1970); Lux Video Theatre (1956); Mad About You (2019); Making a Scene (2010); Making American Cowslip (2010); Malcolm in the Middle (2001–2006); Manna from Heaven (2002); Mannix (1968); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970); Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015); Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show (1991); Matinee Theatre (1956); Maury (1996–1997); Maybe This Time (1995); Mel and His Movies (2012); Men at Law (1971); Miracle Child (1993); Miss All-American Beauty (1982); Miss America: Beyond the Crown (1994); Monty Hall's Variety Hour (1976); Mr. Novak (1965); Mrs. Harris (2005); Mrs. R's Daughter (1979); Music of the Heart (1999); My Boyfriend's Back (1993); My Little Pony: The Movie (1986); My Strange Uncle (1981); Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950); NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (2021); NBC Presents (1949); Never Too Late (1996); New York, I Love You / Joshua Marston (2008); NFL Players Association Awards Dinner (1973); Night Gallery / You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore (1972); Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995); Norm (2000); Not to Forget (2021); Now and Then (1995); Obsession: Letters to David Lynch (2011); Of Thee I Sing (1972); On Marlon Brando: George Englund & Cloris Leachman (2017); One on One with John Tesh (1991); One Step Beyond (1959); Our House (1987); Outlaws (1960); Password (1972); Perfectly Frank (1982); Perry Mason (1966); Pete 'n' Tillie (1974); Phineas and Ferb (2009–2014); Phyllis (1975–1977); Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991); Pioneers of Television (2011–2019); Piper's Picks TV (2020); Ponds Theater (1953–1954); Ponyo (2008); Prancer (1989); Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep (2008); Promised Land (1996–1997); Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1951); Raising Hope (2010–2014); Rawhide (1960); Recalculating (2016); Retrosexual: The 80's (2004); Rhoda (1974); Role Model: Gene Wilder (2008); Rome Is Burning (2007–2008); Route 66 (1962); Royal Pains (2016); Run for Your Life (1967); RuPaul's Drag Race (2010); S.O.S. Titanic (1979); Saints and Sinners (1962); Scary Movie 4 (2006); Scavenger Hunt (1979); Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015); Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration (1984); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); Shadow Play (1986); She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' (2002); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1960); Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969); Sky High (2005); So B. It (2016); Someone I Touched (1975); Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1951); Spanglish (2004); Sparky's Magic Piano (1987); Speechless (2008); Spies (1993); Star Stage (1955); Stoney Burke (1962); Studio One (1951); Studio One Documentary (2002); Suddenly Single (1971); Sunday Dinner (1991); Super Night at the Super Bowl (1976); Suspense (1951–1952); Tales of Tomorrow (1951); Target: The Corruptors (1962); TCM Guest Programmer (2009); TCM Remembers 2021 (2021); TCM: Twenty Classic Moments (2014); Teachers (2019); Telephone Time (1957); Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? (1976); Texasville (1990); Thanks (1999); That Girl (1970); The $10,000 Pyramid (1973); The 16th Annual Satellite Awards (2011); The 26th Annual Genesis Awards (2012); The 26th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1974); The 27th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1975); The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974); The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004); The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978); The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976); The 33rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1976); The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984); The 3rd Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards (1986); The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1985); The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972); The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973); The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1998); The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980); The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002); The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006); The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998); The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2021); The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003); The 9th Annual TV Land Awards (2011); The Acorn People (1981); The Amati Girls (2000); The Animal (2001); The Arsenio Hall Show (1990 / 2014); The Associates (1979); The Best of Hollywood (2017); The Beverly Hillbillies (1993); The Big Picture (2007); The Big Valley (1967); The Billy Rose Show (1950); The Bob & Ray Show (1951–1953); The Bobby Darin Show (1973); The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008–2009); The British Academy Awards (1979); The Bronx Bull (2016); The Californians (2005); The Chapman Report (1962); The Clock (1950); The Comedian (2016); The Croods (2013); The Croods: A New Age (2020); The David Frost Show (1972); The David Letterman Show (1980); The Defenders (1964); The Demon Murder Case (1983); The Dick Cavett Show (1972); The Doctors (2013); The Don Lane Show (1980); The Donna Reed Show (1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1952); The Eleventh (2016); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003); The Ellen Show (2001–2002); The Factor (2009–2014); The Facts of Life (1986–1988); The Facts of Life Down Under (1987); The Fields (2011); The Ford Theatre Hour (1948); The Frank Sinatra Show (1958); The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990); The Gliksmans (2017); The Great Malones (2006); The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967); The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition (2020–2021); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1972); The Iron Giant (1999); The John Kerwin Show (2009); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956); The Last Picture Show (1971); The Last Picture Show: A Look Back (1999); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2010); The Little Troll Prince (1987); The Longest Yard (2005); The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show (1976); The Loretta Young Show (1960–1962); The Love Boat (1976–1985); The Love Boat (1985); The Magical World of Disney (1977); The Man in the Moon (1960); The Marsha Warfield Show (1990); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977); The Mask (1954); The Megan Mullally Show (2006); The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show (1972); The Merv Griffin Show (1972–1976); The Migrants (1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1973–1979); The Millers (2015); The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet (2009); The Mouse and His Child (1977); The Muppet Movie (1979); The Muppet Show (1978); The Name of the Game (1968); The Nanny (1994); The New Breed (1962); The New Original Wonder Woman (1975); The North Avenue Irregulars (1979); The Nutt House (1989); The Office (2009); The Oldest Living Graduate (1980); The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2008); The Oscars (2021); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour (1977); The People Next Door (1970); The Philip Morris Playhouse (1953); The Powers That Be (1992–1993); The Queen Latifah Show (2013); The Rack (1956); The Road West (1967); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996); The Simpsons (1991); The Sixth Sense (1972); The Smothers Brothers Show (1975); The Sonny Comedy Revue (1974); The Steagle (1971); The Talk (2011–2012); The Titanic Chronicles (1999); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971–1989); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2004–2012); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno / Cop 'n Kitty (2010); The Trials of O'Brien (1965); The Twilight Zone (1961 / 2003); The Untouchables (1961–1962); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019); The Virginian (1967–1969); The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985); The Way They Were (1981); The Web (1954); The Wedding Bells (2007); The Wedding Ringer (2015); The Wendy Williams Show (2009–2011); The Women (2008); The Year: 2021 (2021); This Is Happening (2015); This Is Your Life (1987); Thriller (1960); Thursday's Game (1974); To Tell the Truth (2017); Today (1975–2015); Today (2021); Top Gear USA (2012); Totally Tracked Down (2010); Touched by an Angel (1997–2003); Tournament of Roses Parade (2009); TV Guide Live at the Emmy Awards (2008); TV Land Confidential (2007); TV Land's Top Ten (2006); TV's All-Time Funniest: A Paley Center for Media Special (2008); TV's Greatest Sidekicks (2004); Twice in a Lifetime (2000); Two and a Half Men (2005); Unity (2015); Wagon Train (1962); Walk Like a Man (1987); Walter & Emily (1991–1992); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2012); When We Last Spoke (2019); Willa (1979); Without a Kiss Goodbye (1993); WUSA (1970); Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera (1977); Yesterday (1981); You Again (2010); Young Dr. Kildare (1972); Young Frankenstein (1974); Young Frankenstein: Building the Perfect Beast (1999); Young Frankenstein: It's Alive! Creating a Monster Classic (2008); Zane Grey Theatre (1956).

Monday, April 28, 2025

Born on this day – Harper Lee:


Harper Lee


Writer

April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016

Credits:

Books:

To Kill a Mockingbird (1960); Go Set a Watchman (2015); The Harper Lee Collection (2015); To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel, by Harper Lee and Fred Fordham (2018).

Awards:

The Pulitzer Prize in 1961 for To Kill a Mockingbird.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007 for her contribution to literature.

Movies, video, television and stage:

Cedar Cove (2015); Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017); Hollywood Insider (2022); I riassuntini (2018); Inside Edition (2015); Mockingbird (2023); PBS NewsHour (2016); The Capote Tapes (2019); The Merv Griffin Show (1963); To Kill a Mockingbird (1962); To Kill a Mockingbird (2014); To Kill a Mockingbird (2018 stage play, starring Jeff Daniels).