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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Born on this day – Dolores Moran:


Dolores Moran

Actress

January 27, 1926 – February 5, 1982

Credits:

Silver Lode (1954); Mr. & Mrs. North (1953–1954); Count the Hours! (1953); My Hero (1952); Dangerous Assignment (1952); Johnny One-Eye (1950); Movietown USA (1950); Christmas Eve (1947); The Man I Love (1946); Without Reservations (1946); Mr. Noisy (1946); Too Young to Know (1945); The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945); Hollywood Canteen (1944); To Have and Have Not (1944); The Last Ride (1944); Old Acquaintance (1943); Three Cheers for the Girls (1943); The Hard Way (1943); Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942); Winning Your Wings (1942); The Ghost Breakers (1940).

Born on this day – Ingrid Thulin:


Ingrid Thulin


Actress

Director

Writer

January 27, 1926 – January 7, 2004

Credits:

The House of Smiles (1991); Cuore di mamma (1988); Orn (1987); Control (1987); Il Corsaro (1985); After the Rehearsal (1984); Brusten himmel (1982); It Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980); One and One (1978); The Cassandra Crossing (1976); L'Agnese va a morire (1976); Madam Kitty (1976); La cage (1975); Monismanien 1995 (1975); Moses the Lawgiver (1974); E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine (1974); A Handful of Love (1974); Puccini (1973); La sainte famille (1973); Cries & Whispers (1972); Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971); N.P. (1971); The Damned (1969); The Rite (1969); Adelaide (1968); Badarna (1968); Un diablo bajo la almohada (1968); Hour of the Wolf (1968); O.K. Yevtushenko (1967); Domani non siamo più qui (1967); Night Games (1966); The War Is Over (1966); Hängivelse (1965); Return from the Ashes (1965); Games of Desire (1964); Sextet (1963); Espionage (1963); The Silence (1963); Ett drömspel (1963); Winter Light (1963); Agostino (1962); The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962); Theatre '62 (1961); Syskon (1961); Domaren (1960); Vår ofödde son (1959); Älska (1959); The Magician (1958); Brink of Life (1958); Wild Strawberries (1957); Det händer i natt (1957); Pettersson i Annorlunda (1956); Foreign Intrigue (1956); Hoppsan! (1955); Danssalongen (1955); Foreign Intrigue (1954–1955); Två sköna juveler (1954); I rök och dans (1954); Göingehövdingen (1953); En skärgårdsnatt (1953); Kalle Karlsson från Jularbo (1952); Möte med livet (1952); Leva på 'Hoppet' (1951); När kärleken kom till byn (1950); Hasse Ekman in Hjärter knekt (1950); Kärleken segrar (1949); Son of the Sea (1949); Känn dej som Hemma (1948); Jørund Smed (1948).

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Born on this day – Patricia Neal:


Patricia Neal


Actress

January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010

Credits:

Flying By (2009); For the Love of May (2001); Cookie's Fortune (1999); Heidi (1993); A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992); Murder, She Wrote (1990); Caroline? (1990); An Unremarkable Life (1989); Shattered Vows (1984); Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984); Glitter (1984); Ghost Story (1981); The Patricia Neal Story (1981); All Quiet on the Western Front (1979); The Passage (1979); The Bastard (1978); A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978); Nido de viudas (1977); Tail Gunner Joe (1977); The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976); Movin' On (1975); Little House on the Prairie (1975); Eric (1975); Hay que matar a B. (1974); Things in Their Season (1974); Kung Fu (1974); Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973); Baxter! (1973); Circle of Fear (1972); The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971); The Night Digger (1971); The Subject Was Roses (1968); In Harm's Way (1965); Psyche 59 (1964); Espionage (1963); Hud (1963); Ben Casey (1963); Zero One (1962); Winter Journey (1962); Westinghouse Presents: That's Where the Town Is Going (1962); The Untouchables (1962); Checkmate (1962); Drama 61-67 (1962); Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961); Rendezvous (1961); Special for Women: Mother and Daughter (1961); Play of the Week (1960–1961); Strindberg on Love (1960); Clash by Night (1959); Pursuit (1958); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1958); Studio One (1954–1958); Playhouse 90 (1957–1958); Suspicion (1958); A Face in the Crowd (1957); Omnibus (1955); La tua donna (1954); The Venusian (1954); Goodyear Playhouse (1954); Something for the Birds (1952); Washington Story (1952); Diplomatic Courier (1952); Week-End with Father (1951); The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951); Raton Pass (1951); Operation Pacific (1951); The Breaking Point (1950); Three Secrets (1950); Bright Leaf (1950); Breakdowns of 1949 (1949); The Hasty Heart (1949); It's a Great Feeling (1949); The Fountainhead (1949); John Loves Mary (1949).

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Born on this day – Michèle Philippe:


Michèle Philippe


Actress

January 17, 1926 – September 23, 1972


Credits:

Hot Hours (1959); Man and Child (1956); Paris, Palace Hotel (1956); The swords in the secret service (1956); French Cancan (1955); The Babes Make the Law (1955); The clandestine women (1954); Marriage Episodes (1954); His Father's Portrait (1953); The 400 club blows (1953); A Night in Megève (1953); Beautiful Mentality (1953); The Dream of Zorro (1952); Don Juan's Night of Love (1952) Each in turn (1951); The needle red (1951); Blonde Head (1950); The Naked Woman (1949); Wearing her heart on her sleeve (1948); The Firemen's Ball (1948); The Tragic Dolmen (1948); Crossroads of the crime (1948); The Thief Is Well (1948); Through the Window (1948); The great Maguet (1947); Thirty and Forty (1946); Hoboes in Paradise (1946) Julia (1945); The Black Rider (1945).

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Born on this day – Frank Aletter:


Frank Aletter


Actor

January 14, 1926 – May 13, 2009

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965–1966); 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2010); 1st & Ten (1988); A Tiger Walks (1964); ABC Weekend Specials (1981); Adam-12 (1974); Alcoa Premiere (1962); Alice (1983); All in the Family (1978); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1955–1962); Automan (1984); Banyon (1972); Ben Casey (1963–1966); Blansky's Beauties (1977); Bringing Up Buddy (1960–1961); Cannon (1971–1976); Capitol (1982–1987); CHiPs (1982); Columbo (1978); Dallas (1986); Danger Island (1968–1969); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978); Detective in the House (1985); Dr. Kildare (1963); Emergency! (1972–1978); Falcon Crest (1986); Fantasy Island (1978–1979); Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980); Funny Face (1971); General Electric Theater (1961); General Hospital (1991); Grindl (1964); Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel (1950–1955); Hazel (1963); He Said, She Said (1970); Hello, Larry (1979); Holmes and Yoyo (1976); Hotel (1985); Hunter (1976); Insight (1971–1975); Ironside (1969–1973); It's About Time (1966–1967); Jigsaw (1973); Justice (1955); Karen (1975); Kojak (1975); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1975); Kraft Theatre (1956); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959); Lassie (1972); Lassie: Peace is Our Profession (2006); Lou Grant (1981); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Naked Stranger (1971); Love, Sidney (1983); M*A*S*H (1973); Mannix (1967–1975); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1973–1975); Matlock (1987); Maude (1972); Medical Center (1971); Mister Roberts (1955); Mod Squad (1970); Murder, She Wrote (1985); My Favorite Martian (1963); My World and Welcome to It (1970); Nancy (1970); Nanny and the Professor (1971); Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972); Omnibus (1958); Operation Petticoat (1978); Perry Mason (1963–1964); Petrocelli (1976); Petticoat Junction (1966–1969); Planet of the Apes (1974); Police Woman (1975–1978); Private School (1983); Project U.F.O. (1978); Quincy, M.E. (1978–1982); Rich Man, Poor Man (1976); Run, Cougar, Run (1972); S.W.A.T. (1975); Sierra (1974); Simon & Simon (1984); Studio One (1955); Switch (1976–1977); T.J. Hooker (1986); Target: The Corruptors (1962); The Alcoa Hour (1956); The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968–1970); The Best of Hollywood (1999–2018); The Big Brain (1963); The Bionic Woman (1978); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1972); The Cara Williams Show (1964–1965); The Don Rickles Show (1972); The Doris Day Show (1969); The Eleventh Hour (1963); The F.B.I. (1968–1972); The Facts of Life (1983); The Fall Guy (1982–1985); The Fugitive (1965); The Gertrude Berg Show (1962); The Golden Girls (1985); The Great Adventure (1964); The Invisible Man (1975); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); The Lazarus Man (1996); The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962); The Love Boat (1979); The Lucy Show (1962); The Magical World of Disney (1966–1975); The Name of the Game (1970); The New Adam-12 (1991); The New Temperatures Rising Show (1972); The Quest (1976); The Six Million Dollar Man (1975); The Star Maker (1981); The Twilight Zone (1963); This Is the Life (1978); Three's a Crowd (1985); Three's Company (1981 / 1982); Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970); Vacation Playhouse (1963–1967); Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter (1986); What's Happening!! (1977); Wide Country (1963); You Again? (1987); You Are There (1953–1955).

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Born on this day – Michael Bond:


Michael Bond


Writer

January 13, 1926 – June 27, 2017

Credits:

Books:

A Bear Called Paddington (1958); A Bear Called Paddington and & Stories (2014); A Bear Called Paddington And Other Stories (2024); A Bear in Hot Water (1995); A Day by the Sea (1992); A Jar of Jokes (1992); A Picnic On the River (1980); A Spot of Decorating (1995); Adventures of a Bear Called Paddington (1976); Bears and Forebears (1996); Best of Paddington Bear (1970); Best-loved Paddington Stories (2017); Favourite Paddington Stories (2014); Fun and Games with Paddington (1977); Here Comes Thursday (1966); It Wasn't Me! (2016); J. D. Polson and the Dillogate Affair (1981); J. D. Polson and the Liberty Head Dime (1980); Learn with Paddington (1999); Love from Paddington (2014); Malice Domestic 7 (1998); Michael Bond's Book of Bears (1992); Monsieur Pamplemousse (1983); Monsieur Pamplemousse Afloat (2000); Monsieur Pamplemousse Aloft (1989); Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Carbon Footprint (2010); Monsieur Pamplemousse and the French Solution (2007); Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Militant Midwives (2006); Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Secret Mission (1985); Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Tangled Web (2014); Monsieur Pamplemousse Hits the Headlines (2003); Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates (1990); Monsieur Pamplemousse on Location (1992); Monsieur Pamplemousse on Probation (2000); Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot (1986); Monsieur Pamplemousse on Vacation (2002); Monsieur Pamplemousse Rests His Case (1991); Monsieur Pamplemousse Stands Firm (1992); Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Cure (1987); Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Train (1993); More About Paddington (1959); More Hilarious Adventures of Paddington (1978); Mouse Called ThursdayMr. Cram's Magic Bubbles (1975); My Book of Marmalade (2008); My Secret Suitcase (2010); Olga Carries On (1976); Olga Counts Her Blessings (1975); Olga da Polga (2015); Olga Follows Her Nose (2002); Olga Makes a Friend (1975); Olga Makes a Wish (1975); Olga Makes Her Mark (1975); Olga Meets Her Match (1973); Olga Moves House (2001); Olga Takes a Bite (1975); Olga Takes Charge (1982); Olga's New Home (1975); Olga's Second House (1975); Olga's Special Day (1975); Oliver the Greedy Elephant (1985); Paddington - King of the Castle (2009); Paddington (2011); Paddington Abroad (1961); Paddington and Aunt Lucy (1980); Paddington and the Christmas Shopping (1986); Paddington and the Disappearing Sandwich (2009); Paddington and the Grand Tour (2003); Paddington and the Magic Trick (2016); Paddington and the Marmalade Maze (1987); Paddington and the Snowbear (1981); Paddington and the Stately Home (1999); Paddington and the Tutti Frutti Rainbow (1998); Paddington at Home (1980); Paddington at Large (1962); Paddington at St Paul's (2018); Paddington At the Airport (1986); Paddington at the Barber Shop (2017); Paddington at the Beach (2009); Paddington at the Carnival (1998); Paddington At the Circus (1973); Paddington at the Fair (1985); Paddington at the Launderette (1981); Paddington At the Palace (1986); Paddington at the Rainbow's End (2009); Paddington at the Seashore (1992); Paddington at the Seaside (1975); Paddington at the Station (1976); Paddington at the Tower (1975); Paddington at the Zoo (1984); Paddington at Work (1966); Paddington Bear (1965); Paddington Bear All Day (1998); Paddington Bear and the Busy Bee Carnival (1998); Paddington Bear and the Christmas Surprise (1997); Paddington Bear at the Circus (2000); Paddington Bear Goes to Market (1998); Paddington Bear Goes to the Hospital (2001); Paddington Bear in the Garden (2002); Paddington Bear Up and About (1999); Paddington Breaks the Peace (1992); Paddington Buggy Book (2011); Paddington Cleans Up (1986); Paddington Collector's Quintet (2018); Paddington Does It Himself (1977); Paddington Does the Decorating (1993); Paddington Dressing Up (1999); Paddington Goes for Gold (2012); Paddington Goes On a Picnic (1994); Paddington Goes Out (1980); Paddington Goes Shopping (1973); Paddington Goes to Hospital (2001); Paddington Goes to Market (1999); Paddington Goes To The Sales (1976); Paddington Goes to Town (1968); Paddington Has a Bath (1992); Paddington Has Fun (1982); Paddington Helps Out (1960); Paddington Here and Now (2008); Paddington Hits Out (1977); Paddington in Hot Water (2000); Paddington in the Garden (2002); Paddington in the Kitchen (1977); Paddington in Touch (1980); Paddington Learns a Lesson (1981); Paddington Lockable Diary (2008); Paddington Mails a Letter (1986); Paddington Makes a Mess (1994); Paddington Marches On (1964); Paddington Meets the Queen (1991); Paddington Minds the House (1986); Paddington on Holiday (1991); Paddington On Screen (1981); Paddington On Stage (1974); Paddington on the River (1989); Paddington on Top (1974); Paddington Plays On (2016); Paddington Pocket Library (2008); Paddington Posts a Letter (1976); Paddington Races Ahead (2012); Paddington Rides On! (1991); Paddington Rules the Waves (2008); Paddington Sets Sail (2016); Paddington Takes a Bath (1976); Paddington Takes the Air (1970); Paddington Takes the Test (1979); Paddington Takes to TV (1971); Paddington the Artist (1998); Paddington Treasury (1989); Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories (2018); Paddington Weighs in (1980); Paddington Works Hard (1982); Paddington's 123 (1990); Paddington's ABC (1990); Paddington's Art Exhibition (1986); Paddington's Birthday Book (1996); Paddington's Birthday Party (1977); Paddington's Birthday Treat (1981); Paddington's Blue Peter Story Book (1973); Paddington's Bus Ride (1986); Paddington's Busy Day (1987); Paddington's Busy Week (1991); Paddington's Cartoon Book (1979); Paddington's Clock Book (1986); Paddington's Colours (1987); Paddington's Cookery Book (2011); Paddington's Counting Book (1977); Paddingtons Day of Action (1983); Paddington's Day Off (2017); Paddington's Disappearing Trick (1992); Paddington's Favourite Stories (1992); Paddington's Finest Hour (2017); Paddington's First Bath (1994); Paddington's First Book (1977); Paddington's First Word Book (1993); Paddington's Garden (1972); Paddington's Guide to London (2011); Paddington's London Treasury (2011); Paddington's Loose End Book (1976); Paddington's Lucky Day (1974); Paddington's Magical Christmas (1988); Paddington's New Room (1976); Paddington's Numbers (1987); Paddington's Opposites (1990); Paddington's Painting Exhibition (1985); Paddington's Party Book (1976); Paddington's Party Tricks (2000); Paddington's Picture Book (1978); Paddington's Play Book (1977); Paddington's Pop Up (1977); Paddington's Prize Picture (2017); Paddington's Puzzle Book (1987); Paddington's Shopping Adventure (1981); Paddington's Story Book (1983); Paddington's Things I Do (1994); Paddington's Things I Feel (1994); Paddington's Wheel Book (1986); Paddington's Word Book (1977); Parsley and the Herbs (1971); Parsley Parade (1972); Parsley the Lion (1972); Parsley's Good Deed (1969); Parsley's Last Stand (1970); Parsley's Problem Present (1970); Parsley's Tail (1969); Please Look After This Bear (1986); Something Nasty in the Kitchen (1992); The Adventures of Olga Da Polga (1993); The Adventures of Paddington (1965); The Arrival (2009); The Best of Olga Da Polga (2002); The Caravan Puppets (1983); The Complete Adventures of Olga Da Polga (1987); The Day the Animals Went on Strike (1972); The First Big Olga Da Polga Book (1983); The Giant Paddington Story Book (1989); The Great Big Paddington Bear Picture Book (1984); The Great Big Paddington Book (1976); The Hilarious Adventures of Paddington (1972); The Life and Times of Paddington Bear (1988); The Paddington Treasury for the Very Young (2014); The Pleasures of Paris (1987); The Second Big Olga Da Polga Book (1983); The Tale of the Castle Mice (2016); The Tales of Olga Da Polga (1972); The Ups and Downs of the Castle Mice (2019); Thursday Ahoy! (1969); Thursday in Paris (1971); Thursday Rides Again (1968); Too Much Off the Top (1999); Trouble At the Laundrette (2000); Windmill (1975).

Movies and television:

Ask Aspel (1973); Breakfast (2008); CBeebies Bedtime Story (2022); Collector's Lot (2000); Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980 (1976); Extinction (2018); Jackanory (1966–1970); Last Sunset (2012); Monitor (1961); Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (1977); Napoleon's Day Out (1957); Out of the Shadows (2004); Paddington (2014); Paddington 2 (2017); Paddington Bear (1976–1987 / 1989–1990); Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies (1980); Paddington Goes to School (1986); Paddington in Peru (2024); Paddington: The Man Behind the Bear (2019); Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009); Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear Film (2022); Simon's Good Deed (1955); Songs of Praise (2018); The Adventures of Paddington (2019–2020); The Adventures of Paddington Bear (1997–2000); The Adventures of Parsley (1970–1971); The Herbs (1968); The World Our Stage (1958); This Is Your Life (1961); Top 50 Greatest Celebrity Animals (2005.

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Born on this day – Renée Michaelis:


Renée Michaelis


Actress

December 24, 1926 – April 7, 2022

Credits:

Asphalt (1951); Das Ei (1959); Der Untermieter (1964–1967); Donaug'schichten (1966); Familie Leitner (1960–1965); Gehört sich das? (1960); Herzliches Beileid (1970); Schäm' dich, Brigitte! (1952).

Born on this day – Thelma Pelish:


Thelma Pelish


Actress

December 24, 1926 – March 6, 1983

Credits:

Alias Big Cherry (1975); Arnie (1971); Call Her Mom (1972); Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses? (1977); Candid Camera (1961); Car 54, Where Are You? (1962); Dirty Sally (1974); Every Which Way But Loose (1978); Flicks / Segment: Philip Alien (1983); Flush (1982); Gleason: He's the Greatest (1988); Herowork (1977); If You Don't Stop It... You'll Go Blind!!! (1975); Jigsaw John (1976); Legends (2007); Love, American Style / Segments Love and the Awkward Age; Love and the First Kiss (1972–1973); Man Against Crime (1954); Naked City (1959); Quincy, M.E. (1981); Racquet (1979); Robert Montgomery Presents (1953); Search (1972); Shaft (1974); Skateboard (1978); The Incredible Hulk (1981); The Jackie Gleason Show (1953); The Odd Couple (1971); The Pajama Game (1957); The Robert Q. Lewis Show (1954); The Silent Scream (1979); True Story (1960); Valley of the Dolls (1967); White House Madness (1975); You Light Up My Life (1977).

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Born on this day – Patrice Wymore:


Patrice Wymore


Actress

December 17, 1926 – March 22, 2014

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1961); About Faces (1961); Chamber of Horrors (1966); Cheyenne (1961); Death Valley Days (1959); Die VII. Internationalen Filmfestspiele (1957); Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (1983); F Troop (1965–1967); Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Hollywood Christmas Lane Parade of the Stars (1960); I'll See You in My Dreams (1951); In the Wake of the Zaca (2005); Jefferson Drum (1958); Juke Box Jury (1965); King's Rhapsody (1955); Lux Video Theatre (1953); Mister Roberts (1966); Never Too Young (1965–1966); Ocean's Eleven (1960); Perry Mason (1963–1965); Rocky Mountain (1950); She's Back on Broadway (1953); She's Working Her Way Through College (1952); Starlift (1951); Stump the Stars (1959–1964); Tales of Wells Fargo (191); Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007); Tea for Two (1950); That Regis Philbin Show (1964); The 18th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1961); The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005); The Big Trees (1952); The Deputy (1960); The Ed Sullivan Show (1949–1952); The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956–1957); The Lamb's Gambol (1949); The Littlest Hobo (1964); The Man Behind the Gun (1953); The Mike Douglas Show (1964); The Monkees (1967); The Roaring 20's (1960); The Sad Horse (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963).

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Born on this day – Ed Williams:


Ed Williams


Actor

November 26, 1926 – October 2, 2025

Credits:

Alien Nation (1989); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction / Segment: The Burial (1999); Carnosaur (1993); Father of the Bride (1991); Flight of Black Angel (1991); Going to the Chapel (1988); High Strung (1992); Hollywood Radio Players (2022–2023); Hooperman (1989); House (2010); I Want to Live (1983); Infidelity (1987); Kill Shot (1995); L.A. Law (1990); MacGyver (1986); Madame's Place (1982); Matlock (1989); Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994); Police Squad! (1982); Probe and Night Beat (1956); Ratboy (1986); Sisters (1996); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1984); The Bold and the Beautiful (2006); The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990); The Loop (2006); The Magical World of Disney (1986); The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991); The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988); The Woman Who Sinned (1991); The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (2007); To Heal a Nation (1988).

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Born on this day – Jeffrey Hunter:


Jeffrey Hunter

Actor

Producer

November 25, 1926 – May 27, 1969

Born on this day – Poul Anderson:


Poul Anderson


Writer

November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001

Credits:

Books:

A Bicycle Built for Brew (2014); A Circus of Hells (1970); A Galaxy Trilogy (2007); A Hoax in Time / Inside Earth (2011); A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows / aka Knight Flandry (1975); A Midsummer Tempest (1974); A Stone in Heaven (1979); A World Named Cleopatra (1977); Admiralty (2011); After Doomsday (1962); Agent of the Terran Empire (1965); Alight in the Void (1991); All One Universe (1996); American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1960-1966 (2019); Berserker Base (1985); Beyond the Beyond (1969); Beyond the Moons of Fomalhaut (2010); Brain Wave (1954); Call Me Joe (2009); Captive of the Centaurianess / A Princess of Mars (2012); Cold Victory (1982); Cold Victory: Grassy Knoll (1985); Conan the Rebel (1980); Conflict (1983); Conquests (1981); Dahut (1988); David Falkayn: Star Trader (2009); Dialogue with Darkness (1985); Door to Anywhere (2021); Duel On Syrtis (1951); Earthman's Burden (1957); Ensign Flandry (1966); Explorations (1981); Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack 2 (2018); Fantasy (1981); Fire Time (1974); Flandry of Terra (1965); For Love and Glory (2003); Fragile and Distant Suns (2010); Genesis (2000); Get Out of My Sky (1980); Giant Science-Fiction Six-Pack (2014); Going for Infinity (2002); Guardians of Time (1961); Harvest of Stars (1993); Harvest the Fire (1995); Hoka! (1983); Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! (1983); Hokas Pokas (2000); Homebrew (1976); Homeward and Beyond (1975); How to Build a Planet (1991); Hrolf Kraki's Saga (1973); Inconstant Star (1991); Inheritors of the Earth (1974); Is There Life on Other Worlds? (1968); Kinship with the Stars (1991); Losers' Night (1991); Maurai and Kith (1982); Mercenaries of Tomorrow (1985); Mirkheim (1977); Mother of Kings (2001); Murasaki (1992); Murder Bound (1962); Murder in Black Letter (1960); Nebula Award Stories 4 (1968); New America (1982); No Man's World / Mayday Orbit (1961); No Truce with Kings (1986); Operation Chaos (1971); Operation Luna (1999); Operation Otherworld (1983); Orbit Unlimited (1961); Orion Shall Rise (1983); Past Times (1984); Perish by the Sword (1959); Planet of No Return / aka Question and Answer (1956); Question and Answer (2017); Rogue Sword (1960); Roma Mater (1986); Sargasso of Lost Starships / The Ice Queen (2013); Satan's World (1969); Science Fiction Gems, Volume Four (2012); Security (1953); Sentiment, Inc. (1953); Seven Conquests (1969); Shield (1963); Space Folk (1989); Space Wars (1988); Star Prince Charlie (1975); Star Ways / aka The Peregrine (1956); Starfarers (1998); Starship (1982); Strangers from Earth (1961); Swordsman of Lost Terra / Planet of Ghosts (2012); Tales of the Flying Mountains (1970); Tau Zero (1970); Terrorists of Tomorrow (1986); The 15th Science Fiction MEGAPACK (2020); The Armies of Elfland (1992); The Avatar (1978); The Best of Poul Anderson (1976); The Boat of a Million Years (1989); The Book of Poul Anderson / aka The Many Worlds of Poul Anderson (1974); The Broken Sword (1954); The Burning Bridge (1960); The Byworlder (1971); The Chapter Ends (1954); The Corridors of Time (1965); The Dancer from Atlantis (1972); The Dark Between the Stars (1981); The Day of Their Return (1975); The Day the Sun Stood Still (1972); The Demon of Scattery (1979); The Devil's Game (1980); The Dog and the Wolf (1988); The Earth Book of Stormgate (1978); The Enemy Stars / aka We Have Fed Our Seas (1959); The Fleet of Stars (1997); The Fox, the Dog, and the Griffin (1966); The Gallicenae (1987); The Game of Empire (1985); The Gods Laughed (1982); The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume XV (2016); The Golden Horn (1980); The Golden Slave (1960); The High Crusade (1960); The Horn of Time (1968); The Imperial Stars (2000); The Infinite Voyage (1969); The Long Night (1983); The Long Way Home / aka No World of Their Own (1955); The Longest Voyage (1960); The Longest Voyage / Slow Lightning (1991); The Makeshift Rocket (1962); The Man Who Came Early (1956); The Man who Counts / aka War of the Wing-Men (1958); The Merman's Children (1979); The Night Face (1963); The Night Fantastic (1991); The People of the Wind (1973); The Queen of Air and Darkness (1973); The Rebel Worlds / aka Commander Flandry (1966); The Rebel Worlds / Knight of Ghosts & Shadows (1982); The Road of the Sea Horse (1980); The Saturn Game (1989 / 2016); The Saturn Game / Iceborn (1989); The Sensitive Man (1954); The Shield of Time (1990); The Sign of the Raven (1980); The Snows of Ganymede (1958); The Star Fox (1965); The Stars Are Also Fire (1994); The Temple of Earth (1953); The Trouble Twisters (1966); The Unicorn Trade (1984); The Valor of Cappen Varra (1957); The Van Rijn Method (2008); The War of Two Worlds (1953); The Winter of the World (1976); The Worlds of Poul Anderson (1974); The Year of the Ransom (1988); There Will Be Time (1972); Three Hearts and Three Lions (1961); Three Tales of Time and Space (2018); Three Worlds to Conquer (1964); Tiger By the Tail! (2010); Time and Stars (1965); Time Patrolman (1983); Time Wars (1986); To Outlive Eternity (2007); To the Tombaugh Station / Earthman, Go Home! (1960); Trader to the Stars (1964); Twilight World (1961); Two Novels of Far-Future Apocalypse (2020); Two Worlds (1978); Two Worlds of Poul Anderson (2010); Un-Man (1972); Vault of the Ages (1952); Virgin Planet (1959); War of the Gods (1997); We Claim These Stars (1959); Winners (1981); World without Stars (1966); Writing and Selling Science Fiction (1977).

Movies and television:

Prisoners of Gravity (1993); The High Crusade (1994).

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Born on this day – John Gardner:


John Gardner


Writer

November 20, 1926 – August 3, 2007

Credits:

Books:

The Liquidator (1964); Understrike (1965); Amber Nine (1966); Madrigal (1967); Hideaway (1968); Founder Member (1969); Traitor's Exit (1970); The Airline Pirates (1973); Air Apparent (1973); The Assassination File (1974); A Killer for a Song (1975); A Complete State of Death (1970); The Corner Men (1976); Bottled Spider (2002); Streets of Town (2003); Angels Dining at the Ritz (2004); Troubled Midnight (2005); No Human Enemy (2007); The Nostradamus Traitor (1979); The Garden of Weapons (1981); The Quiet Dogs (1988); Maestro (1993); Confessor (1995); The Return of Moriarty (1974); The Revenge of Moriarty (1975); Moriarty (2008); The Secret Generations (1985); The Secret Houses (1987); The Secret Families (1989); Colonel Sun (By: Kingsley Amis) (1968); License Renewed (1981); For Special Services (1982); Icebreaker (1983); Role of Honor (1984); Nobody Lives Forever (1986); No Deals, Mr. Bond (1987); Scorpius (1988); Licence to Kill (1989); Win, Lose or Die (1989); Brokenclaw (1990); The Man from Barbarossa (1991); Death Is Forever (1992); Never Send Flowers (1993); SeaFire (1994); GoldenEye (1995); Cold Fall (1996); Zero Minus Ten (1997); Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); The Facts of Death (1998); The World is Not Enough (1999); High Time to Kill (1999); Doubleshot (2000); Never Dream of Dying (2001); The Man With the Red Tattoo (2002); Die Another Day (2002); Devil May Care (2008); Carte Blanche (2011); Solo (2013); Trigger Mortis (2015); Forever and a Day (2018); With a Mind to Kill (2022); The Censor (1972); Every Night's a Bullfight (1973); The Director (1973); To Run a Little Faster (1976); The Werewolf Trace (1977); The Dancing Dodo (1979); Golgotha (1980); The Last Trump (1980); Blood of the Fathers (1992); Day of Absolution (2001); On Becoming a Novelist (1983); On Writers and Writing (1994); The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1999).

Movies and television:

Biography (2006); The Liquidator (1965); The Stone Killer (1973); Wogan (1988).

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Monday, November 10, 2025

Born on this day – Jacques Rozier:


Jacques Rozier


Director

Writer

November 10, 1926 – May 31, 2023

Credits:

40 x 15 (2008); Adieu Philippine (1962); Adolescence (1966); Allons au cinéma (1976); Antenne 2 Midi (1986); Au coeur de la musique (1968–1972); Biography (1992); Blue jeans (1958); Cinéastes de notre temps (1964); Cinéma (1967); Cinéma cinémas / Lettre de la Sierra Morena (1983–1986); Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la tête (1995); Contes modernes (1979); Dans le vent (1963); Dim Dam Dom (1965); Encounter with Fritz Lang (1964); Eugénie Grandet (1956); Fifi Martingale (2001); Frevel (1983); Grand écran (1973); Il était une fois... (2009); Joséphine en tournée (1990); La Cigarette (2011); Le cercle de minuit (1994–1996); Le Parti des choses: Bardot et Godard (1964); Les échos du cinéma (1962); Les naufragés de l'île de la Tortue (1976); Les Nuits de France Culture (1994); Les Parisiennes: C'est tout de même malheureux (1965); Maine Ocean (1986); Midi Trente (1973); Near Orouet (1971); Ni figue ni raisin (1965); Nono Nénesse (1976); Oh, oh, oh, jolie tournée! (2001); Paparazzi (1964); Portrait de Groupe (1987); Rentrée des classes (1955); Revenez plaisirs exilés! (Alceste) (1992); Roméos et jupettes (1966); Toutes les nuits (2001); Vive le cinéma! (1972).

Born on this day – Rossella Falk:


Rossella Falk

Actress

November 10, 1926 – May 5, 2013