Born on this day – Rita Gam:

Rita Gam

Actress

Director

April 2, 1927 – March 22, 2016

Born on this day – Dan Wallin:

Dan Wallin

Sound engineer

March 13, 1927 – April 10, 2024

Credits:

40 Carats (1973); 48 Hrs. (1982); 50/50 (2011); 80 Steps to Jonah (1969); A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966); A Covenant with Death (1967); A Family Upside Down (1978); A Fine Madness (1966); A Memory for Tino (1996); A Name for Evil (1973); A Not So Hollow Halloween! (2021); A Prayer for the Dying (1987); A Small Circle of Friends (1980); A Star Is Born (1976); A Streetcar Named Desire (1984); A Time to Heal (1994); Absence of Malice (1981); Afterburn (1992); Aftermath (2013); Airplane! (1980); Ali (2001); All the President's Men (1976); Altered States (1980); Ambush Bay (1966); American Tragedy (2000); Amerika (1987); An American Dream (1966); An Unmarried Woman (1978); Anastasia (1997); And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003); Annie (1982); Any Wednesday (1966); Art School Confidential (2006); Assignment to Kill (1968); Avenging Angelo (2002); Baby Boom (1987); Backfire (1987); Bad Boys (1983); Bad Santa (2003); Barquero (1970); Because I Said So (2007); Bed of Roses (1996); Beer (1985); Bella Mafia (1997); Below the Belt (1980); Best Defense (1984); Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979); Big Jake (1971); Big Shots (1987); Big Top Pee-wee (1988); Big Trouble (1986); Big Wednesday (1978); Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977); Black Bart (1975); Blazing Saddles (1974); Blood In, Blood Out (1993); Bloodbrothers (1978); Blue Streak (1999); Blume in Love (1973); Bobby Deerfield (1977); Body Heat (1981); Body Language (1995); Body of Evidence (1992); Bonnie and Clyde (1967); Born Again (1978); Boulevard Nights (1979); Bound (1996); Bound for Glory (1976); Boycott (2001); Boys on the Run (2003); Brainstorm (1965); Brannigan (1975); Bringing Out the Dead (1999); Brown's Requiem (1998); Brubaker (1980); Bullitt (1968); Busting (1974); Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973); California Suite (1978); Call of Duty (2003); Call of Duty: Finest Hour (2004); Camelot (1967); Cancel My Reservation (1972); Carbon Copy (1981); Carly's Web (1987); Carnal Knowledge (1971); Cars 2 (2011); Casey's Shadow (1978); Celebrity (1984); Chamber of Horrors (1966); Charlie's Angels (2000); Children of a Lesser God (1986); China Lake (1983); Chinese Box (1997); Chinese Coffee (2000); Chips, the War Dog (1990); Chisum (1970); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968); Chubasco (1968); Citizen Cohn (1992); Citizens Band (1977); Class of '44 (1973); Cleopatra Jones (1973); Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975); Clue (1985); Cohen and Tate (1988); Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970); Commandments (1997); Commando (1985); Continental Divide (1981); Contract on Cherry Street (1977); Cool Hand Luke (1967); Countdown (1967); Crosscurrent (1971); Darkman (1990); Date Movie (2006); Deadly Blessing (1981); Deadly Outbreak (1995); Death of a Salesman (1985); Defiance (1980); Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998); Devil in a Blue Dress (1995); Dirty Harry (1971); Doctor Detroit (1983); Double Agent (2003); Dude, Where's My Car? (2000); Dunston Checks In (1996); Easy Money (1983); Eleanor and Franklin (1976); Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977); Elvis Has Left the Building (2004); Enter the Dragon (1973); Evolver (1995); Excellent Cadavers (1999); Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977); F Troop (1967); F.I.S.T. (1978); Far from Heaven (2002); Farewell, My Lovely (1975); Finian's Rainbow (1968); Fire and Ice (1983); Firecreek (1968); First Family (1980); First to Fight (1967); Firstborn (1984); Five Days from Home (1978); Flap (1970); Fled (1996); Fort Apache the Bronx (1981); Foul Play (1978); Frances (1982); Frankie and Johnny (1991); Freebie and the Bean (1974); Fringe (2008); From Dusk Till Dawn (1996); From Justin to Kelly (2003); Funny Farm (1988); Fuzz (1972); G (2002); Game of Death (1978); Garrison's Gorillas (1967–1968); Getting Up and Going Home (1992); Ghost in the Machine (1993); Ghost World (2001); Gloria (1980); Golden Needles (1974); Goldengirl (1979); Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Gorky Park (1983); Gotcha! (1985); Gotti (1996); Grace Quigley (1984); Graffiti Bridge (1990); Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets (1984); Greased Lightning (1977); Grilled (2006); Gunfighter's Moon (1995); Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989); Hammersmith Is Out (1972); Happy Birthday to Me (1981); Happy New Year (1987); Hard Target (1993); Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004); Harper (1966); Harry & Son (1984); Harry and Tonto (1974); Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976); Heartsounds (1984); Heaven Help Us (1985); High Anxiety (1977); High Road to China (1983); History of the World: Part I (1981); Hollywood Wives (1985); Homegrown (1998); Hooper (1978); Hot Potato (1976); Hot Stuff (1979); Hotel (1967); Hounded (2001); How to Deal (2003); Howard the Duck (1986); Hustling (1975); I Kissed a Vampire (2010); I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968); I, the Jury (1982); Iceman (1984); Impasse (1969); Impulse (1984); In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) (1980); In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977); Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989); Inside Daisy Clover (1965); Into the Night (1985); Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999); Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978); Iron Eagle (1986); Iron Will (1994); Jeremiah Johnson (1972); John Carter (2012); Joshua Tree (1993); Journey from Darkness (1975); Judas (2004); Just Like Dad (1995); Kane & Abel (1985); Keeping the Faith (2000); Kill Me If You Can (1977); King Kong (1976); Kiss My Grits (1982); Kissing a Fool (1998); Klute (1971); Kona Coast (1968); Kotch (1971); Ladder 49 (2004); Lady Beware (1987); Land of the Lost (2009); Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001); Lean on Me (1989); Let It Be Me (1995); Life Is Ruff (2005); Little Big League (1994); Little Treasure (1985); Lock Up (1989); Lonesome Dove (1989); Loser (2000); Lost Horizon (1973); Lucky Chances (1990); MacArthur (1977); Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991); Magnum Force (1973); Making Love (1982); Malone (1987); Man & Woman (1994); Man, Woman and Child (1983); Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990); Marriage on the Rocks (1965); Mass Appeal (1984); Masters of the Universe (1987); Max Keeble's Big Move (2001); McQ (1974); Mean Dog Blues (1978); Medicine Ball Caravan (1971); Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005); Mercy or Murder? (1987); Mickey Blue Eyes (1999); Micki + Maude (1984); Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995); Mike's Murder (1984); Miss Congeniality (2000); Mission to Mars (2000); Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011); Mission: Impossible III (2006); Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20's (1976); Mitzi... Zings Into Spring (1977); Moment by Moment (1978); Monte Carlo (2011); Moonraker (1979); More Dead Than Alive (1969); Motel Hell (1980); Moving Violations (1985); Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971); My Blood Runs Cold (1965); Nashville (1975); Never Too Late (1965); New Jack City (1991); Night Slaves (1970); Night Train to Venice (1993); Nightwing (1979); Nobody's Baby (2001); None But the Brave (1965); Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966); Number One (1969); Nuts (1987); Of Men and Women (1973); Off Beat (1986); Oh, God! (1977); Oklahoma Crude (1973); Old Boyfriends (1979); On Any Sunday (1971); Once Upon a Crime... (1992); Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969); One on One (1977); Ordinary People (1980); Out of Africa (1985); Panther (1995); Partners (1982); Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973); Paternity (1981); Phoenix (1998); Pie in the Sky (1995); Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972); Plain Clothes (1988); Police Academy (1984); Popeye (1980); Popi (1969); Portnoy's Complaint (1972); Power (1986); Pray for the Wildcats (1974); Prep & Landing (2009); Prince Jack (1984); Private Benjamin (1980); Prizzi's Honor (1985); Probe (1972); Protocol (1984); Rabbit, Run (1970); Race the Sun (1996); Radioland Murders (1994); Rage (1972); Rage of Angels (1983); Raid on Entebbe (1976); Raise the Titanic (1980); Ratatouille (2007); Redemption of the Ghost (2002); Relative Strangers (2006); Renaldo and Clara (1978); Rendezvous in Space (1964); Return to Me (2000); Rhoda (1975–1976); Robin and Marian (1976); RoboCop (1987); RoboCop 2 (1990); Rocky Balboa (2006); Rocky II (1979); Rocky III (1982); Rollercoaster (1977); Roots (1977); Sam's Son (1984); Saturday Night Fever (1977); Scarecrow (1973); Scary Movie (2000); Semi-Tough (1977); Semper Fi (2001); Shampoo (1975); She's So Lovely (1997); Short Circuit (1986); Silver Streak (1976); Sin (2003); Siskel & Ebert (1986); Skeezer (1982); Skin Game (1971); Sky High (2005); Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978); Somewhere in Time (1980); Songwriter (1984); Spartacus (1960); Species (1995); Speed Racer (2008); Spies Like Us (1985); Split Image (1982); Spy Hard (1996); Stanley & Iris (1990); Star Kid (1997); Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (2011); Star Trek (2009); Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Star Trek Into Darkness (2013); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); Stark (1985); Starting Over (1979); Straight Time (1978); Strange Days (1995); Strange Invaders (1983); Street Fighter (1994); Stripes (1981); Stuck in the Suburbs (2004); Suicide Kings (1997); Summer Rental (1985); Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973); Super 8 (2011); Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970); Sweet November (1968); Sybil (1976); Youthquake! (1977); Zandy's Bride (1974); Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981); Tank (1984); Tank Girl (1995); Taxi Driver (1976); Tell Me Where It Hurts (1974); Terms of Endearment (1983); That Championship Season (1982); The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967); The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009); The Accidental Spy (2001); The Accidental Tourist (1988); The Arrangement (1969); The Babe (1992); The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970); The Baltimore Bullet (1980); The Basketball Diaries (1995); The Bear (1984); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982); The Betsy (1978); The Big Bounce (1969); The Big Fix (1978); The Big Red One (1980); The Big Sleep (1978); The Black Hole (1979); The Black Stallion (1979); The Bobo (1967); The Boss' Wife (1986); The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979); The Cheap Detective (1978); The China Syndrome (1979); The Chosen (1981); The Cool Ones (1967); The Cowboys (1972); The Craft (1996); The Crow (1994); The Cure (1995); The Darwin Awards (2006); The Day After (1983); The Dead (1987); The Deep (1977); The Deep End of the Ocean (1999); The Delphi Bureau (1972); The Drowning Pool (1975); The Electric Horseman (1979); The End (1978); The Enforcer (1976); The Family Stone (2005); The First Deadly Sin (1980); The Formula (1980); The Frisco Kid (1979); The Fugitive (1993); The Gauntlet (1977); The Golden Child (1986); The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969); The Good Mother (1988); The Good Son (1993); The Goonies (1985); The Great Bank Robbery (1969); The Great Race (1965); The Greatest (1977); The Green Berets (1968); The Gumball Rally (1976); The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992); The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968); The Ice Harvest (2005); The Illustrated Man (1969); The Incredibles (2004); The Incredibles: The Video Game (2004); The In-Laws (1979); The Insider (1999); The Jesse Owens Story (1984); The Judas Project (1990); The Karate Kid (1984); The Karate Kid Part II (1986); The Karate Kid Part III (1989); The Killer Elite (1975); The Lady in Red (1979); The Last Detail (1973); The Last of Sheila (1973); The Last Word (1995); The Learning Tree (1969); The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981); The Man Inside (1990); The Master Gunfighter (1975); The Mountain Men (1980); The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005); The Negotiator (1998); The Omega Man (1971); The Other Side of the Mountain (1975); The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); The Pack (1977); The Package (1989); The Pardon (2013); The Pentagon Wars (1998); The Perfect Game (2009); The Phynx (1970); The Pickle (1993); The Pirate (1978); The President's Mistress (1978); The Private Eyes (1980); The Promise (1979); The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981); The Rainmaker (1997); The Reef (2006); The Return of Captain Nemo (1978); The Rich Man's Wife (1996); The Right Stuff (1983); The River (1984); The Sea Gypsies (1978); The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979); The Shell Seekers (1989); The Shootist (1976); The Sports Pages (2001); The Stunt Man (1980); The Substance of Fire (1996); The Swarm (1978); The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974); The Terminal Man (1974); The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973); The Third Day (1965); The Thomas Crown Affair (1999); The Tic Code (1998); The Train Robbers (1973); The Trial of Billy Jack (1974); The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987); The Way We Were (1973); The White Buffalo (1977); The Wild Bunch (1969); The Winds of War (1983); The Woman in Red (1984); The World According to Garp (1982); The World's Greatest Lover (1977); The Yakuza (1974); There Was a Crooked Man... (1970); They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969); Three Amigos! (1986); Three the Hard Way (1974); Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974); THX 1138 (1971); Tilt (1979); Time After Time (1979); To Be or Not to Be (1983); To Fly! (1976); Tomcats (2001); Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970); Tortilla Soup (2001); Touched by Love (1980); Tough Guys (1974); Trading Places (1983); Tron (1982); Truck Turner (1974); Truman (1995); Twilight (1998); Twin Dragons (1992); UFOria (1984); Uncle Joe Shannon (1978); Under Siege (1992); Under the Volcano (1984); Up (2009); Up the Down Staircase (1967); Up: The Video Game (2009); Velvet (1984); Victory (1981); Victory at Entebbe (1976); Viva Knievel! (1977); Volunteers (1985); Wait Until Dark (1967); Waiting to Exhale (1995); Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985); Wanda Nevada (1979); Welcome to L.A. (1976); What's Up, Doc? (1972); When the Time Comes (1987); When Time Ran Out... (1980); Where It's At (1969); Which Way to the Front? (1970); White Dog (1982); White Line Fever (1975); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966); Wild Wild West (1999); Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999); Wolf (1994); Wolfen (1981); Woodstock (1970); Wrongfully Accused (1998); Yellowbeard (1983); Yes, Giorgio (1982); Young Frankenstein (1974).

Born on this day – James Broderick:

James Broderick

Actor

March 7, 1927 – November 1, 1982

Credits:

American Playhouse (1982–1983); Dreams Don't Die (1982); Fantasy Island (1981); The Shadow Box (1980); Family (1976–1980); The Love Boat (1980); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Visions (1976); The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976); The Adams Chronicles (1976); Dog Day Afternoon (1975); Great Performances (1975); The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974); Nicky's World (1974); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972); The Todd Killings (1971); Longstreet (1971); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1970); NET Playhouse (1970); The Bold Ones: The Protectors (1970); Alice's Restaurant (1969); The Tree (1969); Judd for the Defense (1969); N.Y.P.D. (1967); The Magical World of Disney (1967); ABC Stage 67 (1967); The Fugitive (1967); 12 O'Clock High (1966); The F.B.I. (1966); The Group (1966); For the People (1965); Gunsmoke (1963–1964); Look Up and Live (1964); Brenner (1959–1964); The Doctors and the Nurses (1963–1964); Suspense (1964); Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1964); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1957–1963); The Twilight Zone (1963); The Defenders (1962); Kraft Theatre (1957–1962); Great Ghost Tales (1961); Play of the Week (1960); The Iceman Cometh (1960); Girl of the Night (1960); John Brown's Raid (1960); The Big Story (1953–1959); Studio One (1953–1957); Camera Three (1957); Kraft Theatre (1950–1957); The Edge of Night (1956); As the World Turns (1956); Star Tonight (1955); Ponds Theater (1955); You Are There (1953–1955); The Stranger (1954); Kraft Theatre (1953–1954); The Secret Storm (1954); Treasury Men in Action (1954); Medallion Theatre (1954); Mister Peepers (1953); The Doctor (1953); Danger (1953); Omnibus / Lincoln Part III: Growing Up (1952); Ten Thousand Words (1952); Goodyear Playhouse (1952); Celanese Theatre (1952); Suspense (1951); Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950).

Born on this day – Sidney Poitier:

Sidney Poitier

Actor

Director

Diplomat

February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022

Credits:

The Last Brickmaker in America (2001); The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999); David and Lisa (1998); Free of Eden (1998); The Jackal: Alternate Ending (1998); The Jackal (1997); Mandela and de Klerk (1997); To Sir, with Love II (1996); Children of the Dust (1995); Sneakers (1992); Separate But Equal (1991); Little Nikita (1988); Shoot to Kill (1988); A Piece of the Action (1977); Let's Do It Again (1975); The Wilby Conspiracy (1975); Uptown Saturday Night (1974); A Warm December (1973); Buck and the Preacher (1972); The Organization (1971); Brother John (1971); They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970); The Lost Man (1969); For Love of Ivy (1968); Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967); In the Heat of the Night (1967); To Sir, with Love (1967); Duel at Diablo (1966); A Patch of Blue (1965); The Slender Thread (1965); The Bedford Incident (1965); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); The Long Ships (1964); Lilies of the Field (1963); Pressure Point (1962); Paris Blues (1961); A Raisin in the Sun (1961); All the Young Men (1960); Porgy and Bess (1959); Our Virgin Island (1958); The Defiant Ones (1958); The Mark of the Hawk (1957); Band of Angels (1957); Something of Value (1957); Edge of the City (1957); Good-bye, My Lady (1956); Kraft Theatre (1952–1955); Ponds Theater (1955); Blackboard Jungle (1955); Go Man Go (1954); Omnibus (segment entitled The Bad Men) (1952); Red Ball Express (1952); CBS Television Workshop (1952); Cry, the Beloved Country (1951); No Way Out (1950); Sepia Cinderella (1947).

Recommended reading - The Canary Murder Case, by S.S. Van Dine (1927):

The Canary Murder Case

By S.S. Van Dine.

First published 1927.

Library of Congress Crime Classics.

Paperback.

Edited by Leslie S. Klinger.

Description:

Philo Vance #2.

At the height if his popularity, S.S. Vane Dine pens a locked-room mystery with a lethal dose of sex and sin where infamous actress, "The Canary," is murdered in her cage after a passionate night with her lover.

Margaret Odell, the famous Broadway beauty and ex-Follies girl known as "The Canary", is found murdered in her ransacked apartment, her jewelry stolen. It appears to be a robbery gone wrong, but the police can find no physical evidence to pinpoint a culprit. No one witnessed anyone entering or leaving, and the only unwatched entrance to the apartment building was bolted from the inside.

Who could have killed the Canary in her locked cage? Margaret was seeing a number of men, ranging from high society gentleman to ruthless gangsters, and more than one man visited her apartment on the night she died.

Born on this day – Lois Maxwell:

Lois Maxwell

Actress

February 14, 1927 – September 29, 2007

Credits:

The Suite Life of Hudson & James (2002); The Fourth Angel (2001); Hard to Forget (1998); Lady in the Corner (1989); Rescue Me (1988); Martha, Ruth & Edie (1988); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1987); Eternal Evil (1985); A View to a Kill (1985); The Edison Twins (1985); Peep (1984); Octopussy (1983); For Your Eyes Only (1981); Mr. Patman (1980); Lost and Found (1979); Moonraker (1979); Witch of Westminster Crossing (1978); The Spy Who Loved Me (1977); Age of Innocence (1977); Bons baisers de Hong-Kong (1975); The Man with the Golden Gun (1974); Live and Let Die (1973); Endless Night (1972); The Persuaders! (1971); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); UFO (1970–1971); Adventures in Rainbow Country (1969–1970); The Adventurers (1970); On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); My Partner the Ghost (1969); Department S (1969); You Only Live Twice (1967); Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (1967); Operation Kid Brother (1967); The Saint (1966–1967); Rome, Sweet Home (1966); Gideon C.I.D. (1966); The Baron (1966); Thunderball (1965); Stingray (1964–1965); The Ambassadors (1965); Goldfinger (1964); Ghost Squad (1964); The Avengers (1964); From Russia with Love (1963); The Haunting (1963); ITV Play of the Week (1957–1963); Come Fly with Me (1963); Zero One (1962); Dr. No (1962); Lolita (1962); The Unstoppable Man (1961); No Hiding Place (1961); One Step Beyond (1961); Danger Man (1960); Rendezvous (1960); Face of Fire (1959); Television Playwright (1958); O.S.S. (1957); Kill Me Tomorrow (1957); Time Without Pity (1957); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1956); Rheingold Theatre (1956); High Terrace (1956); Aggie (1956); Satellite in the Sky (1956); The Petrified Forest (1956); Passport to Treason (1956); Torpedo Zone (1954); Aida (1953); Man in Hiding (1953); Orient Express (1952); Twilight Women (1952); Scotland Yard Inspector (1952); Ha da venì... don Calogero (1952); The Woman's Angle (1952); Viva il cinema! (1952); Lebbra bianca (1951); Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950); Love and Poison (1950); Kazan (1949); The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949); The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948); The Dark Past (1948); The Big Punch (1948); Corridor of Mirrors (1948); That Hagen Girl (1947); Springtime (1946); A Matter of Life and Death (1946).

Born on this day – Ann Gillis:

Ann Gillis

Actress

February 12, 1927 – January 31, 2018

Credits:

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968); The Saint (1963–1965); Espionage (1964); Man of the World (1963); The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963); Studio One (1951); Out There (1951); Big Town After Dark (1947); Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946); The Time of Their Lives (1946); Janie Gets Married (1946); Gay Blades (1946); The Cheaters (1945); A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944); In Society (1944); Janie (1944); Since You Went Away (1944); Man from Music Mountain (1943); Stage Door Canteen (1943); Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942); 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942); Bambi (1942); Tough As They Come (1942); Meet the Stewarts (1942); Glamour Boy (1941); Mr. Dynamite (1941); Nice Girl? (1941); Little Men (1940); My Love Came Back (1940); All This, and Heaven Too (1940); Edison, the Man (1940); The Under-Pup (1939); Beau Geste (1939); Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938); Little Orphan Annie (1938); The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938); The Californian (1937); You Can't Buy Luck (1937); Off to the Races (1937); King of Hockey (1936); Under Your Spell (1936); The Man I Marry (1936); Postal Inspector (1936); The Singing Cowboy (1936); The Great Ziegfeld (1936); Men in White (1934).

Born on this day – Alvin Rakoff:

Alvin Rakoff

Director

Producer

Writer

February 6, 1927 – October 12, 2024

Credits:

Books:

Baldwin Street: A novel (2007); Baldwin Street: Roman (2002); I'm Just The Guy Who Says Action: BY THE DIRECTOR WHO GAVE SEAN CONNERY & OTHERS THAT FIRST BIG BREAK (2021); The Seven Einsteins (2013).

Movies and television:

A Dance to the Music of Time (1997); A Flight of Fancy (1952); A Haunting Harmony (1993); A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (1971); A Place of Execution (1953); A Quiet Game of Cards (1962); A Talent for Murder (1984); A Voyage Round My Father (1982); All for Love (1983); Armchair Theatre (1958–1967); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2023); BBC Play of the Month (1972–1973); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1957–1959); BBC2 Play of the Week (1977); Blood Money (1957); Brits Go to Hollywood (2003); Call Me Daddy (1967); Canada Day (1955); Churchill's People (1975); City on Fire (1979); Court Martial (1965–1966); Crossplot (1969); Death Ship (1980); Dial 999 (1958–1959); Dirty Tricks (1980); For the Defence (1956); Hoffman (1970); Hot Money Girl (1959); Hudson's Bay (1959); In Praise of Love (1976); ITV Play of the Week (1961–1967); ITV Playhouse (1968–1982); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1972–1973); ITV Sunday Night Drama (1976); ITV Television Playhouse (1957–1961); Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures (2011); Killers (1976); King Solomon's Treasure (1979); Late Night Drama (1974); Meet Me on the Southbank (2013); Molly (1993); Money-Go-Round (1967); Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (1983); Mrs. Amworth (1978); No Man's Land (1956); Number 10 (1983); Panorama (1974); Paradise Postponed (1986); Performance (1975); Private Affairs (1975); Room 43 (1958); Rooms (1974); Sam Saturday (1992); Say Hello to Yesterday (1971); Sean Connery: An Intimate Portrait (1997); Shades of Greene (1975); She Stoops to Conquer (1973); Stormy Seas: The Voyage from Bloodstar to Death Ship (2007); Strange Relationship: Alvin Rackoff on Hoffman (2022); Strictly Personal (1953); Studio 4 (1962); Summer Playhouse (1967); Television Playwright (1959); The Anniversary (1968); The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978); The Best of Friends (1991); The Comedy Man (1964); The Condemned (1956); The Dame of Sark (1976); The Emperor Jones (1953); The Face of Love (1954); The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984); The Hole in the Wall (1955); The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart (1962); The Lover (1954); The Madhouse on Castle Street / BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963); The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957); The Play on One (1991); The Promise (1977); The Ransom of Red Chief (1959); The Saint (1969); The Saint Steps in... To Colour (2006); The Saint Steps in... to Television (2006); The Sextet (1972); The Teckman Biography (1953–1954); The World in My Pocket (1961); Theatre 625 (1964); Three Dangerous Ladies (1977); Three Empty Rooms (1955); Tyrant's Tower (1954); Willie the Squouse (1954); Z Cars (1962).

Born on this day – William Redfield:

William Redfield

Actor

Writer

January 26, 1927 – August 17, 1976

Credits:

Mr. Billion (1977); Spencer's Pilots (1976); Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976); Medical Center (1976); The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1976); One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); Maude (1972–1975); Fear on Trial (1975); Death Wish (1974); For Pete's Sake (1974); The Odd Couple (1974); The Hot Rock (1972); Such Good Friends (1971); A New Leaf (1971); Dragon Country (1970); NET Playhouse (1970); The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (1970); Companions in Nightmare (1968); Androcles and the Lion (1967); All Woman (1967); Fantastic Voyage (1966); Duel at Diablo (1966); Bewitched (1965); Morituri (1965); Instant Love (1964); The Defenders (1963–1964); Mr. Broadway (1964); Hamlet (1964); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1952–1963); Naked City (1961); Great Ghost Tales (1961); The Connection (1961); The Million Dollar Incident (1961); Frontiers of Faith (1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957–1961); Gunsmoke (1961); Encounter (1960); The Comedy Spot (1960); Wrangler (1960); Deadline (1960); General Electric Theater (1959); Startime (1959); Kitty Foyle (1958); Colgate Theatre (1958); Kraft Theatre (1952–1958); I Married a Woman (1958); True Story (1957); Modern Romances (1957); Goodyear Playhouse (1954–1957); Studio One (1956–1957); The Big Story (1951–1957); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1957); Omnibus (1957); The Proud and Profane (1956); As the World Turns (1956); Kraft Theatre (1954–1956); Robert Montgomery Presents (1956); The Alcoa Hour (1955); Mr. Citizen (1955); Conquest of Space (1955); Justice (1954–1955); The Elgin Hour (1954–1955); Producers' Showcase (1955); The Marriage (1954); Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop (1953); Family Affair (1952); Lux Video Theatre (1952); Lights Out (1952); Tales of Tomorrow (1952); Suspense (1950–1952); Mr. District Attorney (1952); The Web (1951–1952); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1951); Hands of Mystery (1951); Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1951); Treasury Men in Action (1950); The Ford Theatre Hour (1950); Kraft Theatre (1949); Actor's Studio (1948–1949); Back Door to Heaven (1939).

On this day in movie history - The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927):

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Eliot Stannard, Alfred Hitchcock and Marie Belloc Lowndes,

based on the novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes,

was released in the United Kingdom on January 17, 1927.
Music by Ashley Irwin (for the 1999 release).

Cast:

Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen, Ivor Novello, Wallace Bosco, Daisy Campbell, Maudie Dunham, Reginald Gardiner, Eve Gray, Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville.

On this day in movie history - Metropolis (1927):

Metropolis

directed by Fritz Lang,

written by Thea von Harbou and Fritz Lang,

based on the novel by Thea von Harbou,

was released in Germany on January 10, 1927.
Music by Gottfried Huppertz.

Cast:

Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Rasp, Theodor Loos, Erwin Biswanger, Heinrich George, Brigitte Helm, Fritz Alberti, Grete Berger, Olly Boeheim, Max Dietze, Ellen Frey, Beatrice Garga, Heinrich Gotho, Dolly Grey, Anny Hintze, Gottfried Huppertz, Georg John, Walter Kuehle, Vera Kálmán, Margarete Lanner, Rose Lichtenstein, Hanns Leo Reich, Arthur Reinhardt, Curt Siodmak, Henrietta Siodmak, Olaf Storm, Erwin Vater, Rolf von Goth, Helen von Münchhofen, Helene Weigel, Hilde Woitscheff.

Born on this day – Lee Philips:

Lee Philips

Actor

Director

Writer

Producer

January 10, 1927 – March 3, 1999

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1961); A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956–1961); Anna and the King (1972); Appointment with Adventure (1955–1956); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1958); Barnum (1986); Blind Vengeance (1990); Bracken's World (1969–1970); Bridget Loves Bernie (1972); Cade's County (1972); Checkmate (1962); Combat! (1965); Crazy Times (1981); Daddy-O (1961); Dan August (1970); Danger (1955); Daniel Boone (1969); Death Valley Days (1960); Diagnosis Murder (1995); Dr. Kildare (1964); Dynasty (1976); East Side/West Side (1964); Follow the Sun (1961); Games Mother Never Taught You (1982); Getting Away from It All (1972); Gidget (1966); Going Places (1973); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1966); Goodyear Playhouse (1955); Goodyear Theatre (1959); Happy (1983); Hardhat and Legs (1980); Headmaster (1970); Here's Hollywood (1962); I Spy (1966); Inspector Perez (1983); Justice (1955); King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage (1988); Kraft Theatre (1953–1960); Kung Fu (1974); Longstreet (1971); Lottery! (1983); Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (1976); Love on a Rooftop (1967); Love, American Style (1973); M*A*S*H (1972–1975); Mae West (1982); Medical Center (1973–1975); Middle of the Night (1959); Money, Power, Murder. (1989); My World and Welcome to It (1969); Naked City (1959); Of Men and Women (1973); On the Right Track (1981); One Step Beyond (1960); Perry Mason (1965); Peyton Place (1957–1969); Playhouse 90 (1958); Riding High (1977); Ripcord (1962); Room 222 (1969–1971); Route 66 (1963–1964); Salvage 1 (1979); Samson and Delilah (1984); Shaft (1974); Silent Motive (1991); Space (1985); Special Olympics (1978); Studio One (1952–1955); Summer Playhouse (1964); Surfside 6 (1962); Sweet Hostage (1975); Target: The Corruptors! (1961); Tess of the Storm Country (1960); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962); The American Girls (1978–1979); The Andy Griffith Show (1965–1971); The Best of the Post (1961); The Big Story (1952); The Blue Lightning (1986); The Comedy Company (1978); The Defenders (1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964–1965); The Donna Reed Show (1966); The Doris Day Show (1971–1973); The Fugitive (1963); The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1959); The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968–1970); The Girl Most Likely to... (1973); The Governor & J.J. (1969); The Hunters (1958); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1957); The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962–1963); The Lollipop Cover (1965); The Loner (1965); The Man and the City (1971); The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1972–1973); The Notebook (1985); The Outer Limits (1963); The Partridge Family (1972–1973); The Practice (1976); The Red Badge of Courage (1974); The Reporter (1964); The Rookies (1974); The Spell (1977); The Stranger Within (1974); The Survivors (1969); The Twilight Zone (1963–1964); The Untouchables (1961); The Waltons (1972–1975); The War Between the Tates (1977); Valentine (1979); Violent Midnight (1963); Wagon Train (1965); Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976); Windmills of the Gods (1988).

Born on this day – Barbara Rush:

Barbara Rush

Actress

January 4, 1927 – March 31, 2024

Credits:

3055 Jean Leon (2006); 7th Heaven (1997–2007); ABC Weekend Specials (1977); All My Children (1992–1994); At Your Service (1984); Batman (1968); Ben Casey (1963); Bigger Than Life (1956); Bleeding Hearts: The Arteries of Glenda Bryant (2017); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966); Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars (1980); Burke's Law (1995); Cade's County (1972); Cannon (1975); Can't Stop the Music (1980); Captain Kangaroo (1977); Captain Lightfoot (1955); Checkmate (1960); Come Blow Your Horn (1963); Convoy (1965); Cop Shop (1981); Crime Club (1973); Custer (1967); Cutter (1972); Dateline: San Francisco (1962); Death Car on the Freeway (1979); Dinah! (1974); Dinah's Place (1973); Dr. Kildare (1965); Ellery Queen (1975–1976); Family Feud / All-Star Family Feud Special (1983); Fantasy Island (1978–1984); Finder of Lost Loves (1984); Flaming Feather (1952); Flamingo Road (1980–1982); Flight to Hong Kong (1956); Fools, Females and Fun (1974); Frontier Circus (1961); General Electric Theater (1962); Glitter (1985); Harry Black and the Tiger (1958); Hearts Are Wild (1992); Here's Hollywood (1960–1961); Hombre (1967); Hooperman (1988); Hotel (1985–1986); Hour Magazine (1981–1986); Ironside (1971–1972); It Came from Outer Space (1953); Joanne Carson's VIPs (1972); King of Cool (2021); Kiss of Fire (1955); Knight Rider (1983); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965); La nuit des Césars (1992); Laredo (1966); Love, American Style / Love and the Motel (1970); Lux Playhouse (1958); Lux Video Theatre (1954–1956); Magnificent Obsession (1954); Magnum, P.I. (1984–1987); Mannix (1968–1975); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1972); Masquerade (1984); Matinee Theatre (1957); Matt Houston (1983); Maude (1972); McCloud (1972); Medal of Honor (1955); Medical Center (1969–1974); Mod Squad (1971); Moon of the Wolf (1972); Murder, She Wrote (1987); My Mother's Hairdo (2006); Night Gallery / Cool Air (1971); No Down Payment (1957); Of Men and Women / The Interview (1973); Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957); Our American Heritage (1960); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972); Paradise (1991); Password (1963–1972); Peege (1973); Peyton Place (1968–1969); Playhouse 90 (1957–1960); Police Story (1974); Prince of Pirates (1953); Private Screenings (2014); Private Screenings (2014); Quebec (1951); Relativity (1996); Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964); Saints and Sinners (1962–1963); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Night Life (1952); Strangers When We Meet (1960); Suddenly Single (1971); Summer Lovers (1982); Sunday Showcase (1959); Superdad (1973); Suspicion (1958); Taza, Son of Cochise (1954); The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960); The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960); The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961); The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967); The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968); The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards (1992); The Bionic Woman (1976); The Black Shield of Falworth (1954); The Bramble Bush (1960); The Danny Kaye Show (1967); The David Frost Show (1970); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978); The Eleventh Hour (1962); The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972); The First Legion (1951); The Fugitive (1965); The Goldbergs (1950); The Hollywood Palace (1964); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967); The Jet Set (1966); The Last Day (1975); The Lee Phillip Show (1971); The Love Boat (1979); The Making of 'Summer Lovers' (1982); The Man (1972); The Merv Griffin Show (1967–1982); The Mike Douglas Show (1967–1980); The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1973–1974); The Night the Bridge Fell Down (1980); The Outer Limits (1964); The Outer Limits (1998); The Regis Philbin Show (1981–1982); The Roy Leonard Show (1971); The Seekers (1979); The Sig Sakowicz Show (1971); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1964–1969); The Unknown (1964); The Young Lions (1958); The Young Philadelphians (1959); Theatre '62 (1961); Vacation Playhouse (1965); Web of Deceit (1990); When Worlds Collide (1951); Widow's Kiss (1996); Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982); World in My Corner (1956); You Don't Say (1964).