Born on this day – Richard Davalos:

Richard Davalos

Actor

November 5, 1930 – March 8, 2016

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1963); Alcoa Premiere (1962); All the Young Men (1960); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1958); B.J. and the Bear (1979); Battle Beyond the Stars (1980); Between the Sheets (2000); Blue Light (1966); Bonanza (1960); Bronk (1975); Brother, Cry for Me (1970); Camera Three (1957); Cool Hand Luke (1967); Death Hunt (1981); Decoy (1958); Dr. Kildare (1962); East of Eden (1955); Elvira's Movie Macabre (1982); Goodyear Television Playhouse (1953); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawaii Five-O (1977); Hawaiian Eye (1961); Hot Stuff (1979); How the West Was Won (1979); I Died a Thousand Times (1955); Judd for the Defense (1968); Kelly's Heroes (1970); Kraft Mystery Theatre (1955); Kraft Mystery Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1953); Kraft Mystery Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1957); Kraft Television Theatre (1955); Laramie (1961); Legacy of Blood (1971); Mannix (1969); Matinee Theatre (1956); Murder, She Wrote (1990); Ninja Cheerleaders (2008); One Step Beyond (1960); Perry Mason (1962); Petrocelli (1975); Pit Stop (1969); R.C.M.P. (1960); Rawhide (1965); S.W.A.T. (1975); Snatched (1973); Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983); Star Tonight (1956); The Americans (1961); The Blue Knight (1975); The Cabinet of Caligari (1962); The F.B.I. (1971); The Fall Guy (1983); The Jeffersons (1980); The Littlest Hobo (1963); The Quest (1976); The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976); The Rat Patrol (1968); The Rockford Files (1976); The Sea Chase (1955); Toma (1973); West Point (1957).

Born on this day – Kate Reid:

Kate Reid

Actress

November 4, 1930 – March 27, 1993

Credits:

A Dangerous Age (1957); A Delicate Balance (1973); Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1964); Ada (1976); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1987); Armchair Theatre (1959); Atlantic City (1980); Bye Bye Blues (1989); CBC Show of the Week (1964); CBC Summer Theatre (1955); CBS Library (1982); CBS Summer Playhouse (1989); Christmas Eve (1986); Christmas in America (1990); Columbo (1971); Control (1987); Crossbar (1979); Dallas (1982); Death Among Friends (1975); Death of a Salesman (1985); Death Ship (1980); Deceived (1991); Double Negative (1980); Each Day That Comes (1966); Encounter (1952); Equus (1977); Explorations in Shaw (1981); Farewell Oak Street (1953); Festival (1960); Fire with Fire (1986); First Person (1960); Folio (1955); For the Record (1977); Friday the 13th: The Series (1989); Gavilan (1982); Great Performances (1974); Hangin' In (1985); Hawkins (1973); Heaven Help Us (1985); Highpoint (1982); Invincible Mr. Disraeli (1963); ITV Play of the Week (1958); Lassie (1970); Loose Change (1978); Medical Center (1975); Monkey Grip (1982); Morning's at Seven (1982); Morningstar / Eveningstar (1986); Murder in the Heartland (1993); Neither Are We Enemies (1970); Nellie McClung (1978); NET Playhouse (1967); Obsession (1980); On Camera (1954); One Plus One (1961); Perspective (1955); Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1986); Plague (1979); Playbill (1955); Playdate (1961); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983); Scope (1955); Seeing Things (1984); She Cried Murder (1973); Shoot (1976); Sidestreet (1976); Signs of Life (1989); Startime (1960); Street Legal (1989); Sweet Hearts Dance (1988); Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992); The Andromeda Strain (1971); The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (1969); The Blood of Others (1984); The Edison Twins (1985); The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985); The Hill (1960); The Holy Terror (1965); The Last Best Year (1990); The Rainbow Boys (1973); The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (1970); The Ugly Little Boy (1977); The Wayne and Shuster Hour (1961); The Whiteoaks of Jalna (1972); This Property Is Condemned (1966); What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1978); William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country (1961); Witness to Yesterday (1973); Wojeck (1966).

On this day in movie history - The Doorway to Hell (1930):

The Doorway to Hell

directed by Archie Mayo,

written by George Rosener,

based on the story A Handful of Clouds by Rowland Brown,

was released in the United States on October 18, 1930.
Music by Erno Rapee and Louis Silvers.

Cast:

Lew Ayres, Charles Judels, Dorothy Mathews, Leon Janney, Robert Elliott, James Cagney, Kenneth Thomson, Jerry Mandy, Noel Madison, Eddie Kane, Tom Wilson, Dwight Frye.

Born on this day – Carmen Sevilla:

Carmen Sevilla

Actress

Singer

Dancer

October 16, 1930 – June 27, 2023

Born on this day – James Olson:

James Olson

Actor

October 8, 1930 – April 17, 2022

Born on this day – Cosetta Greco:

Cosetta Greco

Actress

October 8, 1930 – July 14, 2002

Credits:

Addio, amore! (1943); Art. 519 codice penale (1952); Caccia all'uomo (1948); Canne al vento (1958); Canzoni di mezzo secolo (1952); Cavalcade of Song (1953); Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954); Cronache del '22 / Segment: Spedizione punitive (1961); Dossier Mata Hari (1967); Foglio di via (1954); Four Ways Out (1951); Gli eroi della domenica (1952); I pappagalli (1955); I sogni nel cassetto (1957); Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo (1952); Il romanzo di un maestro (1959); Il viale della speranza (1953); In amore si pecca in due (1954); Je suis un sentimental (1955); La nemica (1952); La sposa non può attendere (1949); Le cap de l'espérance (1951); Musoduro (1953); Napoleon (1955); Napoleone (1951); Plagio (1969); Reflets de Cannes (1958); Scampolo 53 (1953); Sheriff of Rock Springs (1971); Terroristi a Madrid (1955); The Charterhouse of Parma (1948); Three Girls from Rome (1952); Voice of Silence (1953); Wild Love (1956).

Born on this day – Richard T. Heffron:

Richard T. Heffron

Director

October 6, 1930 – August 27, 2007

Born on this day – Stanley Myers:

Stanley Myers

Composer

October 6, 1930 – November 9, 1993

Born on this day – Richard Harris:

Richard Harris

Actor

Singer

October 1, 1930 – October 25, 2002

Born on this day – Sondra Lee:

Sondra Lee

Actress

Dancer

September 30, 1930 – February 24, 2026

Stage:

Hello Dolly (1964); High Button Shoes (1947); Hotel Paradiso (1957); Jerome Robbins' Ballet: U.S.A. (1958); Peter Pan (1954); Sunday in New York (1961); The Audiience (2005).

Movies and television:

A Dry White Season (1989); American Masters (2009); Backstage Babble (2020); Biography (2005); Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021); Hansel and Gretel (1958); La Dolce Vita (1960); Lamp Unto My Feet (1962); Light of Day (1987); Lincoln Center / Stage 5 (1967); Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014); My Fair Mother: A Dancer Named Maxine Berke (2024); Nadie escuchaba (1987); New York Television Theatre (1969); Nobody's Fool (1994); Peter Pan (1955 / 1960); Pinocchio (1957); Places in the Heart (1984); Play of the Week (1960); Producers' Showcase (1955–1956); Tactic (1959); The Annual Anglo-American Cultural Gala Awards (2010); The Ed Sullivan Show (1958 / 1961); The Last of the Mohicans (1992); The Robert Herridge Theater (1960); Theater Talk (2014); Vibes (1988); You Might Know Her From / Podcast Series (2020).

Born on this day – Norah Hayden:

Norah Hayden

Actress

Singer

Model

Writer

September 29, 1930 – August 10, 2013

Born on this day – Colin Dexter:

Colin Dexter

Writer

September 29, 1930 – March 21, 2017

Born on this day – Philip Bosco:

Philip Bosco

Actor

September 26, 1930 – December 3, 2018

Born on this day – Charles B. Griffith:

Charles B. Griffith

Writer

Actor

Director

September 23, 1930 – September 28, 2007

Born on this day – Colin Blakely:

Colin Blakely

Actor

September 23, 1930 – May 7, 1987

Born on this day – Kathie Browne:

Kathie Browne

Actress

Writer

Producer

September 19, 1930 – April 8, 2003

Credits:

43: The Richard Petty Story (1972); 77 Sunset Strip (1961–1964); A Walk by the Sea (1963); American Reunion (1975); Angel (1961); Arrest and Trial (1963); Banacek (1974); Ben Casey (1962); Berlin Affair (1970); Big Town (1955); Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations (1966); Bonanza (1961–1964); Brainstorm (1965); Branded (1966); Bronco (1961); Cade's County (1972); Cain's Hundred (1962); Cheyenne (1961); Cinderfella (1960); City of Fear (1959); Coronado 9 (1960); Fantasy Island (1979); Frontier Circus (1962); Get Smart (1969); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964); Gunsmoke (1957); Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973); Have Gun - Will Travel (1962); Hawaiian Eye (1963); Hazel (1962–1965); Hondo (1967); Hondo and the Apaches (1967); Ironside (1968–1974); It Takes Two (1969); It's Your Bet (1970–1973); Joanne Carson's VIPs (1973); Johnny Midnight (1960); King of Diamonds (1961); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1975); Kraft Mystery Theater (1963); Laramie (1962–1963); Laredo (1966); Lawman (1962); Lock Up (1960); Longstreet (1972); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the King (1970); Manhunt (1960); Mannix (1971); Man's Favorite Sport? (1964); Miami Undercover (1961); Mooch (1974); Mr. Terrific (1967); Murder by Contract (1958); My Brother the Angel (1966); My Favorite Martian (1963); Password (1974); Perry Mason (1960–1965); Police Story (1974); Rawhide (1961); Redigo (1963); Ripcord (1962–1963); Saints and Sinners (1963); Sea Hunt (1960–1961); Shannon (1961–1962); Shotgun Slade (1960); Slattery's People (1965); Star Trek / episode entitled: Wink of an Eye, originally aired November 29 1968); Startime (1959); Studs Lonigan (1960); Surfside 6 (1962); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960–1962); Tattletales (1975–1977); Temple Houston (1963); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964–1965); The Big Valley (1968); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1971); The Brass Bottle (1964); The D.A.'s Man (1959); The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978); The Evil Touch (1974); The Farmer's Daughter (1964); The Felony Squad (1967); The Forty-Eight Hour Mile (1970); The Gray Ghost (1957); The Love Boat (1980–1981); The Man from Blackhawk (1960); The Merv Griffin Show (1971); The Mike Douglas Show (1977); The Name of the Game (1968); The Oregon Trail (1978); The Outsider (1968–1969); The Real McCoys (1963); The Rockford Files (1975); The Sheriff of Cochise (1957); The Slowest Gun in the West (1960); The Suicide's Wife (1979); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1973); The Underwater City (1962); The Virginian (1963); The Wild Wild West (1965–1967); This Is the Life (1959–1968); Tombstone Territory (1960); Two Faces West (1960); V.I.P.-Schaukel (1971); Wagon Train (1960–1963); Whispering Smith (1961); Zero to Sixty (1978).

Born on this day – Antonio Margheriti:

Antonio Margheriti

Director

September 19, 1930 – November 4, 2002

Born on this day – Dorothy Bromiley:

Dorothy Bromiley

Actress

Writer

September 18, 1930 – May 3, 2024

Credits:

Books:

Florentine Canvaswork (1991); The Point of the Needle: Five Centuries of Samplers and Embroideries - An Exhibition of Needlework at the Dorset County Museum (date?); Traditional Bargello: Stitches, Techniques, and Dozens of Pattern and Project Ideas (1992).

Movies and television:

A Touch of the Sun (1956); Armchair Theatre (1957); Drama 61-67 (1961); Fathers and Families (1977); It’s Great to Be Young! (1956); ITV Play of the Week (1957–1965); ITV Television Playhouse (1956); Jemima + Johnny (1966); Jury Room (1965); No Hiding Place (1965–1966); Probation Officer (1960); Saturday Playhouse (1960); Small Hotel (1957); Television Playwright (1958); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1957); The Concrete Jungle (1960); The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953); The Power Game (1966); The Pursuers (1961); The Servant (1963); Z Cars (1964); Zoo Baby (1957).

Born on this day – Anne Francis:

Anne Francis

Actress

September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011

Born on this day – John Cephas:

John Cephas

Blues guitarist

September 4, 1930 – March 4, 2009

Credits:

Albums:

Bluesmen (1993); Cool Down (1996); Dog Days of August (1986); Flip, Flop & Fly (1992); From Richmond to Atlanta (2000); Goin' down the Road Feelin' Bad (1998); Guitar Man (1987); Homemade (1999); Let It Roll: Bowling Green (1985); Living Country Blues USA, vol. 1 (1981); Richmond Blues (2008); Shoulder to Shoulder (2006); Somebody Told the Truth (2002); Sweet Bitter Blues (1984 / 1994); Walking Blues (1988).