Born on this day – Mala Powers:

Mala Powers

Actress

December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1962); About Faces (1960); Appointment with Adventure (1955); Arrest and Trial (1964); Bengazi (1955); Bewitched (1967–1968); Biography (1998); Bonanza (1959); Bourbon Street Beat (1959); Bronco (1960); Calling the Shots (1988); Celebrity Playhouse (1955); Century of Cinema (1995); Charlie's Angels (1978 / 1979); Cheyenne (1960–1961); City Beneath the Sea (1953); City That Never Sleeps (1953); Crossroads (1957); Cyrano de Bergerac (1950); Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969); Daniel Boone (1967); Death in Small Doses (1957); Doomsday Machine (1976); Dr. Kildare (1964); Edge of Doom (1950); Everglades! (1962); Fear No More (1961); Flight of the Lost Balloon (1961); Frontier Justice (1959); General Electric Theater (1961); Gentle Ben (1967); Geraldine (1953); Girl Talk (1964); Gypsy (1966); Hawaiian Eye (1960–1963); Hazel (1965–1966); Here Come the Brides (1969); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hitters (2002); Ironside (1970); Jericho (1966); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); Lawman (1961); Lock Up (1960); Man on the Prowl (1957); Matinee Theatre (1957–1958); Maverick (1961); Mission: Impossible (1967); Mr. Adams and Eve (1957); Murder, She Wrote (1990); Outrage (1950); Perry Mason (1959–1966); Rage at Dawn (1955); Rawhide (1962); Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014); Rogue's Gallery (1968); Rose of Cimarron (1952); Seis pasajes al infierno (1981); Sierra Baron (1958); Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood (1987); Studio 57 (1955); Stump the Stars (1953–1964); Sugarfoot (1960); Surfside 6 (1961); Switch (1977); Tammy and the Bachelor (1957); TCM Remembers 2007 (2007); The Bob Cummings Show (1961); The Colossus of New York (1958); The Connextion (2005); The Ford Television Theatre (1955–1956); The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958); The Gallant Men (1962); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1956); The Les Crane Show (1965); The Magical World of Disney (1960–1961); The Man and the Challenge (1960); The Man and the City (1971); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); The Rebel (1960); The Restless Gun (1958–1959); The Silent Force (1970); The Storm Rider (1957); The Unknown Terror (1957); The Wild Wild West (1966); The Yellow Mountain (1954); This Is the Life (1970–1972); This Is Your Life (1956–1958); Thriller (1962); Tombstone Territory (1960); Tough As They Come (1942); Undercurrent (1957); Wagon Train (1958); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958); Where the Wind Dies (1976); Wide Country (1963); You Don't Say (1964); Zane Grey Theatre (1957).

Born on this day – Gunnel Lindblom:

Gunnel Lindblom

Actress

Director

December 18, 1931 – January 24, 2021

On this day in movie history - Safe in Hell (1931):

Safe in Hell

directed by William A. Wellman,

written by Joseph Jackson and Maude Fulton,

based on the play by Houston Branch,

was released in the United States on December 12, 1931.
Music by Leo F. Forbstein.

Cast:

Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, John Wray, Ivan F. Simpson, Victor Varconi, Morgan Wallace, Nina Mae McKinney, Charles Middleton, Clarence Muse, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Noble Johnson, Cecil Cunningham, Sam Appel, Lionel Belmore, Ted Billings, Rondo Hatton, Kenneth MacDonald, Chris-Pin Martin, Dick Rush, Harry Semels, Harold Waldridge.

Born on this day – Valeria Moriconi:

Valeria Moriconi

Actress

November 15, 1931 – June 15, 2005

Born on this day – Adrienne Corri:

Adrienne Corri

Actress

November 13, 1931 – March 13, 2016

Born on this day – Mike Nichols:

Mike Nichols

Director

Producer

Actor

Comedian

November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014

Born on this day – Monica Vitti:

Monica Vitti

Actress

November 3, 1931 – February 2, 2022

Born on this day – Annie Girardot:

Annie Girardot

Actress

October 25, 1931 – February 28, 2011

Born on this day – Ann Rule:

Ann Rule

Writer

October 22, 1931 – July 26, 2015

Credits:

A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases (1993); You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases (1994); A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases (1996); In the Name of Love and Other True Cases (1998); The End of the Dream (1998); A Rage to Kill and Other True Cases (1999); Empty Promises and Other True Cases (2001); Last Dance, Last Chance (2001); Kiss Me, Kill Me and Other True Cases (2004); Worth More Dead and Other True Cases (2005); No Regrets and Other True Cases (2006); Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder and Other True Cases (2007); Mortal Danger and Other True Cases (2008); But I Trusted You and Other True Cases (2009); Don't Look Behind You (2011); Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases (2012); Lying in Wait and Other True Cases (2014); Possession (1981); The Stranger Beside Me (1980); Lust Killer (1981); The Want-Ad Killer (1983); The I-5 Killer (1984); Mind Games (1984); Small Sacrifices (1987); If You Really Loved Me (1991); Everything She Ever Wanted (1992); Dead By Sunset (1995); Bitter Harvest (1997); And Never Let Her Go (1999); Jerry Harris Case (1999); Every Breath You Take (2001); Without Pity (2003); Heart Full of Lies (2003); Green River, Running Red (2004); Too Late to Say Goodbye (2007); In the Still of the Night (2010); Practice to Deceive (2013).

Movies and television:

12 Desperate Hours (2023); 48 Hours (2001–2012); A House on Fire (2021); A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story (2023); And Never Let Her Go (2001); Ann Rule's A Murder to Remember (2020); Biography (1995); Born to Kill? (2010–2011); Circle of Deception (2021); Conversations with a Serial Killer (2008); Danger in the Dorm (2024); Dead by Sunset (1995); Deranged (2009); Every Breath You Take (2003); Everything She Ever Wanted (2009); Hunt for the I-5 Killer (2011); Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case (2014); Murder by Number (1993); Murderous Minds: Inside Serial Killers (2018); Sleeping with Danger (2020); Small Sacrifices (1989); The Criminal Calendar (1997); The Execution of Ted Bundy (1989); The Investigators (2002); The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science (1997); The Oprah Winfrey Show (1988); The Perfect Murder (2014); They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002); THS Investigates (2005); Too Late to Say Goodbye (2009); Twisted (2011).

Born on this day – Nicole Courcel:

Nicole Courcel

Actress

October 21, 1931 – June 25, 2016

Born on this day – Anita Ekberg:

Anita Ekberg

Actress

September 29, 1931 – January 11, 2015

Born on this day – Larry Hagman:

Larry Hagman

Actor

Director

Producer

September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012

Born on this day – Malachy McCourt:

Malachy McCourt

Actor

Writer

September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Monk Swimming: A Memoir (1998); Bush Lies in State (2004); Danny Boy: The Legend of the Beloved Irish Ballad (2003); Harold Be Thy Name: Lighthearted Daily Reflections for People in Recovery (2004); History of Ireland (2004); I Am Not Myself At All, an essay included in The Face in the Mirror: Writers Reflect on Their Dreams of Youth and the Reality of Age (2009); Singing My Him Song (2000); The Claddagh Ring: Ireland's Cherished Symbol Of Friendship, Loyalty And Love (2003); Through Irish Eyes: A Visual Companion to Angela McCourt's Ireland (1998); Voices of Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Land (2002).

Movies and television:

13 Stars for Channel 13 (1970); After.Life (2009); All My Children (1992–2009); Angela's Christmas (2017); Another World (1982); Ash Wednesday (2002); Beautiful Kid (2003); Beyond the Pale, A Look Back (2000–2004); Body & Soul (2002); Brewster's Millions (1985); Catalina C-Lab (1982); Coming Up Roses (2011); Danny Boy: The Ballad That Bewitched the World (2013); Freethought Matters (2021); Gods and Generals (2003); Green Card (1990); Guiding Light (1989); H.E.L.P. (1990); Happy Hour (2003); Hardball with Chris Matthews (2006); Home (2006); Humor Me (2017); Ira & Abby (2006); Isn't It Delicious (2013); J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993); Joyce to the World (2004); Kettle of Fish (2006); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2000–2001); Life on Mars (2009); Manny's Orphans (1978); Montana Trap (1976); Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990); Music of Ireland: Welcome Home (2010); Music of Ireland: Welcome to America (2010); My Music: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (2010); Narcan (2016); Nick and Nicky; Odd Mom Out (2016); One Life to Live (1995); Oz (2002–2003); Popcorn Shrimp (2001); Q: The Winged Serpent (1982); Remember WENN (1997); Reversal of Fortune (1990); Reward (1980); Righteous Kill (2008); Ryan's Hope (1975–1989); Saint of 9/11 (2006); Search for Tomorrow (1984–1985); She's the One (1996); Starman (1987); Stillness (2012); Surfside 6 (1962); Tales from the Darkside (1985); Tales of the Unexpected (1984); Ten Hundred Kings (2000); The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990); The Brink's Job (1978); The Dain Curse (1978); The David Frost Show (1970); The Deli (1997); The Devil's Own (1997); The Dick Cavett Show (1968); The Don Rickles Show (1968); The DuPont Show of the Month (1959); The F.B.I. (1968); The Field (1990); The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012); The Ghost of Richard Harris (2022); The Guru (2002); The House of God (1984); The January Man (1989); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2007); The McCourts of Limerick (1998); The McCourts of New York (1999); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1971); The Mighty Macs (2009); The Mike Douglas Show (1968); The Molly Maguires (1970); The Orphan (1979); The Other Guys (2010); The Sam Levenson Show (1959); The Sweet Science (1999); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972); The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993); Thin Ice (1981); This Is a Story About Ted and Alice (2008); Threebound (2019); Toss It (2019); Turbulence (1997); Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics / Where the Dead Are (1994); Two for the Seesaw (1962); You Can't Go Home Again (1979).

Born on this day – Ray Danton:

Ray Danton

Actor

Director

Producer

September 19, 1931 – February 11, 1992

Born on this day – Jean-Claude Carrière:

Jean-Claude Carrière

Writer

Actor

Director

September 17, 1931 – February 8, 2021

Born on this day – Anne Bancroft:

Anne Bancroft

Actress

September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005

Born on this day – Bill McKinney:

Bill McKinney

Actor

September 12, 1931 – December 1, 2011

Born on this day – Ian Holm:

Ian Holm

Actor

September 12, 1931 – June 19, 2020

On this day in movie history - Murder at Midnight (1931):

Murder at Midnight,

aka The Monster Kills,

directed by Frank R. Strayer,

written by Scott Darling,

was released in France on September 1, 1931.
Music by Val Burton.

Cast:
Aileen Pringle, Alice White, Hale Hamilton, Leslie Fenton, Brandon Hurst, Kenneth Thomson, Robert Elliott, Clara Blandick, William Humphrey, Tyrell Davis, Aileen Carlyle, Robert Ellis, Vernon Dent, Anita Garvin, Frank McLure, King Mojave, Tom Steele.

Born on this day – Marilyn Lovell:

Marilyn Lovell

Actress

August 27, 1931 – April 13, 2012

Credits:

Ghosts of Mississippi (1996); The Return of Count Yorga (1971); The Outsider (1969); Captain Nice (1967); The Farmer's Daughter (1965); The Munsters (1964); The Nut House!! (1964); Naked City (1962–1963); Route 66 (1963); Tightrope (1959); Stanley (1956).