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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

On this day in movie history - Two Seconds (1932):


Two Seconds

directed by Mervyn LeRoy,
written by Harvey Thew,
based on the play by Elliott Lester,
was released in the United States on May 28, 1932.
Music by W. Franke Harling.


Cast:

Edward G. Robinson, Vivienne Osborne, Guy Kibbee, Preston Foster, J. Carrol Naish, Frederick Burton, Harry Beresford, Dorothea Wolbert, Berton Churchill, William Janney, Edward McWade, Gladys Lloyd, Lew Brice, James P. Burtis, Jill Dennett, Adrienne Dore, Charles E. Evans, Helena Phillips Evans, June Gittelson, Otto Hoffman, Fred Howard, John Kelly, Matt McHugh, Franklin Parker, Sam Rice, Larry Steers, Luana Walters, Allen Wood, Harry Woods.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Born on this day – Francine Pascal:


Francine Pascal


Writer

May 13, 1932 – July 28, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Christmas Without Elizabeth (1993); A Curse on Elizabeth (1995); A Date with a Werewolf (1994); A Deadly Christmas (1994); A Killer on Board (1995); A Kiss Before Dying (1996); A Married Woman (1994); A New Promise (1986); A Night to Remember (1993); A Picture Perfect Prom? (1998); A Roller Coaster for the Twins! (1996); A Royal Pain (2001); A Stranger in the House (1995); Aftershock (1998); Against the Odds (1988); Against the Rules (1987); Agent Out (2006); All About Love (2000); All Night Long (1984); Almost Married (1994); Alone (2002); Alone In the Crowd (1986); Amy Moves In (1990); Amy's Pen Pal (1989); Amy's Secret Sister (1994); Amy's True Love (1991); And the Winner Is... Jessica Wakefield! (1996); Andy and the Alien (1992); Angels Keep Out (1996); Anything For Love (1994); April Fool! (1989); Are We in Love? (1993); As If I Care (2000); Backstabber (2000); Bad (2001); Bad Girl (1999); Barnyard Battle (1992); Be Mine (2002); Beauty and the Beach (1997); Before Gaia (2002); Behind Closed Doors (1995); Best Friends (1986); Best of Enemies (2002); Betrayed (2002); Beware the Baby-Sitter (1993); Beware the Wolfman (1994); Big Brother's in Love Again (1997); Big Brother's In Love! (1992); Big for Christmas (1994); Billie's Secret (1996); Bitter Rivals (1986); Bittersweet (2012); Blind (2001); Blood (2000); Bon Voyage, Unicorns! (1997); Booster Boycott (1991); Bossy Steven (1991); Boy Friend (1999); Boy Meets Girl (1999); Boy Trouble (1989); Boyfriends For Everyone (1997); Boys Against Girls (1988); Breakfast of Enemies (1997); Breaking Away (1998); Broken Angel (1999); Broken Promises, Shattered Dreams (1996); Brokenhearted (1989); Brooke and Her Rock Star Mom (1991); Bruce's Story (1990); Buried Treasure (1987); Busted! (1996); California Love (1995); Cammi's Crush (1997); Camp Killer (1996); Can't Stay Away (1999); Caroline's Halloween Spell (1992); Caroline's Mystery Dolls (1991); Caught in the Middle (1987); Center of Attention (1988); Channel X (1997); Chase (2003); Chateau D'Amour Collection (1999); Cheating on Anna (1999); Cheating to Win (1991); Choosing Sides (1986); Ciao, Sweet Valley! (1992); Claim to Fame (1988); Class Picture Day! (1997); Close to You (2001); Clueless (2000); College Cruise (1995); College Girls (1993); College Weekend (1995); Control Freak (2001); Cousin Kelly's Family Secret (1991); Cover Girls (1997); Cowboy Kisses (1993); Crash Landing (1985); Cruise Control (2002); Crybaby Lois (1990); Cutting the Ties (2012); Cyberstalker (1998); Dance Fever (2001); Dance of Death (1996); Danger: Twins at Work! (1998); Dangerous Love (1984); Danny Means Trouble (1990); Dead Before Dawn (1997); Deadly Attraction (1995); Deadly Summer (1989); Deadly Terror (1999); Deadly Voyage (1995); Dear Sister (1984); Death Threat (1994); Deceptions (1984); Decisions (1988); Desert Adventure Collection (1998); Don't Answer the Phone (1998); Don't Go Home With John (1992); Don't Go in the Basement (1997); Don't Let Go (1999); Don't Talk to Brian (1996); Double Jeopardy (1987); Double Love (1984); Double Love Collection (1999); Double-Crossed (1994); Down with Queen Janet (1998); Downstairs, Upstairs (2001); Drama Queen (2001); Dreams of Forever (1988); Dropping Out (2000); Earthquake (1998); Elizabeth and Jessica Run Away (1992); Elizabeth and the Orphans (1992); Elizabeth and Todd Forever (1997); Elizabeth Betrayed (1992); Elizabeth Hatches an Egg (1996); Elizabeth in Love (2000); Elizabeth Is Mine (1998); Elizabeth Loves New York (1998); Elizabeth Meets Her Hero (1992); Elizabeth Solves it All (1996); Elizabeth the Hero (1993); Elizabeth the Impossible (1991); Elizabeth the Seventh-Grader (1995); Elizabeth the Spy (1996); Elizabeth the Tattletale (1994); Elizabeth: Next Stop, Jr. High (1998); Elizabeth's Broken Arm (1992); Elizabeth's First Kiss (1990); Elizabeth's Heartbreak (1997); Elizabeth's Horseback Adventure (1995); Elizabeth's New Hero (1989); Elizabeth's Piano Lessons (1993); Elizabeth's Rival (1996); Elizabeth's Secret Diary (1994); Elizabeth's Secret Diary Volume II (1996); Elizabeth's Secret Diary Volume III (1998); Elizabeth's Summer Love (1996); Elizabeth's Super-selling Lemonade (1990); Elizabeth's Valentine (1990); Elizabeth's Video Fever (1993); Ellen Is Home Alone (1993); Ellen's Family Secret (1995); Enid's Story (1990); Escape (2003); Escape From Terror Island (1995); Escape to New York (1998); Everything You Need to Know About an Alcoholic Parent (1999); Evil Elizabeth (1995); Exposed (2004); Face It (2000); Fake (2004); Falling Apart (2000); Falling for Lucas (1996); Family Secrets (1988); Fashion Victim (1997); Fear (2002); Fearless (2000); Fearless 1 (2012); Fearless 2 (2013); Fearless 3 (2014); Fearless Elizabeth (1991); Fearless: Double Edition 2 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 3 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 4 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 5 (2003); Fearless: Double Edition 6 (2003); Fight Fire with Fire (1997); First Place (1987); Five Girls and a Baby (1996); Flair Collection (1999); Flee (2001); Fooling Around (1999); For the Love of Ryan (1996); Forbidden Love (1987); Forever and Always (1988); Francine Pascal's Meet the Stars of Sweet Valley High: An Authorized Biography (1995); Freak (2003); Friend Against Friend (1990); Full House (2007); Gaia Abducted (2003); Get a Clue (2002); Get Real (1999); Get the Teacher! (1994); Gone (2004); Goodbye Elizabeth (1998); Good-Bye Eva? (1993); Good-Bye to Love (1994); Good-Bye, Middle School! (1998); Good-Bye, Mrs. Otis (1997); Got a Problem (1999); Hands Off (2000); Hangin' Out With Cici (1991); Hanging Out with Cici (1984); Happily Ever After (1997); Happy Mother's Day, Lila (1998); Hard Choices (1988); Have You Heard About Elizabeth? (1998); Head Over Heels (1985); Heartbreaker (1984); Heat (2000); Here Comes the Bride (1996); He's Back (2002); He's the One (2001); He's Watching You (1995); Highland Hearts (1994); His Secret Past (1996); Holiday Mischief (1988); Home For Christmas (1994); Horror in London Collection (1999); Hostage! (1986); How to Ruin a Friendship (1999); I Need You (2001); If I Die Before I Wake (1996); If I Die Before I Wake (1996); If Looks Could Kill (1997); If You Only Knew (1999); I'll Never Love Again (1999); I'm So Outta Here (2000); In Love Again (1989); In Love With a Prince (1993); In Love with Mandy (1997); In Love With the Enemy (1995); Invisible Me (2000); It Can't Happen Here (1995); It Takes Two (2002); It's My Life (2000); I've Got a Secret (1999); Jealous Lies (1986); Jessica + Jessica = Trouble (1995); Jessica Against Bruce (1992); Jessica and the Brat Attack (1989); Jessica and the Earthquake (1993); Jessica and the Jumbo Fish (1991); Jessica and the Money Mix-Up (1990); Jessica and the Secret Star (1991); Jessica and the Spelling-bee Surprise (1991); Jessica Gets Spooked (1993); Jessica Goes for the Gold (1996); Jessica on Stage (1989); Jessica Plays Cupid (1995); Jessica Quits the Squad (1994); Jessica Saves the Trees (1993); Jessica Takes Charge (1998); Jessica Takes Manhattan (1997); Jessica the Babysitter (1990); Jessica the Genius (1995); Jessica the Nerd (1992); Jessica the Thief (1993); Jessica the TV Star (1991); Jessica, the Rock Star (1989); Jessica: Next Stop, Jr. High (1998); Jessica's Animal Instincts (1996); Jessica's Bad Idea (1989); Jessica's Big Mistake (1995); Jessica's Blind Date (1994); Jessica's Cat Trick (1990); Jessica's Cookie Disaster (1995); Jessica's Dream Date (1998); Jessica's First Kiss (1997); Jessica's Lucky Millions (1997); Jessica's Mermaid (1994); Jessica's Monster Nightmare (1993); Jessica's New Look (1991); Jessica's No Angel (1998); Jessica's Older Guy (1995); Jessica's Secret (1990); Jessica's Secret Diary (1994); Jessica's Secret Diary Volume II (1996); Jessica's Secret Diary Volume III (1997); Jessica's Secret Friend (1997); Jessica's Secret Love (1994); Jessica's Snobby Club (1992); Jessica's Unburied Treasure (1992); Jessica's Zoo Adventure (1990); Julie the Karate Kid (1994); Jumping to Conclusions (1988); Keepin' It Real (2000); Keeping It Real (2000); Keeping Secrets (1987); Kidnapped by the Cult! (1992); Kidnapped! (1984); Kill Game (2005); Killer (2000); Killer at Sea (1997); Killer Party (1999); Kimberly Rides Again (1995); Kiss (2000); Kiss of a Killer (1996); Kiss of the Vampire (1995); La Villa / aka If Wishes Were Horses... (1994); Lacey's Crush (1999); Last Chance (1987); Last Wish (1998); Leaving Home (1987); Left at the Altar (1994); Left Back! (1992); Left Behind (1988); Left Out Elizabeth (1991); Liar (2000); Lies and Omissions (2012); Lila on the Loose (1996); Lila's April Fool (1994); Lila's Birthday Bash (1995); Lila's Christmas Angel (1995); Lila's Haunted House Party (1991); Lila's Little Sister (1994); Lila's Music Video (1993); Lila's New Flame (1997); Lila's Secret (1994); Lila's Secret Valentine (1995); Lila's Story (1989); Little Drummer Girls (1998); Live Bait (2005); Living Together (1999); Lois and the Sleepover (1994); Lois Strikes Back (1990); London Calling (2001); Lost (2002); Lost at Sea (1989); Love (2001); Love and Betrayal and Hold the Mayo! (1985); Love and Death in London (1994); Love and Murder (1998); Love Letters (1985); Love Letters for Sale (1992); Love Lost (1985); Love Me Always (1998); Love, Lies, and Jessica Wakefield (1993); Lovestruck (1986); Loving (1985); Loving the Enemy (1999); Lucy Takes the Reins (1991); Lust (2003); Mademoiselle Jessica (1991); Malibu Summer (1986); Mandy in the Middle (1996); Mandy Miller Fights Back (1991); Maria Who? (1999); Maria's Movie Comeback (1994); Mary is Missing (1990); Max's Choice (2001); Me, Me, Me (2001); Meant to Be (2001); Meet Me at Midnight (1996); Memories (1985); Miss Teen Sweet Valley (1991); Missing (2001); Model Flirt (1997); Ms. Quarterback (1990); Murder in Paradise (1995); Murder on the Line (1996); My Best Friend's Boyfriend (1992); My Funny Guy (1994); My Mother Was Never a Kid (1995); My Perfect Guy (2000); Mystery Date (1998); Naked (2001); Naked Eye (2006); Never Give Up (2002); Never Let Go (2000); Nightmare in Death Valley (1995); No Escape! (1998); No Girls Allowed (1995); No Means No (1995); No More Mr.Nice Guy (2001); No Place to Hide (1988); No Rules (1999); Normal (2004); Nothing Is Forever (2000); Nowhere To Run (1985); Olivia's Story (1991); On My Own (2000); On the Edge (1987); On the Run (1988); Once Upon a Time (1997); One 2 Many (1999); One Last Kiss (1997); One of the Gang (1987); Operation: Love Match (1994); Out of Control (1987); Out of Place (1988); Out of Reach (1988); Out of the Picture (1997); Outcast (1987); Party Weekend! (1998); Patty's Last Dance (1992); Payback (2000); Perfect Shot (1989); Perfect Summer (1985); Playing Dirty (2001); Playing For Keeps (1988); Playing Hooky (1988); Playing With Fire (1983); Please Forgive Me (1998); Poor Lila! (1992); Power Play (1983); Pretenses (1988); Princess Elizabeth (1989); Private Jessica (1998); Prom Night (2002); Promises (1984); Promises Broken (1986); Psychic Sisters (1993); Pumpkin Fever (1997); R is for Revenge (1997); Rachel's In, Lila's Out (1997); Racing Hearts (1984); Rags To Riches (1985); Rebel (2000); Regina's Legacy (1991); Return of the Evil Twin (1995); Road Trip (2001); Robbery at the Mall (1994); Robin in the Middle (1996); Rock Star's Girl (1991); Romance Collection (1998); Romeo and Two Juliets (1994); Rosa's Lie (1991); Rumors (1987); Run (1999); Runaway (1985); Runaway Hamster (1989); Running For Her Life (1996); Rush Week (2000); Sam (1999); Sarah's Dad and Sophia's Mom (1992); Save Johanna! (1981); Save the Turkey! (1995); Save the Unicorns! (1994); Say Goodbye (1985); Say It to My Face (1999); Scaredy-Cat Elizabeth (1995); Second Best (1988); Second Chance (1989); Secret Admirer (1987); Secret Love Diaries: Chloe (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Elizabeth (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Jessica (2000); Secret Love Diaries: Sam (2000); Secrets (1983); Secrets and Seductions (2012); Senior Cut Day (2002); Sex / aka Hurt (2002); She Loves Me...Not (2000); She's Back... (2001); She's Not What She Seems (1993); Shipboard Wedding (1995); Shock (2003); Showdown (1985); Sisters at War (1997); Slam Book Fever (1988); Sneaking in (1998); Sneaking Out (1986); Snow Bunnies (1997); So Cool (1999); So Not Me (2000); Soap Star (1992); Sorority Scandal (1995); Soulmates (1999); Special Christmas (1985); Split Decision (2000); Spring Break (1986); Spring Fever (1987); Spy Girl (1997); SS Heartbreak (1995); Standing Out (1988); Star of the Parade (1994); Starring Jessica! (1990); Starring Winston Egbert (1990); Starting Over (1986); Stay or Go (2001); Stepsisters (1993); Steven Gets Even (1995); Steven the Zombie (1994); Steven's Big Crush (1996); Steven's Bride (1992); Steven's Enemy (1994); Steven's Twin (1994); Straight Up (2001); Stranded (1999); Stretching the Truth (1987); Summer of Love (1999); Surprise Surprise (1989); Sweet 18 (2003); Sweet Kiss of Summer (1996); Sweet Valley Blizzard! (1997); Sweet Valley Confidential (2011); Sweet Valley High 1 (1991); Sweet Valley High Collection: 109/110/111 (1998); Sweet Valley High Collection: Loving Ambitions (1999); Sweet Valley High, Books 1-12 (2015); Sweet Valley High: Three Novels (2011); Sweet Valley Slumber Party (1991); Take Back the Night (1995); Take Me On (1999); Taking Charge (1989); Taking Sides (1986); Tall, Dark, and Deadly (1996); Teacher Crush (1989); Teacher's Pet (1986); Teamwork (1989); Tearing Me Apart (2001); Tears (2001); Tender Promises (1986); Terror (2004); That Fatal Night (1989); The Amazing Jessica (1995); The Arrest (1993); The Battle of the Cheerleaders (1996); The Beast is Watching You (1996); The Beast Must Die (1996); The Best Friend Game (1994); The Best Thanksgiving Ever (1992); The Big Camp Secret (1989); The Big Night (1998); The Big Party Weekend (1991); The Big Race (1993); The Boyfriend Game (1998); The Boyfriend Mess (1998); The Boyfriend War (1993); The Boys of Summer (1997); The Bully (1988); The Carnival Ghost (1990); The Case of the Alien Princess (1994); The Case of the Christmas Thief (1992); The Case of the Haunted Camp (1992); The Case of the Hidden Treasure (1993); The Case of the Magic Christmas Bell (1991); The Case of the Million-Dollar Diamonds (1993); The Case of the Secret Santa (1990); The Charm School Mystery (1992); The Christmas Ghost (1989); The Class Trip (1988); The Cool Crowd (1999); The Cousin War (1995); The Curse of the Golden Heart (1994); The Curse of the Ruby Necklace (1993); The Dating Game (1991); The Dreaded Ex (2000); The Easter Bunny Battle (1995); The Evil Twin (1993); The Evil Twin (1993); The First Time (2000); The Fowlers of Sweet Valley (1996); The Ghost in the Bell Tower (1992); The Ghost in the Graveyard (1994); The Ghost of Tricia Martin (1990); The Girl They Both Loved (1991); The Gossip War (1994); The Great Boyfriend Switch (1993); The Halloween War (1995); The Hand-Me-Down Kid (1980); The Haunted Burial Ground (1994); The Haunted House (1986); The High School War (1996); The House of Death (1995); The Incredible Madame Jessica (1995); The It Guy (2000); The Jessica and Elizabeth Show (1994); The Little Crew of Butchers (2017); The Long-Lost Brother (1991); The Love Bet (1990); The Love of Her Life (1994); The Love Potion (1993); The Macaroni Mess (1997); The Magic Christmas (1992); The Magic Puppets (1994); The Middle School Gets Married (1993); The Missing Tea Set (1993); The Morning After (1996); The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (1997); The Mother-Daughter Switch (1995); The Mysterious Dr. Q (1996); The New Elizabeth (1990); The New Girl (1987); The New Jessica (1986); The Older Boy (1987); The One That Got Away (1999); The Other Woman (1995); The Parent Plot (1990); The Patmans of Sweet Valley (1996); The Perfect Girl (1991); The Pom-Pom Wars (1995); The Price of Love (1998); The Roommate (1996); The Ruling Class (2004); The Secret of Fantasy Forest (1996); The Secret of the Magic Pen (1995); The Similars (2019); The Slime that Ate Sweet Valley (1991); The Stolen Diary (1992); The Sweet Life (2012); The Sweet Valley Clean-Up Team (1992); The Treasure of Death Valley (1995); The Trial of Jessica Wakefield (1996); The Truth About Ryan (1997); The Twins and the Wild West (1990); The Twin's Big Pow-Wow (1993); The Twins Get Caught (1990); The Twins Go to College (1997); The Twins Go to Hospital (1991); The Twins Hit Hollywood (1997); The Twins' Little Sister (1991); The Twins' Mystery Teacher (1989); The Twins Take Paris (1996); The Unicorns at War (1995); The Unicorns Go Hawaiian (1991); The Verdict (1993); The Wakefield Legacy: The Untold Story (1996); The Wakefields of Sweet Valley (1991); The Wakefields Strike it Rich (1992); The War Between the Twins (1990); The Wedding (1993); The Witch in the Pumpkin Patch (1997); The Year Without Christmas (1997); Third Wheel (1999); Three Days, Two Nights (2000); Three Girls and a Guy (2000); Three's a Crowd (1987); Tia in the Middle (2002); To Catch a Thief (1997); Todd Runs Away (1994); Todd's Story (1992); Together Forever (1988); Too Close For Comfort (1995); Too Cool for the Unicorns (1996); Too Good To Be True (1984); Too Hot to Handle (1997); Too Late (2001); Too Many Doubts (2012); Too Many Good-byes (2001); Too Much In Love (1985); Too Popular (1999); Too Scared to Sleep (1996); Touch and Go (2002); Trapped in the Mall (1998); Trapped in Toyland (1994); Trick or Treat (1990); Trouble at Home (1990); Troublemaker (1988); Troublemaker (1988); True Blue (2000); True Love (1985); Trust (2000); Truth or Dare (1999); Tug of War (1987); Twin Hearts (1995); Twin Switch (1999); Twins (2002); Twins in Love (1996); Twisted (2000); Two-Boy Weekend (1989); Undercover Angels (1997); Unicorns in Love (1994); University, Interrupted (2001); V for Victory (1995); Very Bad Things (2000); Wanted For Murder (1994); What Jessica Wants (1998); What Winston Saw (1996); What You Don't Know (2000); What Your Parents Don't Know... (1994); Whatever (2000); When Love Dies (1984); Where We Belong (2001); White Lies (1989); Who Knew? (2000); Who Will Be Miss Unicorn? (1996); Who's To Blame? (1990); Who's Who? (1990); Wild Child (2000); Win One for Sandra (1996); Winners and Losers Collection (1998); Winter Carnival (1986); Wired (2004); Won't Someone Help Anna? (1993); Wrong Kind of Girl (1984); Your Basic Nightmare (1999); You're Not My Sister (1999); Yours For a Day (1994).

Movies and television:

ABC Afterschool Specials (1981–1983); Fearless (2004); George M! (1970); Sweet Valley High (1994–1997); The Young Marrieds (1964–1966); Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007).

Friday, May 9, 2025

Born on this day – Geraldine McEwan:


Geraldine McEwan


Actress

May 9, 1932 – January 30, 2015

Credits:

A Flea in Her Ear (1967); A Royal Birthday Gala (1990); Abuelas (2011); All for Love (1982); Away from It All (1973); BBC Play of the Month (1970–1972); BBC2 Playhouse (1982); Behind the Scenes: Agatha Christie's Marple (2005); Beware of Children (1960); Bookmark (1999); Call My Bluff (1975); Carrie's War (2004); Caught in the Act (1988); Comedy Connections (2004–2006); Contaminated Man (2000); Crime on Our Hands (1954); Fat (1979); Festival (1963); Five to Eleven (1987–1990); Food of Love (2002); For Better, for Worse (1953); Foreign Body (1986); French and Saunders (1994); GMTV (2004); Golden Gala (1978); Henry V (1989); ITV Play of the Week (1956–1960); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1971–1973); Jackanory (1967–1977); Late Night Theatre (1973–1974); Love's Labour's Lost (2000); Mapp & Lucia (1985–1986); Marple (2004–2007); Moses (1995–1996); Mulberry (1992–1993); Not Without My Handbag (1993); Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990); Our Friend Victoria (2017); Out of This World (1962); Pebble Mill at One (1996); Private Affairs (1975); Profiles in Courage (1964); Pure (2002); Red Dwarf (1999); Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991); Somerset Maugham Hour (1960); Springing Lenin (1992); Success (1957); Tears Before Bedtime (1983); The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998); The Barchester Chronicles (1982); The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976); The Dance of Death (1969); The Evening Standard Theatre Awards (1994); The Garden Party (1990); The Lazarus Child (2004); The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976); The Love Letter (1999); The Magdalene Sisters (2002); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2003); The People's Detective (2010); The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978); The Secret World of Arrietty (2010); The South Bank Show (2007); The Wednesday Play (1965); Theatre Night (1957); There Was a Young Lady (1953); Thin Ice (2000); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1968–1972); Titus (1999); Vanity Fair (2004); Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Outtakes (2000); Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000); Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008); Wallace & Gromit: The Aardman Collection 2 (1996); Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection (2009); Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005); Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Muzzled! (2009); 'Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit': On the Set - Part 1 (2005); Wogan (1990).

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Born on this day – Robert Osborne:


Robert Osborne


Film historian

Television presenter

Writer

Actor

May 3, 1932 – March 6, 2017

Credits:

Host at Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and The Movie Channel.

Columnist for The Hollywood Reporter.

Books:

50 Golden Years of Oscar (1978); 60 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (1988); 65 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (1994); 70 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (1999); 75 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (2003); 80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (2008); 85 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (2013); Academy Awards Illustrated (1965); Academy Awards Oscar Annual (1971–1976); Best Actor Oscar Winners Since 1927 (1977); Best Actress Oscar Winners (1977); Best Picture Oscar Winners Since 1927 (1977); Hollywood Legends: The Life and Films of Humphrey Bogart and Greta Garbo (1967); In the Picture: Production Stills from the TCM Archives (2004); Leading Couples: The Most Unforgettable Screen Romances of the Studio Era, by Frank Miller / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2008); Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era, Turner Classic Movies / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2006); Leading Men: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of the Studio Era, by Turner Classic Movies / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2006); Picture Show: Classic Movie Posters from the TCM Archives, by Dianna Edwards / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2003); The Essentials: 52 Must-See Movies and Why They Matter, by Jeremy Arnold / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2016); Under the Rainbow: An Intimate Memoir of Judy Garland, Rock Hudson and My Life in Old Hollywood, by John Carlyle / Foreword by Robert Osborne (2006).

Movies and television:

100th Anniversary of Bray Studios (2014); 20/20 (2016); A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' (2003); A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in (2017); A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (2009); A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009); AFI Life Achievement Award (1977); Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2015); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); American Masters (2000); And the Oscar Goes to... (2014); Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière in History of World Cinema: Part I (2021); Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart (1997); Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland (1996); Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Lana Turner (1996); Before Breakfast (2010); Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (2004); Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008); Biography (2001–2002); Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017); Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021); Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor (2006); Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born (2005); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2016); Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2009); Commitment to Life (2023); Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (2013); Credit Where Credit Is Due (2006); Curtains for Roy Earle: The Story of 'High Sierra' (2003); Dateline NBC (2004); Death Valley Days (1954); Dial M for Murder / 3D: A Brief History (2004); Dial M for Murder / Hitchcock and Dial M (2004); Dinah! (1978); Discovering Treasure: The Story of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre (2003); Dive Bomber: Keep 'Em in the Air (2005); Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' (2003); Dodge City: Go West, Errol Flynn (2005); Double Indemnity: Introduction by Robert Osborne (2006); E! Mysteries & Scandals (2001); E! True Hollywood Story (2001); Eva Marie Saint: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2014); Forever Endeavor (2022); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014); Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'the Wrong Man' (2004); Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2005); Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' (2004); Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at 'I Confess' (2004); Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' (2003); Hollywood Greats (1999); Hollywood Helps the Cause (2006); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (2009); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008); Hollywood Wives (1985); How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967); I Love Lucy Costume & Makeup Tests (2014); Inside the Academy Awards (1995); Inside 'The Apartment' (2008); Jeopardy! (2019); Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2013); La fabuleuse histoire des studios hollywoodiens: MGM (2014); La fabuleuse histoire des studios hollywoodiens: Warner Bros (2014); Let Freedom Sing! The Story of 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (2003); Let It Begin! A Filmmaker's Journey (2010); London After Midnight (2002); Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2011); Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994); Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon (2007); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004); My Music: Movie Songs (2007); On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004); One Step Beyond (1959); Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece (2009); Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (2004); Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2012); Private Screenings (1996–2014); Private Screenings (2019); Psycho (1960); Remarks on Marx (2004); Robert Osborne with Lana Turner Today (1982); Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute (2015); SAG Foundation Conversations (2009); Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018); Sergeant York: Of God and Country (2006); Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996); Spartacus (1960); Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006); Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic (2004); Summer Under the Stars (2003); Tab Hunter Confidential (2015); Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (2002); Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle (2004); TCM Guest Programmer (2005–2016); TCM Remembers 2017 (2017); TCM Spotlight: Pre-Code Classics (2014); TCM: Twenty Classic Moments (2014); The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017); The Beverly Hillbillies (1962); The Boys (2009); The Californians (1958); The Desilu Story (2003); The Essentials (2006–2012); The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017); The Great Movie Ride (1989); The Hollywood Bowl: Music Under the Stars (2003); The Lady from Shanghai: Introduction by Robert Osborne (2014); The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1959); The Man with Bogart's Face (1980); The Mike Douglas Show (1979); The Morning Program (1987); The Osborne Column (1984); The Oscars (2018); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); The Projected Image: The Jewish Experience on Film (2014); The Sea Hawk: Flynn in Action (2005); 'They Died with Their Boots On': To Hell or Glory (2005); Thicke of the Night (1984); Twenty Plus Two (1961); Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015); Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (2003); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); Whirlybirds (1959).

Friday, May 2, 2025

Born on this day – Bruce Glover:


Bruce Glover


Actor

Writer

Director

May 2, 1932 – March 12, 2025

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965); 30 Years of James Bond (1992); 6½ (1998); Adam-12 (1969); American Hero (1997); An Approximation of their Barbarous Manners (2021); At Ease (1983); Avroskoop (1971); B.J. and the Bear (1980–1981); Barney Miller (1978); Battlestar Galactica (1978); Bearcats! (1971); Benson (1982); Big Bad Mama II (1987); Big Shamus, Little Shamus (1979); Black Gunn (1972); Bless the Beasts & Children (1971); Blindfold (1966); Bonanza (1970); Broke Sky (2007); Buffalo Bushido (2009); C.C. & Company (1970); Car 54, Where Are You? (1961); Chaindance (1991); Chinatown (1974); CHiPs (1977–1979); Darkness Awaits (2025); Dayton's Devils (1968); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Diamonds Are Forever: Deleted Scenes (2006); Die Hard Dracula (1998); Dundee and the Culhane (1967); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Electric Memories with Bruce Glover (2017); Filming the James Bond Film 'Diamonds Are Forever' in Amsterdam (1971); Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977); Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965); Ghost Town (1988); Ghost World (2001); Gunsmoke (1969–1972); Hard Times / aka Street Fighter (1975); Harry O (1976); Hart to Hart (1981); Hawk (1966); Hider in the House (1989); Hunter's Blood (1986); Influence (2015); Inside Acting (2000); Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2000); Inside Out II / Segment: Mis-Apprehended (1992); It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007); James Bond Radio (2015); James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002); James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983); Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie (1995); Kill Crazy (1989); Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976); Kojak (1976); Les enfants de la télé (2020); Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003); McNamara's Band (1977); Mission: Impossible (1970); Mod Squad (1968–1970); MTV Movie Special: Licence to Kill (1989); Murder, She Wrote (1990); My Favorite Martian (1966); Never Steal Anything Small (1959); Night of the Scarecrow (1995); No Soap, Radio (1982); One Little Indian (1973); Our House (1987); Paris 7000 (1970); Part 2: Walking Tall (1975); Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990); Perry Mason (1965); Police Story (1975–1979); Popcorn (1991); Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet (2015); Route 66 (1963); Run for Your Life (1967); S.W.A.T. (1976); Santa Barbara (1987); Scammerhead (2014); Scandalous John (1971); Sean Connery: Private (1993); Sean Connery: The Man and the Movies (2021); Sergeant T.K. Yu (1979); Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991); Simon Says (2006); Six Days in Paradise (2010); Small & Frye (1983); Spoiler (1998); Street War! (1990); Street Wars (1991); Stunts (1977); Suicide, the Comedy (1998); Summer Babes (2013); Swatch James Bond 007 Villain Collection Television Commercial (2008); Sweet Love, Bitter (1967); Switch (1976); T.J. Hooker (1984); The A-Team (1985); The Big Score (1983); The Big Valley (1968); The Blue Knight (1975–1976); The Cylons of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004); The Danny Thomas Hour (1967); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The Documentary of the Making of 'It Is Fine Everything Is Fine' (2009); The Dukes of Hazzard (1983); The DuPont Show of the Week (1962); The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2006); The Facts of Life (1984); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Good Guys (1968); The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969); The Impostor (1975); The Magical World of Disney (1976 / 1980); The Outsider (1969); The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969); The Partners (1972); The Psychiatrist (1971); The Rat Patrol (1967); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978); The Streets of San Francisco (1976–1977); The Thomas Crown Affair (1968); The Verdict Is Yours (1958); This Is the West That Was (1974); Tiger, Tiger (1969); Untitled Crispin Hellion Glover Project / Apollo, Old Brutus (2025); Vega$ (1980); Voices Lost (2025); Walking Tall (1973); Warlock: The Armageddon (1993); What Is It? (2005); Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965); Will Unplugged (2005); You're in the Picture (1961); Yuma (1971).

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Born on this day – Anouk Aimée:


Anouk Aimée


Actress

Credits:

1999 Madeleine (1999); 81/2 (1963); 93 Faubourg Saint-Honoré (2003); A Leap in the Dark (1980); A Man and a Woman (1966); A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986); À vos amours (1993); Adrienne Mesurat (1953); Agnes Varda: From Here to There (2011); Alfonso Sánchez (1980); Let's Go to the Cinema (1976); Arrivederci e Grazie (1988); Beyond the Screen (1966); Aznavour by Charles (2019); Barbey on Diabolical (2008); Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990); Big Is Beautiful (2012); Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (1980); Bouillon de culture (1991–1993); C à vous (2019); Cannes Film Festival (1980–1987); The One I Love (2009); It's Even Better in the Afternoon (1986); Charlie Rose (2012); Ciné regards / Segment: The film of the week (1981); Cinema star (1987); Cinema (1966–1967); Cinema mil (2005); Cinemas (2010); Cinépanorama (1959–1960); Claude Lelouch, on s'aimera (2007); Compression (2024); Contraband Spain (1955); De película (1987); Déjà dimanche (1995); Two of the Wave (2010); From One Film to Another (2011); Footprints (2012); Everybody Wants to Kill Me (1957); Ex Libris (1989); Federico Fellini - Mit den Augen der Anderen (2003); Fellini dice... (2006); Fellini of the Spirits (2020); Festival in Cannes (2001); Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012); Freedom2speak v2.0 (2004); Gilles Jacob: Citizen Cannes (2010); Globos de Ouro 1998 (1999); Golden Salamander (1950); Happily Ever After (2004); Happy New Year (1973); Head Against the Wall (1959); Heart of the Festival (2002); Men, women, how to use it (1996); Horisont (1963); Offside (1961); Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant: Confidences of Three Unforgettable Actors (2022); Hotel Harabati (2006); Hustle (1975); Ich suche dich (1956); Once upon a time... (2009); Il morbidone (1965); Il successo (1963); Il terrorista (1963); Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mysterious and Elusive (2022); Justine (1969); L.A. Without a Map (1998); La Dolce Vita (1960); The Flower of Life (1947), La fuga (1965); The house under The Sea (1947), The Night of the Caesars (1982–2002); The Night of the Molières (1993–1999); The Crossing of the Looking Glass (2009); La vie de château (1984); Love cursed by Leisenbohg (1991); The Concerned Researcher (2014); The Grand Chessboard (1986); The Big Show (2016); The 8 p.m. news (2014); The novel of the Saturday (1980); Legends of World Cinema (2004); The Crimes of Love / Segment 2: The Crimson Curtain (1953); Limelight (2002); Groundhogs (1993); Bad Encounters (1955); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1981); The Nuits de France Culture (2024); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1980); The weekly Cinema (2006); L'île bleue (2001); L'imprevisto (1961); The Guest of FR3 (1978); Liolà (1964); Live for Life (1967); Lo scandalo (1966); Lola (1961); Love Letters (2008); Lovers of Paris (1957); L'ultima sequenza (2003); Marcello, una Vita Dolce (2006); Cinema Tuesday (2018); Model Shop (1969); My last dream will be for you (1989); My First Love (1978); Montparnasse 19 (1958); Smithereens Cannes (2021); Napoleon (2002); Nina (1956); Noche de tormenta (1955) Noi Che abbiamo fatto la dolce vita (2009), Nowhere Else (2000); Of Flesh and Blood (1963); We Tried Everything (2006); One Hundred and One Nights (1995); One Night... a Train (1968); ORTF, They Invented Television (2020); Paris Connections (2010); Personal and confidential (2007); Piazza Navona (1988); Portrait (1979); Quai Notre-Dame (1961); What makes David run? (1982); Ready to Wear (1994); RCannes Eflets (1958–196)6); Release (1967); Rheingold Theatre (1953); Rich, beautiful, etc. (1998); Rupture(s) (1993); Sacrée soirée (1993); Screen Two (1993); Seasons of Our Love (1966); Second Chance (1976); Simenon and the Cinema Affair (2020); Sodom and Gomorrah (1962); Solomon (1997); Stranger Than Fiction (2006); Stresemann (1957); Studio Gabriel (1995); Stupefying! (2019); Success Is the Best Revenge (1984); Tell Me Yes... (1995); The 2011 European Film Awards (2011); The 24th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1967); The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967); The Appointment (1969); The Best Years of a Life (2019); The Birch-Tree Meadow (2003); The Chasers (1959); The Crimson Curtain (1952) The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1952); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute To Federico Fellini (1985); The General of the Dead Army (1983); Italian Tea Traveler (1987); The Joker (1960) The Journey (1959) The Last Judgment (1961); The Lovers of Verona (1949); The Paris Express (1952); The Respectful Prostitute (1963); The Shortest Day (1963); The World of Jacques Demy (1995); There Were Days... and Moons (1990); To Each His Own Cinema / Segment: Cinéma de Boulevard (2007); Turning to Live (2016); All the Suns (2011); All Le Monde en parle (2002–2006); Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981); Turning Table (1988); A Dream Barely Begins (1984); One for All (1999); V.I.P.-Schaukel (1976); V.O.S.: Lo que NO te cuentan (2021); Victory, or the Women's Pain (2000); Visioni senza tempo - Anna Napoli e il montaggio Cinematografico (2022); Viva la vie (1984); Vivement Dimanche (2000–2019); What War May Bring (2010); White Voices (1964); Zoom su Fellini (1983).

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Born on this day – Delphine Seyrig:


Delphine Seyrig


Actress

Director

Writer

April 10, 1932 – October 15, 1990

Credits:

30 millions d’amis (1980); A Doll’s House (1973); A Matter of Convenience (1989); Accident (1967); Actuel 2 (1972); Alain Resnais, l’audacieux (2022); Allons au cinéma (1976); Aloïse (1975); Angry Annie (2022); Antenne 2 Midi (1982–1986); Arena (1976); Aujourd’hui la vie (1985); Autour de Jeanne Dielman (1975); Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977); BBC Play of the Month (1977); Béjart (1961); Blow up: Le web magazine cinéma d’Arte (2023); Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story (2023); Caro Michele (1976); Cinéma (1966–1967); Cinema 3 (1985); Clap (1976); Comédie (1966); Compression (2016–2024); Dans le labyrinthe de Marienbad (2005); Daughters of Darkness (1971); Delphine and Carole (2019); Delphine Seyrig, portrait d’une comète (2000); Der letzte Schrei (1975); Deux de la Vague (2010); Dim Dam Dom (1968); Dites-le avec des fleurs (1974); Documenteur (1981); Donkey Skin (1970); Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984); Du côté de chez Fred (1988); El primer año (1972); El vientre de la ballena (1969); Étoiles et toiles (1983); Faces of Love (1977); Film Night (1974); Freak Orlando (1981); Golden Eighties (1986); Grain of Sand (1983); Hedda Gabler (1967); Her Venetian Name in Deserted Calcutta (1976); I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980); In and Out of Fashion (1998); India Song (1975); Inês (1974); J’aime (2007); Je t’aime, tu danses (1975); Jean Rochefort, l’irrésistible (2020); Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975); Joan of Arc of Mongolia (1989); L’année dernière à Dachau (2020); L’atelier (1974); L’écume des jours (1968); L’enjeu de l’acteur (1979); L’Exception IV (2012); L’invité du dimanche (1969); L’invité du jeudi (1980); L’Oeil du cyclone (1995); La bête dans la jungle (1990); La chanson d’un autre coeur II (2012); La chevauchée sur le lac de Constance (1974); La couleur des mots (1984); La derelitta / Cinéma 16 (1981); Last Year at Marienbad (1961); Le boucher, la star et l’orpheline (1975); Le chemin perdu (1980); Le cri du coeur (1974); Le dessus du panier (1978); Le jardin qui bascule (1975); Le journal d’un suicidé (1972); Le journal de 13 heures (1981–1982); Le lys dans la vallée (1970); Le troisième concerto (1963); Les effrontées: Le cinéma au féminin (2022); Les étonnements d’un couple moderne (1986); Les guerres de Coco Chanel (2019); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1981); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1976–1980); Les Trois Portugaises (1974); Letters Home (1986); Madelen, elle est tellement tout ça (2020); Maso and Miso Go Boating (1975); Mississippi Mermaid (1969); Monsieur Cinéma (1980); Morceaux de Cannes (2021); Movie Night Extravaganza (2023); Mr. Freedom (1968); Muriel (1963); Normands, barbares et bâtisseurs (1979); On the Move (1979); Pete and Gladys (1960); Picture of Europe (1990); Plaisir du théâtre (1984); Pour le cinéma (1975); Pull My Daisy (1959); Qui donc a rêvé? (1965); Regards de femme (1989); Rembob’Ina (2021); Rochefort, Noiret, Marielle: les copains d’abord (2021); Sarah (1988); Sarah et le cri de la langouste (1985); Scum Manifesto - J’ai tiré sur Andy Warhol (2024); Scum Manifesto (1976); Seven Women, Seven Sins / Segment: Pride (1986); Sherlock Holmes (1954–1955); Sois belle et tais-toi! (1981); Stéphane Audran, la complice de Chabrol (2024); Stolen Kisses (1968); Tartuffe (1971); The Black Windmill (1974); The Day of the Jackal (1973); The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972); The Man of Destiny (1981); The Milky Way (1969); The Music (1967); The World of Jacques Demy (1995); Un étrange equipage (2010); Un mois à la campagne (1966); Véronique et le chat (1964); Viva Varda! (2023); Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966).

Friday, April 4, 2025

Born on this day – Anthony Perkins:


Anthony Perkins


Actor

Singer

Director

April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992

Credits:

A Demon in My View (1991); ABC Stage 67 (1966); AFI Life Achievement Award (1977–1979); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003); Agent 38-24-36 (1964); Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (1990); Arena (1982); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1954); Aspekte (1991); BBC Play of the Month (1968); Bitte umblättern (1983); Catch-22 (1970); Chillers (1990); Cinéma cinémas (1986); Cinépanorama (1962); Crimes of Passion (1984); Daughter of Darkness (1990); De película (1983–1987); Dee Time (1968); Desire Under the Elms (1958); Destroyer (1988); Dinah! (1975–1980); Discorama (1962); Double Negative (1980); Edge of Sanity (1989); El carrer de l'espectacle (1986); Entertainment Tonight (1985); Fear Strikes Out (1957); Film '72 (1972); First, You Cry (1978); Five Miles to Midnight (1962); For the Term of His Natural Life (1983); Friendly Persuasion (1956); Front Row Center (1956); General Electric Theater (1955); Goodbye Again (1961); Goodyear Playhouse (1956); Great Performances (1985); Green Mansions (1959); Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960); Hitchcock: il brividio del genio (1985); Hollymünd (1991); Hour Magazine (1980–1986); How Awful About Allan (1970); I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990); In the Deep Woods (1992); Inèdits (2023); Inside the Movie Kingdom – 1964 (1964); Is Paris Burning? (1966); I've Got a Secret (1960–1963); Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988); King Kong! The Living Legend (1986); Kraft Theatre (1954–1956); Late Night with David Letterman (1986–1990); Le glaive et la balance (1962); Les Miserables (1978); Lovin' Molly (1974); Lucky Stiff (1988); Mahogany (1975); Murder on the Orient Express (1974); Muscular Dystrophy Telethon (1957); Na sowas! (1986); Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987); NDR Talk Show (1991); Night of 100 Stars (1982); North Sea Hijack (1980); Oatmeal Crisp, Oatmeal Raisin Crisp: It's Scary How Good It Tastes (1990); On the Beach (1959); One on One (1983); Password (1962–1967); Person to Person (1957); Phaedra (1962); Play It As It Lays (1972); Pretty Poison (1968); Psycho (1960); Psycho II (1983); Psycho II: Cast and Crew Interviews (1983); Psycho II: Still Crazy After All These Years (1983); Psycho III (1986); Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990); Reflections on the Silver Screen (1992); Reflets de Cannes (1961); Remember My Name (1978); Saturday Night Live (1976); Someone Behind the Door (1971); Studio One (1956); Tall Story (1960); Ten Days Wonder (1971); The 21st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1964); The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980); The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986); The Actress (1953); The Annual Theatre World Awards (1976); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989); The Big Story (1953); The Black Hole (1979); The Champagne Murders (1967); The David Frost Show (1970); The Dick Cavett Show (1970–1980); The Ed Sullivan Show (1957); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Audrey Hepburn (1991); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward (1975); The Fool Killer (1965); The Ghost Writer (1990); The Glory Boys (1984); The Grand Opening of Universal Studios New Theme Park Attraction Gala (1990); The Horror Hall of Fame (1990); The Horror Show (1979); The Last of Sheila (1973); The Late Show (1987); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); The Lonely Man (1957); The Man Behind the Badge (1954); The Matchmaker (1958); The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1967); The Mike Douglas Show (1967–1976); The Mike Wallace Interview (1958); The Naked Target (1992); The New Steve Allen Show (1964); The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957); The Tin Star (1957); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1958–1960); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970–1989); The Trial (1962); The Woody Woodbury Show (1968); The World of Sophia Loren (1962); This Angry Age (1958); Today (1967); Treffpunkt New York (1961); Twice a Woman (1979); Un dia és un dia (1990); V.I.P.-Schaukel (1972); Wetten, dass..? (1991); What's My Line? (1957–1964); Wide Wide World (1955); Windows (1955); Winter Kills (1979); With Orson Welles: Stories of A Life in Film (1990); Wogan (1986–1988); WUSA (1970).

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Born on this day – Debbie Reynolds:


Debbie Reynolds


Actress

Singer

April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016

Credits:

...and Debbie Makes Six (1968); 24th Annual Academy Awards (1952); 54th Golden Globe Awards (1997); 5th Annual Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy (1955); A Date with Debbie (1960); A Private Little Party for a Few Chums (1957); A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954); A Tribute to the Jukebox Award Winners (1980); A Visit with Debbie Reynolds (1959); ABC Late Night (1974); AFI Life Achievement Award (1981–1985); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004); Alice (1982); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1981); All-Star Salute to Mother's Day (1981); Aloha Paradise (1981); American Bandstand (1957); American Masters (2002); Athena (1954); Atlantic City Holiday (1956); Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1981); Battling for Baby (1992); Behind the Candelabra (2013); Behind the Microphone: Kiki's Delivery Service (2003); Bert's Family Feud (2006); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Bing!... A 50th Anniversary Gala (1977); Biography (1995–2000); Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories (1991); Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular (1976); Bob Hope's Cavalcade of Comedy (1979); Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming (1985); Bracken's World (1969); Bravo Profiles (2003); Breakaway (1984); Breakfast (2011); Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016); Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (1982); Bundle of Joy (1956); Busby Berkeley (1974); Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012); Carrie Fisher: The Hollywood Family (1995); Carrie on Hollywood (1995); Challenge the Wilderness (1951); Charlotte's Web (1973); Cinerama Adventure (2002); Circus of the Stars #7 (1982); Committed (2012); Connie and Carla (2004); Conversations from the Edge with Carrie Fisher (2003); Couples Do It Debbie's Way (1988); Dateline: Disneyland (1955); De película (1987); Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co. (1972); Debbie Reynolds and the Sound of Children (1969); Debbie Reynolds: 'Connie and Carla' (2004); Dinah! (1975–1979); Divorce American Style (1967); Do It Debbie's Way (1983); Do It Debbie's Way (1983); Donahue (1977); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Entertainment Tonight (2007–2014); Family Guy (2008); Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998); First Monday (2002); Ford Star Jubilee (1955); Frank in the Fifties (2008); Generation Gap (2002); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1969); Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story (1999); Give a Girl a Break (1953); Go!!! (1967); Good Day New York (2002); Goodbye Charlie (1964); Great Performances (1985); Great Performances / Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021); Halloweentown (1998); Halloweentown High (2004); Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001); Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987); Heaven & Earth (1993); Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960); Here's Hollywood (1960–1962); Hit the Deck (1955); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008); Hollywood Squares (1998–2001); Hollywood Treasure (2011); Hotel (1986); Hour Magazine (1981–1987); How Sweet It Is! (1968); How the West Was Won (1962); I Love Melvin (1953); In & Out (1997); In the Cutz (2006); In the Picture (2012); Inside the Movie Kingdom – 1964 (1964); Intimate Portrait (1998); Intimate Portrait: Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher (2011); It Started with a Kiss (1959); I've Got a Secret (1955); Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul (1993); Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul (2023); Jack Paar Is Alive and Well (1987); Jennifer Slept Here (1983); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1983–2004); June Bride (1948); Keepers of the Frame (1999); Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2011); Kiki's Delivery Service (1989); Kiki's Delivery Service: Creating 'Kiki's Delivery Service' (2010); Kiki's Delivery Service: Flying with Kiki & Beyond (2010); Kiki's Delivery Service: The Producer's Perspective: Collaborating with Miyazaki (2010); Kim Possible (2003–2007); Larry King Live (2000–2005); Larry King TNT Extra 2 (1991); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1995); Late Night with David Letterman (1987); Late Show with David Letterman (1997); Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! (1978); Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade (1993); Life with Linkletter (1970); Lifestyle Magazine (2011); Light of Olympia (2008); Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954); Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema (1996); Live with Kelly and Mark (1988–1989); Lolo's Cafe (2006); Loose Women (2010); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1993); Madame's Place (1982); Magic Moments: The Best of 50's Pop (2004); Making Behind the Candelabra Show (2013); Mary, Mary (1963); Maury (1992–1996); Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956); MGM Parade (1955); MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992); Modern Marvels (1994); Mother (1996); Movie Memories with Debbie Reynolds (1991); Mr. Imperium (1951); Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007); My Music: Movie Songs (2007); My Six Loves (1963); One for the Money (2012); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour (1970); Pepe (1960); Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989); Person to Person (1956); Private Screenings (2002); Pryor Offenses (2004); Red Carpet Report (2016); Return to Halloweentown (2006); Rip Rip Hooray! (2016); Roseanne (1997); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969–1972); Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998); Rugrats (2000–2003); Rugrats in Paris (2000); Rugrats: Acorn Nuts & Diapey Butts (2000); RuPaul's Drag Race (2010); Sadie and Son (1987); Sally Jessy Raphael (1994); Say One for Me (1959); Secret Talents of the Stars (2008); Showbiz Today (1997); Singin' in the Rain (1952); Skirts Ahoy! (1952); Stadium of Fire: 25th Anniversary (2005); Stage for a Nation - A Tribute to the National Theater in Washington D.C. (1987); Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II (1991); Susan Slept Here (1954); Tab Hunter Confidential (2015); Take Thirty (1984); Tammy and the Bachelor (1957); That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen (1994); That's Entertainment! (1974); That's Entertainment! / Just One More Time (1974); That's Entertainment! III (1994); The 11th Annual American Comedy Awards (1997); The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960); The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2015); The 27th Annual Tony Awards (1973); The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956); The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958); The 32th Annual Thalians Ball (1987); The 33rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1976); The 33th Annual Thalians Ball (1988); The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962); The 35th Annual Thalians Gala (1990); The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964); The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965); The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980); The 37th Annual Thalians Ball (1992); The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966); The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972); The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986); The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards (1988); The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997); The 7D (2015); The ABC Comedy Hour (1972); The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953); The Andy Williams Show (1962); The Andy Williams Show (1969); The Barbara McNair Show (1971); The Berlin Blaze (1954); The Bob Hope Show (1967–1974); The Bodyguard (1992); The Bonnie Hunt Show (2009); The Boys (2009); The Brothers Warner (2007); The Carol Burnett Show (1970); The Catered Affair (1956); The Christmas Wish (1998); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954–1955); The Daily Show (1996–1997); The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950); The David Frost Show (1971); The Dean Martin Show (1971); The Debbie Reynolds Show (1969–1970); The Dick Cavett Show (1970–1971); The Dick Cavett Show (1995); The Don Lane Show (1979–1982); The DuPont Show of the Week (1961); The Ed Sullivan Show (1953–1966); The Eddie Fisher Show (1957–1958); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2004); The Gazebo (1959); The George Gobel Show (1954); The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1970–1971); The Golden Girls (1991); The Hollywood Deb Stars of 1965 (1965); The Hollywood Palace (1964–1965); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1970–1980); The Jill & Tony Curtis Story (2008); The Jim Nabors Hour (1968); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Kraft Music Hall (1969); The Last Days of Cinerama (2012); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2013); The Linkletter Show (1970); The Love Boat (1980–1983); The Making of 'Rugrats in Paris' (2000); The Mating Game (1959); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1970–1976); The Movie Game (1970); The New Battlestars (1982–1983); The New Hollywood Squares (1986–1988); The Nudity Thing (1970); The One Show (2010); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2011); The Osmond Family Show (1979); The Pearl Bailey Show (1971); The Penguins of Madagascar (2010); The Perry Como Sunshine Show (1974); The Pleasure of His Company (1961); The Rat Race (1960); The Real Las Vegas (1996); The Reichen Show (2006); The Roseanne Show (1998); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996–2002); The Second Time Around (1961); The Singing Nun (1966); The Slippers (2016); The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1976–1977); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1959); The Story of a Dress (1964); The Talk (2010); The Tender Trap (1955); The Tonight Show (1955); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1989); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993–1997); The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964); The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (1972–1973); These Amazing Shadows (2011); These Old Broads (2001); This Happy Feeling (1958); This Is Tom Jones (1970); This Is Your Life (1960–1961); This Is Your Life (1993–1995); Three Little Words (1950); Tom Cottle: Up Close (1982); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (2012); Touched by an Angel (2001); Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003); Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997); Two Weeks with Love (1950); Vicki Lawrence in Vicki! (1993); Virtual Mom (2000); Wedding Bell Blues (1996); What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002); What About Linda? (1961); What's My Line? (1954–1964); What's the Matter with Helen? (1971); What's Up Orange County (2011–2018); Will & Grace (1999–2006); Win, Lose or Draw (1987); Wings (1994); Wogan (1989); Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982); Your Choice for the Film Awards (1982); Zack and Reba (1998).

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Born on this day – Gail Kobe:


Gail Kobe


Actress

Producer

March 19, 1932 – August 1, 2013

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1963); A Man Called Shenandoah (1966); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Alcoa Theatre (1957–1958); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956); Ben Casey (1964); Bewitched (1969); Blue Light (1966); Boots and Saddles (1958); Bourbon Street Beat (1959); Bright Promise (1970–1971); Cheyenne (1956–1958); Cimarron Strip (1967); Combat! (1963); Crusader (1956); Daniel Boone (1968–1970); Days of Our Lives (1975–2014); Destination Space (1959); Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (1957); Dr. Kildare (1961–1965); Dragnet (1956); East of Eden (1955); Empire (1963); Frontier Doctor (1959); Goodyear Theatre (1958); Guiding Light (1983–1986); Gunsmoke (1958–1969); Gunsmoke in Tucson (1958); Harrigan and Son (1961); Have Gun - Will Travel (1963); Here Come the Brides (1968); Highway Patrol (1956); Hogan's Heroes (1967); Ironside (1969); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1957–1958); Laramie (1962–1963); Law of the Plainsman (1959); M Squad (1957–1959); M.U.G.E.N (1999); Mackenzie's Raiders (1959); Mannix (1969–1974); Maverick (1962); Mike Hammer (1958–1959); Mission: Impossible (1967); Mod Squad (1968); Perry Mason (1958–1964); Peyton Place (1965–1966); Rawhide (1962–1963); Rescue 8 (1959); Return to Peyton Place (1972–1974); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957–1959); Sam Benedict (1963); Schlitz Playhouse (1957); State Trooper (1956–1957); Stoney Burke (1962); Studio 57 (1957); Sugarfoot (1958); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960); Tarzan (1966); Texas (1981–1982); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962); The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–1988); The Californians (1959); The Court of Last Resort (1957); The David Niven Show (1959); The Detectives (1962); The Edge of Night (1979–1980); The Felony Squad (1966–1969); The Fugitive (1963); The Gallant Men (1962); The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975); The Millionaire (1956); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Outer Limits (1964); The Outsider (1969); The People's Court (1981–1993); The Rebel (1960–1961); The Silent Service (1958); The Ten Commandments (1956); The Thin Man (1958); The Twilight Zone (1960–1964); The Untouchables (1960–1963); The Virginian (1963); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1966); This Is the Life (1971); Tombstone Territory (1958); Trackdown (1957–1958); TV's Western Heroes (1993); Wagon Train (1959); Whirlybirds (1957–1959); Young Dr. Kildare (1972); Zane Grey Theatre (1958).

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Born on this day – John Updike:


John Updike


Writer

March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009

Credits:

Books:

40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology (2000); 50 Great American Short Stories (1963); A Halloween Treat (2012); A Helpful Alphabet of Friendly Objects (1995); A Month of Sundays (1974); A&P (1961); Always Looking (2012); Americana (2001); Assorted Prose (1965); Baseball: a Literary Anthology (2002); Bech at Bay (1998); Bech Is Back (1982); Bech: A Book (1970); Brazil (1994); Buchanan Dying (1974); Classic Erotic Tales (2002); Collected Early Stories (2013); Collected Later Stories (2013); Collected Poems, 1953-1993 (1993); Couples (1968); Deadly Sins (1994); Due Considerations (2007); Endpoint and Other Poems (2009); Facing Nature (1985); First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers (1994); FIRST WORDS: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors (2009); Friends from Philadelphia and Other Stories (1995); Gertrude and Claudius (2000); Golf Dreams (1996); Great Baseball Stories (1990); Higher Gossip (2011); Hoping for a Hoopoe (2020); Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu (2010); Hugging the Shore (1983); In Love with a Wanton (2020); In the Beauty of the Lilies (1996); Just Looking (1989); Licks of Love (2000); Licks of Love (2000); Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1 (1994); Listening for God, Vol. 2 (1996); Listening for God, Vol. 2 (1996); Listening for God, Vol. 3 (2000); Listening For God, Vol. 4 (2002); Magic Flute (1962); Marry Me (1971); Memories of the Ford Administration (1992); Midpoint and Other Poems (1969); More Matter (1999); More Stately Mansions (1987); Museums and Women and Other Stories (1972); My Father's Tears and Other Stories (2009); My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me (2010); Odd Jobs (1991); Of the Farm (1965); Olinger Stories (1964); Our Mothers' Spirits: Great Writers on the Death of Mothers and the Grief of Men (1997); Picked-Up Pieces (1975); Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories (1961); Points of View (1956); Prize Stories 1970: The O. Henry Awards (1970); Problems and Other Stories (1979); Rabbit at Rest (1990); Rabbit Is Rich (1981); Rabbit Redux (1971); Rabbit, Run (1960); Reel Verse: Poems about the Movies (2019); Rich In Russia (2011); Roger's Version (1986); S. (1988); Seek My Face (2002); Selected Poems (2015); Self-Consciousness (1989); Seventy Poems (1972); Still Looking (2005); Telephone Poles and Other Poems (1963); Ten Modern American Short Stories (1965); Terrorist (2007); The Afterlife and Other Stories (1994); The Alligators (1989); The Beastly Baby (1995); The Best American Erotica 2006 (2006); The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 (1999); The Best American Short Stories 1984 (1984); The Best American Short Stories 1991 (1991); The Best American Short Stories 2001 (2001); The Best American Short Stories of the Century (2000); The Blue Aspic (1968); The Carpentered Hen (1982); The Centaur (1963); The Coup (1978); The Dance of the Solids (1969); The Doubtful Guest (1957); The Early Stories (2003); The Eleventh Episode (1971); The Fatal Lozenge (1961); The Glorious Nosebleed (1974); The Literary Traveller (1994); The Lost Lions (1973); The Maples Stories (1980); The Music School (1966); The New Granta Book of the American Short Story (2007); The Object-Lesson (1958); The Osbick Bird (1970); The Other Statue (1968); The Oxford Book of American Short Stories (1992); The Poorhouse Fair (1958); The Remembered Visit (1965); The Same Door, Short Stories (1959); The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces (1992); The Sinking Spell (1964); The Sopping Thursday (1971); The Twelve Terrors of Christmas (1994); The Twelve Terrors of Christmas (1994); The Utter Zoo (1967); The Widows of Eastwick (2008); The Witches of Eastwick (1984); The Women Who Got Away (2007); Thoughtful Alphabets (2012); Three Trips (2005); Too Far to Go (1979); Tossing and Turning (1977); Toward the End of Time (1997); Trust Me (1987); Valentine Generation And Other Stories (1981); Villages (2004); Wonderful Town (2000); Writers on Writing (2001); Writers: Their Lives and Works (2018); Your Lover Just Called (1980).

Movies and television:

A & P (1996); American Playhouse (1988); Apostrophes (1986); Charlie Rose in Charlie Rose (2000); Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991); Eastwick (2002–2010); Good Morning America (1992); Great Conversations (1999); Gyere hozzám feleségül (1987); James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times (2000); John Updike: In His Own Words (1997); LeseZeichen (1999); Práve volal tvuj milenec (1989); Rabbit, Run (1970); Rain Is Grace, Rain Is the Sky Descending to the Earth (2017); Release (1968); Review (1972); Saturday Review (1987); Ted Williams: There Goes the Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived (2009); The Book Programme (1976–1980); The Century: America's Time (1999); The David Frost Show (1969–1970); The Dick Cavett Show (1981); The Music School (1974); The Roommate / The Christian Roommates (1984); The Simpsons (2000); The Witches of Eastwick (1987); The Witches of Eastwick (1992); This Week (2006); Today (1986); Too Far to Go (1979); Top Hat and Tales: Harold Ross and the Making of the New Yorker (2001); Upon Reflection (1989);