Born on this day – William Christopher:

William Christopher

Actor

Comedian

October 20, 1932 – December 31, 2016

On this day in movie history - The Phantom of Crestwood (1932):

The Phantom of Crestwood

directed by J. Walter Ruben,

written by Bartlett Cormack,

based on a story by Bartlett Cormack and J. Walter Ruben,

was released in the United States on October 14, 1932.
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Anita Louise, Pauline Frederick, H.B. Warner, Mary Duncan, Sam Hardy, Tom Douglas, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Ivan Simpson, Aileen Pringle, George E. Stone, Robert McWade, Hilda Vaughn, Gavin Gordon, Matty Kemp, Clarence Wilson, Eddie Sturgis, Robert Elliott.

Born on this day – Judy Tyler:

Judy Tyler

Actress

Singer

October 9, 1932 – July 3, 1957

Credits:

Bop Girl Goes Calypso (1957); Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (2007); Hollywood Preview (1956); It's Howdy Doody Time (1987); Jailhouse Rock (1957); Perry Mason (1957); Presley (1987); Sid Caesar Presents Comedy Preview (1955); Stump the Stars (1956); Television: The First Fifty Years (1999); The Ed Sullivan Show (1955–1956); The Elgin Hour (1955); The Howdy Doody Show (1950–1953); The Scene That Stole Jailhouse Rock (2007); The Tonight Show (1955); There's Only One Elvis (2002); Your Show of Shows / Caesar's Hour (1955).

Born on this day – Fay Spain:

Fay Spain

Actress

October 6, 1932 – May 8, 1983

Born on this day – Stan Dragoti:

Stan Dragoti

Director

Writer

October 4, 1932 – July 13, 2018

Credits:

Necessary Roughness (1991); She's Out of Control (1989); The Man with One Red Shoe (1985); Mr. Mom (1983); Love at First Bite (1979); McCoy (1975); Dirty Little Billy (1972).

Born on this day – Robert Benton:

Robert Benton

Writer

Director

Producer

September 29, 1932 – May 11, 2025

Credits:

A Great Day in Harlem (1994); A Texas Romance, 1909 (1964); Alex of Venice (2014); Bad Company (1972); Billy Bathgate (1991); Bonnie and Clyde (1967); Bravo Profiles (2000); Cinema 3 (1987); Cinema mil (2005); Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992); Congo the Movie: Descent Into Zinj (1995); Cracking the Story: Beneath 'The Ice Harvest' (2006); Cries of the Heart (2025); De película (1985–1987); Entertainment Tonight (2008); Faye (2024); Feast of Love (2007); Film Önü / Arkasi (2019); Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (2001); François Truffaut: Portraits volés (1993); Godard Made in USA (2010); Hollywood's Best Film Directors (2010); Homeward Bound (1994); Inside the Actors Studio (1994); It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! (1975); Kramer vs. Kramer (1979); Le grand échiquier (1983); Magic Time for Piotr (1998); Making the Boys (2011); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Moving Image Salutes Elia Kazan (1987); Moving Image Salutes Sidney Lumet (1985); Nadine (1987); Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003); Nobody's Fool (1994); North of Cheyenne (2025); Oh! Calcutta! (1972); On location with There Was a Crooked Man. (1970); Places in the Heart (1984); Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008); Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008); Still of the Night (1982); Superman (1978); The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980); The 47th Annual Writers Guild Awards (1995); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980); The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985); The Daily Planet Presents: The Story of Superman (1966); The House on Carroll Street (1988); The Human Stain (2003); The Ice Harvest (2005); The Late Show (1977); The Windmill Movie (2008); There Was a Crooked Man... (1970); Twilight (1998); Valkokangas (1985); Wanderlust (2006); What's Up, Doc? (1972); You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006).

Born on this day – Joyce Jameson:

Joyce Jameson

Actress

September 26, 1932 – January 16, 1987

Credits:

Lovelines (1984); Hardbodies (1984); The Man Who Loved Women (1983); The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983); Ladies Night (1983); Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982); Jokebook (1982); The Fall Guy (1982); The Love Boat (1982); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–1981); Pray TV (1980); The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979); Project U.F.O. (1979); This Is the Life (1978); Charlie's Angels (1978); Every Which Way But Loose (1978); Crash (1978); Barney Miller (1978); CPO Sharkey (1977); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); Rhoda (1976); Baretta (1976); Scorchy (1976); The Love Boat (1976); The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); Police Woman (1975); Barbary Coast (1975); Promise Him Anything (1975); The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975); Death Race 2000 (1975); Emergency! (1973–1975); Movin' On (1974); The Rockford Files (1974); The Waltons (1974); Sons and Daughters (1974); McMillan & Wife (1972–1974); Thicker Than Water (1973); Of Men and Women (1973); Here's Lucy (1973); Women in Chains (1972); Arnie (1972); Crosscurrent (1971); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); Ironside (1971); Mod Squad (1971); Run, Simon, Run (1970); Company of Killers (1970); Insight (1970); The Virginian (1969); The Split (1968); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1966–1968); Hogan's Heroes (1967); F Troop (1967); Mr. Terrific (1967); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Big Valley (1967); The Mouse That Roared (1966); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964–1966); The Red Skelton Hour (1964–1966); Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966); The Dick Van Dyke Show (1966); Frankie and Johnny (1966); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Munsters (1965–1966); The Andy Griffith Show (1962–1965); Perry Mason (1963–1965); The Baileys of Balboa (1965); My Favorite Martian (1964); Harris Against the World (1964); Good Neighbor Sam (1964); Vacation Playhouse (1964); The New Phil Silvers Show (1964); Grindl (1964); Burke's Law (1964); The Comedy of Terrors (1963); McHale's Navy (1963); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Jack Benny Program (1963); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1961–1963); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); General Hospital (1963); The Danny Thomas Show (1958–1963); The Twilight Zone (1963); The Balcony (1963); Tales of Terror (1962); Outlaws (1962); Lock Up (1961); Stagecoach West (1961); Checkmate (1960); Dante (1960); Swinging Spiketaculars (1960); The Spike Jones Show (1960); The Apartment (1960); General Electric Theater (1957–1960); The Betty Hutton Show (1960); Yancy Derringer (1959); The Eighty Yard Run (Playhouse 90) (1958–1959); The Bob Cummings Show (1959); Club Oasis (1958); Dragnet (1957); The Court of Last Resort (1957); Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957); Science Fiction Theatre (1956); Crusader (1956); Tension at Table Rock (1956); Star Stage (1956); Crime Against Joe (1956); The Cisco Kid (1956); Crossroads (1955); The Ray Milland Show (1955); Phffft (1954); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954); Problem Girls (1953); Death Valley Days (1953); The Abbott and Costello Show (1953); Gang Busters (1952); The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951); The Strip (1951); Show Boat (1951).

Born on this day – Donna Douglas:

Donna Douglas

Actress

Singer

September 26, 1932 – January 1, 2015

Born on this day – Rosemarie Stack:

Rosemarie Stack

Actress

September 17, 1932 – January 20, 2019

Credits:

A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954); AFI Life Achievement Award (1977); All in a Night's Work (1961); Big Trouble (1986); Burke's Law (1963); Celebrity Tennis (1975); Entertainment Tonight (1982); Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years (2002); Hollywood Women (1993); It's a Great Life (1955) / 1985); Joanne Carson's VIPs (1973); John Paul Jones (1959); Life with Linkletter (1970); Lovely to Look At (1952); Making of a Male Model (1983); Million Dollar Mermaid (1952); Murder on Flight 502 (1975); My Kingdom for... (1995); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971); The 1983 Annual American Image Awards (1983); The 20th Annual Your Choice for the Film Awards (1985); The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955); The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959); The 3rd Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards (1986); The 50th Anniversary Gala for USC's Film Department (1979); The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards (1992); The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954); The Annual Daily Variety Honors. A Salutes to Army Archerd (1993); The Big Bluff (1955); The Corrupt Ones (1967); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961); The Ford Television Theatre (1953–1954); The Golden Mistress (1954); The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971); The Holywood Reporter Salutes Radie Harris (1985); The Lone Wolf (1955); The Merv Griffin Show (1971–1973); he Mike Douglas Show (1973–1978); The Peacemaker (1956); The Third Man (1963); The View from Pompey's Head (1955); This Is Your Life (1960); Vicki! (1993); Your Choice for the Film Awards (1985).

Born on this day – Bo Goldman:

Bo Goldman

Writer

September 10, 1932 – July 25, 2023

Born on this day – Mitzi McCall:

Mitzi McCall

Comedian

Actress

Writer

September 9, 1932 – August 8, 2024

Credits:

13 Queens Boulevard (1979); 7th Heaven (2002); 87th Precinct (1961); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1997); ABC Afterschool Specials (1996); ALF (1986); Almost Perfect (1996); Alright Already (1997–1998); American Dad! (2008); Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (2003); Beat the Clock (1980); Becker (1999); Biography (1998); Birds of a Feather (2010 / 2011); Bobby's World (1994); Candid Camera on Vacation (1990); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1995); Caroline in the City (1998); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1975–1976); Chance of a Lifetime (1991); Charles in Charge (1987–1988); Chuck (2009); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Reading (2000); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Thinking Adventures (2000); Cow and Chicken (1997); Crimson Peak (2015); Darkwing Duck (1991); Deep Blood (1989); Della (1969); Dharma & Greg (2001); Dragnet (1990); Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994); Edtv (1999); Eight Is Enough (1979); Ellen (1996); Family (1978); Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977); Free for All (2003); Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (2005); Gravedale High (1990); Gravity (1976); Gypsy (1967); Hannah Montana (2007); Hard Four (2007); Hence the Gray (2024); Here's Edie (1963–1964); Hey Arnold! (1998); Histeria! (1999); Honeymoon Suite (1972); Hot Line (1994); Ice Age (2002); It's Not Easy (1983); Junior High School (1978); Ladies' Man (1980–1981); Liar's Club (1977); Life Goes On (1991–1992); Limbo Lounge (2010); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Old-Fashioned Father; Love and the Private Eye (1972); Lucky Luke (1984); Machine-Gun Kelly (1958); Madman of the People (1995); Make the Scene (1965); Match Game (1974–1975); Maude (1974); Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream (1992); Mother Goose and Grimm (1991–1992); Mr. Belvedere (1988); No More Heroes (2007); One Day at a Time (1978–1982); Operation: Entertainment (1969); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967–1968); Paw Paws (1985–1986); Playboy After Dark (1970); Port Charles (2001); Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (1994); Regular Show (2011); Rhyme and Reason (1975–1976); Rocky Road (1986); Roseanne (1992); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968); Scoob! (2020); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1983); Screen Test! (1965); Seinfeld (1994); Silk Stalkings (1993–1999); Small Wonder (1985); Snorks (1984–1985); Spider-Man 3 (2007); Stu's Show (2009); Svengali and the Blonde (1955); Tak 3: The Great Juju Challenge (2005); Tales from the Toilet (2015); TaleSpin (1991); Tattletales (1974–1977); The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (2004); The Barbara McNair Show (1971); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1955); The Cry Baby Killer (1958); The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1960); The Ed Sullivan Show (1964); The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1973); The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980); The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–1981); The Girl with Something Extra (1974); The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2006); The Hollywood Palace (1970); The Insider (2014); The Jim Backus Show (1961); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Johnny Cash Show (1969); The Lively Ones (1962); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1969); The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984); The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014); The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992); The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1955); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1981); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Stockard Channing Show (1980); The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2007); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1966); The Twilight Zone (1960 / 1985); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The Wild Thornberrys (2000); To Say the Least (1977); War of the Satellites (1958); White Palace (1990); World's Greatest Dad (2009); Yo Yogi! (1991); You're Never Too Young (1955).

Born on this day – John Harkins:

John Harkins

Actor

September 7, 1932 – March 5, 1999

Born on this day – Eileen Brennan:

Eileen Brennan

Actress

September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013

Born on this day – Ja'net DuBois:

Ja'net DuBois

Actress

Singer

August 5, 1932 – February 17, 2020

Credits:

1999 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (1999); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 29th Annual Trumpet awards (2020); 51st NAACP Image Awards (2020); A Different World (1991); A Journal for Jordan (2021); A Man Called Adam (1966); A Piece of the Action (1977); All Star Secrets (1979); As Told by Ginger (2000–2004); Basic Instinct (1992); Best Friends for Life (1998); BET Comedy Awards (2004); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1992); Boomtown (2003); Caribe (1975); Celebrity Bowling (1976); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1976); Chappelle's Show (2004); Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003); Chelsea Lately (2012); Clueless (1999); Cold Case (2007); Crazy Like a Fox (1985); Crossing Jordan (2006); Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970); Dinah! (1975); Doctor Doctor (1990); Don't Look Back (1996); Dream On (1991); E! True Hollywood Story (2000); ER (1995); Everybody Hates Chris (2005); Everybody Loves Raymond (2000); Extra (2015); Five on the Black Hand Side (1973); G.I. Joe: Renegades (2011); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); Good Evening, Captain (1981); Good Times (1974–1979); Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990); Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1994); Hanging Up (2000); Hard Time (1998); Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999); Harlan & Merleen (1993); Heart Condition (1990); Hellinger's Law (1981); Home Improvement (1991–1995); Houston Knights (1988); I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988); J.T. (1969); Janet Jackson: Control / Music Video (1986); Kids Like These (1987); Kojak (1974); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2011); Laugh!s (1990); Little Man (2006); Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' (2019); Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' (2019); Lottery Ticket (2010); Love of Life (1970-1972); Lovecraft Country (2020); Magic Island (1995); Married... with Children (1993); Martin (1995); Melody Trice Special Events (2019); Moesha (1997); Morning Joe (2023); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1994 / 2017); Random! Cartoons (2007); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Sammy and Company (1975); Sanford and Son (1972); Saturday Night Live (1982); Scrubs (2002); Senseless (1998); Shaft (1973); Shark Tale (2004); She's Got a Plan (2016); Sister, Sister (1994); Sophie & the Moonhanger (1996); Spencer (1984); Steve Harvey (2016); Stranded (1986); Nearly Departed (1989); New Attitude (1990); Next Friday (2000); Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016); One on One (2003); Other Women's Children (1993); Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990); The Masked Singer (2022); The Office (2010); The Original Kings of Comedy (2000); The Oscars (2021); The PJs (1999–2001); The Resolution of Mossie Wax (1973); The Simpsons (2004–2020); The Sophisticated Gents (1981); The Steve Harvey Show (2000); The Tom Swift and Linda Craig Mystery Hour (1983); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2018); TCM Remembers 2020 (2020); The 2001 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2001); The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (2006); The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020); The Ben Stiller Show (1995); Who's the Man? (1993).The Big Easy (1982); The Blue Knight (1973); The Cookout (2004); The Facts of Life (1981); The Golden Palace (1992–1993); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1977–1978); The Jeffersons (1975–1985); The King of Queens (2005); The Love Boat (1980); The Masked Singer (2022); The Office (2010); The Original Kings of Comedy (2000); The Oscars (2021); The PJs (1999–2001); The Resolution of Mossie Wax (1973); The Simpsons (2004–2020); The Sophisticated Gents (1981); The Steve Harvey Show (2000); The Tom Swift and Linda Craig Mystery Hour (1983); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2018); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2011); The Wayans Bros. (1996–1997); The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008); tick, tick... BOOM! (2021); Touched by an Angel (1997); Tropic Thunder (2008); True Colors (1991); TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003); TV Land Confidential (2007); TV's Illest Minority Moments Presented by Ego Trip (2004); Waterproof (2000).

Born on this day – Peter O'Toole:

Peter O'Toole

Actor

August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013

Born on this day – Tom Robbins:

Tom Robbins

Writer

Actor

July 22, 1932 – February 9, 2025

Credits:

Books:

Another Roadside Attraction (1973); B is for Beer (2009); Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976); Even Cowgirls Get the Blues / Jitterbug Perfume / Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas (2002); Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates (2000); Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas (1994); Jitterbug Perfume (1984); Mob Boss (2013); Skinny Legs and All (1990); Still Life with Woodpecker (1980); The Best American Short Stories 1977 (1977); Tibetan Peach Pie (2014); Villa Incognito (2003); Wild Ducks Flying Backward (2005).

Movies and television:

1 Giant Leap (2002); A Not So Still Life (2010); American Playhouse (1986); Anthem (1997); Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy (2018); Breakfast of Champions (1999); Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993); La grande librairie (2010); Made in Heaven (1987); Maybe Logic: The Lives and Ideas of Robert Anton Wilson (2003); Modern Tribalism (2002); Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994); One Giant Leap 2: What About Me? (2008); Stevie D (2016); Surrealism (1993); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1994).

Born on this day – Buster Benton:

Buster Benton

Blues singer

Guitarist

July 19, 1932 – January 20, 1996

Credits:

Albums:

Blues and Trouble (2002); Blues at the Top (1993); Blues Buster (1979); Buster Benton Is the Feeling (1980); First Time in Europe (1983); I Like to Hear My Guitar Sing (1991); Money's the Name of the Game (1989); Spider in My Stew (1978); That's the Reason (1997); Why Me (1988).

Television:

Àngel Casas Show (1985).

Born on this day – Joanne Gilbert:

Joanne Gilbert

Actress

July 17, 1932 – April 16, 2025

Credits:

Ben Casey (1966); Bronco (1958); Follow the Sun (1962); Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955); Houdini (1953); Lock Up (1960); Perry Mason (1959); Place the Face (1954); Red Garters (1954); Ride Out for Revenge (1957); Studio One (1958); The Betty White Show (1954); The Bing Crosby Special (1954); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1953); The Ford Television Theatre (1954); The George Gobel Show (1956); The Great Man (1956); The High Cost of Loving (1958); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1957); The New Steve Allen Show (1962); The Outer Limits (1963); The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957–1959); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); Zane Grey Theatre (1958).

On this day in movie history – The Honor of the Press (1932):

The Honor of the Press

aka The Scoop,

directed by B. Reeves Eason,

written by John T. Neville,

based on a story by J.K. Foster,

was released in the United States on July 14, 1932.

Cast:

Edward J. Nugent, Rita La Roy, Dorothy Gulliver, Wheeler Oakman, Russell Simpson, John Ince, Charles K. French, Reginald Simpson, Franklin Parker, Vivian Fields, Franklyn Farnum.

Born on this day – Barbara Loden:

Barbara Loden

Actress

Director

July 8, 1932 – September 5, 1980

Credits:

Alcoa Premiere (1962); CBS Playhouse: The Glass Menagerie (1966); Cinéma cinémas (1982); Fade In (1973); I Am Wanda (1980); Kraft Mystery Theater (1963); Naked City (1962); Splendor in the Grass (1961); Studio One (1957); The Boy Who Liked Deer (1975); The David Frost Show (1971); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Ernie Kovacs Show (1952–1956); The Frontier Experience (1975); The Mike Douglas Show (1971–1975); The Tonight Show (1956–1957); Wanda (1970); Wild River (1960).