Born on this day – Arlene Martel:

Arlene Martel

Actress

April 14, 1936 – August 12, 2014

Credits:

Adventures of Nick Carter (1972); Angels from Hell (1968); Banacek (1973); Battlestar Galactica (1978); Behind Closed Doors (1958); Ben Casey (1961); Berrenger's (1985); Bewitched (1971); Breaking Point (1963–1964); Brothers & Sisters (2010); Bunny Yeager's Nude Camera (1963); Bus Stop (1962); Cain's Hundred (1962); Chatterbox! (1977); Cheyenne (1962); Columbo (1972–1974); Conspiracy of Terror (1975); Death Valley Days (1960); Dracula's Dog (1977); Eleanor, First Lady of the World (1982); FedCon XX: The SciFi Experience (2011); General Electric Theater (1960); Gunslinger (1961); Gunsmoke (1975); Have Gun - Will Travel (1961); Here Come the Brides (1970); Historias para no dormir (1966); Hogan's Heroes (1965–1970); Hong Kong (1961); I Dream of Jeannie (1965); Indict and Convict (1974); Intimate Diary of Artists' Models (1963); Iron Horse (1966); It Takes a Thief (1969); Knots Landing (1983); Man from Atlantis (1977); Mannix (1970–1973); Matter of Family (2012); McCloud (1971–1972); Mission: Impossible (1970); My Favorite Martian (1965); Nudes on Tiger Reef (1964); Nudes, Nudists, and Nudism Vol. 4 / Segment: Nudes on Tiger Reef (2000); Perry Mason (1962–1966); Petrocelli (1974); Playhouse 90 (1960); Profiles in Courage (1965); Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978); Route 66 (1960–1961); Star Trek (1967); Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007); Target: The Corruptors (1961); The Beat That Her Heart Skipped (2013); The Day the Loving Stopped (1981); The Delphi Bureau (1973); The Detectives (1960–1961); The Doris Day Show (1972); The Extra Mile (2013); The Final Day (2000); The Flying Nun (1968); The Fugitive (1966); The Glass Cage (1964); The James Dean Story (1957); The Law and Mr. Jones (1962); The Love Boat (1981); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964); The Monkees (1966–1968); The New Breed (1962); The Outer Limits (1964); The Rebel (1960); The Restless Gun (1958); The Rockford Files (1977); The Rookies (1974); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974); The Twilight Zone (1959–1961); The Untouchables (1960–1961); The Wild Wild West (1967); The Young and the Restless (1973); This Man Dawson (1960); Unity (2015); What Do Women Want (1996); William Shatner's Get a Life! (2012).

Born on this day – Charles Napier:

Charles Napier

Actor

April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011

Credits:

3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up (1995); After the Condor (1990); Alien Attack (1976); Alien from the Deep (1989); Alien Species (1998); Annapolis (2006); Archer (2011); Armstrong (1998); Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997); Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999); B.J. and the Bear (1979–1981); Ballistic (1995); Baretta (1975); Beloved (1998); Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970); Beyond the Valley of the Dolls: Cast and Crew Q&A (2016); Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (1978); Billy Lone Bear (1996); Black Crescent Moon (2008); Black Sheep Squadron (1976); Blacke's Magic (1986); Body Bags (1993); Body Count (1986); Body Shot (1994); Bush Shrink (1988); Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000); Center of the Web (1992); Centurion Force (1998); Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969); China Lake (1983); CHiPs (1982); Citizens Band (1977); Coach (1994); Cold Case (2008); Cop Target (1990); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2007); Cypress Edge (1999); Dallas (1982–1983); Deep Space (1988); Diagnosis Murder (2001); Dinocroc (2004); Down 'n Dirty (2000); Dr. Phil (2003); Dragonfight (1990); Ernest Goes to Jail (1990); Expert Witness (1996); Extreme Honor (2001); Eyes of the Beholder (1992); Fatal Choice (1995); Fatal Pursuit (1995); Felony (1994); Fielder's Choice (2005); Forgive Me Father (2001); Frogtown II (1992); Future Zone (1990); George & Leo (1997); God, the Devil and Bob (2000); Gridlock (1980); Gun Shy (1983); Hard Justice (1995); Hercules (1998); Hit List (1989); Hogan's Heroes (1969); Hudson Street (1995); In Search of a Golden Sky (1984); Indio 2 - La rivolta (1991); Inside Story: The Silence of the Lambs (2010); Instant Justice (1986); Johnny Staccato (1976); Jumanji (1997–1998); Jury Duty (1995); Justice League Unlimited (2004); Macon County Jail (1997); Maniac Cop 2 (1990); Mannix (1968); Married to the Mob (1988); Max Is Missing (1995); Mean Tricks (1992); Melvin and Howard (1980); Memories of Russ (2006); Men in Black: The Series (1997–2001); Miami Blues (1990); Mission: Impossible (1968–1972); Mod Squad (1972); Monk (2006); Moonfire (1970); Murder, She Wrote (1986–1995); Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2007); Never Look Back (2000); Kidnapped (1987); Killer Instinct (1991); Knight Rider (1982); Knight Rider: Under the Hood - 'Knight Rider' Season 1 DVD (2004); Kojak (1975); L.A. Law (1991); Last Embrace (1979); Les deniers du culte (1997); Life Blood (2009); Lima: Breaking the Silence (1999); Limp Fangs (1996); Loaded Weapon 1 (1993); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1995); Lonely Hearts (1991); Lords of Dogtown (2005); Los gringos (1999); Love and Kisses (1971); Night Court (1984); No Small Ways (1997); Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000); One Man Force (1989); One-Eyed Monster (2008); Original Gangstas (1996); Outlaws (1986–1987); Pacific Blue (1996); Paradise (1989); Party of Five (1998); Philadelphia (1993); Pirates of the Plain (1999); Private Benjamin (1981); Quake 4 (2005); Ramblin'Man (1981); Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985); Ransom for Alice! (1977); Raw Justice (1994); Rebel Highway (1994); Renegade (1993); Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001); Riot (1996); Ripper Man (1995); Rise and Fall of Tuck Johnson (2009); Roswell (2000); Rugrats (1998); Savage Land (1994); Second Chances (1998); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982); Shadowheart (2009); Silent Fury (1994); Silk Degrees (1994); Simon & Simon (1982); Skeeter (1993); Soldier's Fortune (1991); Something Wild (1986); Son of the Beach (2002); Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002); Spycraft: The Great Game (1996); Squidbillies (2005–2006); Star Trek (1969); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995); Starsky and Hutch (1975–1978); Steel (1997); Street Hawk (1985); Strike Force (1982); Suits on the Loose (2005); Superman: The Animated Series (1997–2000); Supervixens (1975); Swing Shift (1984); Tales of the Gold Monkey (1983); The 4400 (2005); The A-Team (1983–1984); The Batman (2005); The Big Tease (1999); The Blue and the Gray (1982); The Blues Brothers (1980); The Cable Guy (1996); The Cartier Affair (1984); The Critic (1994–1995); The Dukes of Hazzard (1981–1983); The Elvis and Jack Nicklaus Mysteries (2000); To Die, to Sleep (1994); Tou tiao hao han (1971); Trash (2003); Treacherous Crossing (1992); Under Surveillance (1991); Very Mean Men (2000); Wacko (1982); Walker, Texas Ranger (1999); Walking Tall (1981); War and Remembrance (1989); We Get to Win This Time (2002); We, a Family (1968); Whiz Kids (1984); Your Name Here (2008); The Golden Palace (1992); The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009); The Grifters (1990); The Hanging of Jake Ellis (1969); The House Near the Prado (1969); The Hunter's Moon (1999); The Incredible Hulk (1979–1982); The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988); The Kid & I (2005); The Last Match (1991); The Legend of Tarzan (2001); The Magician (1999); The Manchurian Candidate (2004); The Mummy (2003); The Night Stalker (1986); The Oregon Trail (1977–1978); The Outlaws (1984); The Practice (2001); The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996); The River Bridge (1996); The Rockford Files (1975–1977); The Rookies (1975); The Seven Minutes (1971); The Silence of the Lambs (1991); The Simpsons (2001–2005); The Streets of San Francisco (1975); The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995); The Thief & the Stripper (2000); Thunder and Lightning (1977).

Born on this day – Frank Zuniga:

Frank Zuniga

Director

Producer

March 20, 1936 – February 20, 2023

Credits:

Fist Fighter (1988); Krag, the Kootney Ram (1983); The Golden Seal (1983); Heartbreaker (1983); The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978); Strange Companions (1983); The Magical World of Disney (1968–1977); The Track of the African Bongo (1977); Barry of the Great St. Bernard (1977); The Flight of the Grey Wolf (1976); Mustang (1973); Spider Baby or, the Maddest Story Ever Told (1967).

Born on this day – Virginia Hamilton:

Virginia Hamilton

Writer

March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002

Credits:

Books:

A Little Love (1984); A Newbery Halloween (1993); A Ring of Tricksters (1997); A White Romance (1987); Anthony Burns (1988); Arilla Sun Down (1976); Bluish (1999); Cousins (1990); Drylongso (1992); Dustland (1980); Her Stories (1995); In the Beginning (1988); Jaguarundi (1994); Jahdu (1980); Junius Over Far (1992); Justice and Her Brothers (1978); M.C. Higgins, the Great (1974); Many Thousand Gone (1993); Out of the Mold (1997); Paul Robeson (1974); Plain City (1993); Second Cousins (1998); Speeches, Essays, and Conversations (2010); Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush (1982); The All Jahdu Storybook (1991); The Bells of Christmas (1989); The Dark Way (1990); The Gathering (1981); The Girl Who Spun Gold (2000); The House of Dies Drear (1968); The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl (1983); The Mystery of Drear House (1987); The People Could Fly (1985); The Planet of Junior Brown (1971); The Time-Ago Tales of Jahdu (1969); The Writings of W. E. B. Dubois (1975); Time Pieces (2002); Time-Ago Lost (1973); Virginia Hamilton: Five Novels (2021); W.E.B. Du Bois (1972); Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny (2004); When Birds Could Talk and Bats Could Sing (1996); Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed (1983); Zeely (1967).

Movies:

The House of Dies Drear (1984); The Planet of Junior Brown (1997).

Born on this day – Dean Stockwell:

Dean Stockwell

Actor

March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021

Credits:

The Timekeepers of Eternity (2021); Entertainment (2015); NCIS: New Orleans (2014); Rusty Steel (2014); Persecuted (2014); Deep in the Darkness (2014); Enlisted (2014); Max Rose (2013); C.O.G. (2013); Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009); Battlestar Galactica (2006–2009); Crash (2008); The Nanny Express (2008); The Dunwich Horror (2008); Al's Beef (2008); The Deal (2007); Gnarls Barkley: Smiley Faces, Version 2 (2006); American Black Beauty (2005); JAG (2002–2004); The Manchurian Candidate (2004); Stargate SG-1 (2002); Star Trek: Enterprise (2002); First Monday (2002); Inferno (2002); Buffalo Soldiers (2001); The Quickie (2001); CQ (2001); Italian Ties (2001); Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000); In Pursuit (2000); They Nest (2000); The Flunky (2000); Cold Feet (1999); What Katy Did (1999); Rites of Passage (1999); The Drew Carey Show (1999); The Venice Project (1999); Water Damage (1999); Restraining Order (1999); It's True! (1998); The Tony Danza Show (1997–1998); Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998); Popular Science (1997); The Rainmaker (1997); The Shadow Men (1997); Air Force One (1997); Ink (1997); Midnight Blue (1997); McHale's Navy (1997); Living in Peril (1997); Close to Danger (1997); Unabomber: The True Story (1996); Last Resort (1996); Twilight Man (1996); Naked Souls (1996); Can't Hurry Love (1996); Mr. Wrong (1996); The Commish (1995); Nowhere Man (1995); Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1995); Street Gear (1995); Chicago Hope (1995); The Langoliers (1995); Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995); Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994); The Innocent (1994); Justice in a Small Town (1994); Vanishing Son II (1994); Chasers (1994); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1994); Burke's Law (1994); In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994); Bonanza: The Return (1993); Caught in the Act (1993); Quantum Leap (1989–1993); Fatal Memories (1992); Friends and Enemies (1992); Shame (1992); The Player (1992); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1992); Son of the Morning Star (1991); Sandino (1990); Catchfire (1990); Limit Up (1989); The Twilight Zone (1989); The Long Haul (1989); Buying Time (1988); Smokescreen (1988); Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988); Married to the Mob (1988); Murder, She Wrote (1988); The Blue Iguana (1988); The Time Guardian (1987); Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987); Banzai Runner (1987); Beverly Hills Cop II (1987); Gardens of Stone (1987); Hunter (1987); Blue Velvet (1986); Miami Vice (1985); Papa Was a Preacher (1985); Once Bitten (1985); To Live and Die in L.A. (1985); The Legend of Billie Jean (1985); To Kill a Stranger (1984); Dune (1984); Fox Mystery Theater (1984); Paris, Texas (1984); Simon & Simon (1983); The A-Team (1983); Citizen Soldier (1982); Hart to Hart (1982); Alsino and the Condor (1982); Human Highway (1982); Wrong Is Right (1982); Born to Be Sold (1981); She Came to the Valley (1979); Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978); A Killing Affair (1977); Tales of the Unexpected (1977); McCloud (1976); Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976); Tracks (1976); Police Story (1973–1976); One Away (1976); Ellery Queen (1975); Cannon (1975); Three for the Road (1975); Joe Forrester (1975); Cop on the Beat (1975); Columbo (1972–1975); The Streets of San Francisco (1973–1975); Win, Place or Steal (1974); The Pacific Connection (1974); Police Surgeon (1974); Eye of Streaming (1973); The Werewolf of Washington (1973); Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973); Night Gallery (1973); Mission: Impossible (1973); The F.B.I. (1968–1972); The Loners (1972); Adventures of Nick Carter (1972); The Failing of Raymond (1971); Paper Man (1971); Mannix (1971); The Last Movie (1971); Egg of Nite – Epilogue (1970); The Dunwich Horror (1970); Game of the Week (1969); Bonanza (1969); The Ping-Pong Match (1968); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1968); Psych-Out (1968); The Danny Thomas Hour (1968); Aleph (1966); Dr. Kildare (1965); Rapture (1965); Burke's Law (1964); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); The Eleventh Hour (1964); Pas de Trois (1964); Moonstone (1963); The Defenders (1963); The Greatest Show on Earth (1963); Combat! (1963); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1962); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962); Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962); Alcoa Premiere (1962); The Twilight Zone (1961); Bus Stop (1961); The Joke and the Valley (1961); Wagon Train (1957–1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961); Outlaws (1961); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1960); Checkmate (1960); Sons and Lovers (1960); Buick-Electra Playhouse (1959); Johnny Staccato (1959); Compulsion (1959); Playhouse 90 (1959); General Electric Theater (1958–1959); For Crazy Horse (1958); Cimarron City (1958); Men of Annapolis (1957); The Careless Years (1957); Climax! (1957); Kraft Theatre (1957); Gun for a Coward (1956); Schlitz Playhouse (1956); Matinee Theatre (1956); Front Row Center (1956); Cattle Drive (1951); Kim (1950); The Happy Years (1950); Stars in My Crown (1950); The Secret Garden (1949); Down to the Sea in Ships (1949); The Boy with Green Hair (1948); Deep Waters (1948); Gentleman's Agreement (1947); Song of the Thin Man (1947); The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947); The Arnelo Affair (1947); A Really Important Person (1947); The Mighty McGurk (1947); Home, Sweet Homicide (1946); The Green Years (1946); Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945); Anchors Aweigh (1945); The Valley of Decision (1945).

Born on this day – Elizabeth MacRae:

Elizabeth MacRae

Actress

February 22, 1936 – May 27, 2024

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1962); Another World (1964–1999); Barnaby Jones (1976); Bonanza (1968); Burke's Law (1964); CMT: The Greatest - 20 Greatest Country Comedy Shows (2006); Days of Our Lives (1976–1977); Death Valley Days (1963); Dr. Kildare (1962); Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989); Everything's Ducky (1961); For Love or Money (1963); General Hospital (1963); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1966–1969); Guiding Light (1984); Gunsmoke (1962–1965); Harrigan and Son (1961); Hawaiian Eye (1962); I Dream of Jeannie (1965); Judd for the Defense (1969); Kojak (1975); Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961); Mannix (1972); Maverick (1961); Naked City (1960); Petrocelli (1975); Rawhide (1964); Rendezvous (1959); Rhoda (1977); Route 66 (1960–1964); Sam Benedict (1963); Search for Tomorrow (1985); Stoney Burke (1963); Surfside 6 (1961–1962); The Andy Griffith Show (1967); The Asphalt Jungle (1961); The Conversation (1974); The Fugitive (1964); The House of the Dead (1978); The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964); The Mike Douglas Show (1968); The Untouchables (1962); The Verdict Is Yours (1958); The Virginian (1965); The Wild Westerners (1962); Wild Is My Love (1963).

On this day in movie history - The Garden Murder Case (1936):

The Garden Murder Case

directed by Edwin L. Marin,

written by Bertram Millhauser,

based on the novel by S.S. Van Dine,

was released in the United States on February 21, 1936.
Music by William Axt.

Cast:

Edmund Lowe, Virginia Bruce, Benita Hume, Douglas Walton, Nat Pendleton, Gene Lockhart, H. B. Warner, Kent Smith, Grant Mitchell, Frieda Inescort, Henry B. Walthall, Jessie Ralph, Charles Trowbridge, Etienne Girardot, William Austin, Olaf Hytten.

Born on this day – Marj Dusay:

Marj Dusay

Actress

February 20, 1936 – January 28, 2020

Credits:

12 Bucks (1998); 18th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (2003); 1999 A.D. (1967); A Chronicle of Corpses (2000); A Fire in the Sky (1978); A.E.S. Hudson Street (1977); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); All My Children (1998–2002); At Ease (1983); Barnaby Jones (1973–1978); Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980); Biography (2003); Blondie (1968); Bobby Parker and Company (1974); Bonanza (1968–1969); Booker (1990); Breezy (1973); Bret Maverick (1981–1982); Cannon (1972–1973); Capitol (1983–1987); Chase (1973); Cimarron Strip (1967); Clambake (1967); Climb an Angry Mountain (1972); Crossing Over with John Edward (2003); Dallas (1985); Daniel Boone (1969); Daughters of Privilege (1991); Days of Our Lives (1992–1993); Daytime's Greatest Weddings (2004); Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon (1969); Detective School (1979); Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide (1986); E/R (1984); Family Affair (1970); Friday the 13th: The Series (1990); Galactica 1980 (1980); Get Smart (1967); Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978); Guiding Light (1993–2009); Hart to Hart (1983); Hawaii Five-O (1968–1969); Hogan's Heroes (1968–1970); How William Shatner Changed the World (2005); In the Heat of the Night (1991); Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (1998); Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories (1984); Love Matters (1993); Love Walked In (1997); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Penal Code (1971); MacArthur (1977); Made in Heaven (1987); Mancuso, FBI (1989); Mannix (1971–1974); McCloud (1970); McMillan & Wife (1972); Medical Center (1970); Mod Squad (1969–1970); Most Wanted (1976); Murder in Peyton Place (1977); Murder, She Wrote (1989–1992); Occasional Wife (1967); Pendulum (1969); Perfect Strangers (1991); Petrocelli (1975); Phyllis (1976); Pride & Loyalty (2002); Quincy, M.E. (1978); Santa Barbara (1987–1991); Siao Yu (1995); SoapTalk (2004–2005); Sons and Daughters (1991); Sorority '62 (1978); Square Pegs (1982); Stalking Laura (1993); Star Trek (1968); Star Trek: A Captain's Log (1994); Stop Susan Williams (1979); Strange Companions (1983); Sweet November (1968); Tattletales (1984); The 11th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1995); The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1995); The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1999); The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2000); The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2001); The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2002); The Bionic Woman (1976); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1970); The Child Stealer (1979); The Devlin Connection (1982); The F.B.I. (1970–1973); The Facts of Life (1981–1987); The Fantastic Journey (1977); The Felony Squad (1969); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1992); The Girl Who Saved the World (1979); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977); The Immortal (1971); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); The Manhunter (1974); The Merv Griffin Show (1984–1986); The Most Deadly Game (1970); The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1993); The Odd Couple (1971); The Paradise Connection (1979); The Queen and I (1969); The Second Hundred Years (1967); The Star Trek Encyclopedia (1999); The Streets of San Francisco (1975); The Wild Wild West (1967–1968); Thirty Dangerous Seconds (1973); Tucker's Witch (1982); Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (1999); Wheels (1978); William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (1995).

Born on this day – Ed Wheeler:

Ed Wheeler

Actor

Producer

February 18, 1936 - August 21, 2024

Credits:

3-2-1 Contact (1980); ABC Afterschool Specials (1987); Bleach (1998); Blue Bloods (2010); Broadcast News (1987); Cupid (2009); Daylight (1996); Double Parked (2000); Drop Squad (1994); Ed (2000–2002); From Other Worlds (2004); Godzilla (1998); Head of State (2003); Heaven Is a Playground (1991); Hope & Faith (2004); Keane (2004); Keepers of the Flame (2024); Law & Order (1992–2004); Little Bill (2003); Love Songs (1999); Mickey Blue Eyes (1999); Monsters (1988); New York Undercover (1994); Noël (1992); One Life to Live (2010); Presumed Innocent (1990); Soul Food (2000); The Core of the Apple (1986); The Cry (2007); The Day the Women Got Even (1980); The Good Guy (2009); The Good Heart (2009); The Kill Reflex (1989); Thinner (1996); Third Watch (2000); Uncertainty (2008); Watch Your Mouth (1978); Whoopi (2004).

Born on this day – Paul Shenar:

Paul Shenar

Actor

Director

February 12, 1936 − October 11, 1989

Credits:

The Very Best of the Football Follies (1988); The Big Blue (1988); Best Seller (1987); Man on Fire (1987); Time Out for Dad (1987); The Bedroom Window (1987); Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986); Dark Mansions (1986); Raw Deal (1986); Dream Lover (1986); Streets of Justice (1985); Spenser: For Hire (1985); Dynasty (1983–1985); Brass (1985); Paper Dolls (1984); Scarface (1983); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983); Deadly Force (1983); The Secret of NIMH (1982); Richard II (1982); Today's F.B.I. (1982); The End of August (1981); Beulah Land (1980); Hart to Hart (1980); Family (1979); Suddenly, Love (1978); Lulu (1978); The Courage and the Passion (1978); Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978); The Mask of Alexander Cross (1977); Logan's Run (1977); Young Dan'l Boone (1977); The Hostage Heart (1977); Hawaii Five-O (1976–1977); Roots (1977); Camera Three (1976); Wonder Woman (1976); The Bionic Woman (1976); Gemini Man (1976); The Keegans (1976); The Night That Panicked America (1975); Ellery Queen (1975); The Invisible Man (1975); Petrocelli (1975); Kojak (1975); The Execution of Private Slovik (1974); Great Performances (1974); Mannix (1974); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1974); Columbo (1974); The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1973).

Born on this day – Burt Reynolds:

Burt Reynolds

Actor

February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018

Born on this day – Arlene Golonka:

Arlene Golonka

Actress

January 23, 1936 – May 31, 2021

Credits:

1st & Ten (1989–1990); A Family Affair (2001); ABC Stage 67 (1966); Accidental Family (1968); Airport '77 (1977); Alice (1977); All in the Family (1973); Amore! (1993); An All-Consuming Passion (1984); Barnaby Jones (1973–1975); Benson (1983); Bert D'Angelo / Superstar (1976); Call Holme (1972); Cannon (1973); Capitol Critters (1992); Car 54, Where Are You? (1963); Carter Country (1977); CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1982); Celebrity Bowling (1976); Chase (1974); Cops n Roberts (1995); Detective School Dropouts (1986); Diary of a Bachelor (1964); Dr. Alien (1989); Dragnet (1990); Drexell's Class (1991); Fantasy Island (1979–1982); Faraday and Company (1973); Final Warning (1977); Foxtrap (1986); Fudge (1995); Get Smart (1968); Gimme a Break! (1982–1983); Great Performances / Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021); Growing Pains (1988–1990); Hang 'Em High (1968); Harvey Middleman, Fireman (1965); Have a Periwinkle Day (1998); Honeymoon Suite (1973); I Spy (1968); In the Heat of the Night (1992); Insight (1968–1981); It Takes Two (1969); Jeremiah of Jacob's Neck (1976); Joe & Valerie (1979); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959); Leather Jacket Love Story (1997); Longshot (1981); Love with the Proper Stranger (1963); Love, American Style (1971–1974); M*A*S*H (1972); Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976); Matlock (1991–1993); Maude (1974–1975); Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971); Most Wanted (1977); Murder, She Wrote (1986–1990); My Tutor (1983); Naked City (1961–1963); New Love, American Style (1986); Nightmare (1974); No Margin for Error (1978); One Day at a Time (1978); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972); Penelope (1966); Police Story (1978); Police Woman (1974); Sarge (1971); Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977); Second Final Warning (1978); Secrets of Midland Heights (1980–1981); Separate Ways (1981); Simon & Simon (1983); Sing America Beautiful (1971); Skeletons (1997); Speed Buggy (1973); Super Friends (1985); Survival Game (1987); Sweepstakes (1979); Taxi (1978); That Girl (1967–1968); The Andy Griffith Show (1967); The Bait (1973); The Best of Times (1983); The Best of Times (1983); The Big Valley (1967); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1971); The Boys Are Back (1995); The Bronx Zoo (1987); The Busy Body (1967); The Cop and the Kid (1976); The Defenders (1963); The Delphi Bureau (1972); The Doctors (1963); The Doctors and the Nurses (1963–1964); The Ed Sullivan Show (1965); The Elevator (1974); The End of Innocence (1990); The F.B.I. (1972); The Family Holvak (1975); The Flying Nun (1967); The Further Adventures of Wally Brown (1980); The Girl with Something Extra (1974); The Gumshoe Kid (1990); The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1969); The In-Laws (1979); The Joey Bishop Show (1969); The King of Queens (2005); The Last Married Couple in America (1980); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); The Love Boat (1979–1982); The Manhunter (1974); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1971–1974); The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1973); The New Yogi Bear Show (1988); The Rockford Files (1978); The Rookies (1972); The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977); The Scooby-Doo Show (1978); The Secret Night Caller (1975); The Streets of San Francisco (1975–1976); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1979); The Wide World of Mystery (1975); Tony Orlando and Dawn Show (1976); Trained to Kill (1989); Trapper John, M.D. (1981); Vacation Playhouse (1964); Valerie (1987); We Got It Made (1988); Welcome to Hard Times (1967); Young Dr. Kildare (1972); Young Marrieds at Play (1971).

Born on this day – Ron Harper:

Ron Harper

Actor

January 12, 1936 – March 21, 2024

Credits:

Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story (2015); Drink (2014); Whoa! (2013); Recorded Live (2011); American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James (2010); Uncorked (2009); Cold Case (2008); The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007); James Glickenhaus: Memories of the Soldier (2005); Touched (2005); Glass Trap (2005); Venomous (2001); Pearl Harbor (2001); The West Wing (2001); Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (2001); Malibu, CA (1999); Walker, Texas Ranger (1998); The Odd Couple II (1998); Freedom Strike (1998); Boy Meets World (1998); Night Stand (1995–1997); NightMan (1997); Below Utopia (1997); Melrose Place (1995); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993); FBI: The Untold Stories (1992); Generations (1990–1991); Dragnet (1990); Capitol (1985–1987); Remington Steele (1984); The New Mike Hammer (1984); Loving (1983–1995); The Soldier (1982); Another World (1980); Love of Life (1980); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Land of the Lost (1976); The Blue Knight (1975); Planet of the Apes (1974); Where the Heart Is (1971–1973); Love, American Style / Love and the Ski Lodge / Love and the Proposal (1970–1972); Cannon (1971); The Wild Season (1971); The Big Valley (1969); Celebrity Bowling Classic (1969); Garrison's Gorillas (1967–1968); The Woody Woodbury Show (1968); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); The Jean Arthur Show (1966); Wendy and Me (1964–1965); Laramie (1960–1963); Here's Hollywood (1962); 87th Precinct (1961–1962); Shotgun Slade (1961); The Tall Man (1961); The Deputy (1961); Hollywood Christmas Lane Parade of the Stars (1960); Wagon Train (1960); Thriller (1960); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960); Kraft Theatre (1955).

Born on this day – Linda Lawson:

Linda Lawson

Actress

Singer

January 11, 1936 – May 18, 2022

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1959–1960); Adventures in Paradise (1959–1961); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960); Another Woman's Husband (2000); Apache Rifles (1964); Arli$$ (1999); Ben Casey (1965); Bonanza (1960–1965); Border Patrol (1959); Colt .45 (1960); Don't Call Me Charlie (1962–1963); Dr. Vegas (2005); ER (2005); Five Fingers (1959); Hawaiian Eye (1960); House of Harrington (2008); It Takes a Thief (1968); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); Let's Kill Uncle (1966); Lock Up (1959); M Squad (1960); Magical Mystery Tour (1967); Man with a Camera (1958); Maverick (1959); Mike Hammer (1959); Mr. Lucky (1960); Mrs. Stone's Thing (1970); Night Tide (1961); One Step Beyond (1960); Overland Trail (1960); Perry Mason (1961); Peter Gunn (1958); Please, Hold the Spaghetti!: Apache Rifles and the End of the Conventional Western (2010); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956); Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1994); Sea Hunt (1960–1961); Sometimes a Great Notion / aka Never Give a Inch (1971); Stagecoach West (1961); Stu's Show (2023); Sunset Strip (2000); Tales of the Texas Rangers (1958); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960); Target: The Corruptors (1962); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); That's Life (2000–2001); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964–1965); The Aquanauts (1961); The Aquanauts (1961); The Bob Cummings Show (1961); The Millionaire (1959); The Real McCoys (1963); The Rifleman (1961); The Tall Man (1960); The Tenants (2005); The Threat (1960); The Virginian (1966); Tombstone Territory (1960); Wagon Train (1960); Without a Trace (2002).

On this day in movie history - Two in the Dark (1936):

Two in the Dark

directed by Benjamin Stoloff,

written by Gelett Burgess, Willis Goldbeck and Seton I. Miller,

based on the novel Two O'clock Courage by Gelett Burgess,

was released in the United States on January 10, 1936.
Music by Alberto Colombo.

Cast:

Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Gail Patrick, Alan Hale, Leslie Fenton, Eric Blore, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Erik Rhodes, J. Carrol Naish, Jack Randall, Ernie Alexander, Ward Bond, Harry Bowen, Nora Cecil, James Conaty, Fern Emmett, Gaston Glass, Russell Hicks, Richard Howard, Arthur Hoyt, Frank Mayo, Tom McGuire, Hector V. Sarno, C. Montague Shaw, Pierre Watkin, Thelma White.

Born on this day – Mary Tyler Moore:

Mary Tyler Moore

Actress

Producer

December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017

Born on this day – Frederic Forrest:

Frederic Forrest

Actor

December 23, 1936 – June 23, 2023

Credits:

21 Jump Street (1987); A Piece of Eden (2000); Against the Wall (1994); All the King's Men (2006); Alone (1997); American Playhouse (1986); Andersonville (1996); Apocalypse Now (1979); Apocalypse Pooh (1987); Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988); Best Kept Secrets (1984); Black Thunder (1998); Boogie Boy (1998); Brando (2007); Calamity Jane (1984); Cat Chaser (1989); Chasers (1994); Ciao! John Crowther (2023); Citizen Cohn (1992); Crash Dive (1996); Dark Shadows (1967); Die Kinder (1990); Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White (1989); Double Jeopardy (1996); Double Obsession (1992); Falling Down (1993); Futz (1969); Gotham (1988); Hammett (1982); Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991); Hidden Fears (1993); Hollywood Mavericks (1990); I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989); Implicated (1998); It Lives Again (1978); La tele de tu vida (2007); Larry (1974); Lassie (1994); Little Girl Lost (1988); Lonesome Dove (1989); Militia (2000); Mrs. Columbo (1979); Murphy Brown (1998); Music Box (1989); N.Y.P.D. (1968–1969); One from the Heart (1981); One Night Stand (1995); One of Our Own (1997); Path to War (2002); Point Blank (1998); Precious Victims (1993); Promise Him Anything (1975); Quo Vadis? (1985); Rain Without Thunder (1992); Return (1985); Right to Kill? (1985); Ruby and Oswald (1978); Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983); Shadow Hours (2000); Shadow Lake (1999); Stacking (1987); Star Wars Screen Test - Frederic Forrest (1977); Survival of Dana (1979); Sweepstakes (1979); Sweetwater (1999); TCM Remembers 2023 (2023); The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980); The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980); The Brave (1997); The Cast of One from the Heart (2024); The Conversation (1974); The Deliberate Stranger (1986); The Dion Brothers (1974); The Directors (1997); The Don Is Dead (1973); The Dream Studio (2004); The End of Violence (1997); The Executioner (1975); The Filthy Five (1968); The First 9 1/2 Weeks (1998); The Habitation of Dragons (1992); The House Next Door (2002); The Missouri Breaks (1976); The Parade (1984); The Quality of Light (2003); The Rose (1979); The Spreading Ground (2000); The Stone Boy (1984); The Two Jakes (1990); The Young Riders (1992); Trauma (1993); Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988); Twin Sisters (1992); Valentino Returns (1989); Valley Girl (1983); Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later (2003); Viet Rock (1966); Whatever (1998); When the Legends Die (1972); Where Are the Children? (1985); Who Will Love My Children? (1983).

Recommended reading - Gone with the Wind (1936):

Gone with the Wind

By Margaret Mitchell.

First published 1936.
Published by Scribner
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 1451635621
ISBN-13: 978-1451635621

Description:

Since its original publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind – winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the bestselling novels of all time – has been heralded by readers everywhere as The Great American Novel.

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

This is the tale of Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled, manipulative daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War forever change her way of life. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell brings to life the unforgettable characters that have captivated readers for decades.

Widely considered an American classic, and often remembered for its epic film version, Gone With the Wind explores the depth of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

“Beyond a doubt one of the most remarkable first novels produced by an American writer. It is also one of the best.” – The New York Times.

“The best novel to have ever come out of the South...it is unsurpassed in the whole of American writing.” – The Washington Post.

“Fascinating and unforgettable! A remarkable book, a spectacular book, a book that will not be forgotten!” – Chicago Tribune.

Born on this day – Robert Barnard:

Robert Barnard

Writer

November 23, 1936 – September 19, 2013

Born on this day – Carey Bell:

Carey Bell

Blues musician

November 14, 1936 – May 6, 2007

Credits:

Music:

"Unk" in Funk with Muddy Waters (1974); 2 Bugs and a Roach with Earl Hooker (1969); Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (1973); Blues After Sunrise, with Heinz Sauer and Bob Degen (1980); Blues Blues Blues, with the Jimmy Rogers All Stars (1998); Boy from Black Bayou (1983); Breakdown Blues Live!, with "The Cat" (1992); Brothers in Blues (1993); Brought Up the Hard Way (1999); Carey Bell & Spike Ravenswood (1995); Carey Bell's Blues Harp (1969); Deep Down (1995); Delta Bluesman, with Honeyboy Edwards (1991); Dynasty! (1990); Family Album, with Wentus Blues Band (2004); Gettin' Up: Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's and Lurrie's Home, with Lurrie Bell (2007); Goin' on Main Street (1982); Good Candy, with Lovie Lee (1994); Good Luck Man (1997); Harp Attack!, with James Cotton, Junior Wells and Billy Branch (1990); Harpmaster (1994); Harpslinger (1988); Heartaches and Pain (1977 / 1994); I Feel Good! with John Lee Hooker (1970); I Wanna Dance All Night with John Lee Hooker (1970); Just Off Halsted, with Bob Riedy Blues Band (1974); Lake Michigan Ain't No River, with Bob Riedy Blues Band (1972–1973); Last Night (1973); Live at 55 (1994); Mellow Down Easy (1991); My Life (1984); Reality Blues (1980); Second Nature (2004); Son of a Gun (1984); Straight Shoot (1986); Superharps II, with Lazy Lester, Raful Neal and Snooky Pryor (2001); The Blues Masters Bad Case of the Blues (2004); You Can't Take My Blues, with Doug MacLeod (1996).

Movies and television:

Blacktop (2000); Gettin' Up: Carey & Lurrie Bell Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's, and Lurrie's Home (2007); Supernatural (2007); The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009); Trouble with the Curve (2012).