Born on this day – Jilly Cooper:

Jilly Cooper

Writer

Actress

February 21, 1937 – October 5, 2025

Credits:

Books:

Angels Rush In (1990); Animals in War (1983); Appassionata (1996); Bella (1976); Between the Covers (2020); Class: A View from Middle England (1979); Emily (1975); Harriet (1976); Horse Mania! (1986); Hotfoot to Zabriskie Point (1985); How to Stay Married (1969); How to Survive Christmas (1986); How to Survive from Nine to Five (1970); Imogen (1978); Intelligent and Loyal (1981); Jolly Marsupial (1982); Jolly Super (1971); Jolly Super Too (1973); Jolly Superlative (1975); Jump! (2010); Lisa & Co. / aka Love and Other Heartaches (1981); Little Mabel (1980); Little Mabel Saves the Day (1985); Little Mabel Wins (1982); Little Mabel's Great Escape (1981); Men and Super Men (1972); Mount! (2016); Octavia (1977); On Cricket (1985); On Rugby (1984); Pandora (2002); Polo (1991); Prudence (1978); Riders (1985); Rivals / aka Players (1988); Score! (1999); Supercooper (1980); Superjilly (1977); Supermen and Superwomen (1976); Tackle! (2023); The British in Love (1979); The Common Years (1984); The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1993); Turn Right at the Spotted Dog (1987); Violets and Vinegar: An Anthology of Women's Writings and Sayings (1980); Wicked! (2006); Women and Super Women (1974); Work and Wedlock (1977).

Movies and television:

3 Minute Wonder (2007); A Better Read (1980); All Rise for Julian Clary (1996); Aquarius (1971); BBC Play of the Month / Three Piece Suite (1977); Blankety Blank (1978); Bookmark (1992 / 1996); Brass Eye (1997); Breakfast (2006–2008); Call My Bluff (1976–1998); Clive Anderson Talks Back (1992); Comedy Playhouse (1971); Connections (1982); Countdown (2005); Daytime Live (1989); Deadline (2007); Desert Island Discs (2020); Did You See..? (1982); Do the Right Thing (1994); Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979); Give Us a Clue (1983); Grumpy Old Women (2005); Grumpy Old Women at Christmas (2004); Hearts of Gold (1990); In at the Deep End (1987); In My Own Words: Jilly Cooper (2024); In the Know (2004); It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (1971); It's Patently Obvious (1978); Jackanory (1984–1987); James Randi: Psychic Investigator (1991); Light Lunch (1997); Loose Ends (1985); Loose Women (2010); Mark Lawson Talks to... (2006); Monkey Business (1985); Never Mind the Full Stops (2006); Octavia (2009); Pointless Celebrities (2018); Points West (2015); Portrait Artist of the Year (2014); Posh People: Inside Tatler (2014); Pride and Prejudice Revisited (2005); Question Time (1999); Read All About It (1975–1978); Reader, I Married Him (2006); Reading the Decades (2002); Remembers... (2024); Richard & Judy (2007); Riders (1993); Rivals (2024); Romance (1977); Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth (2024); Ruby (2002); Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey (2012); Speaking Volumes (1991); Television Scrabble (1985); Telly Addicts (1998); The Big Breakfast (1997); The Book Programme (1979); The Book Show (2007–2010); The Brian Connell Interview (1977); The Car's the Star (1999); The Garden Party (1991); The Good Food Show (1996); The Joy of Christmas (2003); The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997); The One Show (2010); The Rolf Harris Show (1974); The Royal Wedding of HRH the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles (2005); The TV Book Club (2011); The Weakest Link (2002–2004); The Write Stuff (1988); This Is Your Life (1980–2000); This Morning (1999–2020); Through the Keyhole (2006); Truly, Madly, Single (1998); TV Years (2024); V Graham Norton (2002); VE Day 75 VE Day: Remembering Victory (2020); VE Day: Remembering Victory (2015); What's My Line? (1984–1990); Wogan (1982–1991).

Born on this day – Mary Ann Mobley:

Mary Ann Mobley

Actress

February 17, 1937 – December 9, 2014

Credits:

33rd Miss America Pageant / Miss America 1959 (1959); 70th Annual Miss America Pageant (1990); ABC's Nightlife (1965); AFI Life Achievement Award (1973); All Star Secrets (1979); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); American Experience (2002); Bandit: Bandit Bandit (1994); Be Our Guest (1960); Beat the Clock (1979); Body Language (1984–1985); Born Free (1974); Break the Bank (1976); Burke's Law (1963–1965); Card Sharks (1980); Circus of the Stars #2 (1977); Circus of the Stars #3 (1979); Circus of the Stars #4 (1979); Circus of the Stars (1977); Crook & Chase (1996); Cupcake Wars (2012); Custer (1967); Dance Fever (1980); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Dead Like Me (2003); Designing Women (1990); Diff'rent Strokes (1980–1986); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Falcon Crest (1988); Family Feud / All-Star Family Feud Special (1983); Fantasy Island (1978–1984); Flying High (1979); For Singles Only (1968); General Hospital (1963); Get the Message (1964); Get Yourself a College Girl (1964); Girl Happy (1965); God Bless Mr. Ferguson (1971); Gypsy (1966–1967); Hardball (1994); Harum Scarum (1965); He Said, She Said (1970); Hearts Afire (1992); Homes of Miss America (2001); Hotel (1984); Hour Magazine (1980–1988); Intimate Portrait (1999); Iron Horse (1967); Ironside (1969); Istanbul Express (1968); It Takes Two (1970); It's Howdy Doody Time (1987); It's Your Bet (1970–1972); Joanne Carson's VIPs (1972); Life with Linkletter (1970); Lifestyle Magazine (2008); Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (1988); Love, American Style / Love and the Seven-Year Wait / Love and the Man Next Door / Love and the Young Unmarrieds (1969–1973); March of Dimes Telethon (1985); Match Game (1973–1977); Match Game PM (1975–1980); Matt Houston (1983); Miss America Pageant (1958); Miss America: Beyond the Crown (1994); Mission: Impossible (1966); Mississippi Rising (2005); My Brother the Angel (1966); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967); Perry Mason (1964–1966); Police Story (1974); Run for Your Life (1965–1966); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1999); Search (1972); Showoffs (1975); Stars Over Mississippi (1999); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1984–1988); Super Password (1986); Take a Good Look (1959); Tattletales (1974–1977); Tattletales (1982); That Regis Philbin Show (1965); The 37th Annual Thalians Ball (1992); The Big Event (1978); The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002); The Fantastic Journey (1977); The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974); The Hollywood Deb Stars of 1965 (1965); The Home Show (1988–1994); The Joey Bishop Show (1969); The King's Pirate (1967); The Kraft Music Hall (1971); The Lie (1973); The Love Boat (1978–1985); The Magical World of Disney (1969–1980); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Mike Douglas Show (1963–1979); The Milton Berle Show (1966); The New Hollywood Squares (1987–1989); The New Perry Mason (1973); The Partridge Family (1973); The Pat Boone Show (1967); The Sixth Sense (1972); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1958); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1971); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The Virginian (1967); Three on a Couch (1966); To Rome with Love (1970); To Tell the Truth (1990); Valentine's Day (1965); Vega$ (1980); Wedding Day (1981); Whew! (1979–1980); You Don't Say (1965–1968); Young Dillinger (1965).

Born on this day – Roberta Flack:

Roberta Flack

Singer

Songwriter

Actress

February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025

Credits:

Albums:

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997); Blue Lights in the Basement (1977); Born to Love (1983); Bustin' Loose (1981); Chapter Two (1970); Feel Like Makin' Love (1975); First Take (1969); I'm the One (1982); Killing Me Softly (1973); Let It Be Roberta (2012); Oasis (1988); Quiet Fire (1971); Roberta (1994); Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (with Donny Hathaway) (1972); Roberta Flack (1978); Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980); Set the Night to Music (1991); Stop the World (1992); The Christmas Album (1997).

Songs:

As Long as There's Christmas; Back Together Again; Ballad of the Sad Young Men; Be Real Black for Me; Bridge Over Troubled Water; Compared to What; Feel Like Makin’ Love; For All We Know; Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye; I Just Came Here to Dance; I Told Jesus; If Ever I See You Again; It Might Be You; Jesse; Just When I Needed You; Killing Me Softly With His Song; Love; Making Love; Maybe; Set the Night to Music; The Closer I Get to You; The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face; To Love Somebody; Tonight I Celebrate My Love; Tryin' Times; Where Is The Love; Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow; You Make Me Feel Brand New; You’re Looking Like Love to Me.

Movies and television:

100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll (1999); 1996 MTV Movie Awards (1996); 1999 Essence Awards (1999); 20/20 (2003); 20th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (2005); 48 Hours (2003); 9am with David & Kim (2009); A Capitol Fourth (1987); A Year in Music (2019); ABC News Breakfast (2025); All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986); America Votes the #1 Song (1986); American Crime Story (2016); American Masters (2023); American Music Awards (1974); Angela (1994); Another World (1983); Arts & Entertainment Revue (1992); Atlanta (2022); Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (1988); Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997); Black Bag (2025); Black Girls Rock! 2017 (2017); Black Journal (1969); Boboquivari (1971); Body Rock (1984); Boogie Nights (1997); Bustin' Loose (1981); CBS Mornings (1987–1993); Charlie Rose (1991); Close Up (2009); Cover Story (1985); Cuéntame cómo pasó (2008); Dancing with the Stars (2008); Dangerous Touch (1994); David Foster's Christmas Album (1993); Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (2022); Dial M for Music (1970); Direktion City (1977); $ (1971); Donahue (1975); Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (1973); Earth Voice Concert 1992 (1992); EastEnders (2011); Easy Listening Hits at the BBC (2011); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1989); Entertainment Tonight (2025); Essence Awards (2002); Evening at Pops (1972); Everybody Hates Chris (2006); Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021); Femme Fatales (2011); Flight of the Intruder (1991); Flip (1971–1972); Flipside (1973); Frank Elstner: Stippvisite in Las Vegas (1983); Free to Be... You & Me (1974); Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (1988); Freunde fürs Leben (1997); Good Morning America (2003); Greased Lightning (1977); Great Performances (1987–2019); Guiding Light (1992); Härte 10 (1979); Hasards ou coïncidences (1998); Hi-Phi Nation (2018); Honey (2003); Horas doradas (1980); Huckleberry Finn (1974); I Love Dick (2017); If You Lived Here (2021); Il était une fois (2024); In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern (1987); India.Arie: Up Close and Personal (2002); It's Lulu, Not to Mention Dudley Moore (1972); John Lennon and Yoko Ono Present the One-to-One Concert (1972); Journeys in Black (2002); Juke Box Saturday Night (1979); Killer Condom (1996); Killing Me Softly with His Songs (2022); Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story (2014); Late Night with David Letterman (1983–1989); Late Night with David Letterman: 6th Anniversary Special (1988); Late Show with David Letterman (1998); Legends Ball (2006); Let It Be Me (1995); Let the Church Say Amen! (1974); Life as We Know It (2010); Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres (2022); Live with Kelly and Mark (1992); Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (1983); Loving (1993); Luther: Never Too Much (2024); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1988); Mad Men (2015); Making Love (1982); Marcus Miller: Master of All Trades (2006); Martha (2006); ME1 TV Talks To... Roberta Flack (2014); Mild Seven Videography (1989–1990); Miss Gaby (1972); Mister Soul: A Story About Donny Hathaway (2020); Monsanto Presents Mancini (1971); MTV Movie Awards Uncensored (2000); Music Central (1981); My Baby's Daddy (2004); Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016); New York Undercover (1996); Night Flight (1982); Nina Live! (2005); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Öronaböj (1980); Play Misty for Me (1971); Pose (2021); President George H.W. Bush: Speeches of the 41st President of the United States 1989-1993 (2005); Renaldo and Clara (1978); Roberta (2022); Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest: Set the Night to Music (1991); Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson: As Long As There's Christmas (1997); Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson: Tonight I Celebrate My Love (1983); Roberta Flack in Concert (2002); Roberta Flack: Oasis (1988); Roberta Flack: The First Time Ever (1973); Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1986); Rolling Thunder Revue (2019); Romantic Comedy (1983); Salute! (1983); Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975); Save the Children (1973); Savvatogennimenes (2003); Scandal (2015–2016); Season's Greetings: An Evening with John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra (1988); Seventies Rock & Pop: 73 (1991); Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet (1987); She's Gotta Have It (2017); ... Sings Motown (2015); So You Think You Can Dance (2010); Solid Gold (1981–1982); Someone to Watch Over Me (1987); Songwriters Hall of Fame (2004); Soul to Soul (1971); Soul! (1969–1970); Sounds for Saturday (1972); Soundstage (1981); Stalker (2014); Stateline Motel (1973); Sudden Impact (1983); Take a Giant Step (1973); The 14th Annual Grammy Awards (1972); The 16th Annual American Music Awards (1989); The 16th Annual Grammy Awards (1974); The 17th Annual Grammy Awards (1975); The 1997 World Music Awards (1997); The 19th Annual American Music Awards (1992); The 20th Annual Grammy Awards (1978); The 22nd Annual American Music Awards (1995); The 28th Annual Grammy Awards (1986); The 30th Annual Grammy Awards (1988); The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (2010); The American Music Awards 20th Anniversary Special (1993); The Americans (2013); The Arsenio Hall Show (1992–1993); The Best of Times (1986); The Black Godfather (2019); The Breaks (2017); The David Frost Show (1969–1972); The Dick Cavett Show (1970–1972); The First Lady (2022); The Fur Trap (1978); The Good Fight (2017); The Gospel (2005); The Greatest (1999–2001); The John Davidson Show (1980); The Ladies Man (2000); The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022); The Legend of John Henry (1974); The Lost Daughter (2021); The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015); The Merv Griffin Show (1970–1982); The Mike Douglas Show (1969–1980); The NewsCenter (1975); The Night Of (2016); The Old Grey Whistle Test (1973 / 1974); The Oprah Winfrey Show (1995); The Pursuit of Happyness (2006); The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1987); The Rosey Grier Show (1970); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996–1998); The Sex Prophet (1973); The Slumber Party (2023); The Ten (2007); The Tiny Tree (1975); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970–1984); The Wendy Williams Show (2011); The Wiz (1978); Them (2021); They All Came Out to Montreux (2023); Thicke of the Night (1983); This Morning (1994); Today (1970–1995); Tom Cottle: Up Close (1983); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); Tongues Untied (1989); Top of the Pops (1972–1983); Two Weeks Notice (2002); Valerie (1986–1991); VH1 100 Greatest Songs of Rock n Roll (1999); Violet & Daisy (2011); Waiting to Exhale (1995); Wake Up (2006); War on Everyone (2016); White Nights (1985); Whitney Houston & Her Family: Voices of Love (2012); Winter Solstice on Ice (1999); Wogan (1984–1991); World News Tonight (2025); X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014); Yoko Ono: Bad Dancer (2013); Your Mother Should Know (2018).

Born on this day – Ronnie Rondell Jr.:

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Actor

Stuntman

Assistant director

February 10, 1937 – August 12, 2025

Credits:

A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990); A Ticklish Affair (1963); Adam-12 (1970); Against All Odds (1984); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961); Almost an Angel (1990); American Outlaws (2001); B.A.D. Cats (1980); Bachelor Father (1962); Batman & Robin (1997); Baywatch (1994); Beach Patrol (1979); Beau Geste (1966); Beethoven's 2nd (1993); Black Gunn (1972); Blazing Saddles (1974); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965 / 1967); Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993); Breaking Point (1963); Busting (1974); Cannonball Run II (1984); Captain Ron (1992); Carter's Army (1970); Charlie's Angels (1977–1980); Che! (1969); Chopper One (1974); Cimarron City (1958–1960); Cold Dog Soup (1990); Combat Sergeant (1956); Commando (1985); Coronado 9 (1960); Courage Mountain (1989); Crack House (1989); Crime in the Streets (1956); Custer (1967); Cybill (1995); Days of Thunder (1990); Death Warrant (1990); Deep Blue Sea (1999); Delta Fox (1979); Demolition Man (1993); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979); Down Twisted (1987); Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965); Dragnet 1967 (1967); Dynasty (1981); Electra Glide in Blue (1973); End of Days (1999); Ensign Pulver (1964); Falcon Crest (1981–1990); Falling Down (1993); Fantasy Island (1981–1983); Father Hood (1993); First to Fight (1967); Framed (1975); Frontier Circus (1962); Funny About Love (1990); Gemini Man (1976); Gone Fishin' (1997); Grand Prix (1966); Gridlock (1996); Grosse Pointe Blank (1997); Gunsmoke (1964); Hart to Hart (1979–1984); Hawaiian Heat (1984); Hell Town (1985); Hellfighters (1968); Hell's Angels '69 (1969); Her Alibi (1989); Her Twelve Men (1954); Hooper (1978); Hotel (1984); How the West Was Won (1962); Ice Station Zebra (1968); In Harm's Way (1965); Iron Horse (1966–1968); Iron Will (1994); Ironside (1967); Jimmy the Kid (1982); Johnny Midnight (1960); Joshua Tree (1993); Kings of the Sun (1963); La Bamba (1987); Laramie (1959–1963); Laredo (1965–1967); Last Action Hero (1993); Legal Eagles (1986); Leonard Part 6 (1987); Lethal Weapon (1987); Lethal Weapon 4 (1998); M Squad (1957–1960); Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952); Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955); Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952); Maniac Cop (1988); Maniac Cop 2 (1990); Mannequin (1987); Mannix (1968–1973); Massarati and the Brain (1982); McQ (1974); Midnight Ride (1990); Mike Hammer (1958–1959); Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989); Milk Money (1994); Misfits of Science (1985–1986); Mod Squad (1968–1973); Monster on the Campus (1958); Mr. Terrific (1967); Murder Can Hurt You! (1980); My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987); NBC Special Treat (1976); Nemesis (1992); Night Life (1989); Night Moves (1975); No Safe Haven (1987); No Small Affair (1984); One Woman's Courage (1994); Over the Top (1987); Pajama Party (1964); Paradise (1988–1990); Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here (2012); Point of No Return (1993); Policewomen (1974); Portrait of a Hitman (1979); Predator 2 (1990); Relentless (1989); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956–1960); Rising Sun (1993); Riverboat (1960); Run for Your Life (1967); S.W.A.T. (1975–1976); Shattered (1991); Shenandoah (1965); Shotgun Slade (1959–1961); Sliver (1993); Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976); Soldiers of Fortune (1955–1957); Someone to Watch Over Me (1987); Spaced Invaders (1990); Spartacus (1960); Speed (1994); Sphere (1998); Star Trek: First Contact (1996); State Trooper (1959); Stigmata (1999); Stop at Nothing (1991); T.J. Hooker (1982–1986); Tales of Wells Fargo (1958 / 1961); Tango & Cash (1989); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965); The Ambulance (1990); The Beastmaster (1982); The Burly Man Chronicles (2004); The Chase (1991); The Contender (2000); The Crow (1994); The Cure (1995); The Death Squad (1974); The Deep Six (1958); The Devil's Brigade (1968); The Dirt Gang (1972); The Enemy Below (1957); The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000); The Front Page (1974); The Gertrude Berg Show (1962); The Glory Guys (1965); The Great Race (1965); The Hunt for Red October (1990); The Immortal (1970); The Jack Benny Program (1963); The John Forsythe Show (1966); The Karate Kid (1984); The King's Pirate (1967); The Love Bug (1968); The Love War (1970); The Magical World of Disney (1979); The Matrix Reloaded (2003); The Mighty Ducks (1992); The Millionaire (1956–1958); The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968); The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981); The Monk (1969); The Munsters (1964); The Naked and the Dead (1958); The Night Stalker (1972); The Outfit (1973); The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969); The Pigeon (1969); The Power Within (1979); The Presidio (1988); The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981); The Rare Breed (1966); The Restless Gun (1957–1959); The Rookie (1990); The Rookies (1972–1976); The Seventh Sign (1988); The Siege (1998); The Two Jakes (1990); The Virginian (1963–1966); The War Lord (1965); The Wings of Eagles (1957); The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988); The Young Runaways (1968); Thelma & Louise (1991); They Live (1988); Thunder in Paradise (1994); Thunder in Paradise 3 (1995); Thunder in Paradise II (1994); To Live and Die in L.A. (1985); Tobruk (1967); Trojan War (1997); Twister (1996); Vampire in Brooklyn (1995); Vanishing Point (1997); Vega$ (1978); Virtuosity (1995); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964); Wagon Train (1960); Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969); Warlock: The Armageddon (1993); Waterworld (1995); What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966).

Born on this day – Suzanne Pleshette:

Suzanne Pleshette

Actress

January 31, 1937 – January 19, 2008

Credits:

Will & Grace (2002–2004); 8 Simple Rules (2003); Good Morning, Miami (2002–2003); Spirited Away (2001); The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (2000); The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998); Trigun (1998); The Single Guy (1996–1997); The Boys Are Back (1994–1995); Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1993); Battling for Baby (1992); Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean (1990); Newhart (1990); Nightingales (1989); Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988); A Stranger Waits (1987); Bridges to Cross (1986); Kojak: The Belarus File (1985); For Love or Money (1984); One Cooks, the Other Doesn't (1983); Dixie: Changing Habits (1983); Fantasies (1982); Help Wanted: Male (1982); The Star Maker (1981); Arch of Triumph (1980); Oh, God! Book II (1980); If Things Were Different (1980); Flesh & Blood (1979); Hot Stuff (1979); Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978); The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978); The Shaggy D.A. (1976); Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976); Law and Order (1976); The Legend of Valentino (1975); Bonanza (1972); Ironside (1971); Medical Center (1971); Columbo (1971); In Broad Daylight (1971); Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971); River of Gold (1971); The Name of the Game (1969–1971); The F.B.I. (1966–1970); The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1970); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970); Gunsmoke (1970); Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970); Love, American Style (1970); Hunters Are for Killing (1970); Along Came a Spider (1970); Target: Harry (1969); If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969); It Takes a Thief (1968); The Invaders (1967–1968); The Power (1968); Blackbeard's Ghost (1968); Flesh and Blood (1968); Cimarron Strip (1967); The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967); Wings of Fire (1967); Run for Your Life (1967); Mister Buddwing (1966); Nevada Smith (1966); The Ugly Dachshund (1966); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1966); The Fugitive (1964–1965); A Rage to Live (1965); The Wild Wild West (1965); Youngblood Hawke (1964); Fate Is the Hunter (1964); A Distant Trumpet (1964); Dr. Kildare (1961–1964); Channing (1963); Wagon Train (1963); Wall of Noise (1963); The Birds (1963); 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962); Alcoa Premiere (1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); Rome Adventure (1962); Ben Casey (1962); Target: The Corruptors! (1962); Route 66 (1960–1961); General Electric Theater (1958–1961); The Tab Hunter Show (1961); Hong Kong (1961); The Islanders (1960); Naked City (1960); Riverboat (1960); Play of the Week (1960); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960); Summer of Decision (1959); Adventures in Paradise (1959); Sunday Showcase (1959); Black Saddle (1959); One Step Beyond (1959); Playhouse 90 (1959); The Third Man (1959); Have Gun - Will Travel (1959); Omnibus (1959); The Geisha Boy (1958); Matinee Theatre (1958); Decoy (1958); Harbourmaster (1957).

Born on this day – Joseph Wambaugh:

Joseph Wambaugh

Writer

January 22, 1937 – February 28, 2025

Credits:

Books:

A Joseph Wambaugh Omnibus (2008); Echoes in the Darkness (1987); Finnegan's Week (1993); Fire Lover (2002); Floaters (1996); Four Complete Novels (1988); Fugitive Nights (1992); Harbor Nocturne (2012); Hollywood Crows (2008); Hollywood Hills (2010); Hollywood Moon (2009); Hollywood Station (2006); In the Shadow of the Master (2008); Last Seen off Stingray Point (2014); Lines and Shadows (1984); Silent Night, Deadly Night (2016); The Black Marble (1977); The Blooding (1989); The Blue Knight (1972); The Choirboys (1975); The Delta Star (1983); The Glitter Dome (1981); The Golden Orange (1990); The New Centurions (1970); The Onion Field (1973); The Secrets Of Harry Bright (1984).

The Onion Field

By Joseph Wambaugh

Published 1973.

ISBN-10: 0385341598

ISBN-13: 978-0385341592

Description:

This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field.

Joseph Wambaugh. A former LAPD detective and perennial bestselling author, he is the cops’ poet laureate, and this is the true story he was born to tell.

“A distinguished ‘factual novel.’ A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological.”

– Truman Capote.

Movies and television:

A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers (2013); Bicentennial Minutes (1974); Case Reopened (1999); Cop on the Beat (1975); Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer's 'The New Centurions' (2016); Dinah! (1975); Echoes in the Darkness (1987); Entertainment Tonight (1994); Forensic Files (1996–2004); Forensic Firsts (2012); Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1980); From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (1992); Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993); History's Mysteries (2006); Inside TV Land (2002); Joe Forrester (1975); Mania (2007); Murder by the Book (2007); Police Story (1973–1979); Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980); Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987); Ring of Truth: The Onion Field (2002); Straight Time: He Wrote It for Criminals (1978); The Black Marble (1980); The Blue Knight (1973); The Blue Knight / TV series (1975–1976); The Choirboys (1977); The David Frost Show (1971); The Dean Martin Show (1974); The Glitter Dome (1984); The Irv Kupcinet Show (1975); The Larry Solway Show (1975); The Merv Griffin Show (1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1971); The New Centurions (1972); The Onion Field (1979); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Sig Sakowicz Show (1971); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971–1983); This Is L.A.P.D. (1985–1996); Today (1980); Unusual Suspects (2010); We, the Writer (1996); Wogan (1989).

Born on this day – Marie Dubois:

Marie Dubois

Actress

January 12, 1937 – October 15, 2014

Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 1960

Credits:

The Good Son (2001); At Your Service (1999); The Swindle (1997); The Whims of a River (1996); Ispoved Neznakomtsu (1995); She has been here... (1993); Maigret (1993); Ash d'or (1992); Memory (1992); The Last Season (1991); Children of the wind (1991); False Brother (1991); Child's Play (1990); Maria Vandamme (1989); Big Guignol (1987); Descent Into Hell (1986); Posthumously (1986); Einstein (1985); No Need for Suitcases (1984); The Intruder (1984); If I were a thousand years old (1983); Waiter! (1983); A Friend of Vincent (1983); Bel ami (1983); A coat Chinchilla (1983); A Woman on the Run (1982); The Trojan War will not have place (1982); La derelitta (1983); Cinema 16 (1978–1982); The Heirs (1981); At theatre tonight (1980); The Little Mermaid (1980); My American Uncle (1980) I Speaks of Love (1979); Silver Anniversary (1979); I'll make you love life (1979); Kakemono Hotel (1978); Her Ladyship the Judge (1978); The Menace (1977); Golden Night (1977); François le Champi (1976); Adios (1976); The Innocent (1976); Du bout des lèvres (1976); Les mal partis (1976); A change in season (1975); Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974); L'escapade (1974); Antoine and Sébastien (1974); Sleeping Beauty (1973); My wife and The Child (1973); The Serpent (1973); The Surveyors (1972); The Egg (1972); Time dazzling (1971); My Wife (1971); Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy (1971); The House of the Bories (1970); Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969); The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968); Stuntman (1968); The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968); The Thief of Paris (1967); The Great Vadrouille (1966); The Sprinkler (1966); A boy, a girl. The Seventeenth Heaven (1966); La demoiselle de Saint-Florentin (1965); The Holidays galantes (1965); The Wise Guys (1965); Marie Curie - A Certain Young Girl (1965); The Bequest (1965); Mata Hari, Agent H21 (1964); The Ungrateful Age (1964); Weekend at Dunkirk (1964); Circle of Love (1964); Male Hunt (1964); Jean Barois (1963); First love (1963); L'esprit et la lettre: Jacques le Fataliste et son maître (1963); At World's End (1963); L'anglaise (1962); Cross of the Living (1962); Sign of the Lion (1962); Jules and Jim (1962); The Black Monocle (1961); I will live A Great Love (1961); A Woman Is a Woman (1961); Happy Days (1961); The last five minutes (1959–1960); Shoot the Piano Player (1960); Bevel Kisses (1959); The Camera Explores Time (1959); Plaisir du théâtre (1959); Three Percent (1957).

Born on this day – Doris Troy:

Doris Troy

R&B singer

Songwriter

January 6, 1937 – February 16, 2004

Credits:

Albums:

Another Look (2024); Doris Troy (1970); I'll Do Anything - The Doris Troy Anthology 1960-1996 (2011); Just One Look (1963); Sings Just One Look (2023); Soul Legend (2011); Stretchin' Out (1974).

Songs:

Ain’t That Cute; All That I’ve Got; But I Love Him; Can't Hold On; Dearest Darling; Don’t Call Me No More; Exactly Like You; Face Up to the Truth; Games People Play; Get Back; Give Me Back My Dynamite; Gonna Get My Baby Back; He Don't Belong to Me; Heartaches; Hurry; I'll Do Anything; Jacob’s Ladder; Just One Look; Lazy Days; One More Chance; Please Little Angel; So Far; Soul Legend; Special Care; Stretchin' Out; Tell Him I'm Not Home; Tomorrow Is Another Day; Trust in Me; What You Will Blues; What'cha Gonna Do; What'cha Gonna Do About It; You Give Me Joy Joy; You Tore Me Up Inside.

Movies and television:

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1970); A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988); American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017); Bandstand (1965); Blood Ties (2013); Buster (1988); Calendar Girl (1993); Caught (2018); Clickbait (2021); Cold Case (2005); Colour My Soul (1973); Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011); Festival of Entertainment (1974); Get Crazy (1983); Gossip Girl (2021); Hjälten (1990); In Concert (1974); Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971); Lift Off (1970); Loot (1970); Lost Girl (2012); Love Child (2014); Mama I Want to Sing (2011); Mermaids (1990); Murder Trial (1996); My Music: Aretha Franklin Presents Soul Rewind (2010); Nashville (2016); Now! (1966); Radio Wonderful (1974); Ready, Steady, Go! (1965–1966); Redfern Now (2013); Ringo Starr: Sentimental Journey (1970); Shindig! (1964); Something from Tiffany's (2022); Sounds for Saturday (1972); That's the Way of the World (1975); The '70s (2000); The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1961); The All Together (2007); The Flamingo Kid (1984); The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021); The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price (1969–1970); The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020); They Came from Manchester: Five Decades of Mancunian Pop (2008); Top of the Pops (1970); We Are Who We Are (2020); Werner and the Wizard of Booze (1990); Where the Action Is (1966).

Born on this day – Gail Lumet Buckley:

Gail Lumet Buckley

Writer

December 21, 1937 – July 27, 2024

Credits:

Books:

American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm (2001); The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family (2016); The Hornes: An American Family (1986).

Television:

American Masters (1996–2021).

Born on this day – Marlene Clark:

Marlene Clark

Actress

Animator

Model

December 19, 1937 – May 18, 2023

Born on this day – Jerry Eisenberg:

Jerry Eisenberg

Artist

Animator

Producer

December 14, 1937 – February 12, 2025

Credits:

5 Weeks in a Balloon (1977); A Flintstone Christmas (1977); Abbott & Costello (1967–1968); ABC Weekend Specials (1978–1980); Adventures in Wonder Park (2024); Adventures of the Road-Runner (1962); Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2009–2010); Around the World in 79 Days (1969); Back to School (2011); Behind the Tunes: Too Fast, Too Furry-ous (2003); Blackboard Jumble (1957); Bob the Builder (2010–2011); Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer (2009); Breezly and Sneezly (1964); Bungle Uncle (1962); Care Bears: The Giving Festival Movie (2010); Carved in Stone: The Flintstones Phenomenon (2004); Cattanooga Cats (1969); Charlotte's Web (1973); Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007); Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–1970); Dilbert (1999–2000); Droopy Leprechaun (1958); Droopy: Master Detective (1993–1994); Dumb and Dumber (1995); Fangface (1978); Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles (1966); Hanna-Barbera from H to B (2006); Heathcliff (1980–1984); Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971); Here Comes a Star (1963); Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964); Histeria! (1998–2000); Hokey Wolf (1961); Hong Kong Phooey (1974); Horton Hears a Who! (2008); House of Mouse (2001); Inch High, Private Eye (1973); It's the Wolf (1969); Johnny Bravo (1997–2004); Jonny Quest (1964–1965); Josie and the Pussycats (1970–1972); Little Clowns of Happytown (1987–1988); Loopy de Loop (1972–1974); Love, American Style (1972); Meatballs and Spaghetti (1982); Metamorphoses (1978); Minnie's Bow-Toons (2021); Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor (1967–1969); Motormouse and Autocat (1969); Muppet Babies (1989); Mutts About Racing (1958); My Little Pony (1987); My Little Pony Tales (1992); My Little Pony: Rescue from Midnight Castle (1984); Off-the-Tracks 3 (2010); One Droopy Knight (1957); Pandamonium (1982); Plastic Man (1979–1980); Quick Draw McGraw (1961); Raggedy Rug (1964); Robin Hoodwinked (1958); Rude Dog and the Dweebs (1989); Scoob! (2020); Scooby Panel (2023); Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004); Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001); Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008); Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003); Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico (2003); Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (2008); Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999); Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2009); Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011); Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (2012); Shiver Me Whiskers (2006); Slippery Slippers (1962); Snooper and Blabber (1962); Speed Buggy (1973); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1998); Squiddly Diddly (1965–1966); Stu's Show (2011–2018); Super Friends (1973); Sweet Dreams (2011); The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972–1973); The Abominable Snow Rabbit (1961); The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972); The Atom Ant Show (1965–1966); The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (1967); The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1969); The Flintstones (1963–1964); The Huckleberry Hound Show (1961); The Jetsons (1962–1963); The Man Called Flintstone (1966); The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968–1969); The New Yogi Bear Show (1988); The Peter Potamus Show (1964–1966); The Secret Squirrel Show (1965–1966); The Vanishing Duck (1958); Thundarr the Barbarian (1980); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990–1993); Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2001); Tom's Photo Finish (1957); Tot Watchers (1958); Wacky Races (1968–1969); Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1973); What a Cartoon! (1995); What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002–2005); Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1974); Where's Huddles? (1970); Winsome Witch (1965–1966); Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey (1964–1966); Yogi's Gang (1973).

Born on this day – Connie Francis:

Connie Francis

Singer

Composer

Actress

Writer

December 12, 1937 – July 16, 2025

Songs:

Al Di La; Among My Souvenirs; Blue Winter; Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart; Carolina Moon; Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel; Don't Break the Heart That Loves You; Everybody's Somebody's Fool; Follow The Boys; Frankie; Guaglione; I Will Wait for You; I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter; I'm Sorry I Made You Cry; Invierno Triste Azul; Jealous of You; Lipstick on Your Collar; Mama; Mi Tonto Amor; My Happiness; My Heart Has a Mind of It's Own; Never on Sunday; Pretty Little Baby; Schöner fremder Mann; Stupid Cupid; Teddy; Tennessee Waltz; Tiny Bubbles; Vacation; Who’s Sorry Now; Wishing It Was You; You're Gonna Miss Me.

Albums:

Al Di La (1962); Christmas in My Heart (1959); Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s (1968); Connie & Clyde (1968); Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door (1966); Connie Francis at the Copa (1961); Connie Francis At the Copa / Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1961 (2013); Connie Francis Sings "Never On Sunday" and Other Title Songs from Motion Pictures: Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks (1961); Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love" (1962); Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits (1963); Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David (1968); Connie Francis Sings Buddy Holly (1996); Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites (1961); Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites / Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1961 (2013); Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs for Children (1959); Connie Francis Sings German Favorites (1964); Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites (1962); Connie Francis Sings Italian, Spanish and Latin American Favorites (2014); Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites (1960); Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian Hits (1963); Connie Francis Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites (1960); Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les Reed (1969); Connie Francis: Five Original Albums, Vol. 1 (2014); Connie Francis: Greatest Hits (1992); Country & Western – Golden Hits (1959); Country Music Connie Style (1962); Do the Twist (1962); Folk Song Favorites (2001); Grandes Éxitos del Cine de los Años 60 (1967); Greatest American Waltzes (1963); Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today (1967); Hawaii Connie (1968); In the Summer of His Years (1963); Live at the Copa, New York 1961 (2014); Live at The Sahara in Las Vegas (1966); Love, Italian Style (1967); Maybe Baby Vol. 4 (2013); More Italian Favorites (1960); Movie Greats of the 60s (1966); My Thanks to You (1959); One for the Boys (2023); Party Power (1992); Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers (1959); Second Hand Love (2001); Sings Italian Favorites (1959); Sings The All Time International Hits (1965); Songs to a Swinging Band (1960); The Exciting Connie Francis (1959); Who's Sorry Now? (1958).

Books:

Among My Souvenirs: The Real Story Vol. 1 (2017); Connie Francis-Among My Souvenirs (2017); For Every Young Heart (1962); Who's Sorry Now? (1984).

Movies and television:

11.22.63 (2016); 11er Haus (2005); 2046 (2004); 30 Favoriten (2021); 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1982); A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan Show (2005); American Bandstand (1958–1980); American Bandstand's 23rd Birthday Special (1975); American Bandstand's 30th Anniversary Special (1981); American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration (1985); American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002); American Bandstand's Teen Idol (1994); American Horror Story (2018); American Soundtrack: Red, White & Rock (2002); Another Happy Day (2011); At This Very Moment (1962); Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2020); Bad Sisters (2022); Bandstand (1962); Banished (2007); Banklady (2013); Battle of the Ages (1952); Biblioteca di Studio Uno (1964); Big Night Out (1961); Big Time Adolescence (2019); Biography (1998); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966); Bobby Darin: Beyond the Song (1998); Bob's Burgers (2017); Boston Ballroom (1958–1964); Brat Pack (1994); Call the Midwife (2014–2016); Celebrity Party (1963); Coke Time (1960); Connie Francis: A Legend in Concert (1989); Dancing with the Stars (2008); Dead Boy Detectives (2024); Designing Women (1989); Die goldene Schlagerparade (1992); Dom kallar oss raggare (2021); Donkey Konga (2003); Don't Worry Darling (2022); Es funkeln die Sterne - Eine musikalische Silvesterreise um die Welt (1966); Evil (2003); Feste der Volksmusik (2004); Festival di Sanremo (1965–1967); Feud (2017); Five O'Clock Club (1965); Flitterabend (1993); Follow the Boys (1963); Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992); From the Future with Love (2013); Futurama (2002); Good Morning America (1980–1984); Gotham (2015); Grantchester (2022); Happy-End in La Turbie (1964); Hava Nagila (2012); Here's Hollywood (1960); Herzlichst Ihr Peter Kraus (1960); Homeward Bound Telethon (2013); Hour Magazine (1981–1985); Household Saints (1993); In a Year with 13 Moons (1978); Inside Edition (2025); I've Got a Secret (1964); Jamboree! (1957); Jawbreaker (1999); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1971–1985); Jess + Moss (2011); Kim Friele - homokampens førstedame (2021); Klein Schau – international (1965); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959); Larry King Live (2002); Laverne & Shirley (1976–1977); Legends (2010); Les Cowboys (2015); Lewis & Clark & George (1997); Lipstick on Your Collar (1993); Live Wednesday (1978); Live with Kelly and Mark (1989); Looking for Love (1964); Mambo Italiano (2003); Melissa (1966); Melodien, die die Welt eroberten (1966); Midnight's Children (2012); Mike macht alles (1961); Modern Romances (1956); Moeder, ik wil bij de revue (2012); My Cousin Vinny (1992); My Yearbook 1960-1963 (2015); National Lampoon's Animal House (1978); Neil Sedaka: King of Song (2014); Neil Sedaka: The Show Must Go On (2001); New British Canon (2024); Nonnas (2025); On Stage America (1984); Parade (1960); Password (1962); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948–1967); Person to Person (1961); Personality (1967); Pop 2000: 50 Jahre Popmusik und Jugendkultur in Deutschland (1999); Postcards from America (1994); Ready, Steady, Go! (1965); Rock Rock Rock! (1956); Roger & Me (1989); Romance & Cigarettes (2005); Rund um die Welt (1965); Schlager International (1967); Showbiz Tonight (2006); So You Think You Can Dance Canada (2009); Soeben eingetroffen (1966–1967); Stage Show (1955–1956); Star Time (1954–1955); Starved (2014); Superintelligence (2020); Takin' Over the Asylum (1994); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1965); That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites (2008); The $10,000 Pyramid (1977); The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961); The 33rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1959); The 35th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1961); The Andy Williams Show (1966); The Arthur Murray Party (1958); The Bell Telephone Hour (1960–1964); The Best of Bandstand: The Superstars (1987); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Big Breakfast (1996); The Big Record (1958); The Brooklyn Banker (2016); The Carson Podcast (2018); The Connie Francis Scrapbook (1992); The Connie Francis Show (1961); The Craft (1996); The David Frost Show (1970–1971); The Dean Martin Show (1967); The Dick Clark Show (1958–1960); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1959); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1965); The Ed Sullivan Show (1958–1970); The Flight of the Phoenix (1965); The Garry Moore Show (1966); The Great British Sewing Bee (2020–2022); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1970–1971); The Island (2005); The Jack Benny Program (1963–1964); The Jimmie Rodgers Show (1959); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Jonathan Winters Show (1968); The Jonathan Winters Specials (1964); The Lawrence Welk Show (1963); The Look of the Year (1985); The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2022); The Merv Griffin Show (1963–1970); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1973); The New Steve Allen Show (1961); The Novice (2021); The Original Amateur Hour (2005); The Other Side of Sunday (1996); The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show (1958); The Red Rowe Show (1960); The Revlon Revue (1960); The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1985); The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958); The Songmakers Collection (2001); The Sopranos (1999); The Steve Lawrence Show (1965); The Toni Tennille Show (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1971); The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (1991); The Wages of Spin (2008); The Wire (2004); This Fool (2022); This Is Your Life (1959–1961); Today (1989); Tohuwabohu (1992–1997); Toute la chanson (1961); Val Parnell's Spectacular (1958–1960); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1959–1961); Veronica Mars (2005); What's My Line? (1961); When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965); Where the Boys Are (1960); Where the Boys Were: A Retrospective (2004); Wieder zurück: Siegfried Arno - Eine Musik-Show aus Studio 3 (1962); Wildlife (2018); Win, Lose or Draw (1989); Wogan (1989); You Again (2010).

Born on this day – Jim Harrison:

Jim Harrison

Writer

December 11, 1937 – March 26, 2016

Credits:

A Good Day to Die (1973); A Really Big Lunch (2017); After Ikkyu and Other Poems (1996); Braided Creek (2003); Brown Dog (2013); Conversations with Jim Harrison (2002); Dalva (1988); Darkness Sticks to Everything: Collected and New Poems (2013); Dead Man's Float (2015); Farmer (1976); Great Leader (2011); In Search of Small Gods (2009); Jim Harrison: Collected Ghazals (2020); Jim Harrison: The Essential Poems (2019); Julip (1994); Just Before Dark (1993); Legends of the Fall (1979); Letters to Yesenin (1973); Locations (1968); New Poems from the Third Coast: Contemporary Michigan Poetry (2000); Off to the Side (2002); Outlyer and Ghazals (1971); Plain Song (1965); Returning to Earth (2007); Saving Daylight (2006); Selected & New Poems, 1961-1981 (1982); Songs of Unreason (2011); Sundog (1984); The Ancient Minstrel (2016); The Beast God Forgot to Invent (2000); The Big Seven (2015); The Boy Who Ran to the Woods (2000); The English Major (2008); The Etiquette of Freedom (2010); The Farmer's Daughter (2009); The Raw and the Cooked (2001); The River Swimmer (2013); The Road Home (1998); The Search for the Genuine: Nonfiction, 1970-2015 (2022); The Shape of the Journey (1998); The Summer He Didn't Die (2005); The Theory and Practice of Rivers and New Poems (1990); The Woman Lit by Fireflies (1990); True North (2004); Warlock (1982); Wild Stories (2002); Wolf (1971).

Movies and television:

A Day Like Any Other (1987); All That Is Sacred (2023); Amérique, notre histoire (2006); Café Picouly (2010); Carried Away (1996); Cold Feet (1989); Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (2013); Dalva (1996); Droit d'auteurs (2000); Jim Harrison entre chien et loup (1993); La grande librairie (2009–2015); Le cercle de minuit (1993–1995); Légendes d'automne (2018); Legends of the Fall (1994); Nulle part ailleurs (2000); Revenge (1990); Seule la terre est éternelle (2019); The Practice of the Wild (2010); Vol de nuit (2003); Wolf (1994).

Born on this day – Darwin Joston:

Darwin Joston

Actor

December 9, 1937 – June 1, 1998

Born on this day – Kenneth Colley:

Kenneth Colley

Actor

Director

Writer

December 7, 1937 – June 30, 2025

Credits:

A Family at War (1972); A for Andromeda (1961); A Nearly Silent Film (2006); A Summer Story (1988); All the World's a Stage (1984); Alligator (2007); Always and Everyone (1999); Armchair Theatre (1966); Arthur of the Britons (1973); BBC Play of the Month (1966–1976); Between the Lines (1993); Black and Blue (1973); Brassed Off (1996); Capital Lives (1994); Casanova (1987); Casualty (1991–2011); Casualty 1909 (2009); Churchill's People (1975); City '68 (1968); Comedy Connections (2008); Coronation Street (1964); Crown Court (1972–1976); Dan Hawk Psychic Detective (2024); Dangerfield (1998); Dear Mother... ...Love Albert (1972); Dickens of London (1976); Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures (2008); Doctors (2002); EastEnders (2003); El último viaje de Robert Rylands (1996); Emergency-Ward 10 (1964–1966); Fall of Eagles (1974); Firefox (1982); For Schools and Colleges: Drama (1967); Foyle's War (2006); Freedom Day (2010); Function Room (1985); Ghost Squad (1963); Giro City (1982); Greetings (2007); Hazell (1978); Heartbeat (1998); Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973); Hobson's Choice (1967); Holby Blue (2008); Holby City (2005–2016); Hold Back the Night (1999); Holding On (1999); Horizon (1977); House of Donn (2006); How I Won the War (1967); I am Tree (2023); I Hired a Contract Killer (1990); I Remember Nelson (1982); Infernal Creations (2025); Inspector Morse (1991); It's Dark Outside (1964); ITV Play of the Week (1963–1964); Jabberwocky (1977); Jack the Ripper (1973); Judge Dee (1969); Juggernaut (1974); Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012); Les Miserables (1978); Like Father Like Son (2005); Lisztomania (1975); Look and Read (1968); Macbeth (1966); MacHeath (1987); Mahler (1974); Maupassant (1963); Midsomer Murders (2001); Minder (1991); Misfits (2013); Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut (2009); Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979); Moving Story (1994–1995); Mum (2017); Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985); Napoleon's Last Battle: Timewatch (1990); New Scotland Yard (1972); New Tricks (2006); No Hiding Place (1965); Oh! What a Lovely War (1969); Omnibus (1970); Peak Practice (1997); Peaky Blinders (2016); Pennies from Heaven (1978); Performance (1970); Peter and Paul (1981); Play for Today (1977–1978); Poirot (1990); Prisoner of Honor (1991); R3 (1965); Redcap (1964); Relic Hunter (2002); Return to Treasure Island (1986); Return to Waterloo (1984); Ripping Yarns (1977); Scar Tissue (2013); Screen Two (1990); Seventy Deadly Pills (1964); Shadow Run (1998); Slade in Flame (1975); Softly Softly (1966); Solomon & Sheba (1995); Special Branch (1974); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983); Star Wars: Force of Evil (2015); Target (1977); Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988); The Avengers (1963); The Avenging Spirit (2011); The Baron (1966); The BBC Television Shakespeare (1979); The Bill (1995–1999); The Blood Beast Terror (1968); The Bohemian Life (1992); The Boy Friend (1971); The Danedyke Mystery (1979); The Devils (1971); The Expert (1968–1969); The Good Soldier Schweik (1965); The Government Inspector (1966); The Great Escape (2017); The Informer (1967); The Jokers (1967); The Kenny Everett Television Show (1986); The Last Island (1990); The Last Train (1999); The Love School (1975); The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (2000); The Music Lovers (1971); The Nine Tailors (1974); The Plane Makers (1963); The Play on One (1989); The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990); The Protectors (1973); The Queen (2009); The Rainbow (1989); The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971); The Royal (2003); The Scarlet and the Black (1983); The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992); The Secret Life of Brian (2007); The Sweeney (1975); The Triple Echo (1972); The Visitors (1972); The Wednesday Play (1965–1969); The Whistle Blower (1986); The White Rabbit (1967); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1967–1970); Thorndyke (1964); Three Days in Szczecin (1976); Timewatch (1990); Unnatural Causes (1993); Vera (2013); Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985); War and Remembrance (1988); When Reason Sleeps (1987); Wycliffe (1996); Z Cars (1964–1974).

Born on this day – Bruce Brown:

Bruce Brown

Director

Cinematographer

Writer

Producer

December 1, 1937 – December 10, 2017

Born on this day – Ingrid Pitt:

Ingrid Pitt

Actress

Writer

Holocaust survivor

November 21, 1937 – November 23, 2010

Credits:

Books:

Annul Domini: The Jesus Factor (2012); Bertie the Bus (1981); Cuckoo Run (1980); Dracula Who...? (2012); Eva's Spell (1985); Katarina (1986); Life's a Scream: The Autobiography of Ingrid Pitt / aka Darkness Before Dawn (1999 / 2004); The Ingrid Pitt Bedside Companion for Ghosthunters (1999); The Ingrid Pitt Bedside Companion for Vampire Lovers (1998); The Ingrid Pitt Book of Murder, Torture and Depravity (2000); The Perons (1984).

Movies and television:

100 Years of Horror (1996); 40 Years of Hammer (1997); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966); Artemis 81 (1981); Barreiros 66 (1966); BBC2 Playhouse (1981); Beyond the Rave (2008); Bones (1984); Bride of Monster Mania (2000); British Film Forever (2007); Bulman (1987); Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man (2001); Cast & Crew (2005); Chastity Bites (2013); Chimes at Midnight (1965); Cinema mil (2005); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2014); Countess Dracula (1971); Crumpet! A Very British Sex Symbol (2005); Doctor Who (1972–1984); Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (2010); Doctor Zhivago (1965); Dominator (2003); Drácula en la Hammer (2003); Dundee and the Culhane (1967); Ex-S (1998); Fanex Files: Hammer Films (2008); Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994); Frankenpimp's Revenge: The Romeo and Juliet Massacre (2020); Green Fingers (2000); Hammer Horror: Vampire Terrortory (2007); Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood! (1987); Hanna's War (1988); Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest (2011); Interview mit Produzent Euan Lloyd und Ingrid Pitt (2010); Ironside (1967); Jason King (1972); Joe D'Amato at Eurofest (2007); Les vamps fantastiques (2003); London by Night (2009); Los duendes de Andalucía (1966); Martina Cole's Lady Killers (2008); Midnight Madness: The History of Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films (2010); Minotaur (2006); Mondo Rosso (1995); Monsters & Maniacs (1988); Movie Memories (1981); Myths of Mankind (2000–2008); New Faces (1974); Nobody Ordered Love (1972); Octopussy (1983); On Location: Where Eagles Dare (1968); Once Upon a Time in Europe (2001); Robin Hardy on 'The Wicker Man' (2013); Saucy 70's Volume 2 (2010); Sea of Dust (2008); Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003); Ski-Boy (1974); Smiley's People (1982); Sound of Horror (1966); The Adventurer (1973); The Asylum (2000); The Comedy of Errors (1983); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1968); The Final Option / aka Who Dares Wins (1982); The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil (2012); The House (1984); The House That Dripped Blood / Segment: The Cloak (1971); The Last of the Gentleman Producers (2004); The Merv Griffin Show (1969); The Mind of David Berglas (1986); The Omegans (1968); The Perfect Scary Movie (2005); The Return of Count Yorga (1971); The Saint (1963); The Vampire Lovers (1970); The Wicker Man (1973); The Wicker Man Enigma (2001); The World of Hammer (1994); The Zoo Gang (1974); Thriller (1975); Tiempo y hora (1966); Un beso en el puerto (1966); Underworld (1985); Urban Gothic (2000); Where Eagles Dare (1968); Wild Geese II (1985).

Recommended reading:

Darkness Before Dawn

By Ingrid Pitt.

Paperback.
Published 2004.
Published by Midnight Marquee Press.
ISBN 13: 9781887664547
ISBN 10: 1887664548
ASIN: 1887664548

Description:

At the age of five, Ingrid Pitt found herself in a concentration camp. Ingrid and her mother escaped from the guards while on a forced march and presented themselves to the partisans, unsure if they would kill them. They spent the rest of the war in the forests. Ingrid fell in love for the first time and watched in despair as British bombers flew overhead. She still cannot see the vapor trials of planes without being transported back to her childhood vigil. After the war Ingrid came to London, where she developed a career as a Hammer House of Horror movie star, but, as she proudly says, `I was always the biter, never the bitten!' She also acted in mainstream films, such as WHERE EAGLES DARE. She had a child by her first marriage and a grand passion which lead to her marrying a racing driver. They lived in Argentina for a while and were good friends of President Peron and Isabel Peron. Ingrid even spent an evening with the embalmed body of Eva Peron. Written with great passion and warmth, this is a rare childhood memoir and the story of Hammer`s most glamorous actress. Above all, this is a story of a survivor.