Born on this day – Jackie Collins:

Jackie Collins

Writer

Actress

Producer

October 4, 1937 – September 19, 2015

Books:

American Star (1993); Chances (1981); Confessions of a Wild Child (2013); Dangerous Kiss (1999); Deadly Embrace (2002); Drop Dead Beautiful (2007); Goddess of Vengeance (2011); Hollywood Divorces (2003); Hollywood Husbands (1986); Hollywood Kids (1994); Hollywood Wives (1983); Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2001); L. A. Connections / serialised novel: Power / Obsession / Murder / Revenge (1998); Lady Boss (1990); Lethal Seduction (2000); Lovehead / aka The Love Killers (1974); Lovers & Players (2006); Lovers and Gamblers (1977); Lucky (1985); Married Lovers (2008); Poor Little Bitch Girl (2009); Rock Star (1988); Sunday Simmons & Charlie Brick / aka Sinners (1971); The Bitch (1979); The Lucky Santangelo Cookbook (2014); The Power Trip (2012); The Santangelos (2015); The Stud (1969); The World Is Full of Divorced Women (1975); The World Is Full of Married Men (1968); Thrill! (1998); Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge (1996).

Movies and television:

5th Annual Soap Opera Awards (1989); 7th Annual American Cinema Awards (1990); 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003); 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004); Access Hollywood (2014); AFI Life Achievement Award (1997); Afternoon Live (1997); All at Sea (1957); All-Star Party for Joan Collins (1987); Almost Fifty (2016); American Idol (2007); Aspel & Company (1984–1993); Banzai (2001); Bethenny (2014); Big Morning Buzz Live (2012–2013); Biography (1995); Biography (1995–2002); Breakfast (2011); Canada A.M. (2006); Chelsea Lately (2010–2014); Choccywoccydoodah (2013); Clive Anderson Talks Back (1990–1994); Cocktails in the Kitchen (1954); Comedy Central Roasts (2009); Compact (1965); Danger Man (1966); Daybreak (2012); Dee Time (1968); Des O'Connor Tonight (1985–1992); Diet America Challenge (1989); E! Mysteries & Scandals (2000); Educated Evans (1957); Entertainment Tonight (2007–2018); Extra (2015–2017); Film '78 (1978); Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1980); Girlfriends (2003); Give Us a Clue (1981); Good Morning America (1984); Good Morning Britain (1985); Hobson's Choice (1979); Hollywood Greats (2003); Hollywood Love (1997); Hollywood Me! (2013); Hollywood Squares (1999–2004); Hollywood Wives (1985); Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2003); Home & Family (2014–2015); Hour Magazine (1981–1989); Intent to Kill (1958); Intimate Portrait (2003); It Could Be You (1957); ITV Play of the Week (1955); Jackie Collins Presents (2004); Jackie's Back! (1999); Joy Behar: Say Anything! (2013); Juke Box Jury (1959–1965); Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2009); Kilroy (1993); Lady Boss (1992); Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story (2021); Larry King Live (2001); Late Lunch (1998); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994–1995); Late Night with the Loose Women (2009); Let Loose... The Very Best of 'Loose Women' (2008); Life and Times (2000); Light Lunch (1997); Live from Studio Five (2009); Live Talk (2000); Live with Kelly and Mark (1989); Loose Lips (2003); Loose Women (2007–2015); Lorraine (2001); Lucky Chances (1990); Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (1989); Marie (2013); Minder (1980); Namesakes: A Very British Odyssey (2004); Night of Passion (1960); Nightmare Weekend (1986); Not Necessarily the News (1989); Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997); One on One with John Tesh (1991); One Plus One (2014); Paris Connections (2010); Read All About It (1976); Reading the Decades (2002); Rock You Sinners (1957); Room 43 (1958); Ruby (2000); RuPaul's Drag Race (2010); Sacrée soirée (1991); Saturday Night at the Mill (1979–1981); Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015); She-Devil (1989); Showtime (1993); Six-Five Special (1957); So Graham Norton (2001); Star Wars at the BBC (2015); Steve Harvey (2014); Suburgatory (2014); Super Secret Movie Rules (2004); Talk Stoop (2011); Tavis Smiley (2011–2014); TFI Friday (1997); The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards (2001); The 18th Annual Women in Film Crystal Awards (1994); The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (2016); The Alan Hamel Show (1980); The Annual American Cinematheque Awards Honoring Robin Williams (1988); The Annual Entertainment Industry Honors Presentes a Salute to Bud Grant (1987); The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Roger Moore (1986); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989); The Best of the Don Lane Show (1994); The Big Breakfast (1993); The Big Question (1998); The Bigger Picture (2006); The Bitch (1979); The Bonnie Hunt Show (2010); The Bookworm (1994); The Celebrity Guide to Entertaining (1993); The Daily Show (1997–1998); The Generation Game (1975); The Graham Norton Show (2007–2013); The Hollywood Collection: Roger Moore, A Matter of Class (1995); The I'm Exhausted Concert (1988); The Insider (2014); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2006–2014); The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (2001); The Late Show (1986); The Max Headroom Show (1986); The Merv Griffin Show (1979–1985); The Michael Ball Show (2010); The Mike Douglas Show (1980); The Missing Scientists (1955); The Nate Berkus Show (2011); The New Hollywood Squares (1986–1988); The One Show (2008–2015); The Paul O'Grady Show (2005–2007); The Queen Latifah Show (2014); The Ray Martin Show (2001); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997); The Safecracker (1958); The Saint (1963); The Shakedown (1960); The Sharon Osbourne Show (2004); The Stud (1978); The Suzanne Somers Show (1994); The Talk (2011–2014); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1985–1990); The Tony Danza Show (2004–2006); The TV Book Club (2010–2012); The USA Today's 5th Anniversary Gala (1987); The View (2004–2010); The Wendy Williams Show (2010–2012); The World Is Full of Married Men (1979); The Wright Stuff (2009); The Write Stuff (1989); The Xtra Factor (2009); They Never Learn (1956); Thicke of the Night (1983); This Is Joan Collins (2022); This Is Your Life (1987–1993); This Morning (1999–2004); Today (1982–2014); Today (2009 / 2015); Tom Snyder (1994); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1976); Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines (2001); Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (2008); Twilight (2024); Undercover Girl (1958); Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2007); V Graham Norton (2002–2003); Van der Vorst ziet sterren (2009); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2010–2012); Weekend Sunrise (2013); Weekend Today Australia (2015); Whodunnit? (1974–1975); Wogan (1985–1990); Yesterday's Hero (1979); Your New Day (1980).

Born on this day – Jerry Weintraub:

Jerry Weintraub

Producer

Actor

September 26, 1937 – July 6, 2015

Credits:

2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2013); 41 (2012); 50 Things to Do Before I Die (2006); 71st Golden Globe Awards (2014); A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas (2010); All Night Long (1981); An Evening with John Denver (1975); Are You in or Out?: The Making of 'Ocean's Eleven' (2014); Bank on us 2 (2020); Behind the Candelabra (2013); Behind the Music (1998); Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story (2009); Biography (1998); Blue Jeans (1980); Carpenters Very First Television Special (1976); Chabad Telethon (2014); Chabad 'to Life' Telethon (2010); Chabad: To Life Telethon (2008); Charlie Rose (2004); Chelsea Lately (2010–2011); Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002); Cruising (1980); Diner (1982 / 1983); Dorothy Hamill Presents Winners (1978); Dream Job (2012); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Entertainment Tonight (2007–2015); Exorcising Cruising (2007); Extra (2015–2016); Father O Father (1976); Frank Sinatra: The Main Event (1974); Full Frontal (2002); Geraldo Rivera Reports (2012–2014); Good Morning America (2013); Happy New Year (1987); HBO First Look (2001–2007); His Way (2011); Jerry Weintraub: Walk and Talk (2007); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2007–2011); John Denver - Thank God I'm a Country Boy (1977); John Denver and Friend (1976); John Denver and the Ladies (1979); John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979); John Denver at Wembley Arena (1979); John Denver in Australia (1978); John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind (1981); John Denver: Country Boy (2013); John Denver: Music and the Mountains (1981); John Denver: The Higher We Fly (1980); John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017); King of the Road (1978); Larry King Live (2010); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2011); L'Chaim: To Life Telethon (2005); Lopez Tonight (2010); Making Behind the Candelabra Show (2013); My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988); Nancy Drew (2007); Nashville (1975); Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight (1977); Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (1977); Ocean's Eight (2018); Ocean's Eleven (2001); 'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con (2002); Ocean's Thirteen (2007); Ocean's Twelve (2004); Oh, God! (1977); Pat Boone and Family (1978); Pat Boone and Family Easter Special (1979); Piers Morgan Live (2012); Poor Richard (1984); Pure Country (1992); Ready, Jet Set, Go: The Making of 'Ocean's Twelve' (2014); Red Army (2014); Rocky Mountain Christmas (1975); Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983); Rocky Mountain Reunion (1979); September 30, 1955 (1977); Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015); Soldier (1998); Szysznyk (1977); Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013); Tavis Smiley (2010); TCM Remembers 2015 (2015); The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016); The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013); The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015); The Avengers (1998); The Brink (2015); The Carpenters at Christmas (1977); The Carpenters... Space Encounters (1978); The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait (1978); The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music (1980); The Cowboy and the Ballerina (1984); The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel (2002); The Directors (2000); The Dorothy Hamill Special (1976); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2010–2011); The Firm (1993); The Haunting of Pearson Place (2015); The History of Cruising (2007); The Independent (2000); The Jimmy McNichol Special (1980); The John Davidson Christmas Show (1977 / 1978); The John Denver Show (1974); The John Denver Special (1976); The Karate Kid (1984 / 1989 / 2010); The Karate Kid Part II (1986); The Karate Kid Part III (1989); The Legend of Tarzan (2016); The Legend of Tarzan: Tarzan Reborn (2016); The Media Show (1987); The Men Who Built America (2012); The Next Karate Kid (1994); The Oscars (2016); The Sherry Wolf Show (2016); The Specialist (1994); The Starland Vocal Band Show (1977); The Talk (2013); Three Dog Night: Shot in the Dark (1983); Tout le monde en parle (2004); Vegas Vacation (1997); Westworld (2016–2018); When the Whistle Blows (1980); Years of Living Dangerously (2014–2016).

Born on this day – Daniela Rocca:

Daniela Rocca

Actress

Writer

September 12, 1937 – May 28, 1995

Born on this day – Lynn Sukenick:

Lynn Sukenick

Writer

September 11, 1937 – March 14, 1995

Books:

Danger wall may fall: short stories (1997); Feeling and Reason in Doris Lessings's Fiction (1973); Houdini (1973); Houdini Houdini (1982); On Women and Fiction: The Authority of experience (1988);Problems & Characteristics (1975); The Hue Everyone Living Knows: Poems (1993); Water astonishing: poems (1974).

Born on this day – Spencer Milligan:

Spencer Milligan

Actor

Producer

September 10, 1937 – April 18, 2024

Credits:

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980); Alice (1979); Barbary Coast (1976); Baretta (1976); CBS Library (1980); City of Angels (1976); Father Murphy (1981); Flying High (1978); Gavilan (1983); General Hospital (1987); Gunsmoke (1975); Hardcastle and McCormick (1983); Just Friends (1979); Kingston: Confidential (1977); Land of the Lost (1974–1975); Logan's Run (1977); McCloud (1977); Police Squad! (1982); Quincy M.E. (1979–1982); Sleeper (1973); Sword of Justice (1978); Terror Among Us (1981); The Bionic Woman (1976–1977); The Dukes of Hazzard (1981); The Keegans (1976); The Last Page of Summer (2020); The Magical World of Disney (1987); The Man from Clover Grove (1974); The New Mike Hammer (1984); The Photographer (1974); The Powers of Matthew Star (1982); The Yellow Rose (1984); Vega$ (1981).

Born on this day – Mariangela Giordano:

Mariangela Giordano

Actress

September 2, 1937 – July 16, 2011

Credits:

At lights off (2004); A Maiden for the Prince (1965); Abbronzatissimi (1991); Batton Story (1976); Big Man (1988); Good morning first love! (1957); Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981); Caffè capo (2010); Canzoni a tempo di twist (1962); Cara de Goma (1959); What a doctor guys! (1976); Ci hai rotto papà (1993); Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960); Courtyard (1955); From Here to the Legacy (1955); Decameron n° 2 - The other novels of Boccaccio (1972); Decameron n° 4 - The beautiful tidings by Boccaccio (1972); Desert Warrior (1957); Djurado (1966); Don Milani (1976); Armed Women (1991); Where the Silver Crows Fly (1977); Drama in the harbor (1955); Ivy (1992); El reflejo del alma (1962); Eroticón (1981); Yellow in Venice (1979); The Discontented (1961); The Four of the Pater Noster (1969); The boys of the wall (1993); The Coup (1976); The Golden Falcon (1955); The moped (1984); The King of Poggioreale (1961); The Traffic Policeman (1989); The Volpone (1988); Me and My Sister (1987); Killer Barbys (1996); The gang of onesti (1956); The size is yours... L'uomo l'ammazzo io (1969); The Other God (1975); Malabimba (1979); Malabimba Uncovered (2007); Max and Tux (2002); Mensajeros de Paz (1957); Naked and Sicilian Wife (1978); No Room to Die (1969); We men Duri (1987); How I learned to love women (1966); Once a Year, Every Year (1994); Panarea (1997); Patrick Still Lives (1980); Paula Mujer de la Noche (1981); Let's lose sight of it (1994); When Angels Weep (1958); How beautiful is the Bernarda, all black, all hot / Eleonora and Sigismondo (1975); Romulus and the Sabines (1961); Sacred Heart (2005); Satan's Baby Doll (1982); Seven from Thebes (1964); Skipper (1987); Tonight at Alice's house (1990); I'll read it to you in the eyes (1965); The Black Devil (1957); The Eye of the Needle (1963); The Hottest Zombie Movie Babes (2016); The Iron Commissioner (1978); The Last Gun (1964); The Last Round (1976); The Legacy of Caine (1971); The Lusty Wives of Canterbury (1972); The Power of Desire (1999–2000); The Sect (1991); The Smell of Death (2016); The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990); Three Crosses Not to Die (1968); A day to the end of October (1977); Ursus (1961); Valley of the Lions (1961); Vengeance (1968).

Born on this day – Carole D'Andrea:

Carole D'Andrea

Actress

Singer

Teacher

August 28, 1937 – March 11, 2025

Credits:

West Side Story (1961); That's Dancing! (1985).

On this day in movie history - Dead End (1937):

Dead End

directed by William Wyler,

written by Lillian Hellman,

based on the play by Sidney Kingsley,

was released in the United States on August 27, 1937.
Music by Alfred Newman.

Cast:

Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart, Wendy Barrie, Claire Trevor, Allen Jenkins, Marjorie Main, Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly, Charles Peck, Minor Watson, James Burke, Ward Bond, Elisabeth Risdon, Esther Dale, George Humbert, Marcelle Corday.

Born on this day – Nina Companeez:

Nina Companeez

Director

Writer

Editor

August 26, 1937 – April 9, 2015

Born on this day – Stelvio “Viostel” Cipriani:

Stelvio “Viostel” Cipriani

Composer

Conductor

Pianist

August 20, 1937 – October 1, 2018

Born on this day – Kathy Ahart:

Kathy Ahart

Actress

August 19, 1937 – November 11, 1971

Credits:

Star Trek, episode entitled: Space Seed. Originally aired February 16, 1967.

Born on this day – Fran Bennett:

Fran Bennett

Actress

August 14, 1937 – September 12, 2021.

Credits:

8MM (1999); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994); A Year in the Life (1987); ABC Afterschool Specials (1983–1989); ALF (1989); Alone Together (2018); Amen (1987–1990); Animal Kingdom (2018); Any Day Now (2002); Arli$$ (1996); Becker (2000); Benson (1986); Between Two Women (1986); Blind Tom: The Story of Thomas Bethune (1981); Boomtown (2003); Boston Legal (2006); Breaking the Silence (1992); Cagney & Lacey (1986); Capital News (1990); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984); CBS Repertoire Workshop (1964); Checking In (1981); Chicago Hope (1997–2000); City of Angels (2000); Community (2010); Crazy as Hell (2002); Crazy from the Heart (1991); Crisis Center (1997); Crossing Jordan (2006); Dallas (1984); Days of Our Lives (2002); Diff'rent Strokes (1978); Dynasty (1988); Early Edition (1999); ER (1996–2008); Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984); Falcon Crest (1985); Family (1979); Foley Square (1986); Foxfire (1996); Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979); General Hospital (1983); Gideon's Crossing (2000); Glitter (1984); Grave Misconduct (2008); Growing Up (2016); Guiding Light (1952–2009); Hail to the Chief (1985); Here's Boomer (1980); Highway to Heaven (1988); How I Got Into College (1989); In the Heat of the Night (1990–1992); Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992); Jessabelle (2014); Knots Landing (1980–1986); L.A. Law (1987–1988); Leave It to Beaver (1997); Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' (2019); Lou Grant (1981); Majority Rule (1992); Mancuso, FBI (1990); Maple (2001); Matinee Theatre (1956); Matlock (1990); Matt Houston (1983); Melrose Place (1992); Murder, She Wrote (1994); Nasty Boys (1990); NCIS (2017–2018); Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010); New Nightmare (1994); Nightingales (1988); Numb3rs (2009); Once in a Lifetime (1994); One Day at a Time (1979); Plymouth (1991); Promises in the Dark (1979); Providence (2001); Quantum Leap (1991–1992); Remington Steele (1986); Romantic Comedy (1983); Roots: The Gift (1988); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Scandal (2015); Shadow Chasers (1985); Simon & Simon (1986); Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (1996); St. Elsewhere (1986); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991); Sunset Beach (1997); Team Knight Rider (1998); Tempting Fate (1998); The Bold and the Beautiful (1987); The Book of Daniel (2006); The Dancing Bulrushes (1985); The Doctor (1991); The Fosters (2015); The Jennie Project (2001); The Knife and Gun Club (1990); The Manor (2021); The Morning After (1986); The Next Best Thing (2000); The Righteous Apples (1980); The Sky Is Falling (1999); The Twilight Zone / Segment: A Small Talent for War (1986); The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981); This Is the Life (1978); Tour of Duty (1989); Trapper John, M.D. (1984); Unbowed (1999); What Do You Have in Common? (1954); What Love Sees (1996); WIOU (1990–1991).

Born on this day – Richard Foronjy:

Richard Foronjy

Actor

Writer

August 3, 1937 – May 19, 2024

Credits:

Book:

From the Mob to the Movies (2020).

Movies and television:

Prince of the City: The Real Story (2007); Hot Parts (2003); Boss of Bosses (2001); 18 Wheels of Justice (2001); Love Boat: The Next Wave (1999); Evasive Action (1998); Hoods (1998); Recoil (1998); Michael Hayes (1998); Dumb Luck in Vegas (1997); The Big Easy (1997); Under Suspicion (1994–1995); Man of the House (1995); Carlito's Way (1993); Da Vinci's War (1993); The Public Eye (1992); Fatal Instinct (1992); Oscar (1991); Get a Life (1991); Capital News (1990); Curiosity Kills (1990); Equal Justice (1990); Amen (1987–1990); Ghostbusters II (1989); Murphy's Law (1989); Midnight Run (1988); The Galucci Brothers (1987); Who's the Boss? (1987); The Morning After (1986); The Check Is in the Mail... (1986); Odd Jobs (1986); Hunter (1985); Streets of Justice (1985); Misfits of Science (1985); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985); Silver Spoons (1982); The Jeffersons (1985); City Heat (1984); Cagney & Lacey (1984); Once Upon a Time in America (1984); His & Hers (1984); Young Lust (1984); Repo Man (1984); Shannon (1982); Hill Street Blues (1982); The Gangster Chronicles (1981); Gangster Wars (1981); True Confessions (1981); Prince of the City (1981); The Two of Us (1981); Flying High (1979); The Jerk (1979); Hart to Hart (1979); Angie (1979); The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979); Fix-it City (1978); Taxi (1978); The One Man Jury (1978); Kojak (1975–1978); Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1977); Fun with Dick and Jane (1977); The Streets of San Francisco (1977); Rhoda (1977); Serpico (1976–1977); Charlie's Angels (1976); M*A*S*H (1976); Starsky and Hutch (1976); Wonderbug (1976); The Krofft Supershow / Wonderbug (1976); Shark Kill (1976); Phyllis (1976); Baretta (1976); The Blue Knight (1975); Harry O (1975); That's My Mama (1975); The Rookies (1975); Police Story (1975); The Bob Newhart Show (1975); The Gambler (1974); Serpico (1973).

Born on this day – Bruce Surtees:

Bruce Surtees

Cinematographer

July 23, 1937 – February 23, 2012

With Clint Eastwood (left).

Credits:

Joshua (2002); And Never Let Her Go (2001); American Tragedy (2000); Thin Air (2000); The Lady in Question (1999); Lethal Vows (1999); That Championship Season (1999); Dash and Lilly (1999); Murder in a Small Town (1999); Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998); The Substitute (1996); The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995); Corrina, Corrina (1994); The Birds II: Land's End (1994); The Crush (1993); That Night (1992); The Super (1991); Run (1991); Chains of Gold (1990); Men Don't Leave (1990); License to Drive (1988); Back to the Beach (1987); Ratboy (1986); Out of Bounds (1986); Psycho III (1986); Pale Rider (1985); Beverly Hills Cop (1984); Tightrope (1984); Sudden Impact (1983); Risky Business (1983); Bad Boys (1983); Honkytonk Man (1982); Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982); White Dog (1982); Firefox (1982); Inchon (1981); Escape from Alcatraz (1979); Dreamer (1979); Movie Movie (1978); Big Wednesday (1978); Three Warriors (1977); The Shootist (1976); The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); Sparkle (1976); Leadbelly (1976); Night Moves (1975); Lenny (1974); Hello Mother, Goodbye! (1974); The Outfit (1973); Blume in Love (1973); High Plains Drifter (1973); Joe Kidd (1972); Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972); The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972); Dirty Harry (1971); Play Misty for Me (1971); The Beguiled (1971).

Born on this day – Allan Blye:

Allan Blye

Writer

Producer

Actor

July 19, 1937 – October 4, 2024

Credits:

60 Minutes / Segment: The Smothers Brothers (1969); A Dream of Body (1972); Andy Williams' Kaleidoscope Company (1968); Bizarre (1979–1986); Breaking the Band (2018); Comic Relief V (1992); E! True Hollywood Story (2003); Elvis: One Night with You (1985); Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968); Festival (1966); Hamburgers (1974); Joey & Dad (1975); Juliette (1963); Li'l Abner (1971); Lola! (1975–1976); Mister Rogers (1963–1967); My First Time (2006); Pat Paulsen for President (1968); Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour (1970); Petula (1968); Playdate (1962); Redd Foxx (1977–1978); Reinventing Elvis: The '68 Comeback (2023); Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002); Super Dave (1987–1999); Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire (1992); Super Dave's All Stars (1997–1998); Super Dave's Spike Tacular (2009); Super Dave's Vegas Spectacular (1995); That's My Mama (1974–1975); The 20th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1968); The 21st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1969); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The Andy Williams Christmas Show (1971); The Andy Williams Christmas Special (1968); The Andy Williams Magic Lantern Show Company (1969); The Andy Williams Show (1969–1971); The Bobby Vinton Show (1975–1977); The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000); The Forest Rangers (1963); The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (1974); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2019); The Juliette Show (1954–1966); The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show (1972); The Life and Times of Sonny Bono (1999); The Ray Stevens Show (1970); The Redd Foxx Special (1978); The Return of the Smothers Brothers (1970); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967–1993); The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971–1977); The Sonny Comedy Revue (1974); The Summer Brothers Smothers Show (1968); The Super Bob Einstein Movie (2021); The Super Dave Superbowl of Knowledge (1994); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970); Theatre 625 (1965); Van Dyke and Company (1975 / 1976); Zoomerang! (1974).

Born on this day – Hunter S. Thompson:

Hunter S. Thompson

Writer

July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005

Credits:

Books:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971); Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 (1973); Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone (2009); The Proud Highway (1997); Fear and Loathing in America (2000); The Mutineer (2012); The Great Shark Hunt (1979); Generation of Swine (1988); Songs of the Doomed (1990); Better Than Sex (1994); The Gonzo Papers Anthology (2007); Gonzo: An Oral History (2007); Ancient Gonzo Wisdom (with Anita Thompson) (2009); The Rum Diary (1998); Screwjack (2000); Hell's Angels (1966); The Curse of Lono (1983); Kingdom of Fear (2003); Hey Rube (2004); Happy Birthday, Jack Nicholson (2005); Exquisite Corpse Annual, No. 2, 2010 (2010).

Movies and television:

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021); 90 Minutes Live (1977); Adrenochrome (2017); American Masters (2006); Anderson Cooper 360° (2015); Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 2 (2010); Anthem (1997); Breakfast with Hunter (2003); Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2006); Charlie Rose (1997–2003); Come on Down: Searching for the American Dream (2005); Culture Prophet – Hustler (2009); Dans les yeux de Johnny Depp (2022); Dem Tinseltown Homiez, the Hollywood Guys (2023); ESPN 25: Who's #1? (2005); ESPN SportsCentury (2003); Fear & Loathing Through the Camera Lens (2012); Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998); Final 24 (2006); For No Good Reason (2012); Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb (2020); Free Lisl! (2007); Fuck (2005); Gonzo (2008); High There (2014); History's Mysteries (1998); Hunter Goes to Hollywood (2003); Hunter S. Thompson talks about Hells Angels (1967); In Search of History (1999); In the Blink of an Eye (2005); Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1997–2009); Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1988); Late Show with David Letterman (1998); Muhammad Ali (2021); Nash Bridges (1996–2001); Nexus Vegas (2013); Omnibus (1978); Origins of High Times Magazine (2024); Outlaw Poet: The Legend of Ron Whitehead (2020); Outside Providence (1999); Road to Hunter (2006); Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021); Some Jerk with a Camera (2011); Stuntmen (2009); The Beat with Ari Melber (2022); The Crazy Never Die (1988); The Curse of Blanchard Hill (2006); The Libertine (2004); The Rum Diary (2011); The South Bank Show (1994); The Theta Girl (2017); The War Room (1993); The Wild Ride of Outlaw Bikers (1999); This Week (1970); To Tell the Truth (1967); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973); Tripping (1999); TVTV Meets Rolling Stone (1973); TVTV: Video Revolutionaries (2018); Vanity Fair Confidential (2015); Venus Blue (1998); Where the Buffalo Roam (1980); Woman Found Dead in Elevator (2000).

Born on this day – Ned Beatty:

Ned Beatty

Actor

July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021

Born on this day – Polly Holliday:

Polly Holliday

Actress

July 2, 1937 – September 9, 2025

Credits:

A Loss of Innocence (1996); A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991); Alice (1976–1980); All the President's Men (1976); All the Way Home (1981); Amazing Stories (1986); American Playhouse (1982); American Tongues (1988); Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976); Dinah! (1979); Distance (1975); Fair Game (2010); Flo (1980–1981); Gremlins (1984); Home Improvement (1993–1999); Homicide: Life on the Street (1996); It Must Be Love (2004); Konrad (1985); Lots of Luck (1985); Match Game (1977); Match Game PM (1978); Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982); Moon Over Parador (1988); Mr. Wrong (1996); Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); NBC Special Treat (1976); Private Benjamin (1982–1983); Search for Tomorrow (1974); Stick It (2006); Stir Crazy (1985); The $10,000 Pyramid (1977); The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978); The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979); The 44th Annual Tony Awards (1990); The American Parade (1974); The Catamount Killing (1974); The Client (1995–1996); The Equalizer (1988); The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983); The Golden Girls (1986); The Heartbreak Kid (2007); The Jim Nabors Show (1978); The John Davidson Show (1980); The Mike Douglas Show (1977–1980); The One and Only (1978); The Parent Trap (1998); The Silence (1975); The Toni Tennille Show (1981); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019); TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases (2009); W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975); Wedding Band (1974); You Can't Take It with You (1979).

Born on this day – Colette Castel:

Colette Castel

Actress

June 29, 1937 – September 17, 2019

Born on this day – Erich Segal:

Erich Segal

Writer

June 16, 1937 – January 17, 2010

Credits:

A Change of Seasons (1980); A Ilha (1990); Apostrophes (1977–1980); Arrivederci Roma (1990); Carnaval (1990); Coup de foudre (1990–1992); Damals war's (2023); Dinah! (1980); Donahue (1972); E:60 (2022); Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story (1995); In at the Deep End (1982); Inspiration (1991); Jennifer on My Mind (1971); Life with Linkletter (1970); Love (2008); Love Story (1970); Love Story: Musical (2016); Man, Woman and Child (1983); NET Journal (1966); Oliver's Story (1978); Only Love (1998); Pas de deux (1990); Puerto Verde (1990); R.P.M. (1970); Ransom (1990); Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990); Sunday Pursuit (1990); The David Frost Show (1970–1971); The Dick Cavett Show (1970); The Games (1970); The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1971); The Merv Griffin Show (1970–1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1970–1977); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970–1980); The Write Stuff (1989); Today (1980); Without Apparent Motive (1971); Yellow Submarine (1968); Yellow Submarine: Interviews (1999).