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).

Born on this day – Sally Kellerman:

Sally Kellerman

Actress

Singer

June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022

Born on this day – Yvonne Craig:

Yvonne Craig

Actress

Ballerina

May 16, 1937 – August 17, 2015