Born on this day – Peter H. Hunt:

Peter H. Hunt

Director

Producer

Lighting designer

December 19, 1938 – April 26, 2020

Born on this day – Roger E. Mosley:

Roger E. Mosley

Actor

Director

Writer

December 18, 1938 – August 7, 2022

Born on this day – J.J. Cale:

J.J. Cale

Singer

Guitarist

Songwriter

Sound engineer

December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013

Born on this day – Michael Ritchie:

Michael Ritchie

Director

Producer

November 28, 1938 – April 16, 2001

On this day in radio history - The War of the Worlds (1938):

The War of the Worlds

directed by Orson Welles,

originally broadcast on CBS Radio, on October 30, 1938.
A one-hour dramatization, based on the novel by H. G. Wells.
Written by Howard Koch.
Produced by Orson Welles and John Houseman.
Broadcast from 8 – 9 p.m. (ET)
Announced by Dan Seymour.
Hosted by the radio series: The Mercury Theatre on the Air.
Narrated by Orson Welles.
Cast: Orson Welles, Frank Readick, Kenny Delmar, Ray Collins.

Born on this day – Ed Lauter:

Ed Lauter

Actor

Comedian

October 30, 1938 – October 16, 2013

Born on this day – Bernadette Lafont:

Bernadette Lafont

Actress

October 28, 1938 – July 25, 2013

Born on this day – Lara Parker:

Lara Parker

Actress

Writer

Teacher

October 27, 1938 – October 12, 2023

Credits:

The Job Interview (2016); Theatre Fantastique (2014); Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar (2014); Doctor Mabuse (2013); Dark Shadows (2012); P.S.I. Luv U (1991); People Like Us (1990); The China Lake Murders (1990); The Highwayman (1988); Highway to Heaven (1987); One Life to Live (1985); Remington Steele (1983); Manimal (1983); Foxfire Light (1983); A New Day in Eden (1982); Rooster (1982); Capitol (1985-1986); Jessica Novak (1981); The Fall Guy (1981); This Is the Life (1980); Desperate Voyage (1980); Galactica 1980 (1980); Hagen (1980); Mrs. Columbo (1980); Hawaii Five-O (1978–1980); Once Upon a Family (1980); Barnaby Jones (1980); The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979); The Solitary Man (1979); The Lazarus Syndrome (1979); Sword of Justice (1979); The Lazarus Syndrome (1978); Quincy M.E. (1977–1978); Baretta (1978); Switch (1976–1977); The Incredible Hulk (1977); Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977); Alice (1976); Kojak (1973–1976); Stranded (1976); City of Angels (1976); Jigsaw John (1976); The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1976); Doctors' Hospital (1976); Emergency! (1975); Mobile One (1975); Race with the Devil (1975); S.W.A.T. (1975); Adventures of the Queen (1975); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1975); The Rockford Files (1975); Police Woman (1975); Lucas Tanner (1975); Airport 1975 (1974); The Chadwick Family (1974); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1974); My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (1973); Medical Center (1973); Insight (1973); Save the Tiger (1973); The F.B.I. (1972); Kung Fu (1972); Night of Dark Shadows (1971); Dark Shadows (1967–1971); April in the Wind (1970); Hi, Mom! (1970); N.Y.P.D. (1968).

Books:

Dark Shadows novel series:

Angelique's Descent (1998); The Salem Branch (2006); Wolf Moon Rising (2012); Heiress of Collinwood (2016).

Born on this day – Barbara Baldavin:

Barbara Baldavin

Actress

Casting director

October 18, 1938 – March 31, 2024

Credits:

Adam-12 (1968–1969); Airport 1975 (1974); Baretta (1975); Barnaby Jones (1976); Bronk (1975); Charlie's Angels (1978); City of Angels (1976); Columbo (1971); Curacao (1993); Don't Go to Sleep (1982); Dynasty (1981–1984); Executive Suite (1976); Fallen Arches (2000); Fantasy Island (1978); Father of the Bride (1962); Finder of Lost Loves (1984–1985); Hagen (1980–1981); Hangup (1974); Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974); Insight (1967); Mannix (1968–1971); Marciano (1979); Matt Houston (1982–1984); McMillan & Wife (1971); Medical Center (1969–1976); Quincy M.E. (1979); Rawhide (1964); Satan's Princess (1989); Shooting Stars (1983); Skeeter (1993); Square Pegs (1983); Star Trek (1966–1969); Strike Force (1981–1982); The Bionic Woman (1978); The F.B.I. (1965–1973); The Felony Squad (1967); The Fugitive (1965–1967); The Lady from Yesterday (1985); The November Plan (1977); The Princess and the Dwarf (1989); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); This Is the Life (1978); Toma (1973); Trapper John, M.D. (1981–1984); Vega$ (1979–1980); What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971); Wild Rovers (1971); Women in Chains (1972).

Born on this day – Dawn Wells:

Dawn Wells

Actress

October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020

Credits:

1 vs. 100 (2008); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 33rd Miss America Pageant (1959); 77 Sunset Strip (1961); 87th Precinct (1962); Access Hollywood (2005); ALF (1987); All Access Pass: The TV Land Awards (2004); American Christmas (2019); Baywatch (1992); Before the Three-Hour Tour (2004); Bonanza (1962–1968); Burke's Law (1964); Camp Midnite (1989); CBS at 75 (2003); CBS Mornings (2008); Celebrity Ghost Stories (2012); Channing (1964); Cheyenne (1961); Chopped (2013); Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993); Dawn Wells: Reel Adventures (1997); Daytrippers (1998); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Entertainment Tonight (2005–2015); Entertainment Tonight Presents: Gilligan's Island - The Untold Tales (2000); ET in TV Land (2003); Everglades! (1961); Family Feud (1983); Fantasy Island (1981); Forever for Now (2004); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2016); Gilligan's Island (1964–1967); Gilligan's Planet (1982); Girlfriends (2005); Good vs Evil (1999); Growing Pains (1987); Hagen (1980); Hawaiian Eye (1962); Heaven's Waiting Room (2017); Herman's Head (1993); High School U.S.A. (1983); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Squares (1999–2001); Hollywood Treasure (2010); Home & Family (2015–2019); Inside Edition (2015–2020); It's a Man's World (1962); Kaplan's Korner (2018); Ken Boxer Live (2015); Laramie (1963); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993); Lawman (1962); Life Interrupted (2017); Live, Laugh, Eat (2012); Love on the Spectrum (2019); Lover's Knot (1995); Marie (2013); Matt Houston (1983); Maverick (1961); Meego (1997); Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2016); Palm Springs Weekend (1963); Password (1965); Pastor Greg (2007); Pyramid (2004); Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978); Return to Boggy Creek (1977); Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003); Richard Rossi Live (1991); Ripcord (1963); Roseanne (1995); RuPaul's Drag U (2010); See Ya (2018); She's Still on That Freakin' Island (2015–2017); Silent But Deadly (2012); SoapTalk (2004); Soulmates (1992); Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994); Stand-up Comics Take a Stand (1988); Steve Harvey (2015); Strange Inheritance (2017); Super Sucker (2002); Surfside 6 (1961–1962); Surge of Power: Big City Chronicles (2020); Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2016); Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001); Survivor Stories with Dawn Wells (2013); Svengoolie (2015 / 2021); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); Talk Soup (1996); That '60s Home (2004); The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004); The 45th Annual Directors Guild Awards (1993); The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (2008); The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2021); The Bob Braun Show (1977–1979); The Bold and the Beautiful (2016); The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979); The Chew (2016); The Detectives (1961); The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2019); The F.B.I. (1969); The Geraldo Rivera Show (1991); The Gilligan Manifesto (2018); The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981); The Howard Stern Show (1992); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2008); The Invaders (1967); The Joan Rivers Show (1993); The Joey Bishop Show (1962–1964); The Late Show (1988); The Love Boat (1980–1981); The Man Show (2000); The Mike Douglas Show (1978); The New High Rollers (1974–1988); The New Interns (1964); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Princess and the Dwarf (1989); The Roaring 20's (1961); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996); The Sixties (2014); The Test (2001); The Third Man (1963); The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976); The Unknown Story (2022); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2020); The Wild Wild West (1968); This Is Our Time (2013); Three Sisters (2001); Today (2014 / 2020); Toon in with Me (2021); TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 (2000); TV Land Convention Special (2004); TV Land Landmarks: Breaking the Mold (2004); TV Land Moguls (2004–2009); TV Land's Top Ten (2005); TV's All Time Favorites (1995); Valentine's Day (1965); Vega$ (1978); Vicki! (1992–1994); Wagon Train (1961); Whatever Happened To? (2007); What's Up Orange County (2015–2018); Winterhawk (1975).

On this day in movie history - Meet the Girls (1938):

Meet the Girls

directed by Eugene Forde,

written by Marguerite Roberts,

was released in the United States on October 7, 1938.
Music by Samuel Kaylin.

Cast:

June Lang, Lynn Bari, Robert Allen, Ruth Donnelly, Gene Lockhart, Wally Vernon, Erik Rhodes, Constantine Romanoff, Jack Norton, Emmett Vogan, Paul McVey, Harlan Briggs, Carol Adams, Billy Bevan, Ralph Brooks, James B. Carson, Alan Davis, Larry Dods, Lester Dorr, Dick Elliott, Allen Fox, Jack Gargan, Creighton Hale, Harry Hayden, Robert Emmett Keane, Milton Kibbee, Fred Kohler Jr., Stanley Mack, David Newell, William Newell, Tom O'Grady, Arthur Rankin, Jack Richardson, Harry Strang, William Wagner, Bruce Warren, June Wilkins.

Born on this day – Stella Stevens:

Stella Stevens

Actress

October 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023

Credits:

A Masterpiece of Murder (1986); A Town Called Hell (1971); Advance to the Rear (1964); Adventures Beyond Belief (1988); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960 / 1988); Amazons (1984); Arli$$ (1996); Arnold (1973); Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (1994); Backstory (2000–2001); Banacek (1973); Ben Casey (1964); Bikini Hotel (1997); Bing Crosby Special: Making Movies (1968); Blessed (2004); Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Look at the Fall Season: It's Still Free and Worth It! (1981); Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars (1980); Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure (1995); Bonanza (1960); Burke's Law (1994); By Dawn's Early Light (2001); Chained Heat (1983); Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977); Children of Divorce (1980); Chump Change (2000); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2010); Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1985); Circle of Fear (1972); Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975); Climb an Angry Mountain (1972); Cruise Into Terror (1978); Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure (2003); Dangerous Curves (1992); Dante's Inferno: Abandon All Hope (2010); Dave's World (1995); Down the Drain (1990); Dream On (1990); E! Mysteries & Scandals (2000); E! True Hollywood Story (2003); Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (2007); Entertainment Tonight (2023); Exiled in America (1992); Eye of the Stranger (1993); Fantasy Island (1983); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987); Flamingo Road (1980–1982); Follow the Sun (1961); Frankenpimp's Revenge: The Romeo and Juliet Massacre (2020); Freedom Spectacular (1964); Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979); Frontier Circus (1962); General Electric Theater (1960–1961); General Hospital (1996–1999); Get Off My Back (1965); Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962); Glass Trap (2005); Hard Drive (1994); Hart to Hart (1979); Hawaiian Eye (1960); Hec Ramsey (1972); Hell to Pay (2005); Here's Hollywood (1960–1962); Highlander (1995); Highway to Heaven (1984); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008); Honky Tonk (1974); Hotel (1984); Hour Magazine (1981); How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968); Illicit Dreams (1994); In Broad Daylight (1971); In Cold Blood (1996); In the Heat of the Night (1991); Invisible Mom (1996); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (2006); Jerry Lewis at Work (2004); Jim Brown: All American (2002); Johnny Ringo (1960); Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976); Ladies Night (1983); Las Vegas Lady (1975); Last Call (1991); Lewis (1979); Li'l Abner (1959); Linda (1973); Lionpower from MGM (1967); Little Devils: The Birth (1993); Living in TV Land (2006); L'Ospite (1990); Magnum, P.I. (1986); Make Me an Offer (1980); Man Against the Mob (1988); Man-Trap (1961); Marker (1995); Matt Houston (1983); Megaconda (2010); Mister Deathman (1983); Molly & Gina (1994); Mom (1990); Monster in the Closet (1986); Murder in Peyton Place (1977); Murder, She Wrote (1985); Nash Bridges (1997); Newhart (1983); Nickelodeon (1976); Night Court (1984); No Man's Land (1984); Phantasmagoria (1995); Playboy Playmates: The Early Years (1992); Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (1994); Police Story (1975); Popstar (2005); Rage (1966); Reel to Reel (1998); Renegade (1996); RerunIt: Some Things Are Worth Repeating (2018); Riverboat (1960); Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004); Santa Barbara (1989–1990); Say One for Me (1959); Silk Stalkings (1996); Size 'Em Up (2001); Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood (1992); Slaughter (1972); Sol Madrid (1968); South Beach (1993); Stand Up and Be Counted (1972); Star Hunter (1996); Strip Mall (2001); Subliminal Seduction (1996); Supertrain (1979); Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (1987); TCM Remembers 2023 (2023); The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960); The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2023); The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960); The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964); The Alan Thicke Show (1981); The American Heroine (1979); The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970); The Best of Hollywood (2017); The Big Event (1978); The Bing Crosby Show (1968); The Blue Angel (1959); The Bob Hope Show (1964); The Bob Hope Thanksgiving Special (1964); The Christmas List (1997); The Commish (1993); The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963); The David Frost Show (1970); The Day the Earth Moved (1974); The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (2002); The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997); The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978); The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); The Granny (1995); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1977–1980); The International Magic Awards (1993); The Irv Kupcinet Show (1970); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1968); The John Kerwin Show (2006); The Jordan Chance (1978); The Ladiest Damn'd Lady: An Afternoon with Stella Stevens (2006); The Last Shot You Hear (1969); The Long Ride Home (2003); The Longshot (1986); The Love Boat (1977–1983); The Mad Room (1969); The Magic of Thailand (2000); The Manitou (1978); The Merv Griffin Show (1974–1980); The Mike Douglas Show (1968–1980); The New Hollywood Squares (1987); The New Original Wonder Woman (1975); The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977); The Nutt House (1992); The Nutty Professor (1963); The Nutty Professor: Perfecting the Forumla (2004); The Oregon Trail (1977); The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Poseidon Adventure: R.M.S. Queen Mary (2006); The Poseidon Adventure: The Cast Looks Back (2006); The Poseidon Adventure: The Heroes of the Poseidon (2006); The Ranch (1989); The Return of the Movie Movie (1972); The Secret of My Success (1965); The Silencers (1966); The Terror Within II (1990); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965–1980); The Towering Inferno: The Writer, Stirling Silliphant (2006); Too Late Blues (1961); Twenty Good Years (2006); Twirl (1981); Up All Night (1994); Vacation Playhouse (1964); Vicki! (1992); Viper (1998); Virtual Combat (1995); Wacko (1982); Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976); Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood (2009); Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968); Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982); Women of San Quentin (1983).

Born on this day – Ben E. King:

Ben E. King

Singer

Producer

September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015

Born on this day – Romy Schneider:

Romy Schneider

Actress

September 23, 1938 – May 29, 1982

Born on this day – Paul Benedict:

Paul Benedict

Actor

September 17, 1938 – December 1, 2008

Born on this day – Marla Adams:

Marla Adams

Actress

August 28, 1938 – April 25, 2024

Credits:

Adam-12 (1975); Archie Bunker's Place (1982); Barnaby Jones (1974–1978); Baywatch (1992); Beauty and the Beast (1988); Beneath the Leaves (2019); Bring 'Em Back Alive (1983); Capitol (1982–1987); Carter Country (1979); Concrete Beat (1984); Days of Our Lives (1999); Emergency! (1975–1978); Empty Nest (1989); Filthy Rich (1982); General Hospital (1963); Generations (1989–1990); Gotcha! (1985); Happy Days (1983); Harry O (1974); Hart to Hart (1981); Hill Street Blues (1987); Hollywood and Beyond with Steven Brittingham (2021); Home & Family (2018); In the House (1997); Johnny Staccato (1976); Kingston: Confidential (1977); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974–1976); Marilyn and Me (1991); Matlock (1988); Maybe Baby (1988); Mobile One (1975); Nash Bridges (1997); Perfect Strangers (1991); Phyllis (1977); Sisters (1992); Soap Central (2018); Special Delivery (1976); Splendor in the Grass (1961); Starsky and Hutch (1975); Tattletales (1984); The Bold and the Beautiful (1990–1991); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Golden Girls (1991); The Good Life (1994); The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition (2020); The Love Boat (1978); The New Adam-12 (1990); The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1973); The President's Man (2000); The Secret Night Caller (1975); The Secret Storm (1968–1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1977); The Tony Danza Show (1998); The Young and the Restless (1983–2021); The Young and the Restless (2020–2022); Time of Your Life (1999); Trauma Center (1983); Undercover (1994); Walker, Texas Ranger (2000–2001); White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991); Who's the Boss? (1987).

Born on this day – Anne Whitfield:

Anne Whitfield

Actress

August 27, 1938 – February 15, 2024

Credits:

Cookie's Fortune (1999); The Last Innocent Man (1987); Quarterback Princess (1983); The Prodigal (1983); Emergency! (1972–1975); The Specialists (1975); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974); Adam-12 (1968–1973); The Six Million Dollar Man (1973); Pete 'n' Tillie (1972); Ironside (1968–1972); The D.A. (1971); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1970); Tick, Tick, Tick (1970); The Magical World of Disney (1954); Secrets of the Pirates' Inn (1969); This Is the Life (1968); Dragnet 1967 (1968); The Outsider (1968); Gunsmoke (1960–1966); Perry Mason (1964–1966); Days of Our Lives (1965–1966); That Girl (1966); 12 O'Clock High (1965); Wendy and Me (1965); The New Interns (1964); The New Phil Silvers Show (1964); The Dakotas (1963); 77 Sunset Strip (1958); Should I Marry Outside My Faith? (1962); Laramie (1962); Hawaiian Eye (1961–1962); The Untouchables (1962); 87th Precinct (1961); Ben Casey (1961); Cheyenne (1956–1961); Rawhide (1961); General Electric Theater (1961); Peter Gunn (1961); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); Manhunt (1960); One Step Beyond (1960); Tate (1960); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959); Bonanza (1959); Men of Annapolis (1957–1958); Senior Prom (1958); The Donna Reed Show (1958); The Thin Man (1958); Juvenile Jungle (1958); Father Knows Best (1957); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Johnny Carson Show (1955); Front Row Center (1955); Baby Boogie (1955); One Man's Family (1955); Cavalcade of America (1955); White Christmas (1954); The Hollywood Matador (1954); I Married Joan (1953); Peter Pan (1953); Hollywood Opening Night (1952); The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952); Racket Squad (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); The Gunfighter (1950).

Born on this day – Susan Harrison:

Susan Harrison

Actress

August 26, 1938 – March 5, 2019

Credits:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961); Bonanza (1960); Breaking Point (1963); Follow the Sun (1961); Key Witness (1960); Matinee Theatre (1956); Playhouse 90 (1959); Remembering 2019: In Memoriam (2019); Star Tonight (1956); Sweet Smell of Success (1957); The Light That Failed (1961); The Twilight Zone (1961).

Born on this day – Michèle Girardon:

Michèle Girardon

Actress

Writer

August 9, 1938 – March 25, 1975

On this day in movie history - I’ll Give a Million (1938):

I’ll Give a Million,

directed by Walter Lang,

written by Boris Ingster and Milton Sperling,

based on a story by Giaci Mondaini and Cesare Zavattini,

was released in the United States on July 22, 1938.
Music by Cyril Mockridge.

Cast:
Warner Baxter, Marjorie Weaver, Peter Lorre, Jean Hersholt, John Carradine, J. Edward Bromberg, Lynn Bari, Fritz Feld, Sig Ruman, Christian Rub, Paul Harvey, Charles Halton, Frank Reicher, Frank Dawson, Harry Hayden, Stanley Andrews, Lillian Porter, Luis Alberni, Rafaela Ottiano, Georges Renavent, Rolfe Sedan, Eddie Conrad, Egon Brecher, Frank Puglia, Michael Visaroff, Alex Novinsky, Armand Kaliz, William Arnold, George Bookasta, Eugene Borden, Jack Chefe, André Cheron, Marcelle Corday, Gennaro Curci, Adrienne D'Ambricourt, Antonio D'Amore, Albert D'Arno, George Davis, Jean De Briac, Zoia De Groot, Victor De Linsky, Mario Dominici, Tex Driscoll, Constant Franke, Elisabeth Fröhlich, Rosina Galli, Helen Giere, Joseph Kamaryt, Louis LaBey, Jacques Lory, Ludwig Lowry, Fred Malatesta, Alphonse Martell, Alex Melesh, Louis Mercier, Torben Meyer, Adolph Milar, Christina Montt, Alexander Palasthy, Manuel París, Albert Pollet, Paul Porcasi, Jules Raucourt, Joseph Romantini, Harry Semels, Pepi Sinoff, George Sorel, Charles Tannen, Laura Treadwell, Mary Treen, Jacques Vanaire, Frederik Vogeding, Marek Windheim, Wolfgang Zilzer.